Friday March 15, 2019

This week, we started an art project based on the book, "The Elders are watching." We also wrote about why it is important to protect the land and animals.

We also read the story, "Turtle Island." We drew a picture that told the story and we wrote our own version of the story. We included information that we have been learning about during social studies.

In gym, we have been playing badminton. We have learned how to hold a racket and hit a birdie. We have also practiced passing.


Just a reminder, next week is student led conferences. They will be held on Thursday evening and Friday morning next week. You can sign up online for an hour slot. When you come in, your child will lead you through their learning in math, literacy, social studies and science.

Due to conferences on Friday, there will be no school.

From, Room 8. 😺😺😺😺😺😺😺

Friday March 8, 2016

This week, we worked with both of our buddies. Our grade 5/6 buddies helped us add colour to our own Alberta landscapes, using either oil pastels, chalk pastels, or acrylic paint. Our grade 3/4 buddies taught us about Iris and how we can upload pictures and documents to our profile. The next time we meet with them, they will help us upload a picture to our own Iris! 

In math, both the grade ones and twos have been working on problem solving with addition. In Literacy, we will continue to develop our stories about the Coyote. 

To end our week, we had our compliment circle. Everyone received a compliment and we talked about the circle of courage and the importance of belonging and feeling loved. We all felt very happy and loved as we ended our school day and week. 

We hope everyone has a great weekend!

From, Room 8 😸

Spring Picture Day

Hello Parents!

Just a friendly reminder that it is picture day tomorrow.

Student Led Conferences

Hello Parents, 

Student led conferences will be on March 21st from 4pm-8pm and March 22nd from 8am-12pm. 

Bookings open Friday March 15^th in the morning. 

Field Trip Day

Today we went to the Calgary Tower and the new Central Library. We had such a great day!

At the Calgary Tower we went on the glass floor. They told us that the glass floor could hold the weight of two hippos! We also tried to build a tower taller than a meter stick and withstand four gusts of wind. We enjoyed learning about the Calgary Tower and looking at all the other tall buildings in Calgary.

At the library we explored all four floors and completed a scavenger hunt in our groups. Some of our favourite things about the library included playing at the play area, playing snakes and ladders, and reading new books we found in the children's section. 







Thank you so much to the parent volunteers who helped out! :) 


Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is a PD day so there will be no school for children. Have  great weekend! 

From, Room 8

Pink Shirt Day

Hello Parents! 

Just a friendly reminder that this Wednesday is Pink Shirt Day. Your child is encouraged to wear a pink shirt to school to stand up against bullies, and to celebrate kindness, inclusion and diversity within our school and the community. 

If you would like more information about Pink Shirt day you can check out the following link: 
http://www.pinktshirtday.ca/

Thanks,
Miss. Caughey

In-line Skating

Over the past few weeks, Room 8 had a blast during in-line skating. 

Here are a few snap shots from the fun! 

Friday, February 22, 2019

This week we learned about the seven sacred teachings. We wrote about the animal we felt the most connected to or which animal we wanted to learn from. In math, we are creating the animal we chose with our 100 items that we brought in for 100 days of school. We will continue to work on this next week, so if your child has not brought anything in, they can do so on Monday. 

We also celebrated our 100 days of school by completing various math activities with the number 100. One of the activities that the grade ones completed was make a 100 days of School hat with 100 items on it! 

In writing, we wrote about what we will be like when we are 100 years old and made our selves look like it with cotton ball hair and origami t-shirts. 

 

100 Days of School

Hello Parents, 

Next week we will be celebrating 100 days of school on February 20th. We ask that students bring in 100 of something (ie. beans, seeds, macaroni noodles, etc) to make a project with! 

If you could please help them gather these items and bring them to school on Wednesday, February 20th.

Thanks,
Miss. Caughey 

Field Trip Forms

Hello Parents, 

Field trip forms went home with your child today. We will be going to the Calgary Tower and the New Central Library on February 28, 2019. 

Please send the completed form back to school with your child by Thursday, February 21, 2019. 

If you have any additional questions or comments regarding the field trip, please feel free to contact me by calling the school or by emailing me at emcaughey@cbe.ab.ca.

Hope you are all staying warm! 

