Friday, April 29, 2016

Highlights

Math

Ms. Hansen’s class used blocks to spell our names and then counted the total number of blocks.

Ms. Bain’s class sorted and counted all the different colours of math blocks by making groups of 10.  For example, we have 230 light green blocks!

Homework

Social Studies sheet about your family due Monday (if you haven’t already brought it back).

- Reading

- Practice spelling list (Next spelling quiz will be at the start of May)

- Dreambox math

Important Information/Dates

Arbour Day BBQ sheets due Monday.  Please fill out the bottom part of the note and return to the school.

Invitations for our Volunteer Appreciation Celebration on Tuesday, May 19 were sent home.

Volunteers Needed

All the grade 1 classes are going on a field trip to the International Calgary Children's Festival on May 25th. Each class will need 5 parent volunteers. We are going to be spending the day downtown at the festival. We will also be seeing a performance by Fred Penner. If you have security clearance, we would love to have you join us. Please notify your child's teacher if you're available. Thank you! 

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Are you continuing to do your home reading each night?  Nightly reading makes a huge difference!! 

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Highlights

We are working on editing our writing for punctuation, capitalization and the correct spelling of word wall/familiar words.

Homework

Complete the Social Studies sheet about your family.  Please bring it back before next Monday.

- Reading

- Practice spelling list (Next spelling quiz will be at the start of May)

- Dreambox math

Important Information/Dates

Important note sent home about our Arbour Day BBQ on May 6.  Please fill out the bottom part of the note and return to the school.

Invitations for our Volunteer Appreciation Celebration on Tuesday, May 19 were sent home.

Volunteers Needed

All the grade 1 classes are going on a field trip to the International Calgary Children's Festival on May 25th. Each class will need 5 parent volunteers. We are going to be spending the day downtown at the festival. We will also be seeing a performance by Fred Penner. If you have security clearance, we would love to have you join us. Please notify your child's teacher if you're available. Thank you! 

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What did we use yellow highlighters for today?  (To edit our work for capital letters and punctuation)

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Highlights

We examined our mystery bulbs today and noticed that some are starting to grow roots!

Homework

Complete the Social Studies sheet about your family.  Please bring it back before next Monday.

- Reading

- Practice spelling list (Next spelling quiz will be at the start of May)

- Dreambox math

Important Information/Dates

Important note sent home about our Arbour Day BBQ on May 6.  Please fill out the bottom part of the note and return to the school.

Invitations for our Volunteer Appreciation Celebration on Tuesday, May 19 were sent home.

Volunteers Needed

All the grade 1 classes are going on a field trip to the International Calgary Children's Festival on May 25th. Each class will need 5 parent volunteers. We are going to be spending the day downtown at the festival. We will also be seeing a performance by Fred Penner. If you have security clearance, we would love to have you join us. Please notify your child's teacher if you're available. Thank you! 

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How do you throw a Frisbee properly? 

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Highlights

Literacy centres, math, storyboards, story, reading, social, gym, music (Ms. Bain’s class)

In math we represented numbers using 10 sticks and ones.  For example, 53 is 5 groups of 10 and 3 ones.

Homework

Complete the Social Studies sheet about your family.  Please bring it back before next Monday.

- Reading

- Practice spelling list (Next spelling quiz will be at the start of May)

- Dreambox math

Important Information/Dates

Scholastic books orders due tomorrow.

Invitations for our Volunteer Appreciation Celebration on Tuesday, May 19 were sent home.

Volunteers Needed

All the grade 1 classes are going on a field trip to the International Calgary Children's Festival on May 25th. Each class will need 5 parent volunteers. We are going to be spending the day downtown at the festival. We will also be seeing a performance by Fred Penner. If you have security clearance, we would love to have you join us. Please notify your child's teacher if you're available. Thank you! 

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What do the words compost, reduce, recycle and reuse mean?

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Highlights

Ms. Hansen’s class had their building workshop with Scientists in School today!

We had a special Earth Day assembly with Olympic Medalist Justin Warsylewicz.  Justin won a silver medal in long track speed skating at the Olympics in Torino, Italy.  He came to speak to our school about Clean Air Champions, whose mission is to improve air quality and reduce climate change by working with high performance athletes to educate and inspire Canadians, to have more sustainable, healthier lifestyles.

There is no school for students on Friday and Monday.  See you on Tuesday, April 26!

Homework

- Reading

- Practice spelling list (Next spelling quiz will be at the start of May)

- Dreambox math

Important Information/Dates

Scholastic books orders due April 27.

Invitations for our Volunteer Appreciation Celebration on Tuesday, May 19 were sent home today.

Volunteers Needed

All the grade 1 classes are going on a field trip to the International Calgary Children's Festival on May 25th. Each class will need 5 parent volunteers. We are going to be spending the day downtown at the festival. We will also be seeing a performance by Fred Penner. If you have security clearance, we would love to have you join us. Please notify your child's teacher if you're available. Thank you! 

Panorama Hills School Cookbook update

Thank you to everyone for supporting our cookbook venture by submitting a delicious recipe!  We are asking families to please check your recipe(s), make any additions or changes to it on the sheet and initial it. It is important that you send the recipe back to your child's classroom teacher for tomorrow, Thursday April 21st.   

Once all the recipes have been received back, we will be having students personalize their family’s recipe(s).  We will then be preparing the cookbook for printing and selling in May. The proceeds from this venture will be donated to Brown Bagging for Calgary's Kids. 

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What can I do so I don’t waste water?