Mini Egg Contest, March Calendar & Other Important News

Guess the Number of Mini Eggs in the container and win ALL THE MINI EGGS. The winner ALSO GETS 2 OILERS TICKETS as a BONUS!!!!! All proceeds will go towards the Grade 6 Camp Warwa Trip.

OILERS GAME is on March 18th vs Vancouver Canucks @ 7:00.  

Winner will be announced March 14!

$2 per guess

Container can be seen in the office.

Thank you to everyone who participated in Pink Shirt Day to take a stand against bullying! We spent a lot of time discussing kindness this week. The students signed a kindness agreement that states 'before I speak I will think and be smart, it is hard to fix a wrinkled heart.'  This 'contract' will remain on display in the classroom for the rest of the year as a remind to use kind and helpful words with one another.

March Calendars and Newsletters went home on Friday. Please let me know if you are missing a copy! The March Calendar has also been posted on the Calendars tab of this blog. 

• Swimming lessons are on Tuesday
• Early Dismissal is this Wednesday, pick up is 2:15
• Pizza by the slice is on Thursday: $2.00/slice
• There is no school on Friday
• Due to Early Dismissal and the short week, a new set of sight words will be sent home next week rather than this week

Information Update

Student Led Conferences
Thank you to everyone who made it out last night! The students were so excited to have the chance to show you what they have been working on. It was great for me to step back and watch them take responsibility and lead the way. 

Baba's Own Fundraiser
The Grade 6 classes are holding a fundraiser for an end of the year trip. If you are interested in ordering perogies, cabbage rolls, nalysnyky, or perishky from the Grade 6 Baba's Own Fundraiser, orders can be sent to school with your child. All orders and payments must be in by February 29th, and orders will be delivered before Easter break. 

Here is a link to the order form to see what delicious foods are offered:

https://drive.google.com/a/gshare.blackgold.ca/file/d/0B2NN8Ur28ocMVm9ud0p0TkJvTEJDaEx4eWRGSTFDZmtuWG00/view

Family Paint Night

Next Wednesday, February 24th, there will be a Family Paint Night in the WPS Gym from 6:30-7:30. Families are welcome to attend and create a picture to bring home! 

Food Bank Donations Needed

This Thursday, February 25th, students will be working together to build a structure out of boxed goods for the food bank. Please send a boxed, non-perishable item (noodles, granola bars, kleenex, etc.) for your child to contribute to our structure! 

Sight Words

Sight words were not sent home today, the students earned a SUPER recess this morning which cut into some of our sight word time. We will be ready for a new set of sight words to be sent home on Monday! 

Swimming Lessons

Swimming lessons are taking place again on Tuesday! Please make sure to send swimming gear and a snack that is suitable to 'trek' to the LRC with them.

What We're Up To This Week: Feb. 16-19

Some of last week's swimming fun!

I hope you had a lovely long weekend! Thanks to all who participated in Family Day Unplugged on Monday. 

Weekly updates:

• There was no swimming today
• Library is tomorrow. We will meet our new librarian, Ms. Kotyk
• Thursday we are celebrating the 100th Day of school by dressing up as 100 year olds
• Thursday evening is Student-Led Conferences. Drop in any time between 4:00-7:00 to see what your child has been working on lately!
• New sight word flashcards will be sent home on Friday!

We will continue working on sight words, colour words, and patterning this week. We have completed our printing session with Ms. Brenda, but will continue working on our 'goofy' and 'mountain' letters this week. On Friday, we will launch a science unit where we will focus on bears and the season of spring. 

What We're Up To This Week: Feb. 8-12

I hope that you enjoyed an extended weekend! We have a full week ahead! 

We will be starting our patterning unit in math and will continue to focus on colour words and sight words during our literacy lessons. A new set of sight words will be sent home on Friday. 

The Div. 1 team has decided to push the 100th Day of School celebration back until Thursday, Feb. 18th.

On Friday afternoon we will hand out valentines and play some valentine's day games. If you would like to send a Valentine's Day themed snack to share with the class please let me know! 

Students may hand out Valentines on Friday afternoon. I will send home a list of student's names tomorrow. For extra printing practice this week, encourage your child to write their own names and practice writing the names of their classmates on their Valentines. I've noticed that they really enjoy writing each other's names!

Other important dates & events:
Swimming takes place on Tuesday, Library is on Wednesday, Our last Printing Module is on Wednesday, Pet Therapy permission forms are due back this week, Family Day is next Monday, the 100th Day of School is next Thursday, Student led conferences are next Thursday, and Book Orders are due next Friday. 

Here is a list of fun activities happening in the Edmonton Area this Family Day Long Weekend: http://www.todocanada.ca/things-to-do-in-edmonton-family-day-weekend/

Welcome, February

February is here! Calendars, newsletters, and sight words went home on Thursday. If your child is missing their copy, please let me know, as I found a pile of mail on the floor by the mailboxes today!

Permission forms for our time with the therapy dog, Andy, will be sent home tomorrow. 

Swimming lessons are tomorrow! Don't forget swim suits, a towel, and any other 'gear' your child may need, such as goggles. 

Library is on Wednesday. It is also Early Dismissal! Pick up is at 2:15.

There is no school on Thursday, Feb. 4th and Friday, Feb. 5th.

Students brought home their colour robots and their list of colours today. We are working on writing lists right now. Tomorrow we will make a list for what to bring to the swimming pool. We will also learn all about Groundhogs!

Please continue to practice reading and writing sight words at home!