January 26, 2015

Reminders:

• A yellow notice was sent home today about One Hundred day on February 10. Students have been asked to bring in 100 items in a Ziploc bag by February 8. 
• This Sunday is our Open House after the 11 am Mass. There will be a pancake breakfast in the gym and then you can come over to the school to take a peek! 
• February 11 will be a non-uniform day and we will be celebrating Valentine's Day.

Weekly Work: 

• Keep up the daily reading and sight word practice!
• We are continuing our long i words in Phonics. Unfinished work will be sent home on Thursday.
• We are reviewing our 1-9 touchpoints and are using them to add and subtract.
• We will be taking many measurements this week around the classroom, but we will be using non-standard measuring tools, such as paperclips and snap cubes. 
• Our unit on Force and Motion continues. This week we will be using ramps.
• In Social Studies we have started talking about Families.

Have a great week!

Miss Kranabetter

Unit# 11

Unit # 11

1. chat
2. chick
3. chip
4. inch
5. bench
Bonus: about

Open House

Oops, I forgot to send out an Open House notice, so here it is!

Cloverdale Catholic School's Open House on February 1st, from noon to 2 pm

After 11am Mass, join us for the Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast and then head over to the school for in class demonstrations, displays, and performances by our choir and band.

If you have a friend or neighbour who you think may want to learn more about our school, please bring them along for a chance to learn what you have known for years... CCS is a great school!


Have a great weekend and see you on Monday,
Miss Kranabetter

January 19, 2015

Reminders: 

• Friday is a Pro-D Day, so there is no school for the kids. 

Weekly Work:

• Spelling words this week are based on the "th" pattern. Try and point out different "th" words that you see and hear.
• We will be working on the long sound of i in our phonics. We will also be reinforcing magic e / super e, but with the vowel sound of i. 
• Please keep reading little books! 
• Continue practicing sight words too!
• We are learning our touchpoints for 6-9 this week. We will then be working on using these numbers in addition and subtraction.
• We are also working on measurement in math. Some words we have used are length and width. 
• In Science we are talking about friction and doing some related experiments.
• We read about the Parable of the Mustard Seed and will be doing more Parables this week. 

Have a great week!

Miss K.

Unit # 10

1. thud
2. thin
3. thick
4. thank
5. bath
Bonus: she

Unit # 9

1. rub
2. stub
3. mug
4. rug
5. plug
Bonus: each

Sports Club

Reminders: 

• Sports Club has now been moved to Wednesdays! 

January 5, 2015

Welcome back to school! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday. Thank you so much for all the gifts and treats. I was definitely spoiled!

Reminder: 

• January 23rd is a Pro-D Day

Weekly Work: 

• We are working on Long A in our phonics book. Unfinished work will be sent home on Thursday.
• Our spelling this week is: sock, lock, clock, hog, frog, and said
• Little Books were sent home today. If they haven't been changed please send them back so I can exchange them tomorrow. Please keep encouraging your child to read each night.
• We are using touchmath to do adding!
• Our new science unit was started. We are working on Force and Motion. 

Happy New Year,
Miss K.

Unit # 8

1. sock
2. lock
3. clock
4. hog
5. frog
B. said