June 21, 2024

Important Dates and Information:

Community walk on Tuesday afternoon with both Sunrise and Glacier classrooms- we will need one parent volunteer from each class. Please contact your child’s teacher if you would like to volunteer. 

Please return all library and home reading books

Wednesday June 26th Spirit Day- wear red and white and Sports Day

Last day of school- Thursday June 27: half day, early dismissal

Check the EHS’s weekley connect for more information

Our Week:

In math, the Grade 1 and 2 groups have been continuing to learn about 2D and 3D shapes. We have been sorting, classifying and learning about specific geometry vocabulary. The grade 1s looked at symmetry this week and talked about “the line of symmetry” when looking at an image. 

In literacy, the students wrote about next year using the prompt “In Grade 2…” and “In Grade 3…” and thought about what they wondered, hoped, thought, and felt about next year. Mrs. Pelton’s class shared their writing during Author’s Chair. Glacier is getting to the end of The Wild Robot Protects and Sunrise finished The Wild Robot Escapes yesterday. Ask your child what the feather meant in the Epilogue. We have begun to read the third book, but won’t be able to finish, so it is encouraged that families finish the book as a read aloud over the summer as the students have adored the story. The Calgary Public Library will have opportunities for you to put the book on hold if it’s not available right away or take out the audio book. 

For Social Studies and Art, the students have been working on landscape pieces representing a national environmental park from each of the communities we have been learning about: Calgary, Saskatoon, Meteghan and Iqaluit. We have been putting them in a special folder that will be going home at the end of next week.

We can’t believe there is only one more week of school left. Lots of memories in Grade 1 and 2!

Happy Summer Solstice!

 Friday June 14th

Important Information and Updates:

-check the weekly connect newsletter for more information

-please return all library and home reading books

-last day of school is Thursday June 27th-half day only-dismissal at noon

-Wednesday June 19th Spirit Day-dress like you are going on a tropical vacation

-Wednesday June 26th Spirit Day-wear red and white

-Wednesday June 26th Sports Day-more information to come

-There are a few blue folder work samples that still need to go home next week.

Our Week:

Math: Both Grade 1 and Grade2 groups are working on Geometry (2D Shapes and 3D objects).  Grade 2's are working on building mathematical vocabulary (i.e. vertex, vertices, edge, face, corner, side).  Grade 1's worked on attributes and sorting 2D shapes.  Grade 2 students also worked on creating their own 3D object riddles based on the vocabulary learned.

Literacy:  We have been busy documenting and reflecting on our Coulee School week.  Lots of writing and painting!  Ask your child about their folders that have started.  They will also be on display today for the Celebration of Learning in the gym.  Glacier Group is about half way through the 3rd Wild Robot book.

Social Studies: Ask your child about the different communities and parks we have started looking at.

Have a terrific weekend!

 

June 7, 2024

Important Dates and Information:

Friday, June 14- Celebration of Learning between 1:30 and 3:30- come and see what your child learned at Coulee School!

Last day of school June 27th

Jun 20th - Papa Johns fun lunch 

Check the weekly Connect message for up to date information and dates

Our Week:

We had a wonderful week at Coulee school! The weather was great and we even had a very windy Tuesday that meant we had to find some trees!

Both Sunrise and Glacier classrooms enjoyed exploring different areas in the Coulee.  We also adventured to the duck pond and area. On Wednesday and Thursday, we had a guest teacher engage the students in Coulee art. Ask your child what they used to draw with (hint: something they found from the Coulee). Here are a few other things we did this week. 

-Nature scavenger hunts linked to literacy and math outcomes

-Sit Spots (find your own individual spot and be quiet and still with nature)

-Sketched and journaled what we saw- “look closely”

-Talked and journaled about what we wondered and how we felt

-Found native plants, insects and animals

-Open ended free play- especially by the stream

-Played Indigenous games

We are excited to share more with you during the Celebration of Learning next week.

Have a good weekend!