How exciting that today we are celebrating our 100th day of grade one, and all of the things we have accomplished already this year. It has been an enlightening journey for myself, and hopefully for the students as well. I have seen so much growth and progress in the children and can’t wait to see what the next half of the school year brings.
This week in school is going to be busy – along with the 100 day party we are hosting today, the family dance will occur tonight at 7:00 pm in the Tom Karren Gym. Admission is $2/family, and cookies and milk will be sold following the dance for 25 cents each. Also, the grade threes will be selling Marigold seeds for their campaign to raise money for students in Cambodia. Students do not need to report to their classrooms prior to the event. We will call them down to do the chicken dance from where they are sitting with their families in the stands.
Tuesday is drama club for our students, and Wednesday (weather permitting) will be an opportunity for a walk outside to celebrate physical activity in the winter. Friday will be our class valentine party, so please have their Valentine’s cards ready by this time to place in their classmates’ pouches (a list was sent home last week). Book orders are due Friday. Friday is also the last day of school until Monday, February 23rd, 2009, due to the family day/reading week/teacher’s convention holiday.
Because of this, there will not be a newsletter coming home the last week of February, so here are the events for the week of school after the holiday: Monday afternoon will be a special performance by the SunQuest theatre, followed by another special assembly performance by singer Bob King (with such songs as ‘Sandwiches are beautiful’). For more information on these events, please contact the office. Tuesday will also bring Drama club, and Friday will be the last official day of our beloved principal Ms. Brenda Beck. We hope you will join us in paying tribute to her work and contribution to our school, in both well wishes and gratitude, but also in the continuation of striving to all be the best that we can be, and to strive to improve student learning.
On that note, our grade one class would like to offer a sincere welcome to Mr. Brad Sabey, who officially began his transition into the Principalship today. We look forward to what he has to offer, and the growth and progress he will bring to our school.
Now that skating has officially wrapped up, we have moved onto our dance unit, and the students are enjoying such traditional dances as the bird dance, the hokey pokey, the bunny hop, the Macarena, and the Virginia Reel. We are continuing our work in the building things unit in Science, and are working phonetically on the Long A sound.
Spelling words for the week of Feb. 9-13: tape, gave, lake, made, maid, and ‘heart’ word: Valentine.
Spelling words for the week of Feb. 23-27: tie, pie, die, lie, bike, and star word yet to be determined.
Our busy, buzzy goal this week is to ‘bee’ loving because of Valentine’s day.
Have a good week!
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