Monday, February 11, 2019

Monday, February 11


JOY POD ***Hold on to your hats...we are heading into a busy next couple of months and looking forward to all the fun to be had!

Valentine's Day:
On Wednesday, February 13, Joy Pod students are encouraged to bring in personalized Valentine cards to hand out in their responsibility classes.  We ask that if students are bringing Valentine cards that they bring enough Valentine cards for all students in the classroom.  If your child plans to make their own Valentine cards and you are in need of supplies, please let your responsibility teacher know as we want to make sure that all children have access to bringing in Valentine cards. 
 ****Please do not send in snacks as we have many children in the Joy Pod with serious food allergies**** 

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Math:
On Tuesday, February 19th we will celebrate 100 days of school.  We would love to encourage students to decorate a t-shirt at home with 100 things and wear this on Tuesday, February 19th. 
If you are thinking of decorating a t-shirt with 100 things you can find ideas if you “Google 100 days of school t-shirts" or "Pinterest." Have fun planning!
If you have any questions, please feel free to email your responsibility teacher.

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Calgary Reading House & Central Library Field Trip:
Chickadee & Elbow Home Rooms will be going on a field trip Wednesday, February 27th to Calgary Readers House and the New Central Library.  Forms will be coming home soon. To sign up to volunteer please click on the following link


Calgary Reading House & Central Library Field Trip:
Aspen & Tamarack Home Rooms will be going on a field trip Wednesday, March 6th to Calgary Readers House and the New Central Library.  Forms came home today. To sign up to volunteer please click on the following link
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Our annual Winter Sports Day is on Wednesday, February 13.  The day has been rebranded Winter Global School Play Day.  We would love to have you join us as a volunteer.  The time commitment will be from 11:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  See below for a link to sign up.  Thank you.


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LOOKING AHEAD
All students will be participating in an Open Minds learning opportunity in one of the following locations, Glenbow Museum, Telus Spark Science Centre or VIVO.  We will need at least 6 parent volunteers for everyday of each of these weeks.

Glenbow Museum Open Minds : April 1-5 ***Ms. Ross's Inquiry Group
Spark Science Centre Open Minds : April 1-5 ***Mrs. Sigurdson's Inquiry Group
Spark Science Centre Open Minds : April 8-12 ***Mr. Kelly & Mrs. Bowles Inquiry Group
VIVO Open Minds : June 10-14 ****Ms. Chang Inquiry Group

Permission forms will be coming home soon to the students participating in Glenbow Museum and Spark Science Center.  Please in the meantime check your calendar to see if you are available.  We appreciate all help to make these opportunities come to life for our students.


Upcoming Dates:
February 12: Fun Snack
February 13: Valentine's Day & Winter Sports Day - Outdoor Play
***Bring Valentine Cards & Dress for Being Outside***
February 14/15: Teachers' Convention (No School)
February 18: Family Day (No School)
February 19: 100th Day of School
***Wear Your 100th Day of School T-Shirt***
February 27: Calgary Reads & Central Public Library Field Trip (all day) - Only Elbow & Chickadee
February 28: Family Learning Evening at 6:30-8:00 p.m.
March 1: Professional Development Day (No School)
March 6: Calgary Reads & Central Public Library Field Trip (all day) - Only Aspen & Tamarack

Friday, February 8, 2019

Friday, February 8, 2018

Joy Pod

Thank you to all of the parent volunteers who made Joy Pod Swimming such a success!






 Each of the rooms in Joy Pod had a discussion today about friendship and relationships.  We are finding that there have been some friendship fires happening within the Pod. "I can't be friends with you if you are friends with them" type of conversations.  We are also having some thoughts that boy/girl relationships are boyfriend/girlfriend relationships.  We discussed how we are too young for those and that we can all be "just friends."  
Another part of our conversation is that the word "No thank you"  or "No I don't like that" in regard to things like hugs, rough play, etc. means "I would like it to stop." We are trying to encourage our friends to share when something does not feel right.  We also talked about that it is okay to say "no" and that others should respect that as an answer.  
If you would like to continue this conversation with your child we would encourage you to do so.

Winter Sports Day was been rescheduled:
Our annual Winter Sports Day has been postponed until Wednesday, February 13.  The day has been rebranded Winter Global School Play Day.  We would love to have you join us as a volunteer.  The time commitment will be from 11:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  See below for a link to sign up.  Thank you.



