Hello Parents/Guardians!
Each Friday we will be
posting a blog which will provide information about what we did throughout the
week and any important information and reminders. If you would like to
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W.O.W (Words of the Week)
Words:
- I
- and
- to
- the
- a
These are 5 words that we
will be working with all week. The W.O.W words are words students will
encounter while reading and when writing independently. Here are some
ideas of what you can do at home with the W.O.W words:
- Make flash cards and have your
child practice reading them.
- Look for these words when reading
each night. Home reading hasn’t yet started but students can use
their library books or books they have at home.
- Have your child practice writing
the W.O.W words
- Make the W.O.W words out of
playdoh
- Look for the Secret Story spelling
patterns in the W.O.W words. (letter sounds chunks, eg. th)
- Tell you a sentence using the
W.O.W words.
- Write a sentence using the W.O.W
words.
Weekly Highlights:
- We have spent a lot of time this
week working on daily routines, appropriate classroom behaviour, and
getting to know each other.
- In Math we identified how groups
of objects were the same and how they were different. We identified
objects that didn’t belong in a specific group and looked at sorting
objects using a variety of attributes. We talked about how we use
sorting in our everyday lives (e.g. when putting away groceries)
- We are working on printing skills
and will continue over the next few weeks. When printing, students
were reminded to always start at the top.
We also practiced saying the letter sounds and brainstormed words
that started with the letters we printed this week.
- In literacy we practiced
identifying uppercase and lowercase letters and learned the letter
sounds. We specifically looked at vowels (a, e, i, o, u, y) and how
they have more than one sound.
- Grade 1 teachers rotated between
classes to teach a lesson based on a picture book and to meet all of the
Grade 1 students.
- This week we had our first fire
drill practice. Students did a great job staying quiet and exiting
the building safely.
- We ended the week with a name art
project. Students used colourful paper and glue to create their
name.
Reminders:
Parent Teacher Conferences:
Parent Teacher Conferences
are on Thursday September 19th from 2-4pm & 5-7pm and on Friday
September 20th from 8:45-1:30pm. Students will be dismissed at
12:15pm on Thursday September 19th and there will be no school on Friday
September 20th. These conferences are an opportunity for you to meet your
child’s teacher and for the teacher to get some more information about your
child. This is not a meeting about your child’s academic performance as
we are still getting to know your child.
To book your conference you will need to login using your mycbe
account. Here this link: https://sis.cbe.ab.ca/public/ If you require assistance please contact the
office.
School Emails:
Please make sure that you
have subscribed to receive important school emails. See the information
from the school website below:
To subscribe to receive commercial electronic messages, go to www.cbe.ab.ca/subscribe to enter
your email address and click Subscribe. Please enter the same email
address where you receive other school messages and that you use to log into
MyCBE, if applicable. (Note: the link will open outside of CBE's
website).
In addition, to opt-in to receive any text messages, use your cell
phone to text the word YES to the six-digit number 724665
Forms:
Please make sure to fill
out and return the brown envelope of forms.
If you have not yet
returned the parent viewpoint (purple paper) please complete and send it back
as soon as possible. If you have lost it and require a new one please let
your child’s teacher know.
Communication Books:
Please make sure to check
your child’s folder and communication book each day and return it to school.
After checking your child’s communication please leave it open to the current
page. If you have a note for you child’s teacher it can be written in
here.
Dismissal:
All students are expected
to exit through the same doors that they enter through each day. If your
child has an older sibling that they will be going home with please remind them
to exit through their own door and meet at a predetermined location.
Students were reminded that if they cannot find the person they are going home
with they are to come back into the school and wait in the office for
safety. If you know you will be late
please contact the office. If you arrive late and do not see your child
at their door please look for your child at the office.
PowerSchool:
Please make sure that you
signed up for a MyCBE/PowerSchool account. See below:
Create a MyCBE/PowerSchool Account
- Go
to www.cbe.ab.ca/mycbe and click on the
“Create Parent Account” link.
- Important: the email that you are using to
create your account must be the same one you have provided to the
school. If you are unsure, please contact the school office.
- Once
you have created an account, you will receive a confirmation email.
- After your account is confirmed, you can login to the
system.
Picture Day:
Picture day for Grade 1 has
not yet been determined but will be one of the following dates: Monday
September 23, Tuesday September 24, or Wednesday September 25. We will
update you as soon as we know the specific day.
Ask Me About
- What are the names of the 5 grade
1 teachers?
- What sounds do the vowels make (a,
e, i, o, u, y)
