I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break!  It’s hard to believe that we go back to school tomorrow!  We have a lot of things happening in January as well as some changes to our weekly routine so please read on!

Ski Trip Payment & Form Return – on Wednesday and Thursday of this week we will be taking payment for the ski trip in the lobby after school.  You will be able to pay cash, cheque or debit. These are the only two days available to pay for the trip.  We also need the ski trip forms signed and returned this week.

PE Strip Returned – Please return PE strips by Tuesday as we have gym in the morning.

Planet Protector Booklets Returned – if your child’s booklet is still at home, please return tomorrow.

Spelling – in January we will be transitioning from weekly spelling lists to weekly grammar assignments.  Each week students will have a series of grammar assignments to work on at school and home (if need be).  They will be assigned on Monday and due on Friday.  These assignments work through a wide variety of grammar related activities and will help strengthen their writing skills.  Marks will be put under ‘spelling’ in Myed.

Tower of Books Reading Challenge – We are starting a group reading challenge this week.  Students are in groups of 5 and will be challenged to read 40 books collectively as a team.  They have a variety of options, spanning different genres of text.  There will be prizes awarded to the teams that reach their goal and smaller incentives to keep them reading. Students are able to use books they read at school and at home to go towards their ‘tower of books’.  I am asking that students read 20 minutes per day at home, as the benefits of reading are numerous!

Math Facts – Multiplication facts are foundational to so much of what we do in Math and it is important that students know their basic facts.  On the blog I have a link to Xtra Math and I would like students to practice their Math daily at home, like they did their spelling words.

Upcoming Dates:

January

Jan. 6 – School Resumes

Jan. 8/9 – Ski Trip Registration Payment

Jan. 10 – Knight Day

Jan 20 – Half Day

Jan. 24 – Knight Day/Hot Lunch

Jan. 31 – Report Cards Go Home