Happy New Year and welcome back!

It is great to see everyone back, rested and ready for second term.
There is no homework this week. However, I do expect everyone to be reading each night. The boys and girls have brought three books home tonight. This is so they do not have to remember to get a new one every day. We will see how this works. I know many of them forget to change them daily. Book orders are due in on January 13th.
Drama will be on Thursday as usual, for the regular participants.
This Saturday, January 11th, there is "Think Pink" basketball for breast cancer. The senior girls and boys will be playing teams from Harvey beginning at 12:00 noon.
Stay warm. Have a great week.

last week before Christmas

No homework this week! I do expect everyone to be reading though. It will help "settle" people..... hopefully.
Wednesday evening is our Christmas concert. Please have your child here at 6:00pm. K-5 will be done at intermission. Please pick up your child from his\her homeroom then. Friday is a full day.
Enjoy the holidays and we will see everyone in the New Year.

December.......

The pace is quickening, and time marches on. This week our spelling words are "colour" words. They are: green, yellow, red, brown, blue, pink, purple, white, orange and black. Once again it is very important that your child be reading regularly each night. I find keeping a routine this time of year is helpful. It keeps the children's minds off Christmas and makes the time go faster.
This Thursday, Dec. 11th is toque day. the following Mon., Dec 16th is red and green day.
We begin practicing in earnest for the concert this week. Have a good week!

December is here!

It was nice to see those that came to Parent/Teacher last week. Please remember to sign and return your child's report card envelope. You may keep the actual report.
This week our spelling words are: put, friend, it, be, where, get, at, Thursday, lot and chop. Also, even though it is busy, please see that your child is reading regularly. It makes a huge difference in their success as readers.
December 4th is the Christmas Ornament Family Workshop at the library. It begins at 6:15 pm.
Book orders are due Friday Dec. 6th, but I won't send the order until Monday afternoon.
Elementary Drama will be meeting twice weekly now, both Tues. and Thurs. from 2-2:45.
Have a great week.

Report Cards, Parent Teacher Interviews and PINK WEEK.

This is another busy week here at school. Report cards went home today and included in the envelope is a form where you can sign up for a time to meet with me Thursday evening or Friday morning, for a Parent/Teacher Interview.
The Scholastic Book Fair begins on Wednesday at 9:00 am. and runs until Friday at 11:30 am. Don't forget to fill out the form on the back of the flyer, your child could win $25.00 worth of books for him/her and $25.00 for our homeroom.
November 27th is our monthly assembly at 11:00 am..
Thursday, Nov. 28th Parent Teacher Inteviews begin at 6:00-8:00 pm.and continue the next morning from 9:00- 11:00 am.
There will be no school for students on Friday Nov. 29th.
This week our spelling words are: your, when, that, say, look, go, hot, Wednesday, sore and store.
PLEASE see that your child is reading nightly at home. We have been in school over 50 days which means your child should have at least 45 titles or so written in his /her Log Book. Only three people do.
This week is PINK WEEK. There are various activities planned for the week. There will be a PINK Assembly on Thursday.
Stay warm!

Busy, busy!

Yikes! No Blog this week. This past week, although only four days long, seemed to go on for ever. Great job for getting the homework done up quickly boys and girls.
 Thursday evening we had a lovely group of pre-schoolers and their parents come to our " Welcome to Kindergarten" meeting. It was very nice to meet everyone.
The spelling words for the week of the 18th are good, have, read, any, did, or, too, Tuesday, woke and spoke. Keep on reading those books and recording those titles boys and girls. You are all becoming better readers and quite INDEPENDENT:)
I think the weather is going to be a bit warmer this next week, let us hope.
Enjoy the weekend and have a good "next" week.

Longer evenings

Well it is brighter in the mornings, at least for awhile.
This week our spelling words are: help, ride, work, find, there, Sunday, snake, take, male, and tale. Please see that your child is reading regularly. I don't always have a chance to check with them to make sure they have a book to take home. Please remind them as well.
This is a busy week coming up. Wednesday the Mill Rats (basketball) from Saint John will be visiting our school. There are workshops after school at different times. Please see posters around the community and listen to the Talk Mail for specifics.
Wednesday evening parents and children are invited to check out Math and Literacy activities for K-2 in the Great Hall, along with the curriculum documents. Information has been sent home.
Friday November 8th we are having a Remembrance Day Assembly at 1:00 pm.