February 24, 2023

Hello families,

Is was a snowy week as we came back from the long weekend to a huge snowfall! 

On Wednesday it was Pink Shirt Day. Grades 3-6 were away at the Be Brave game so the grade 1/2s had the school all to ourselves! We took advantage of this by creating stations around the school with activities based on showing kindness and making a difference. Some areas included the library, gym, grade 5/6 portables, and some grade 3/4 classrooms. Students also got to have a big picnic in the gym during lunch with all their peers!







Many students were away this week sick (including myself) so we did not start our new Writing Workshop. We began to discuss letter writing and next week we will be starting a new Writing Workshop using mentor texts such as, The Day the Crayons Quit and I Wanna Iguana. 



In math we began learning about friendly numbers. These are numbers that can be easily added on to that have 0s in them such as 10, 30, 50, 100, 150, and 1000. Students practiced making "friendly ten" throughout the week. We also continued to take part in math stations to practice our math skills in a variety of ways. At the "math with teacher" station they played "Sum Swamp".






We have also been learning how to read analog clocks!




In Word Work students have been learning about compound words! All grade 1/2 classes will be starting up Word Work Groups again next week.




In Social Studies we began discussing the word "community" and what makes a community. Some examples of communities students came up with are:

- my school
- my neighbourhood
- my classroom
- my city
- my team
As a class students indentified people that are in these communities such a peers, EAs, teachers, principals, fireman, garbage truck drivers, police officers, cashiers, mayors,  etc. We further honoured Black History month by learning about some of the outstanding people within the community that made, and continue to make a big differences in our world!  




In Science students visited the aquarium on Thursday to observe the fish. Wow have the changed so much! They are now free in the tank swimming around. 




Wishing you a restful weekend,

Ms. Greenhall


Upcoming Dates

  • March 9-10: Student Led Conferences
  • Friday March 10th - No School due to Conferences
  • Monday, March 6th - Monday, March 13th : Hybrid Book Fair

 Dear families,  

Mark your calendars! The fun and excitement of a Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school again during Student Led Conferences! To adapt to our changing needs, Scholastic has developed a Hybrid Book Fair (in-school with a virtual link) to provide an opportunity for our students and families to experience the joy of reading together.  

So, save the date! Our Scholastic Virtual Book Fair will take place on:  

Monday, March 6th till Monday, March 13th    

When it’s time to shop, you can choose to visit the virtual link and purchase online or in person during Student-Led Conferences. More information to come. Happy reading!