From, Miss. Caughey

Friday, February 8, 2019

This week we have started writing poetry. The students selected an Alberta landscape and began to brainstorm adjectives to describe them. We also learned how we can use similes to describe our landscapes.

In social studies, we started learning about the coyote. It will be the animal we explore during our Artist in Residency. 

We hope everyone stays nice and warm this weekend!

From, Room 8 😊

Valentintine's Day Celebrations in Room 8

Hello Parents! 

Next Wednesday, February 13, we will be celebrating Valentines Day in Room 8. We will do this through word work activities, and writing kindness notes to each other. 

As stated in the news letter: 
There will not be any classroom parties or the sharing of edible treats as we promote healthy eating and to ensure that we care for students who may be excluded due to allergies and food sensitivities.

If students would like, they can bring in Valentines cards. If they do, they are asked to bring one for every child in the class, to include everyone on this special day. 

The name list for the class is: 
Daniel
Lincolcn
Lexon
Simon
Shylynn
Dante
Naba
Edward 
Addison 
Dylan
Enna
Jordan
Lachlan 
Kalia
Gryphon
Max
Tina
Martin
Gia-Hy
Emma 
Terrence


If they choose not to bring them in and save some trees, they will still have something special to bring home that they will make in the class. 


Thanks,
Miss. Caughey 

Have Fun Practicing Math!

Here are a couple of websites you can explore at home with your children to get some extra practice with math.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/ordering-and-sequencing-numbers

http://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/countingCaterpillar/index.html

Thursday January 31, 2019

This week we celebrated family literacy day with different activities.

We met with our buddies to share and read our favourite books. We also drew our favourite scene in our visual journals. 

Chester 

    Boy Soup

We also had a special guest come read to us. Mrs. Dalton read "The Name Jar," by Yongsook Choi. We really enjoyed it! 

Some children shared their favourite book to our class during our book talk on Wednesday. It was so interesting to hear what everyone had to share. 

Just a reminder that tomorrow students have no school and it is a long weekend for Capitol Hill School staff and students. As well, in-line skating will begin next week so please let me know if you are interested in volunteering.

The temperature is also supposed to drop next week so make sure your little ones are dressed extra warm with mittens, hats, snow pants, snow boots and a snow jacket. 

We hope you all enjoyed celebrating the joy of literacy this week and have a great long weekend! 

From, Room 8. 

In-line Skating

Hello Parents! 

Yesterday, a form was sent home regarding in-line skating. It will start next week on Wednesday February, 6th. 

We are looking for parent volunteers to support students during this time. If you are interested and think you can attend any of the dates below, please email me at emcaughey@cbe.ab.ca.

February 6 from 10:30-11:30
February 11 from 10:30-11:30
February 19 from 9:30-10:30

Please ensure that your child's permission form is handed into the school before February 6th. They will not be able to participate without it. 

Thanks,
Miss. Caughey 

Friday January 25, 2019

This week we continued to work on our big art project. We have been painting the prairies. Today, we added the foothills and mountains. Next week, we will add indigenous plants that we have been learning about in social studies. In math, we have continued working on showing our work when solving addition and subtraction questions.

Just a reminder that Monday is Family Literacy Day. Children are encouraged to wear their pajamas to school and bring a special stuffy that they can read to!

Have a wonderful weekend!

From, Room 8 😸

Family Literacy Day Celebrations

Dear Families,

As mentioned in the January Principal’s message, Sunday, January 27^th is Family Literacy Day in Canada. We will be celebrating with three days of literacy activities.

Monday, January 29^th –Pajama and Stuffy Day – Students are invited to wear the PJ’s to school and bring one small stuffy that they can read a special story with.

Tuesday, January 30^th – Students are encouraged to bring their favourite book to school to share in a classroom book talk.

Wednesday, January 31^st – Families are welcome to join us for our literacy wrap up assembly at 2:30pm.  

“The fire of literacy is created by the sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading.” 

– Mem Fox

Friday, January 18, 2019

This week we have been working finding the big idea in stories. In social studies, we drew a picture of the prairies and began to paint them. In gym we have been practicing our skills to play floor hockey. We have also talked about being safe while we play. We keep our stick under our knees while we pass and shoot the puck. We also keep our head up and look around while we are playing.

Have a nice weekend.⛄ Make sure you dress warm!

From, Room 8

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