It was an energy-charged day at school for Grade Ones today! Our class enjoyed an afternoon of Halloweeny crafts and activities, ending the day with a shared center time with Room 3. The best part of the day was sitting together and talking about our costumes!
We had our first Buddy activity today with Mrs. Ellis’s grade 5s and 6s. Everyone was very excited to meet their buddies and share their Room on the Broom story retelling. The older kids were great with our younger ones. It’s so nice to make connections with other students within the building to strengthen our school community.
Your child brought home their Room on the Broom activity. Have them share it with you…it has been a fun activity this week!
Halloween is coming up on Monday…once again, please be sure to leave any costume weapons, masks and delicate accessories at home. Students will change into costumes after lunch and have fun activities throughout the afternoon.
No school for students tomorrow!
Our volleyball unit has started in gym. Ask your child if they can show you the hand and arm position for 'bumping' the ball! Volleyball is not the easiest game to play with 6 year olds but we are sure having fun chasing balls around the gym:)
Friday is a professional development day, so there is no school for students. Monday is Halloween, so of course it will be an exciting day at Woodlands! We invite students to bring their costumes to school to change into after lunch and we will have a fun afternoon with Halloween activities. A few requests:
-please do not bring costume accessories that might get lost or broken
-no costumes with masks please!
-consider the easiness for bathroom visits...a costume will need to be comfortable and easy for the students to put on and take off independently
-no weapons are permitted...light sabres, pirate swords and police firearms must stay at home
If you would like to send your child with a small, manageable 'party food' snack, you are welcome to do so but we ask that you do not send any for the rest of the class. There are so many food restrictions and severe allergies at school that this is very important to keep everybody healthy. Great ideas include a small bag of chips, popcorn or a cookie. Please help us keep costumes clean and dry by not sending sweet, sticky drinks!
If you have any questions or need clarification, please email me at adnicholas@cbe.ab.ca
We spent some time revisiting the book "Room on the Broom" by Julia Donaldson today. We will be using this book to practice story sequencing and retelling this week, so be sure to ask you child if they can share what they remember with you!
It was pretty icy this morning, and of course it got quite wet by the afternoon...always hard to be prepared with the right outdoor wear but thank you for sending your child with everything they need to be comfortable outside.
We used water droppers and water-based markers to mix colours this morning. Red, yellow and blue were blended to create all kinds of secondary colours and mysterious magic potions.
Thank you to all the family members who were able to come and cheer on our Grade Ones during this morning's assembly. We were so proud of how the students tried their best and put on a show to remember! Even when we lost the sound to our 'Sweater Song', the kiddos stepped up and continued to sing their hearts out. Bravo!
With the temperature dropping, it's time to think about winter clothing (ugh). Be sure to have a practice run with your child in putting on snow pants, mitts and boots...having items labelled is a big help too as sometimes it's hard to know whose black mittens are whose. Thank you!
The class is excited about tomorrow's assembly! We made leaf garlands today to wear during our performance. Assembly will start at 9:00 and we hope to see lots of family there.
Photo proofs went home in backpacks today. Ordering instructions are inside the package. For those who missed picture day or aren't happy with their proofs, you will have another chance on November 8th!
180 'school days' ago, we started our journey in Grade One together...and now it all wraps up tomorrow with our last day of school! ...
