Friday October 14, 2022

Fridays fly by quickly in Room 4.  We finished our fall skies and added a tree silhouette to make it look very spooky!  Our class practiced our assembly poem and songs to prepare for next Thursday's performance...we hope to see many of you in the audience!

Have a lovely weekend!

Thursday October 13, 2022

Our field trip to Fish Creek Park was a super exciting way to spend a sunny afternoon!  We experienced all the senses of fall (well, we intentionally left out 'taste') as we walked and observed our surroundings.  A big highlight was the ladybug that came to visit us!

Thank you to Lincoln's mom for joining us today.

Wednesday October 12, 2022

Tomorrow is our walking field trip to Fish Creek Park.  Please help your child make sensible choices for clothing, jackets and footwear so that they stay comfortable!  We plan to leave the school around 12:45 and return by 2:15.  

A reminder that our Grade One assembly will take place next Thursday October 20th in our gym at 9:00.  All are welcome!  Our students are bringing home a copy of our poem As Soon As It’s Fall to practice. They will be excited to show you the actions that go along with the poem. 

Thursday October 6, 2022

We had a super busy literacy block today with our phonological awareness routine, a read aloud of Goodnight Gorilla (very few words but loaded with action) and story workshop time.  The students were buzzing with all kinds of creative ideas for their characters, settings and actions!  

Ask your child to tell you about tinting and shading...we did this today with chalk pastels (I apologize for the dusty pants and sleeves).  

There is no school for students tomorrow as teachers partake in professional learning activities.  Monday is a holiday so we will see everyone back here next Tuesday.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Side note:  this thermos was left in the classroom the other day.  Is it yours?

Wednesday October 5, 2022

Everyone looked fabulous for picture day today!  We will have the proofs sent back to us within a couple of weeks for families to make a selection.  

Ask your child about our Social Studies discussion of good choices/bad choices when it comes to being a responsible citizen.  We always have great chats about how we can make good choices about helping others, staying safe and being responsible.

Our Grade One students are hosting the October 20th assembly at Woodlands at 9:00 am.  All are welcome to join our school community in celebrating the accomplishments of our awesome Grade Ones.  The assembly will be about half an hour in length if you are able to schedule it in:)

Casino Volunteers needed!  This is the major fundraiser for Woodlands School.  Please consider giving your time to this cause to help out students access extra money for enhanced learning, materials and experiences.

This Friday October 7th is a non-instructional day for students.  With the Thanksgiving holiday on Monday it will be an extra-long weekend.

Tuesday October 4, 2022

Ask your child to sing our new Fall song that Mrs. Switzer taught them today...it's adorable!

We did some research into fall changes by looking at a non fiction book called Awesome Autumn today.  We talked about the things we see in trees, animals, weather and our community that tell us fall is here (and winter is not far away).  We used our visual journals to sketch and write about our thoughts.

leaves are changing colour, animals camouflage, weather is cold, pumpkin harvest

leaves are falling, animals are getting food, weather is getting cold, the harvest is happening

Picture Day is tomorrow!  Students will have their photos taken and the proofs are usually delivered within a couple of weeks.  

Monday October 3, 2022

After a discussion of Thanksgiving and gratitude, we made a Thankfulness Tree to decorate our classroom today.  Students listened to a story called "A Little Thankful Spot" by Diane Alber to inspire conversations around what we are thankful for, then designed fall-coloured leaves to write their messages on.  A lot of our students are thankful for dogs!

Our tennis residency with First Serve Tennis continues this week...here are a few glimpses of the next tennis stars!