Parent Updates

With Halloween coming up, students are invited to wear costumes to school on Monday, October 31.  The costumes must be worn the whole day and must be appropriate for school environment meaning no violent or inappropriate content or messaging. Accessories such as swords, guns, knives, weapons etc. should not be brought to school.  As costumes should not impede learning, we ask that no mask even if it’s a half face mask be worn to school.  Those wanting to wear COVID masks are welcome to. Due to dietary restrictions and preferences, no food should be brought to school for sharing purposes.  While well intended, other non-food treats should also be not brought to school (goodie/loot bags).

School photos retakes were originally scheduled to happen on October 17 & 18 have been rescheduled to November 2 & 3.  If you would like your child to have photo retakes, please email your child's teacher to let them know. Class Photos will also happen on the November 2 for all classes with the exception of the Tuesday/Thursday Kindergarten group whose class photo will be taken on November 3.

Sound Kreations:
Dalhousie students will have the opportunity to participate in a 6-day dance residency at school. Sound Kreations will be coming to dance with the students on November 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, and 22. Our students will be participating in a program called CubaNYC where a Spanish speaking instructor will focus on teaching the students hip hop and Latin street dance moves. The cost of this residency will be $7.26 per student which can be paid through your MYCBE account.  This fee is in the process of being posted and you should see it in the next couple of weeks. We are excited to get our groove on, ask your child to see the moves they learned at school.

Oct 24-27

Spanish:
-We have been working with beginning sound M, P, S with the vowels.

Math: 
-Skip counting by 2s to 20, 5s and 10s to 100. 
-Represented the number of the day in different ways.
-Continued working with patterns.

English:
-Letters and sounds of the week: z, sh, zh, ch. 
-Sight words: or, one, had, by, word, but 

Science:
-Manufactured vs Natural objects
-Extracting colors

Social studies:
-Community poster presentations.

Adios 😊 

October 26th 2022

Science
Ask me: 
Why did we see different colors when we added water to our black spot in our "Extracting Color" experiment?

October 25th 2022

Hola hola!

Today was our last day of swimming. We got to use the slides and play games in the water. Thank you again to our awesome parent volunteers who have supported the grade ones! We appreciate your time and energy!

In Spanish we worked with the beginning sound P with the vowels: pa, pe, pi, po and pu. In math we continued working with patterns, skip counted by 2s to 20, and backwards by 1s from 20.  In English we worked with the sound sh and wrote sentences on images we saw that started with sh. Ex: I see a shark. Our sight words of the week are: or, one, had, by, word, but. Then we did our community presentations. At the end of the day we finished creating our chameleons using soft pastels. 

Note: 
We will be using Raz-kids for:

• For Daily 5 Instruction

• Reading Out Loud in Classroom

• Early Finishers 

• Reading at home 

(log-in cards will be going home tomorrow) 

Adios 😊

Parent updates

Note:

During the pandemic, many pieces shifted online, including Parent Teacher Conferences. Some families indicated that they preferred them online as it allowed flexibility in timing and attendance.  We have formal opportunities for connections with families throughout the year.  Thank you for providing feedback for the format and method delivery of our conferences.  Please note that due to logistical parameters that are not in our control, we may not be able to implement all feedback.  Thank you for providing your input.  The survey will close October 28, 2022 at 4pm.

Oct 17 -21 Weekly Learning Journey

Spanish:
-We have been working with beginning sound M with the vowels: ma, me, mi, mo, mu. 
-We continued learning about fall.

Math: 
-Practiced counting by 2s ,5s , 10s.
-Represented the number of the day in different ways.
-Continued working with patterns.

English:
-Letters of the week: l, r, u, s. 
-Sight words: they, on, are, as, with, his. 

Note: 

Reading: Below are some questions to ask when reading. 

Before reading:

• What do you think this book will be about? Why do you think that? 
• What characters do you think might be in this story?
• What do you know about the topic of this book? (Have you ever been camping/ seen a ghost/been to a farm, etc) 
• Does the topic of this book remind you of anything you know or have done?

