AFS Room 5

Reminders: Terry Fox Run is today at 10:30 am. Students are invited to bring $2 to donate to the Terry Fox Foundation. Ensure your child is dressed to be outside for the run. Swimming continues Monday-Thursday next week. Thursday, Oct.3 will be the make up day for the day that was missed this week. If you are able to volunteer, please let me know ASAP.  Orange Shirt Day on Monday:  http://www.orangeshirtday.org/ Picture Day is Oct.8.

Hi Parents, Due to the cancellation of swimming yesterday, we are going on Thursday, October 3 to make up that time. If you are available to volunteer for this day please let me know through email or your child's agenda. Thanks so much!

September 23, 2019 Room 5 begins swimming tomorrow, Sept. 24 and continues Wednesday and Thursday of this week, and Monday-Wednesday of next week. Here are some things to remember: - Students need to bring their swimming suit and towel in a waterproof bag. If your child chooses to wear their suit under their clothes in the morning, remind them to bring a change of underwear. :)  Students may bring small goggles, if they have them. - Jewelry is not permitted in the pool. Long hair should be tied back or put in a cap. - We leave the school ~9:20 for our 10:00 lesson. The lesson ends at 10:40, so we should be back at the school around 11:00. - Thank-you to everyone who is volunteering for swimming! If you have not yet paid for your swimming please submit it online or send in cash or a cheque. Please be at the school a few minutes before 9:20. When we arrive at the pool, you can assist the students in the change room, and then sit in one of the observation areas until the students...

Reminders: § Conferences are this Thursday and Friday. If you need assistance in signing up, or if you need to meet at an alternate time, please let me know. There is no school on Friday due to conferences. § Thank-you to everyone who has volunteered for swimming! We start on Tuesday September 24. § Fun lunch is today for those who ordered it. § Terry Fox Run next Friday, Sept.27. § Scholastic book orders due September 26.

Highlights: Reviewing what good writers do and beginning to write a short story to assess writing skills. Reviewing addition and subtraction strategies. Practicing these skills with different card games.  Examining botanical paintings and creating our own paintings of plants. Beginning to explore the different parts of a flower and their functions.  Reminders: Return the folder of forms that were sent home this week. Terry Fox Run on Friday 27 at 10:30am. Swimming forms due Tuesday. We still need a number of volunteers for the 25, 30, 1, 2. We will leave the school at 9:20 am for our 10:00-10:40 lesson, and return to the school around 11:00. If you are able to come for one or more of the following days, please contact me through email or your child's agenda.  Continue to bring in seeds this week/next week. Gully Day next Tuesday, Sept.17. Conference Bookings open today at noon.  Please sign your child's agenda each day to ensure they are showing yo...

Hello parents! If you are outside this weekend/week with your child, please look for seeds to bring in to class next week. Students can look for seeds in the wild or in their yards. We are looking for a wide variety of seeds, so they can also bring in seeds from fruit/vegetables in the kitchen or from seed packets. Please label the seeds in a bag, if you know what type of seeds they are. We will collect the seeds all next week to use during science for our Plant unit this month. Thank-you for your help!

Highlights from the First Week of School!  Getting to know each other through activities, group work and games! We welcome all the families who are new to AFS! Playing math games and reviewing number concepts, such as place value, estimation and even/odd numbers. Writing letters to share more about ourselves. We also read the book "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" and talked about the fiction and non-fiction elements of the book. We began planning our own stories based on the book. Starting our class read-aloud novel, "My Father's Dragon." We created name tags using "Roman" font and these will be displayed when you come for conferences.  Creating "footprint" art and discussing line, negative space and warm colours. Students completed a Reading Interest Survey to tell me a few things about them as a reader. We discussed how we feel when we read, what kind of topics they enjoy reading, if they like any series of books etc.  Reminde...

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