Good afternoon! 

We started off the day today by continuing on with our new life cycles unit in science.  The children focused on the five stages of a flower's life cycle.  They identified what happens in each stage, and how long each stage takes.  The students wrote a fictional story about the life of a flower as well.  Some students wrote their story from the perspective of the flower, some wrote their story from the perspective of a human, and some wrote their story from the perspective of an insect.  In math the children worked on the skeletons of 3D shapes, and found 3D shapes in everyday items.  We had a health period again today, where we continued talking about healthy eating choices.  We talked a lot about fruits and vegetables- why we need them, what parts of them are healthy and how we should keep them fresh.  During language the children worked on special sounds, solved riddles, worked with compound words, and practiced their cursive.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, finish writing the flower story, and complete cursive pages 98 - 99.

Important information:  I am still asking that all students bring in a tin can with them for use tomorrow for a science activity.  I only had one or two brought in today.  I would love it if all children were able to particpate in the activity tomorrow!

Skate-a-thon fundraising is still going on strong!! Please make sure your children bring in the funds they have collected everyday.  Their envelope should be going back and forth with them every time they collect a pledge.  Everytime they do, they get house points given to them, and they are put into our classroom draw for a prize!  Don't forget that the student who raises the most for the entire school wins an Ipad!

Today's bake sale item unfortunately was not available.  But tomorrow the bake sale will be back on selling muffins as the item of the week.  All proceeds go towards the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund.

If you have not yet brought in the information form for your child's grandparents, please do soon as soon as possible.  Invitiations for the upcoming concert are going to be sent out very soon and we wouldn't want to miss anyone!

Next Wednesday, April 20th we are having our annual SJA Science Fair.  The science fair begins at 1pm and runs until 3:25.  Our class is participating and will have a booth set up.  Parents, family and friends are encouraged to attend!

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

We had a nice day back to school today.  We started off the day by copying down the new weekly spelling words and working in spelling books.  The children worked on comprehension, suffixes, special sounds and hard and soft sounds in language.  During math the children had a review of multi-digit adding and subtracting, as well as graphing.  We started a new unit today in science called Life Cycles.  Today we discussed what a life cycle is, who/what has a life cycle, and the specific stages of the life cycle of a flower.  Ask you child tonight to tell you what they know about how a flower grows!  They also went to french and art classes.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, and Letters and Sounds page 109 - 110.

Important information:  Tomorrow the bake sale item is going to be fudge!  If you would like your child to purchase fudge at lunch recess please send them to school with $1.50.  The funds go towards the Haiti Relief fund.

Please send in any tin cans you might have at home.  I am collecting empty tin cans for an upcoming science project.  Ideally, they will be the larger size (think Campbell's Chunky Soup cans) but any can will do.  If you have multiple cans, please send them in case a child does not have one.  I would like them for use on Wednesday.

Keep your children's pledges coming in!  Children are being entered into a school draw, a classroom draw, and given house points anytime they bring in any money for the skate-a-thon!

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

We had a great day today.  We started off the day today by finishing our paper mache masks.  The children have all completed their Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe masks and will be bringing them home tonight.  They are really quite nice so keep your eye out for them!  We then moved on to our spelling tests, and worked on our spelling books and language.  Marked spelling tests will be coming home tonight.  During math the children continued working on 3D shapes.  They worked in groups to create structures using different solids, and then evaluated different structures based on the shapes that were used.  In health today we continued talking about health and nutrition.  The children learned more about 'Grow' and 'No-Grow' foods and learned why it is healthy to eat local.  Ask your child tonight to share it with you!  They also went to french class.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each, and Language page 125 - 126.

Important information:  The Easter Bake Sale is beginning on Monday.  Chocolate chip cookies will be for sale during lunch recess for $1.50.

Ask your child tonight to fill you in on the amazing prizes that are up to be won for the skate-a-thon fundraiser.  The child who collects the most money in the school wins an Ipad!!!  Also, a PS3, an Ipod Touch,  a Lego set, a giant Barbie house and other great prizes can be won by your child by collecting donations!  Please have your child bring their pledge form  back to school as soon as they have collected any money.  Every time they bring in a donation they get house points, and their name is entered into a class draw to win a  prize!

Please bring in the information sheet on your child's grandparents as soon as possible as this is required to send out invitations for the upcoming Grandparents' Day concert. 

Jewel, Temi and Shannon still have not brought in their skate-a-thon field trip forms and money for the trip.  This was due today.  Please send it in as soon as possible.