During reading:

• What do you think will happen next? Why? 
• How do you think the character will handle this situation? 
• Why do you think the character did __________________? How do you know? 
• What must have happened here that the author didn’t tell us? 
• What emotions is the character feeling? How do you know? 
• What would you have done if you were the character?
• Has anything like this ever happened to you? Does it remind you of something?
• How would you have felt if that happened to you? 
• Do you know someone like this character? 
• How are you like/different than this character?
• As you’ve been reading, what pictures have been in your mind? 
• If you were in the story, what would you hear, taste, smell or feel?
• What does the character/setting look like in your mind?
• Tell me what you were imagining in your mind as you read that page/paragraph. 
•  Is there anything you’re wondering about right now? 
• Can you put what you’ve just read in your own words? 
• What’s happened to this character so far? 
• Tell me the most important things you read today in order of how they happened.

After reading:

• If this story had a sequel, what do you think it would be about? 
• What is the main message of this book? What does the author want you to think about? What was the big idea? 
• What questions would you like to ask the author right now? 
• Tell me the story in your own words.
• Retell the most important events in the story from beginning, middle and end. 
• What were the most important events in this story?

Science:
-We worked with warm and cool colors. 

ASK ME: What happened in our Walking Rainbow experiment?

Social studies:
-Started our community poster presentations. 
-Learned about what it means to be a good citizen.

ASK ME: How can I be a good citizen?

We started reading buddies with the grade 4s. 👍

Adios 😊 

October 18th 2022

Hola hola!

"My favorite part of the day was..."

• Swimming 

• Morning tubs 

• Calendario 

• Fun lunch 

• Riding on the bus 

We have finished our second day of swimming. We have been enjoying travelling by bus and getting to swim at the pool. Thank you to our rockstar parent volunteers who have been supporting the grade ones during this time. You all have been a big help! 

In Spanish we worked with the letter M and played "silla caliente" (similar to the game "heads up") with Fall vocabulary. For math we continued to work with patterns and el numero del dia which was diecisiete (17). In English we learned about the letter R and our sight words of the week: they, I, at, be, this, have. 

Adios 😊

October 11-17

Hola hola! Below is our weekly learning journey. 

Spanish:
-We have been working with Otoño 
ASK ME: How do you play the game Silla Caliente? 

Math: 
-Practiced counting by 5s 
-Represented the number of the day in different ways 
-We created repeating patterns 
ASK ME: Can you make a pattern using body movement?

English:
-Learned about the letters n, m and the sound ng. Sight words: they, on, are, as, with, his. 
-We played the snakes and ladders game with letter.
Note: When reading with your child, have them point out the sight words they see on a page. 

Science:
-We worked with watercolors and saw how the colors mixed together. 
-We did a sit spot activity where we observed and recorded what we saw, heard, smelled in the fall. 

Social studies:
-We worked on our "Be respectful like the Buffalo" images.

ASK ME: What are some ways we can show respect?

Note: 
Raz Kids is coming soon! We are setting up students accounts and passwords. 

Reminders:
We start swimming on Monday.

((hugs)) 😊 

Parent Updates

School photos retakes were originally scheduled to happen on October 17 & 18 have been rescheduled to November 2 & 3.  If you would like your child to have photo retakes, please email your child's teacher to let them know. Class Photos will also happen on the same days.

Starting on Monday, October 17, 2022 we will be collecting food/non-perishable items for the Veteran’s Food Drive. There will be boxes set up at the front and back door for food drop off. At Dalhousie School, we want to support Calgarians who are less fortunate than us, and one way we are doing this is through the Veteran’s Food Drive. This drive will run until after Remembrance Day. Items that the food bank is urgent need of are the following:

• Kleenex – tissue boxes
• Napkins
• Paper towel
• 1 litre juice cartons
• Juice boxes for lunches
• Cereal
• Coffee and coffee pods
• Pancake mix
• Laundry soap
• Granola bars
• Ziploc bags (medium and large)
• Fabric softener
• Rice packages
• Cookies
• Canned chili / stew
• Mayonnaise
• $25.00 grocery gift cards

Thank you for your support of this worthy cause.

Halloween

With Halloween coming up, students are invited to wear costumes to school on Monday, October 31.  The costumes must be worn the whole day and must be appropriate for school environment meaning no violent or inappropriate content or messaging. Accessories such as swords, guns, knives, weapons etc. should not be brought to school.  As costumes should not impede learning, we ask that no mask even if it’s a half face mask be worn to school.  Those wanting to wear COVID masks are welcome to. Due to dietary restrictions and preferences, no food should be brought to school for sharing purposes.  While well intended, other non-food treats should also be not brought to school (goodie/loot bags).

