Good afternoon and a happy Friday to you!  We have come to the end of another busy week!  Our classroom has been bustling with activity and the students have been working VERY hard.  We have a few things going on so please keep reading…

You may have spoken with your child and heard that Mrs. Ellis will not be with us next week.  She has been asked to teach in another classroom while a teacher steps away for health reasons.  We are sad Mrs. Ellis is leaving but also happy that she is able to fill in where there is a need.  Mrs. Riley will be joining us starting next week and will be working the alternating Wednesdays and Thursdays for the remainder of the year.  I encourage you to pop by and say hi!

Pumpkin Math – On  Monday, October 29th we are having a Pumpkin Math morning.  I am in need of a couple of parents to help on the 29th.  If you are able, please send an email or write a note in your child’s planner.

No Spelling this week due to a short week

Pro D Day on Friday – no school for students but LOTS of great learning for us teachers!

Picture Day on Tuesday – On Tuesday we will be having both individual and class photos.  Please have students wear either their blue cardigan or zip up hoodie on Tuesday.  Kilts, pants and shorts are all okay to wear on Tuesday.

Upcoming Dates:

Oct. 22 – Individual and Class Photos

Oct. 25 – Pro D Day

Oct 28 – Pumpkin Math Morning

Oct. 29/30/31 – Scholastic Book Fair

Oct. 31 – Fall Colour Day

November 1st – Parent/Teacher Interviews

Last week we used some baking as object lessons.  The first was a hamburger to illustrate the parts of a paragraph.  We talked about our ‘ultimate’ burger and then compared it to writing a paragraph.  We finished the lesson off with ‘hamburger cupcakes’.  In Bible these last two weeks we have looked at the “L” portion of our LEADS program which is Look and Listen.  We have been learning through picture books and the story of Samuel anointing David to be king that we can’t judge people on what’s on the outside, but rather what is in their heart.  We used cookies to illustrate this point – the plain cookie tasted sweet and yummy while the ‘pretty’ cookie had some salt in the icing…looks can be deceiving!  It was a good reminder to us all that EVERYONE needs to be treated with kindness and respect.

Have a wonderful weekend!