What's New in One and Two? December 17, 2014

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!          Mason          December 15
                                              Brianna         December 18
                                              Ben                December 20

LAST WEEK
We are having such a busy last week of school before Christmas!  We've been painting, gluing, packing, singing, practicing and wrapping.  As you probably already know, I did not send any homework for this week.  There is no homework over the holiday except to do some home reading.  They are all coming along so well with their reading and I don't want them to slip backwards over the break.

HAMPERS
Thank you to the families who volunteered to bring gifts for our class hamper children and to the family who volunteered to deliver it on Friday.

Here are some photos of our class and their grade 6 reading buddies helping to pack hampers in the gym earlier this week.

 

BIRD FEEDERS

I case you couldn't guess, the pinecone covered with lard and sunflower seeds that is in your child's backpack today, is a bird feeder to hang up in their yard.  We needed to make something that would help an animal survive during a certain season for our Seasonal Changes science unit.

 

 

 

Have a joyous Christmas and a blessed New Year.  See you in 2015!

 

 

What's New in One and Two? December 8 - 12, 2014

CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Next week is our Christmas Concert.  The children have been working very hard on their songs and we have some new surprises in store for you this year.
The concert will be held on Thursday, December 18.  The children need to be at the Caboto Centre by 5:45 pm.  Do not forget to bring along their violins and shoes.  The children should be dressed in Christmas "dressy" clothes.  The children can be checked in with the teachers at the side room and the parents and family can then find a place to sit.  The concert begins at 6:30. 
If you are able, they are asking for dainties to share after the concert.  If you can, please e-mail the admissions office and let them know that you will be sending dainties.  Parents may drop off their dainties that Thursday during the day and they will be transported to the Caboto Centre from school.

HAMPERS
Your child should have brought home a slip of paper with a few hamper food items listed last week.  Please bring in these items by this Friday, December 12.  If you are unable to bring in the hamper food, please e-mail me and I will make sure the items are brought in for the hamper.  Our Christmas Cheer Board family has two boys, ages 7 and 11.  If you would like to send a gift for one of the boys, that would be wonderful.  I am also looking for a family to deliver the hamper.  Please let me know if you are interested.

CHRISTMAS PARTY
Our class Christmas Party will be on the last day of school before the break - Friday, December 19.
The snack parents for this party are -
SNACKS - Emerson, Evan, Hayden, Jacob     DRINKS - Jared
There are 20 children in our class and please remember the "NO NUT" policy.

CHRISTMAS CARDS
Our class made 40 Christmas cards for the seniors living in River Park Gardens.

What's New in One and Two? December 1 - 5, 2014

FIELD TRIP to MTYP
Our new field trip date for the presentation of "Peter Pan" at the MTYP is on Tuesday, December 9.  The time is the same.  We will eat lunch early and leave the school at 12:00 noon.  The play runs from 12:30 to 2:00 and we should be back at school by 2:30.  Thank you to the parents who volunteered to drive last time.  I hope some or all of you are available to drive on our new date.  I am sending home a new (green) permission form for you to fill out one more time.  It has the new date on it.  Please return it to school by this Friday, December 5.  Hopefully everything will go smoothly this time.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDERS
I am sending out the December Scholastic order forms on Monday.  If I put in the order this coming weekend (Dec. 5) they should be able to deliver our books before Christmas.

CHRISTMAS CHEER BOARD HAMPERS
Each year our school puts together a number of Christmas hampers for the Cheer Board.  Our class will be making a hamper for one family.  Later this week your child should be bringing home a slip of paper with one or two food items needed for our class hamper.  We will also need school families to volunteer and sign-up for buying presents for the children (if you would like) and we will  need one family to deliver the hamper a week or so before Christmas.  Let me know if you are interested in any of the extra activities.

SPLAT the CAT
Last week we read a book called "Splat the Cat" by Rob Scotton and then we painted our own Splats.

What's New in One and Two? November 24 - 28, 2014

REMINDERS - Field Trip to MTYP on Thursday, November 27
                       - NO SCHOOL on Friday, November 28

HAPPY BIRTHDAY            ANDY          November 27

FIELD TRIP
Our class will be going on a field trip to the MTYP (Manitoba Theatre for Young People) at the Forks, this Thursday, November 27 in the afternoon.  The play runs from 12:30 to 2:00 pm.  The permission form will be coming home on Monday and I would like it back as soon as possible (Wednesday at the latest).

