8 Dec., 2014

This week at school, we have a few fun activities planned.  Tomorrow at 2:00, we will be going to the  museum to visit the Festival of Trees. Parent and siblings are welcome to join our class for this.

On Wednesday at noon, you are welcome to join your student(s) for the Reveillon lunch at the Jasper Activity Centre.  Please remember to pack your dishes, cutlery and cups.  Those students who will not be attending can still go to the lunch room at the school, or can eat at home, as usual.

After Reveillon, at 1:15, Val and Morley Flemming will be coming to our school to lead the students in a Christmas sing-a-long.  You and siblings are welcome to join in!

On Thursday, Madame Stastny is hosting a cookie sale...pack those quarters!

Thanks to all of the parent volunteers who came to the pool last week to help keep order in the change rooms during our swimming lessons!

This Friday after lunch, we will be baking cheddar cheese bear buns.  This is to accompany our learning about bears and hibernation. If there are parent helpers available to assist in the process, please let me know!

Have a great week!

1 décembre, 2014

This week at school we are busy with swimming in the mornings (11:15-11:45).  The whole class was prepared today - nice to see!  We will be squeezing our lesson in slightly earlier (11:05..!) so that we can leave the pool sooner and make it back to the school for the lunch bell.  If you are picking your child up at the pool, please try to be there by 11:40.  Thanks to all of the parent helpers that came today to help out in the change rooms!

Friday is a half day to allow for teacher's PD.  Students will be dismissed at the bell.

The special sound of the week is "on", as in the word, "bon".  The action is to make a bridge with your hand to symbolize the bridge that is made by one letter to help the other to cross to the other side of the river.  The words this week are:
1. bonbon - candy
2. ballon - ball
3. onze - eleven
4. non - no!
5. mon - my
6. son -  his/hers, as in "Son crayon - his pencil" or sound, like "le son de la semaine est "on" - the sound of the week is "on".

Jersey Day!

 Swimming lessons today

24 November, 2014

This week, we will be re-do our first 2 "complex" sounds, "oi" and "ou", practice makes perfect!

The words this week are:

1. roi - king
2. noix - nut (careful for the silent x at the end!)
3. poire - pear

4. douze - twelve
5. trou - hole
6. hibou - owl (careful for the silent h at the beginning)

A great BIG thanks to Rick, Tina and Kim for helping out with last week's pizza making.  I have attached some photo of the activity!



Just a reminder that this Friday is a half day at school to allow time for parent-teacher interviews.  I made a mistake on the dates of interviews that were sent home, however, the DAY that is on your interview schedule is correct (just ignore the calendar date!). 

Have a great week!

This week at school we are learning about the sound "ou" that says, "ooo" in English.

The spelling words this week are:

1. Rouge - red
2. pour - for
3. ours - bear
4. joue - to play
5. jour - day
6. tout - all

Practice lots at home!

On Friday, we will be making pizzas to go along with our unit on food.  I will be asking for your child to bring in their favorite topping to put on their pizza (only theirs so a small quantity is needed only).  I will provide the crust, the sauce and the cheese.  Mmmm, c'est bon!

Some French sight words to practice at home:

voici, vois, vais
peux, pour
mes, des, les
ma, ta sa
le, la
un, une
un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, di, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt

Have a good week ~ passé une belle semaine!

Becky

Nov. 12, 2014

Welcome to a short week!  Due to the three - day week, we will not be having a spelling dictée this week.  Also, the spelling scribblers will be sent home tomorrow for you to sign and return.

This morning, there was an interesting situation at our school!!  Perhaps your child talked about it, so I will clarify what happened.  The first teachers to arrive in the morning smelled a "smoky" odor and so the fire department was called.  They determined that the smell was coming from a heating unit on the roof and that after determining all was safe and clear, we were allowed to re-enter the school (around 9:20 am).

There will be a cookie sale tomorrow at recess so send in your quarters!!

Have a great, short week!

3 novembre, 2013

The students looked awesome in their costumes for Halloween!  Thanks for all of the special treats that were shared for our class party!

This week at school we will be swimming on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  The aquatic centre has rescheduled us for next Wednesday to make up for today's cancellation.   Our swimming lessons have been rescheduled until the first week of December, due to instructor illness!

On Wednesday, we will be visiting the Scholastic book fair in the school library.  Please decide what an appropriate item for your child to purchase will be.

We have started learning our special "complex" sound blends for our spelling dictée quizzes.  This week, we will learn that when "o" and "i" are together, they say, "wa".  The words this week are:

1. moi - me
2. toi - you
3. trois - three
4. noir - black
5. vois - see
6. voici - here is

Please return the Roots of Empathy form asap.  We will be starting our program this week and will have Carla Gallop from FCSS come into our class every week to teach us about empathy.  There will be a family from the community that will come every other week to share their baby's growth milestones with our class!

Mark your calendars....next week there is no school on Monday or Tuesday!

Enjoy the week!

28 octobre, 2014

Thanks to all of the parents who donated cookies and treats for the cookie sale last week! 

This is a busy week, starting on Wednesday with student photos.  Please return your envelope tomorrow!!

I will be sending this note home in the student's agendas tomorrow:

On Thursday, we are invited to attend Mrs. Sawka’s grade 6 haunted house!  It is not meant to be scary, rather, there are a variety of stations for the students to experience, such as a “touch and feel” station.  The cost for this is $1 as well as an item for the food bank.

Friday is the day of ghosts, goblins and princesses galore!  Your child is invited (but is not required) to dress up in their costume after lunch.  I will be available from 1:45 onward to help out the lunch program students with their costumes!

There will be a school-wide parade that will wind its way through the hallways and classrooms, starting at 1:30pm.  After that, we will return to our class to enjoy a French movie (Franklin’s Halloween).  If you would like to send in a healthy snack (or health-ish treat!), our “monsters” would definitely appreciate it!

Thanks ~ merci!!

Becky
The sound of the week is è and it sounds like the "e" in the word "pet".  The words this week are:
1. mere - mother
2. père - father
3. frère - brother
4. élève - student
5. Hélène
6. c'est (this does not have the same sound but it is one of our sight words, meaning "it is")