 

Dalhousie Parent Society News

www.dalhousieparentsociety.com – check out our website for all this info and more!

Playground Party 

We are having a playground party on Friday, Oct 21 from 1:30pm-3:3 pm to explore our current playground and check out some ideas for the new playground we are hoping to build! Join us with your kiddos and ask any questions that you might have!

Did you know?? Our playground has already had portions removed due to safety issues. We hope to have all of those taken care of with a new playground!!

If you ordered any produce from the Indeygo Harvest Fundraiser, pickup is next week October 18 from 3-5pm

We have launched our holiday fundraisers so you can get a jump on shopping for some goodies!

Check out our Growing Smiles Link to order gorgeous holiday floral arrangements.  Order deadline is Nov 15 and pick up is Nov 29.  Click for holiday magic!

Purdy’s Chocolates!! Need we say more? Grab some delicious treats for that special someone! Order deadline is Nov 26^th and pickup is Dec 13^th.  Click for yummy chocolate!

Fun Lunch Contest Time

Win a free fun lunch!!! On Oct 18, Nov 15, and Dec 13, bring a reusable straw and show your fun lunch delivery person when you get your Booster Juice to be entered into the draw for a free Subway lunch on Dec 21! Good luck!

 

October 12th 2022

Hola hola! 

Here are our favorite parts of the day: 

My favorite part of the day was...

-playing line tag in the gym 

-playing soccer during recess

-coloring our buffalo

-practicing the firedrill 

Reminder:
-We have library tomorrow. Bring your books!

((hugs))😊

Parent Updates

 Playground Party 

We are having a playground party on Friday, Oct 21^st from 1:30-3:30 pm to explore our current playground and check out some ideas for the new playground we are hoping to build! Join us with your kiddos and ask any questions that you might have!

Did you know?? Our current playground is over 22 years old!!

Check out our Growing Smiles Link to order gorgeous holiday floral arrangements. 

We still need one volunteer to help with Apple delivery. Almost 300 boxes of apples were purchased by our school so the help will be greatly appreciated.  

Fun Lunch Contest Time

Win a free fun lunch!!! On Oct 18, Nov 15, and Dec 13, bring a reusable straw and show your fun lunch delivery person when you get your Booster Juice to be entered into the draw for a free Subway lunch on Dec 21! Good luck!

 Oct 12 – Subway (orders due Oct 7^th)

Oct 18 – Opa & Booster Juice (deadline Oct 13^th)

Oct 26 – Fat Burger (deadline Oct 21^st)

Nov 1 – The Saucy Bread Company (deadline Oct 27^th)

Nov 9 – Boston Pizza (deadline Nov 4^th)

 

Oct 4 2022

Hola hola!

My favorite part of the day was:

-"doing the jumping in the relay races" (During P.E outside) -"practicing meditation" (When talking about ways of respecting our bodies) -"I liked fun lunch" -"I liked Calendario because of Luckie's picture at the park" -"I liked counting the fish" (during our math game)

((hugs)) 😊

Parent Updates

 Dalhousie School News

Dalhousie students and families participated in the annual Terry Fox run this week. Donations can be made online to the Terry Fox Foundation under Dalhousie School until Monday, October 3.   Cash will also be accepted until then.  Thank you for your generosity in making this initiative such a success! 

School photos retakes will take place on take place on October 17 & 18, 2022.

There is no school on Friday, October 7 due to a non-instruction day and Monday, October 10 due to Thanksgiving.

Dalhousie Parent Society Updates

Thank you to everyone who purchased for our Apple Fundraiser! Apples will be delivered October 11 from 3pm-5pm at the school. We will need a few volunteers to help with the deliveries. 

Fun Lunch

Oct 4 – Boston Pizza (orders due Sept 29)

Oct 12 – Subway (orders due Oct 7)

Oct 18 – Opa & Booster Juice (deadline Oct 13)

Oct 26 – Fat Burger (deadline Oct 21)

Nov 1 – The Saucy Bread Company (deadline Oct 27)

If your child is going to be absent and you have ordered them a lunch, please email dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com before 11am the morning of fun lunch and let us know if you would

1.          like it sent home with a sibling

2.          You would like to pick it up

3.          Donate it to the amazing staff

If you would like to volunteer for fun lunch, check out available spots.  

If you aren’t sure if you have clearance for volunteering, please email us and we will be able to help you out dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com

 Please look on our website www.dalhousieparentsociety.com for all info and more!