- SPRING CONCERT - Wednesday, June 6
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Rascie May 22
SPRING CONCERT INFO
1) Our school's Spring Concert is coming up soon! It is on Wednesday, June 6. This is a great evening for all of our students to share what they have been working on in music class.
2) We will also have an "Art Show" displaying some beautiful paintings created by the students.
3) The Book Fair will be running during that week and evening too. Feel free to shop at the Book Fair (in the gym) before and after the concert.
4) The students need to be at school by 5:45 and dropped off at their classrooms. Mr. B needs time to tune everyone up. Don't forget to bring your VIOLINS to school.
5) The concert seating plan is the same one that we've used on other years - the concert will be held outside on the south (big) playground. The parents and families sit in the centre of the marked circle and the different grades will be situated in groups around the large parent group. The performances move in a rotation around the circle. Please bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on.
6) The concert begins at 6:30 and usually lasts one hour. Pray for beautiful weather!
NO MORE HOMEWORK
Yep! Your child is correct. I am not sending home anymore homework packages for the rest of the year. I know everyone is so busy at this time of year and the weather is so nice .... so no more regular homework.
READING BINGO
The only thing that I would still like them to continue is home-reading. I am changing things up a bit for reading too. Today I sent home a yellow booklet with "READING BINGO" activities for them to use as their reading logs.
There are 9 squares on the front cover - one to colour in after they have read each kind of book. There is also a short writing part or drawing part to complete after each book they have read. They should be reading a "good-fit" book for each category. (Examples - 1) girls read a book about a boy and boys read a book about a girl - then draw a picture of the main character in the booklet, 2) read a non-fiction book about an animal and write 2 facts that you learned from the book).
When all 9 squares are coloured and all of the activities are complete, they can choose a prize. (Then start a new Bingo booklet). This booklet does not have to be done in one week. It may take some children longer than others. But as long as they are reading ... and hopefully enjoying some different kinds of books, that is the most important thing.
They can choose books from school or from home or from the library.
Let me know if you have any questions.
PHOTO GALLERY
Math class - we are learning about measurement. Here are some photos of the children using post-it notes to find the area of different objects and then comparing them.
Which covers more area - your desk or your chair seat? We also worked on mass, volume and length.
