Friday March 24 2023

We have a lovely new bulletin board display brightening our room.  We made flying birds of Calgary, including chickadees, blue jays, magpies and flickers to add to our blue sky and clouds.  We are ready for spring!

Thank you to our Parent Council for providing a chocolate chip cookie for each student to take home on our last afternoon before break.  Students were instructed to check with parents before eating it!  We also sent home your child's swimming certificate that will indicate which level to sign your child up for at their next swim lesson opportunity.

Enjoy a week of rest and relaxation!  See you back at school on April 3rd.

Wednesday March 22, 2023

Our class sketched 5 of Calgary's most recognizable birds to practice seeing shapes and lines to help us draw.  These birds are probably in your backyard these days, looking for nesting material and food...perhaps the drawings will help you identify them!

Tuesday March 21, 2023

 Happy Spring!

It’s time to take down our winter bulletin board displays and put up some fresh ones. We painted various shades of blue on white paper to create a spring sky and then painted clouds to cut out and glue on. It will look smashing!

Yesterday was Miss K’s last day as our EA in grade one. We sent her off with a student-created book and lots of hugs. We will miss her but she has a great opportunity helping students at another school. We thank her for all her hard work and caring support she gave to our school. 

Friday March 17, 2023

Today was jam-packed with excitement as we celebrated St Patrick's Day and had our final swim lesson.  Ask your child to show you the Irish jig steps we practiced!  

Next week is our last week of classes before Spring Break...last day of school is Friday March 24th, reconvening on Monday April 3rd.

Thursday March 16, 2023

The traps have been set...we will wait to see if any leprechauns are caught tomorrow morning!

As tomorrow is St Patricks Day, we encourage students to come to school wearing green!  We will have some Irish-themed activities to do before we head out for our final swim lesson.

Wednesday March 15, 2023

 We planned, sketched and created some interesting Leprechaun traps today.  We did some research into the best ways to bait a leprechaun and decided that the use of rainbows, gold, signs and shamrocks would be must-haves in our plans.  There were ladders, trap doors, secret compartments and trip wires being installed to ensure any mischief-maker gets caught in the act on St Patrick's Day Eve!

Greater than, less than and equal to...ask your child if they can sketch and explain these symbols to you.  We had fun pointing the crocodile mouth towards the greater number in our number pairs.

Two more days of swim lessons...kids are getting more comfortable in the water each day they attend lessons!  Great to see.

Tuesday March 14, 2023

We are going to plan, design and create Leprechaun traps at school tomorrow.  If you have a small box (cracker, cereal box size) to send along with your child we will definitely use it!  

Ask your child about the song they learned in music today with Mrs. Switzer...leprechauns are all around this week:)