Thursday September 28th

Important Dates/Information:

-No School tomorrow (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation)

-No School Monday October 9th (Thanksgiving)

-No School Friday October 20th (PD Day)

-Library is Tuesdays and Thursdays

-We look forward to our Art in E-Motion Dance Residency starting October 9th

-If you still have trouble logging into the Google Classroom you can contact us.  Your child was sent an invite to their gmail account.  They will need their educbe email and password.

Our Week:

-Today was a great day at Glenbow Ranch.  Thank you to all the volunteers and staff who helped out.

-Math: We have been working on different ways to represent numbers: numerals, words, dice, tally marks, money, pictures, etc.

-Literacy: We continue to work on correct letter formation and using the lines on a page to write.  We have been working in our writing journals in a variety of ways: Friendship Journals, free choice writing, writing about International Peace Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.  We continue to practice choosing books for Read to Self and Read To Someone.  We have talked a lot about the benefits of reading to someone (i.e. fluency, expression, build confidence).

Have a fabulous long weekend!

Sept 11-15

 Hello Families,

We had a successful Terry Fox Run today with all three Tuscany Schools today!  It was a fun morning and a huge shout out to all the parent volunteers who helped make it happen.  We have spent the week learning about Terry Fox, his life and his legacy.  We have watched a few videos and read many books about Terry Fox.  Toonies can still be brought in Monday if you like.

We have continued to build school stamina, work on routines, and friendship skills this week.  Ask me if I have a new friend!  

We have been working hard on printing lowercase letters with appropriate letter formation, and writing to express things we have learned and know.  If you would like to work on printing at home, help me to remember the steps to printing the letters.  You can download a helpful guide here.

In math we are practicing counting in various ways (by ones, twos, fives, and tens).  We will continue to practice this throughout this month.  We have also been working on identifying all the ways numbers and math are used in our personal lives (e.g. age, numbers of people in our families).

We are looking forward to meeting you all at the Meet the Teacher evening on Thursday.   Families are invited to bring their children as well.

Thanks for reading!

 Friday September 8th

Important Information/Upcoming Dates:

-Terry Fox Run on Friday September 15th.  Be prepared for the weather.  Link for Donations (Twoonies for Terry: 

https://schools.terryfox.ca/EricHarvieSchool 

-Parent Night at EHS 5:30 to 7 on September 21st.  More information to come.

-Watch for a blog message every Friday.

-No School on Friday September 22nd or Friday September 29 for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

-Student yearbooks went home this week.  Please contact the office if you purchased on and did not get it.

-Glenbow Ranch Field Trip September 28th.  More information to follow.

Our Day:
-Our Peace Book this year is A Friend Like You by Frank Murphy and Charlie Gordon.  Today we read the story and talked about what it means to be a good friend or ally.
-Literacy: We started learning about how to Buddy Read or Read to Someone and why it is important to practice reading out loud to others (i.e. to build fluency and confidence).  We are reviewing how to correctly print letters and have started with "Magic C".  We are working on how to write and draw in our journals.   The kids are creating "Friendship Journals" to learn about each other.  Ask your child about what a "Friendship Journal" is.
-Math: Our classes have been playing games to review/build skill/learn numeracy.  Ask your child how to play Lego Towers and Empty the Bowl.

-Today was our first Peace Assembly of the year.  Ask your child about the song we sung with Mrs. Coulson

Have a fantastic weekend!