Hallowe'en

This will be a busy week. Excitement is mounting with Hallowe'en on Friday. We will be going from room to room in grades K-2 in the afternoon. Each teacher has an activity planned. The boys and girls in Kindergarten will be visiting the Nursing Home Thursday morning, so they will be bringing costumes,( remember permission slips too please). If the Grade One and Two students want to bring a costume for the afternoon, they may.
Book orders should be here this week.
Grade Two- Homework as usual, ten spelling words for grade Two. The words are fairly simple. I encourage the girls and boys to study them on their own and to write them down. It seems to prepare them better for the test on Friday. Please continue with nightly reading. Remember to show your children newspapers, magazines and even the writing on cereal boxes. The more "print" they see , the better. They will surprise you with what they can read.
All for now, have a great week! M.Cronk

Fallish Weather

Fall is indeed here. Please be sure your "little ones" are dressed warmly. The playground can be cold especially if the wind is blowing.
K-2 have forms in their agenda bags to subscribe to Chickadee magazine. If you are not interested please sign the form anyway as we can get free stickers,etc. for the class, thanks.
Grade two : Please, please see that your children are reading every night. I have told them they may not get much of a chance on the weekends and that is fine. I do not want them to think of reading as work, but something they do for enjoyment and knowledge. It is not a contest. I am happy to say that almost everyone is reading every night. Also, don't be alarmed if your child brings home a book at a level lower than what he/she has been reading. Many good books have been overlooked as children move on to higher levels. If you notice however that he/she is always bringing a book that is three or four levels lower, please remind your child to pick something more challenging.
Gr. Two -The spelling words for this week are: hop, fit, grin, buzz, cross, less, miss, go, no, and fuss. Great job having homework in on Friday or before! Thankyou, have a good week. Mrs. Cronk

Thanksgiving weekend approaches

Welcome everyone to K-2 Cronk. It has taken a little while to get up and running, but here we are. The weather is certainly changing and our days are shorter. We are in full swing here in K-2 and things are busy, as you well know.
This week your children are bringing home a magazine catalogue for you to peruse. As the note states, if you or a family member wish to order something,just follow the instructions on the envelope and return the order form and money to me. The children at this grade level are not allowed to go door to door canvassing.
Grade Two- Our spelling words for this week are as follows: ox,run from, will,bell,doll,skull,there,they and windmill. The boys and girls are working hard and doing well with homework and nightly reading. Keep up the good work! This Friday, I will be testing the children on their "Doubles" and "Magic Numbers". Please be going over them until they know them well. Have a great week. Mrs.Cronk

Short week.

It has been a while since I've blogged. We really have been plodding along with our work and making good headway. I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend and is now ready to settle down to a three day week.
Homeroom K-2 - nothing new to report here.
Please remember that our "Library Day" is Wednesday. Your child may have a book that is over due. It would be a good idea to check with him or her.

Grade Two-
We will begin our Literacy Assessment this Thursday, May 22nd. Please try to keep healthy and well rested. We will finish up May 30th.
There will be no written homework this week. Please continue to read though. M. Cronk

Earth Day April 22nd

Nothing too out of the ordinary this week, so far.
Grade Two-
The boys and girls got a headstart on their homework this morning. Our spelling words are: such,truck,home,froze,foal,stone,toast,snowball,fifteen and sixteen. The last couple of weeks, we have done very well in spelling. Keep up the good work boys and girls! Please continue with your nightly reading, bring your little blue books on Friday.
We are working on "time", please talk about this with your children. Ask them at different times through the day, what the time is.
Earth Day is this week. Really every day should be Earth Day. You would be so proud of your children if you could see them on the playground voluntarily picking up garbage.

K-2
There will be an assembly this Friday in the Great Hall at 9:00 am. All are welcome.
Have a great week. M. Cronk

Trouting season begins!

Hello to you all!
Please remember that there is no school this Friday, April 18th, due to a Professional Development Day for teachers.
Grade Two Homework-
Homework is due Thursday, and we will have our spelling test then as well.
This week's words are: clump, flex, flying, sight, side, die, bright, sunshine, thirteen, and fourteen.
Reading- every night please(that's why you are all doing so well).
Reading Club reading, and possibly an exercise (Tues. and Thurs.)

Have a great week! M. Cronk

Spring???

Hello everyone.I hope you are all managing to keep these "new" germs away.

K-2
~ Your child will most likely have a book to read to you from "Reading club" (Tuesdays and Thursdays).
~ the playground has been very wet so rubber boots really are a necessity


Grade Two
~ regular homework, due Tuesday
~ ten spelling words, listed in your child's agenda
~ nightly reading and recording of titles (VERY IMPORTANT)

* Report Cards
Report cards will be going home early next week, April 7th or 8th.
Parent/Teacher Interviews will be held on Thursday evening, April 10th from 6:30-8:00
and Friday morning (April 11th) from 9:00-12:00.
This year, when you arrive, you will be able to put your name down for your ten minute appointment. The sign-up sheet will be outside your child's classroom. We are hoping to avoid the long wait that many of you have had to endure in the past. This should allow you to visit with other teachers if you like, and not miss your spot.We always look forward to meeting with you to discuss your child's progress. Until then, M. Cronk