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Week of October 24th

Wednesday, October 26 - Pumpkin carving Sunday, October 30 - All Saints Mass at Christ the Redeemer Monday, October 31 - Dress up in the afternoon, cookie decorating in the afternoon, Costume parade 1:40pm. Hi Parents, Happy Winter! My family had a crazy weekend which included a flat tire near Chaplin heading home on Friday. Then Saturday my older two kids, nephew, sister and my mom were storm stayed in Moose Jaw!  We have a quieter week which usually makes for a good learning week! We'll see how it goes as we get closer to halloween! Reading readiness: Phonological Awareness  Phonological awareness are skills that kids need to learn to read. These are things that, when we went to school, we did without being explicitly taught. In class we do many oral activities that promote these skills and you can do them at home as well!      Your child can rhyme. If you say bat , your child can come up with a rhyming word like hat .       Your child unde...

Week of October 17th

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 Monday, October 17th - Guardian Day, Wear Guardian Gear or orange and blue. Tuesday, October 18th - Future You Day - dress as the job you'd like to have.      -Bun making day! Wednesday, October 19th - Family lunch, parents are invited to eat lunch with students. - 12:00 to 1:00 Thursday, October 20th - Grade 1E  Stone Soup, parents are invited to share soup with us! - 11:50 to 12:30, Please send veggies, noodles, beans or otherwise for our soup!  Reading Buddies. Friday, October 21st - Read On Me Day - wear clothes with words on it! We will try to read everyone's clothes! Please bring Smell Homework! Monday, October 31st - Halloween, dress up, cookie decorating and games from 12:15 to 1:25, parent volunteers please! This week is Education Week! We are doing many activities to celebrate learning and education. We will talk about the importance of education and how we learn and grow at school. Stone Soup  - Parents are welcome to come help us prepare o...

Week of October 10th

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  Tuesday, October 11 - Library, Fire Prevention Day, SCC Meeting 7pm Wednesday, October 12 - Fire Drill Wednesday, October 19 - Stone Soup family lunch Edsby  Did you get an invitation for Edsby? If you were connected last year you should be able to access the class. If you are not connected, please contact me. SCC  Our School Community Council is always looking for help. You are welcome to attend the SCC meeting at our school tonight to learn how the SCC supports our school. Science We are learning about our senses. This week I have a little homework for families, please check your child's agenda for information.  Stone Soup  Next Wednesday we are making stone soup! I will bring broth. Please send a food item that would taste good in soup. This includes vegetables like carrots, cauliflower, parsnips, potatoes, squash, corn, peas, beans etc. You could also send canned beans, pasta, rice, lentils etc. We will put it all together to create a soup for everyon...

Week of October 3rd

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Monday, October 3 - Orange Shirt Day Thursday, October 6 - Opening Mass at Christ the Redeemer Monday, October 11 - Thanksgiving, no school. It seems like there was a lot of info sent out in September and I missed forwarding this to you: Edsby has been chosen by Holy Trinity Catholic School Division to provide a modern way for parents and guardians to follow their child's progress at school, receive school updates and more. This includes the Summary of Learning (formerly known as a report card), Living Our Faith posts and access to view your child's work accompanied by teacher comments/feedback. You will be receiving an Edsby invitation from the school office at the end of next week. It is important you accept this invitation to activate and connect you to your Edsby account which allows you access to all communication around your child's learning. Edsby  Please sign into Edsby because it the way that I will communicate your child's learning. I have two posts up already...