Bonjour!

We started off the day working on another comprehension activity.  Today we read a story about two flowers growing in a garden and the difference between them due to sun exposure.  This is still a developing skill for many of the children.  Once again, I suggest that all children make comprehension/summary questions a part of their nightly reading routine to help improve this skill at home.  They will be bringing home their marked comprehension activity with them tonight.  In language the children worked on special sounds, opposites, suffixes, and cursive.  In our IB unit of Inquiry the children returned to their pairs from yesterday and continued working on their summary of the link between energy and the environment.  This was the final work period for this task.  We also took a trip to the computer lab and the children had time to develop their computer and key board skills.  In math today the children worked on width (grade one) and adding and subtracting numbers by ten (grade two).  They also went to french and P.E classes.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, cursive page 82- 83, math page 110 - 101, and Letters and Sounds page 88 - 89.

Important information:  Today is the free You Got Dance class for any students interested in participating.  The free demonstration will begin at 3:40pm and will last about an hour.  Any and all children are invited to attend for the free hour.  Please be ready to pick them up at 4:30 as after school charges will begin to accumulate shortly after the end of the class if children are not picked up.

The next Parent Guild meeting is taking place tonight (January 11th, 2012).  Please make a note of this important meeting.

All children are bringing home a  bookmark that was given to them by Polar Expressions as a 'thank you' for participating in the contest this year. All children are also bringing home a form with information on purchasing a Polar Expressions book.  This is the book where fellow students will have their work published if they were chosen.  Buying this book is optional.  Any forms and monies should be sent to the Polar Expressions address indicated on the order form.

The SJA Gala has been scheduled for February 11th, 2012.  It begins at 6pm.  More details will soon follow but please mark this important event on your calendars!

Thank you to all the families that have been making a point to read and sign your child's agenda nightly.  Most children are doing really well with this new system and I have encouraged them to keep up the good work!  Thank you for helping to keep the lines of communication open.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson