September 6th, 2016

Hello families and friends,

We had a great first day of school today!  We started our day by learning and talking about our class pet, Lola.  Lola is a leopard gecko.  Ask your child one thing they learned about Lola.  Then we had a scavenger hunt, to find different things around the room.  This let us know more about the things in our space.  After that we had a body break outside and learned about our rules for this.  We finished our morning by finding a buddy to learn more about and shared some of this with the rest of the class.

We learned about our lunchtime routine.  We start by going outside for recess, then we come in to eat lunch in Mrs. Grummett's classroom with Mrs. K.  We also did a Math About Me sheet.  Ask your child some of the things they did.  We also got our pencil cases and had some time to put the materials we wanted in them.  Then we learned about how to get to the blog and worked together on it.

Some forms have gone home today: an informational Student Accident Insurance Plan; a Start Up Package; and a Student Demographic Verification Report.  Please fill out and return the Start Up Package as soon as possible.  For the demographic form, if there are any corrections to be made to your child's information that we have on file those can be made on the form and sent back.  It would also be appreciated if all the information is correct for you to send it back with a check or something similar.

For the next few days we will be having our phys. ed. time outside.  Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather, and is wearing shoes that will be safe and comfortable for them to be running in.  Also, since it is that time of year that the temperature usually gets quite a bit warmer than it is in the morning, it would be helpful for any of your child's things to be labelled with their name or initials as many will inevitably make their way to the lost and found.

Update: Council is supplying snack on Thursday. It will be Chocolate Chip cookie with Cheese String and served at 10:00 am for students.

During our reading of the book Stuck, by Oliver Jeffers, we got talking about gravity, which led to us watching a video of the first moon landing to see how the gravity there makes walking different.

Have a great afternoon and see you all tomorrow!
Mr. Soulliere