We will need parent drivers/chaperones for this trip.  If you are available to drive please fill out the related portion of the permission form.  Also, check in with the office before the day of the field trip to ensure that your license and insurance information is up to date and on file.

Here is a photo of our class with Aaron from W.I.S.E.  He led us through some activities that explored our five senses.

What's New in One and Two? November 17 - 21, 2014

REMINDERS - Scholastic book orders are due on Wednesday, November 19

STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES
This week on Tuesday and Wednesday, we are having our Student-led Conferences.  You should have received a confirmation of your conference time in your report-card envelope (one per family).  The students are very excited to be able to share their work and progress with you. 
I'm looking forward to seeing all of you later this week!

After the conferences, if you would still like to speak to me individually, please let me know and we will arrange a different time and date.  Thanks.

SENSES
We have finished up our science unit about the senses.  This Thursday there is a group of university students from the U of M who will be giving our class a presentation/workshop on the senses as our final activity.  These students belong to a group called WISE (Women in Science and Engineering).  Our next unit in science is called "Daily and Seasonal Changes".

RECYCLE PRESENTATION
Last Wednesday a young man from Recycle Manitoba came out to the school and visited each class.  He talked about what recycling is, what items can be recycled and what can be made from recycled materials.  Here are a few photos of our class and "Recycle Michael".

What's New in One and Two? Week of November 3 - 7, 2014

Reminders - NO SCHOOL on Monday, November 10 and Tuesday, November 11

REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE
Our school Remembrance Day Service will be held this Friday, November 7 at 11:00 am in the chapel area.  Each class will be contributing one short piece to the service.  Our class is singing a song called "The Poppy Song".  The parents do not have to attend but of course they are always welcome.  We will have lapel poppies to wear on that day and if you would like to send some money with your child to make a donation on Friday, that would be appreciated.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!          ALIA           November 8

PUMPKIN PARTY
Thank you to the snack parents for the party treats on Friday.  They were delicious!

Here are some photos of the class working on Pumpkin math, carving pumpkins and of their costumes on Friday.

What's New in One and Two? October 27 - 31, 2014

PUMPKIN PARTY
Our class party is on Friday, October 31 in the afternoon.  If your child wishes to wear a costume, please send it to school in a plastic bag and they will change after lunch recess.  We will be having a costume parade around the school, from class to class.  After last recess, we will be having treats in the classroom. 
Snack Parents for Halloween - Alia, Andy, Anne, Ben       Drinks - Brianna   (20 children)  Thanks!

PUMPKIN MATH
We worked on some pumpkin math questions in class today.  Starting with our estimations and guesses.  How big around is our pumpkin?  How many blocks tall?  Will the pumpkin float or sink?  How much does it weigh?  Will it roll?

Tomorrow we will be measuring and checking our estimations and guesses.

 

 

 

What's New in One and Two? October 20 - 24, 2014

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!               Lawrence                             October 25

There is NO SCHOOL this Friday, October 24
The homework is due on Thursday instead and the grade two spelling test is on Thursday as well.

Pumpkin Party
We will be having a Pumpkin Party on Friday, October 31.  The children may bring a costume to school (in a labeled plastic bag) and change into them after lunch recess @1:00.  Please do not send them to school already dressed in their costumes.  They do not have to bring or wear a costume if they do not want to.  Please make sure that the costume is appropriate for a Christian, elementary school.  We do have very young children in the building.  Please do not send frightening costumes with weapons or blood.

Each year we have a number of class parties and I have found it easiest to divide the parent list into groups and ask one group to send the snacks for one party per year.  If this plan does not work for you, please let me know.  Or if the holiday you are assigned is inconvenient, perhaps you could trade with another parent.

Also remember that this is a peanut safe school.  We have 20 children in our class.

Halloween - Snacks - Alia, Andy, Anne, Ben     Drinks - Brianna

Christmas - Snacks - Emerson, Evan, Hayden, Jacob      Drinks - Jared

Valentine's Day - Snacks - Jaxen,  Karter, Landon, Lawrence    Drinks - Mahder

Easter - Snacks - Mason, Owen, Riel, Sacha     Drinks - Yan

End of the year - Open for whoever would like to bring snacks

What's New in One and Two? October 13 - 17, 2014

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!          Landon         October 13

Scholastic orders are due on Friday, October 17

We have been working hard on our SENSES science unit.  This week we will be matching Sound Egg Shakers and identifying Smelly Jars.