Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Track and Field for Grade 2's
Track and Field is scheduled for this Friday, May 1, weather permiting. Please look through your childs bag to learn about important items he/she could bring in on that day. Rain date will be Monday, May 4th.
Student Return Form
In your childs bag you will find a pink form that requests you to indicate if your child will or will not be returning to Clairlea in the fall. Please fill out the form and return it as soon as possible!
Thanks
Thanks
Mrs. Park's Puppetry
Mrs. Park is requesting that all students bring in a clean white sock (preferably a tube sock) that can be used to make puppets in Drama class. Thanks
Friday, April 24, 2009
Spring Concert Wrap-Up
Congratulations to the grade 1's and 2's for doing an OUTSTANDING job at lastnight's concert. Everyone tried their absolute best and it showed. I am so very proud of you all! Much thanks goes out to families who came out to watch - hope you enjoyed the show!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Re: Spring Concert
Thursday, April 23rd is almost here! Tomorrow we will be performing our play THREE times! Once in the morning for all the performers, once in the afternoon for all the non-performers, and then again at SATEC for the entire Clairlea community.
If it is possible, please try to ensure that you are dressed appropriately for your part. Below I’ve listed the various roles and suggestions for attire.
Students are asked to arrive at SATEC by 6:20pm. Once you enter the building, you will be directed to your holding room where I will be waiting for you. Families will be asked to collect their children once the concert has ended. See you all there!
Character Student(s) Attire
Trees Colin, Kazi, Nolan All black clothing
Flowers Jaden, Madi, Trevis All green OR colourful clothing
Butterfly McKayla All black
Caterpillars Navid, Alian All green OR colourful clothing
Food items Luna, Ryan, Preyom Colour of your food OR
Alex, Claire, colourful clothing
Aadil, Calli
Banner/cocoon Nael All Black
Egg Taymour All white
Sun Jacob Yellow, orange, or red
Narrators Cora, Matt Dressy clothing
Thursday, April 23rd is almost here! Tomorrow we will be performing our play THREE times! Once in the morning for all the performers, once in the afternoon for all the non-performers, and then again at SATEC for the entire Clairlea community.
If it is possible, please try to ensure that you are dressed appropriately for your part. Below I’ve listed the various roles and suggestions for attire.
Students are asked to arrive at SATEC by 6:20pm. Once you enter the building, you will be directed to your holding room where I will be waiting for you. Families will be asked to collect their children once the concert has ended. See you all there!
Character Student(s) Attire
Trees Colin, Kazi, Nolan All black clothing
Flowers Jaden, Madi, Trevis All green OR colourful clothing
Butterfly McKayla All black
Caterpillars Navid, Alian All green OR colourful clothing
Food items Luna, Ryan, Preyom Colour of your food OR
Alex, Claire, colourful clothing
Aadil, Calli
Banner/cocoon Nael All Black
Egg Taymour All white
Sun Jacob Yellow, orange, or red
Narrators Cora, Matt Dressy clothing
We are all different…and we are all the same!
We are all different…and we are all the same!
Hello families of grade 1 and 2 students! This week I would like you and your family to discuss your background. Together, discuss where you come from by following the guidelines below. Please ensure that this activity comes back on Monday, April 27th. Students are to be prepared to share the information on the sheet with the whole class. You can find this assignment on my class blog as well.
1.) Last Name:
2.)Place of Birth (country, city, province, etc)
3.) When did you arrive in Canada?(skip to question 4 if this doesn’t apply to you)
4.) What is your family background?
5.) What is the primary language spoken at home? List any other languages you can speak
6.) List some of the events you and your family celebrate throughout the year.
7.) Does your family have a tradition that is different from other families in your community/classroom? If so, describe this tradition in 3-4 sentences. If not, then choose one of your favourite celebrations, and describe it in 3-4 sentences. (see below for the definitions for celebration and tradition)
*Tradition: an event/occasion recognized in your family that is passed down from generation to generation (different from other families)
*Celebration: a common event/occasion recognized by others who share the same background (similar in
Hello families of grade 1 and 2 students! This week I would like you and your family to discuss your background. Together, discuss where you come from by following the guidelines below. Please ensure that this activity comes back on Monday, April 27th. Students are to be prepared to share the information on the sheet with the whole class. You can find this assignment on my class blog as well.
1.) Last Name:
2.)Place of Birth (country, city, province, etc)
3.) When did you arrive in Canada?(skip to question 4 if this doesn’t apply to you)
4.) What is your family background?
5.) What is the primary language spoken at home? List any other languages you can speak
6.) List some of the events you and your family celebrate throughout the year.
