May 3

Good afternoon,

Please note I will be away at a conference Thursday and Friday. The students seemed surprised that teachers continue to learn! They will be in the capable hands of Ms. Fillmore.

Mother Nature was cooperative and this meant outside gym! Weather permitting, we may be outside a day or two this week. This was our first outside gym and students did a good job in listening to the rules and expectations of the teachers. As gym is first thing in the morning, we suggest students layer and take off a jacket if it starts to warm up as their bodies warm up.

Today I introduced "Fact Families" and students created a "family". This is a skill that is important and I will be taking it back to the very basics before moving forward. An example is 3 + 4 = 7, 4 + 3 = 7, 7 - 3 = 4, 7 - 4 = 3.

Our afternoon revolved around literacy including pair/group/individual activities of letter recognition, sight words, sentence building, writing, and more. We even had our own spelling bee competition (everyone won).

Fun Lunch tomorrow!

Notices

* Spelling Bee notice to be returned ASAP (if your son or daughter requested it)
* Your son or daughter should have taken home forms for Mathletics and RazKids. If you require this information, including passwords, please email me at nmcokar@cbe.ab.ca
* Teacher's Pet project. This form and payment is to be returned ASAP.
* May Calendar which has many of the important dates I have listed below

Important Dates:

May 4: Fun Lunch
May 4/5: Ms. Cokar is away learning at the University!
May 5: Grade 1 Spelling Bee in gym during lunch hour
May 5: Teacher's Pet forms and payment due
May 11: Parent Council Carnival from 6:00 - 8:00
May 12: Teacher's Pet project (see notice sent home). Volunteers required.
May 16: Pillars of Care assembly at 1:00
May 19: No school for students
May 21: Victoria Day - No school
May 24: Spring Concert (KG, Gr 4-6) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 25: Spring Concert (Gr 1-3) - doors open at 6:00; concert begins at 6:30
May 29: Sports Day

Have a great evening!

Ms. Cokar