Monday April 27, 2015

Homework

1. Literacy Map: 

For homework each night please encourage your child to print 1 line of each spelling word and 1-2 sentences using these words.  As they are printing the words they should be making the sounds for each grapheme they print.  When completing their sentences, students should remember to start with an uppercase, end with punctuation, and include juicy words (descriptive vocabulary).

Green Group (Ms. Beechey):

Monday: ready, story, puppy

Tuesday: any, many

Wednesday: sunny, very

Thursday: Practice Quiz

Friday: Quiz

Blue Group (Mrs. McGivern)

Monday: after, one, once, upon

Tuesday:  put, fell, letter, better

Wednesday:  surprise, hat, coat, shoes

Thursday: Practice Quiz

Friday: Quiz   

2. Reading:

Please have your child read for a minimum of 10-15 minutes per night.  This can be a paper book or Raz-Kids.  If using Raz-Kids, please have your child listen to the book, read the book, and then complete the comprehension quiz (independently).  Remember to allow your child time when solving unknown words.  Encourage them to use single and double graphemes, think about what would make sense, use the picture clues, and skip the word and continue reading to solve the word. 

3.Tell and Show:

Please note that some weeks we get fairly busy with daily learning tasks and may not have time to get to every student’s Tell and Show.  If your child is unable to share on their day please reassure them that they will get to share the following day.  This week, students are doing letter Z.  Please allow your child to complete this work independently.  Thank you to those of you who have been doing this already.  If you are concerned we will not be able to read your child’s writing please just scribe underneath what they have written. 

Ask Me About:

Math: What were we measuring today?

Reminders:

1.    Once again we will be collecting items for The Alex. As a school, we will be collecting any items from May 4 – May 14 that might be helpful for their clientele (new toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks etc). Please bring any items you may have for donation and hand them into your classroom teacher and we will deliver the items the third week of May. Thank you for your generosity and thoughtfulness as we continue to support our homeless youth in Calgary. 

2.    Our Real Recyclers have given us a challenge: To bring a litter-less lunch on Wednesday’s and Thursdays!  We encourage you and your child to pack their lunches in reusable containers to help minimize waste in the classroom and at Panorama Hills School! 

3.    If you have volunteered in any capacity at Panorama Hills School you are invited to the Volunteer Tea on May 26, 2015.  Please fill out the form that has gone home with your child and let us know if you will be attending.  If you did not receive a form and you would like to attend please contact Ms. Beechey or Ms. McGivern directly.

4.    On May 14^th our classes will be going to Bowmont Park.   This is an all day field trip and we are looking for volunteers.  Kindly email your child’s teacher if you are interested in coming along.

5.    Please continue to send in your Boston Pizza receipts to support our Boston Pizza Fundraiser.  When your child brings in a receipt they have a chance to win a prize.

6.    We still need volunteers on Friday afternoons! 

7.    To check out the information on the recent education budget information: http://www.cbe.ab.ca/about-us/budget-and-finance/Pages/budget.aspx

A note from Panorama Hills Comprehensive Health Committee:

Click HERE to check out information on how our school is connected to the Calgary Scotiabank Marathon!!!

Click HERE to support our school in winning $$ for PE equipment by registering for one of the Calgary Scotiabank Marathon walks/runs

To cancel a fun lunch:

All Orders can be canceled or deleted as long as it is before the 5 day cut-off.  To cancel an order go to the "My orders" tab and select "My Up-Coming Orders". You will see all of your up-coming orders with a "Delete" button to the right. When you delete an order your refund will be automatically sent to your method of payment. It will show on your Credit Card or bank account within 24-48 hours.