An information sheet is going home tonight about the school's uniform policy.  Please see the form in regards to how your child should be coming dressed to school.  I have made individual comments in a few children's agendas today about issues with how they were dressed so please keep your eye out.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

In today's class we started off the day by working on language.  The children practiced matching, rhyming, special sounds and finished sentences. During math we continued working on our geometry unit.  The children practiced tracing the faces of different 3D shapes, and answered 3D riddles.  We started a new unit in health today that focuses on nutrition and healthy eating.  The children are coming home with some nutrition information sheets which they are supposed to put on the fridge at home to help them make healthy food choices.  Our masks are almost completed after another period working with paper mache this afternoon.  It was another fun day of creativity!  The children also went to music, and french classes.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice spelling words for tomorrow's spelling test and math page 139 - 140.

Important information:  Scholastic book order forms are due tomorrow if anyone is interested in purchasing anything.

The information forms for the Grandparents' Day concert are due back tomorrow.

Skating field trip forms and the trip money for the skate-a-thon are due back tomorrow.

Ask your child tonight to fill you in on the amazing prizes that are up to be won for the skate-a-thon fundraiser.  The child who collects the most money in the school wins an Ipad!!!  Also, a PS3, an Ipod Touch,  a Lego set, a giant Barbie house and other great prizes can be won by your child by collecting donations!  Please have your child bring their pledge form  back to school as soon as they have collected any money.  Every time they bring in a donation they get house points, and their name is entered into a class draw to win a  prize!

Next week there is a bake sale being offered everyday at lunch recess to help raise money for the Haiti earthquake recovery fund.  Please see the email that went home regarding what is available and when.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

We had a great day today.  We started off the day today working on language.  The chiddren practiced creating sentences, worked with capitalization and examined the special sounds in words.  During math we continued with our new geometry unit.  The children examined different 3D shapes and counted their faces, edges and vertices and then used these numbers to compare shapes.  They also practiced adding and subtracting, temperature and money.  We read a story today about cylinders in 'the real world'. Ask your child tonight an example of a cylinder in your home!  We began an art project this afternoon where the children started making masks out of paper mache.  That was a lot of messy fun!  They also went to french and drama classes.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes, practice weekly spelling words, Language page 124, and math page 166 - 167.

Important information:  An important form came home with your child tonight requesting information for the upcoming Grandparents' Day concert.  Please send back the completed form as soon as possible.

Pizza forms for May went home with your child tonight.

The marked rubrics for your child's book study is also coming home with them tonight.

Math re-tests were completed today at lunch and will be coming home marked with your child tonight.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

We started off our day today by working on language.  The children worked on suffixes, rhymes, completed sentences and identified the special sounds in words.  During math today the children had a review of addition and subtraction, worked with measurement and broke a numbers code.  We also finished watching the video of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe which the children really enjoyed!  They also went to music, french and P.E classes.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, Language page 122, math page 164 - 165 and complete the Interesting Facts section of the book study if necessary.

Important Information:  The math re-test will be taking place tomorrow at lunch recess for those children who require one.

Please remind your children to make sure their drama script is in their home folder for tomorrow as it is a drama day.

Everyone should now have their skate-a-thon pledge forms and field trip form as all children have now been given them to bring home.  Payment for the field trip is quickly approaching. 

Scholastic book order forms are due on Friday for anyone interested in purchasing anything this month.

Tomorrow is also pizza day for those children having pizza.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

We started off the day today by copying down the new weekly spelling words and working in our spelling books.  During language the children worked on suffixes, story writing, syllables and cursive.  In math today we started our new unit: 3D geometry.  The children had a great time using various 3D shapes to make structures and discussing 3D shapes with their partner.  In social studies the children had a lesson on encyclopedias.  They learned what they are and how to use them.  They were asked to work with a partner to research a country using an encyclopedia and then organized their facts into a Venn Diagram.  The children also went to french and art class today.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, Cursive page 97 and Language page 120 - 121.

Important information:  Math re-test were completed at lunch recess today.  The marked tests will be going home with your child tonight.  Children who require a re-test will be able to do this Wednesday at lunch recess.

Scholastic book order forms went home with your child tonight.  If you are interested in purchasing anything the form and monies need to be return by Friday, April 8th.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson 

Grade One             Grade Two

1. funny               1. world
2. baby                2. girl
3. many               3. skirt
4. pony               4. her
5. happy             5. first
6. stay                6. worth
7. puppy             7. word
8. sunny              8. sir
9. bunny             9. turn
10. runny            10. were