Dear Parents,
Hope you all have a restful weekend!
The last week of January ended with amazing oral presentations about students` favorite celebration. I was impressed to view all the beautiful posters brought to school and how proud every student was to present it! Here is a picture of all the posters already hanging in the hall!
The month of February will be also an exciting one, with the Gregg LeRock concert, 100th day of school and Valentine`s day, and more! Please see the February calendar for all the important events.
On Thursday, February 4th, is Dance-a-thon event where every student is invited ti dance and have fun! The dance will take place during school hours and no payment is required. We thank you to all parents who made a donations that will give our class a chance to win a pizza party for the entire class!
Kind reminder: the 100th day is approaching fast and we would love to see everybody`s projects ready for that day!
Valentine`s Day- we plan to celebrate it after the long weekend, on Tuesday, February 16th. We are going to exchange cards/letters written in class during that day. Important: If your child wishes to bring cards to his friends for Valentine`s Day, than we request that he/she brings cards to every one in the class, as we strive to be an inclusive class.
Also, I would like to thank Ms. Singer and her son Tristan for the idea of creating mail boxes in our class: I have already mentioned it to my students, but did not give them a due date for this. Well, I think mail boxes will pair well with Valentine`s Day cards we are going to exchange. So, as after voting the majority of students showed interest in creating theses boxes, your child is expected to decorate a box ( no bigger please then a Kleenex tissue box) and bring his/her mail box to school any time before February 11th. After the Valentine`s Day, we are going to continue use the boxes for the rest of the year to exchange letters which is a great extra opportunity for students to improve on their written and reading skills. The letter that students write for their friends would have to be proofread first by the teacher.
Scholastic due date: Thursday, February 4, 2016. Please send your order with proof of your online payment (the code written on the order page) or the cheque payable to Scholastic Reading Club only, no cash accepted.
Due on Monday, Feb 1st : the science homework about family water usage. Please note that your child is supposed to record how much water is used in his/her family per day.
He/she should use the accompanying sheet to record
- in the first column, for instance, what activity is using water,
-in the second column: how many times water was used in his/her family to brush the teeth in a day,
- in the third column: how many litters of water are used to brush the teeth on average ( info found on other side),
- in the last column: do the math to find the total amount of litters used for this activity/per day. (please note the use of calculator and/or parental help is be required for the math part)
In Science, we are transitioning from Air and Water to studying Liquids and Solids this month. Also, this new unit is going to be our focus for the STEM fair, which will happen later in the year.
In Math, we are about to start learning a new unit in Measurement: mass, capacity, and more. More details will be sent home if necessary in the red homework duotang.
February is also
Black History Month- we will be learning about this more during this time. More details to be posted soon. You could also introduce talking about this at home which will only enrich your child`s knowledge about regarding this topic.
As you know, every month we have an assembly held at school where we present certificates for different character traits students demonstrate at school. For the month of February the character trait is fairness. Congratulations to all students who are demonstrating positive character traits at school at all times!
On Monday, Feb 1st, your child we bring home a letter stating that you are /are not requested to book an interview with your child`s teacher. Please complete it and send it back to school asap.
Please email me asap if you plan to take your child be away from school the week before or after the long weekend, so I can plan accordingly the upcoming events and also topics to be taught.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at school for any questions/concerns you may have.
Have a nice weekend,
Mme Paraschiv
