A Peek at the Week, May 1-5

Next week is Education Week, and we have many exciting plans!

Our Jump Rope for Heart kick-off assembly was today. I will be sending home fundraising forms on Monday. It is easy to get started. Simple go to www.jumpropeforheart.ca and click register, then choose your province and school, and fill out your fundraising information. Every student who signs up to participate receives a skipping rope!

It is track and field season as well. Students interested in participating in the track meet came home with permission forms yesterday. Please sign and return promptly. If your child did not have a form, it is because they have decided they do not want to participate.

Library has been moved to next Tuesday afternoon as we missed Library this afternoon. Students will have their books from Tuesday-Friday as we will still have Library next Friday.

Wednesday May 3rd is Early Dismissal as well as "Hats on for Mental Health" day. Students are encouraged to wear hats, We also have swimming lessons on Wednesday.

On Thursday May 4th we will be having a school-wide Spirit Day- "May the 4th be with you". The dress up theme is 'Space Day'.

Students will receive their new word sorts on Monday, and their spelling tests will be sent home. I was not able to get spelling tests marked and recorded to send home as a result of all of our FUN activities today like Stuntnastics presentations and the Jump Rope for Heart kick-off!

Please consider sending a change of clothes to school.
With the wet weather, we have had many soggy pants, socks, shirts, etc. after falls in puddles. It is always a good idea to send an extra pair of clothes to change into in back packs. Our school supply is limited and running very low. 

Have a great weekend!

A Peek at the Week, April 24-28

I hope that you had a great weekend! 

• LIFT home reading program will continue this week
• ATB Bank Day tomorrow
• Swimming Lessons Wednesday
• Frozen Treat Friday orders need to be in by Thursday 
• Friday is our Jump Rope for Heart kick-off presentation. Older grades will also be showcasing their Stuntnastics routines. The students will be excited to have their own chance to make up routines in small groups at the end of the week as well (not for presentation in grade one). 

We have started a unit on Fairy Tales in Language Arts this week and are focusing on The Three Little Pigs while continuing to learn about building things in Science. Today we toured around Willow Park School and inspected how the walls were built in our school. We noticed that just like the strongest house was made out of bricks, our school is built out of a similar material! (Cinder block). Students practiced using different materials to build walls and later in the week they will build homes of their own! Take some time to note walls made out of different materials as you go about your week (stone walls, brick walls, cinder block walls, wood, drywall, etc.).

A Peek at the Week, April 10-14

Keep practicing word sorts and spelling words at home! This week's Spelling Tests will be on Thursday.

We are learning all about how to read and identify 'bumper words', which are words where the e is silent at the end. The 'silent' or 'sneaky' e reaches over one letter, and 'bumps' the vowel on its head to make the vowel say its name. Examples include game, here, bone, nine, and tune.We are also learning about compound words (rainbow, cupcake, butterfly). While reading with your child, keep your eyes open for these two new types of words! 

We continue to work on Mental Math (addition and subtraction) strategies in Math and will begin our Measurement unit soon. 

In Science we continue to work on Building Things, and in Social we will begin to learn all about the community of Leduc. 

On Tuesday the ATB bank will be open at lunch!

On Wednesday morning we will head to the LRC for our 2nd swimming lesson. Please remember to send swimsuits, towels, goggles, etc. in a separate bag from their backpacks. A plastic grocery bag works just fine if your child does not have a swim bag. 

On Wednesday, students are encouraged to wear their OILERS gear (or Oilers colours) to celebrate Game 1 of the PLAYOFFS Wednesday night! 

Wednesday also happens to be our community event for the month: a family movie night at the school. More information to follow!

On Thursday it is Pizza by the Slice lunch. 

No School Friday, April 14th; Monday, April 17th; Tuesday, April 18th. Enjoy the Easter Long Weekend!

Book Fair Information

The Scholastic Book Fair is going to be held in our library learning commons and is scheduled to run from Friday, April 7th, 2017 to Thursday, April 13th, 2017. The book fair will be open daily from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. We will also be open on Wednesday, April 12th from 3:00-6:00 p.m. for our family night.

Students will visit the book fair during their regular scheduled library class to browse and make their purchases.  Students are encouraged to make their purchases during their regularly scheduled library class.

Scholastic Book Fair Shopping Schedule - April 7th - April 13th

TIMES	Friday - April 7th	Monday - April 10th	Tuesday - April 11th	Wednesday - April 12th	Thursday - April 13th
Period 7: 12:45 - 1:15	2P - Peters	3T -Taylor	5T - Titus	KK M-W - Kubik	2H - Hannon
Period 8: 1:15 - 1:45	1H - Haugan	3M - Mitchell	1HR - Hoover	Open	Open
1:45 - 2:00	RECESS	RECESS	RECESS	RECESS	RECESS
Period 9: 2:00 - 2:30	Open	KS M/W - Schroeder	4M - Mackiewich	Open	KK T-TH Kubik
Period 10: 2:30 - 3:00	4P - Peterson	1C - Clarke	5D - Diduck	2E - Elgert	6 C&H - Chapman
After School 3-4 p.m.	Open	Open	Open	Open	Open
After School 4-6 p.m.	Closed	Closed	Closed	Open	Closed