7.) Does your family have a tradition that is different from other families in your community/classroom? If so, describe this tradition in 3-4 sentences. If not, then choose one of your favourite celebrations, and describe it in 3-4 sentences. (see below for the definitions for celebration and tradition)
*Tradition: an event/occasion recognized in your family that is passed down from generation to generation (different from other families)
*Celebration: a common event/occasion recognized by others who share the same background (similar in
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Spring Concert
On the evening of Thursday, April 23rd, our class will be heading to SATEC to perform our "Very Hungry Caterpillar" skit. Each student has a costume which is mainly comprised of a hand-held mask, or a large prop. Please talk to your child today to find out what part he/she plays and what his/her clothing options could be for the costume. For example: if your child is a flower, perhaps green clothing or colourful clothing would be good. OR if your child is a piece of fruit or food, maybe clothing of that colour would be an idea. Whatever you can do to help out in this area will be most appreciated. Hope to see you all there!
Recognition Awards for 'Honesty'
Last week, students were recognized for displaying honesty in and outside of the classroom. Congratulations to all! For the month of April, we are working on being 'Co-operative'. In May, our class will be running the regonition assembly for this character trait.
Honesty Awards Go To...
Navid
Alian
Luna
Taymour
Cora
Madi
Matt
Colin
Honesty Awards Go To...
Navid
Alian
Luna
Taymour
Cora
Madi
Matt
Colin
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Bowling
The much anticipated bowling trip that is organized by Mr. Church is finally here!
You should find a permission form in your child's bag tonight. I have specifically placed the form in the Grade 1's homework folders, and the Grade 2's should have done the same. The fee for bowling is $6 and it is due back by this Thursday,
April 9th. We will be walking to O'Connor Bowl after lunch on Wednesday April 15th.
You should find a permission form in your child's bag tonight. I have specifically placed the form in the Grade 1's homework folders, and the Grade 2's should have done the same. The fee for bowling is $6 and it is due back by this Thursday,
April 9th. We will be walking to O'Connor Bowl after lunch on Wednesday April 15th.
** Homework **
Dear Students and Families,
This week’s homework reflects the hour and half-hour time concepts we learned last week. Students have been provided with a clock face, 2 hands – long and short, and a fastener. You need to write in the numbers on the clock, cut out the hands and attach them with the fastener. Use the clock to complete your homework this week and to continue practicing in the future.
Miss Lowen
This week’s homework reflects the hour and half-hour time concepts we learned last week. Students have been provided with a clock face, 2 hands – long and short, and a fastener. You need to write in the numbers on the clock, cut out the hands and attach them with the fastener. Use the clock to complete your homework this week and to continue practicing in the future.
Miss Lowen
Friday, April 3, 2009
Attn: Grade 1 Students from Mrs. Rules and Miss Lowen's Class
Home work for the month of April
Hello again parents and students. Over the past few months I have noticed that students penmanship is not up to what I would expect at this point in the year. I had hoped that it would sort it self out but it would appear that it is not getting much better. So, I have decided that every Thursday during class we will be working on our printing. We started today with C and A, both capital and little letters. We will continue with D, G, Q and O in the next two weeks. As we are working on our printing during class I felt it important to do the same at home for homework. On Monday your child will be coming home with a package of papers to work on printing. I am aware that there are a few letters missing, please just continue working through the package. It is not important that you follow how I am doing the letter, however if you are interested here is a great site that I use to help instruct printing.
http://www.spellangtree.org/TeachingTheChildToPrint.htm
It is important that students remain in the lines and not rush through their work. Also please make sure that students need to start at the top of the letter and not the bottom. As well, many of the letters are made in one fluent movement of the pencil. Please try and make sure that your child is starting from the top and not the bottom, this will help them later with cursive writing.If you have any more questions for concerns about printing or what I am doing with them please let me know.
Steps to good printing:
1. My feet flat on the floor.
2. My chair turned right around.
3. My bum on the chair.
4. I hold my pencil nicely.
5 I take my time!!!!!!
Mrs. Rule
Hello again parents and students. Over the past few months I have noticed that students penmanship is not up to what I would expect at this point in the year. I had hoped that it would sort it self out but it would appear that it is not getting much better. So, I have decided that every Thursday during class we will be working on our printing. We started today with C and A, both capital and little letters. We will continue with D, G, Q and O in the next two weeks. As we are working on our printing during class I felt it important to do the same at home for homework. On Monday your child will be coming home with a package of papers to work on printing. I am aware that there are a few letters missing, please just continue working through the package. It is not important that you follow how I am doing the letter, however if you are interested here is a great site that I use to help instruct printing.
http://www.spellangtree.org/TeachingTheChildToPrint.htm
It is important that students remain in the lines and not rush through their work. Also please make sure that students need to start at the top of the letter and not the bottom. As well, many of the letters are made in one fluent movement of the pencil. Please try and make sure that your child is starting from the top and not the bottom, this will help them later with cursive writing.If you have any more questions for concerns about printing or what I am doing with them please let me know.
Steps to good printing:
1. My feet flat on the floor.
2. My chair turned right around.
3. My bum on the chair.
4. I hold my pencil nicely.
5 I take my time!!!!!!
Mrs. Rule
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