October theme: pumpkins

Its hard to believe that we are at the end of October! The time is flying by! We have now finished our pumpkin theme and I thought I would share a few of our activities. We are on to November and a “leaf” theme.

Remembrance Day Assembly

We are so excited to be able to meet together again to celebrate Remembrance Day! We would love if you could join us to honour our veterans on November 10th at 10:30am.

October Reading Charts

October Reading Charts can come in anytime! I will send November charts home today!

Parent Teacher Interviews – November 16

It’s time for Parent/Teacher Interviews! I have had time to get to know the students in the classroom and do some assessments, review and teaching. I am looking forward to sharing with you about the strengths and challenges of your student. I understand that November 16th may not work for each family, but I would like to meet with each of you! If this date does not work for you, feel free to email me and we can work out another time. Please click on the link below to sign up for an interview time.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JMdIfRwyZKNs1Hchoo1pEubXPakNa1TswI3fMV7Jwc4/edit?usp=sharing

Spelling List

Next week we will be starting our Spelling Lists. We will start with 5 words per week and gradually build up to 10 words. I will practice with the students during the week and test them on Fridays. Can you help us practice our words? I will introduce the first 5 words on Monday, October 31st and test them on Friday, November 4th.

top, but, and, cat, red

Fall Colour Day

Don’t forget that Wednesday, October 26th is a Fall colour day casual day!

Missions Fundraiser

Rainy Weather

It looks like Fall is upon us at last! I was reminded last week, when we had to stay inside all week due to smoke, how important it is for the children to get outside and run around, use big body movements and be loud. There is rain in the forecast and we do play outside in light rain. The children will be happier if they are dressed for the weather. A rain jacket and rain boot are a big help in our rainy climate. The rain boots help to keep their feet dry and also to keep mud and bark mulch out of the classroom. An extra pain of dry socks in their backpack is also a big help. It is rather uncomfortable to be in wet socks and shoes all day! Thanks for taking the time to help them stay dry in the varying weather we get!

November Dates

If you are a person who likes to plan ahead, waaaaaay ahead, here are some dates for your calendar…..

November 4 – Bowling field trip, Knight Day

November 10 – Remembrance Day ceremony 10:30

November 11 – Remembrance Day

November 15, 16, 17 – Scholastic Book Fair

November 16 – Parent Teacher Interviews

November 18 – Bowling field trip, Knight Day

November 23 – Jersey Day

November 25 – Pro D Day

An odd field trip day!

The smoke put a wrinkle in our plans for today, but we made a quick pivot and re-planned and then moved forward. Although unusual, the children seemed happy and we had a fun day together. We picked a pumpkin at Walmart, had hot chocolate and a Timbit and finished up with a movie and popcorn. Thank you so much to the parents who came along and helped make it happen!