Hi Everyone,
I hope you are all getting the chance to enjoy the sunshine today!
Updates, Reminders, Thank you's
*a big thank you to everyone for coming into celebrate your child's learning! I feel confident that we have set some worthwhile and achievable goals for the upcoming term.
*thank you to all of the grandparents/parents who came and helped make the 'grandparent day' a huge success, we really had a wonderful time thanks to a very enthusiastic group!
*Our Christmas play will be coming soon (please see the calendar on this blog for the dates/times). Tickets are mandatory for the concert this year. I am sending home an information letter on Monday as many have expressed that they missed the email from Mrs. Watkins or are unclear about 'how this is all working'
*we are singing 'I Want a Hippopotamus for Christms' and will be wearing pajamas and hippo ears. A parent from Mrs. Rowledge-Toscani's class has kindly offered to volunteer her time to make the hippo headbands and we are asking for $1/student to cover the cost of supplies. Thank you!
*this upcoming Wednesday, November 30th we will be wrapping up our bat unit with a bat celebration. Please send your child with their bat headband (the one they made on grandparents day) on Wednesday so that we can get some pictures for the memory book. They could also wear brown or black if they have clothes this colour. Also, we have some icing leftover from grandparents day and thought that we would make 'batty cupcakes' as part of our wind up . If anyone is able to volunteer to bake 24 cupcakes for the class that would be greatly appreciated. Please see me Monday or write a note in your child's planner if you are able to do this. Thank you!
*some parents were asking me for some suggestions for good online websites or apps to practice speed of additional and subtraction, multiplication, place value etc. ABCya (link is on this website) is an excellent resource and some math apps that we like to use at school include Math Kid, Math Academy and Splash Math (you can buy the more extensive version or use the basic as we do), Sushi Monster, and Math Regrouping (free-it has a lion head on the front).
*another question came up about how much reading you should be doing with your child each night and which books you should focus on. In your child's book bag there will usually be one book that has a yellow post it. Please practice this book with your child until he/she is confident. Beyond that, you can read 10-15 minutes each night from their JRR bag, the book they choose each day from school, books you already have at home or RAZ kids. Really the goal is to help your children develop a love for reading. I am just providing a number of resources for you to use and encourage you to work with whatever suits your schedule and lifestyle.
Enjoy the weekend, everyone!
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