Reading House Field Trip:
Chickadee and Elbow Home Rooms will be going on a field trip Wednesday, February 27th to Calgary Readers House and the New Central Library.  Forms will be coming home soon. To sign up to volunteer please click on the following link



Reading House Field Trip:
Aspen and Tamarack Home Rooms will be going on a field trip Wednesday, March 6th to Calgary Readers House and the New Central Library.  Forms will be coming home soon. To sign up to volunteer please click on the following link



50 Books to Read Before You Are 8 or after...
AGAIN! Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Alligator Pie Bob and OttoBrown Bear, Brown Bear Cat in the Hat Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Chrysanthemum CorduroyDon't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Going on a Bear HuntGoodnight Moon Harold and the Purple Crayon How to Catch a Star If You Give a Mouse a Cookie I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Imagine a Day It's a Book Jillian Jiggs Knuffle Bunny Mortimer No David! Not a Box Pat the Bunny Pete the Cat Purple, Green and YellowRainbow Fish Runaway Bunny Scaredy Squirrel Stellaluna Stone Soup Sylvester and the Magic Pebble The Giving Tree The Grouchy Ladybug The Kissing Hand The Little Engine That CouldThe Little Red Hen The Mitten The Napping House The Snowy Day The Three Questions The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Wheels on the Bus This Book Just Ate My Dog Today I Feel Silly Where's My Teddy? Where the Sidewalk Ends Where the Wild Things Are and of course, any interesting and informative non-fiction! Find more tips, resources and products check out www.calgaryreads.com

Upcoming Dates:
February 8: Last day of Swimming Lessons for Joy Pod
February 12: Fun Snack
February 13: Valentine's Day Celebrations
Winter Sports Day
Book Orders are due
February 14/15: Teachers' Convention (No School)
February 18: Family Day (No School)
February 19: 100th Day of School

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Tomorrow is the last day of swimming lessons for the Joy Pod students.
Thank you to all of the parent volunteers who made our week of swimming successful!











Reading House Field Trip:
Chickadee and Elbow Home Rooms will be going on a field trip Wednesday, February 27th to Calgary Readers House and the New Central Library.  Forms will be coming home soon. To sign up to volunteer please click on the following link



Reading House Field Trip:
Aspen and Tamarack Home Rooms will be going on a field trip Wednesday, March 6th to Calgary Readers House and the New Central Library.  Forms will be coming home soon. To sign up to volunteer please click on the following link



50 Books to Read Before You Are 8 or after...
AGAIN! Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Alligator Pie Bob and OttoBrown Bear, Brown Bear Cat in the Hat Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Chrysanthemum CorduroyDon't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Going on a Bear HuntGoodnight Moon Harold and the Purple Crayon How to Catch a Star If You Give a Mouse a Cookie I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Imagine a Day It's a Book Jillian Jiggs Knuffle Bunny Mortimer No David! Not a Box Pat the Bunny Pete the Cat Purple, Green and YellowRainbow Fish Runaway Bunny Scaredy Squirrel Stellaluna Stone Soup Sylvester and the Magic Pebble The Giving Tree The Grouchy Ladybug The Kissing Hand The Little Engine That CouldThe Little Red Hen The Mitten The Napping House The Snowy Day The Three Questions The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Wheels on the Bus This Book Just Ate My Dog Today I Feel Silly Where's My Teddy? Where the Sidewalk Ends Where the Wild Things Are and of course, any interesting and informative non-fiction! Find more tips, resources and products check out www.calgaryreads.com

Upcoming Dates:
February 8: Last day of Swimming Lessons for Joy Pod
February 12: Fun Snack
February 13: Valentine's Day Celebrations
Winter Sports Day
Book Orders are due
February 14/15: Teachers' Convention (No School)
February 18: Family Day (No School)
February 19: 100th Day of School

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Wednesday, February 6th


Swimming Continues...
 for Joy Pod students!

To help children, please send your child to school with their swim suit on underneath their clothing for the rest of this week. Please make sure your child is wearing clothes he/she can easily change into afterwards (i.e. track suit/sweatshirt/jogging pants).  Please pack snacks that can be easily eaten in about 5 minutes!
Please pack the following items in your child's swim bag:

  • A towel
  • Underwear
  • Plastic bag for a wet bathing suit/towel (optional)
  • Hairbrush (optional)
  • Goggles (optional)
  • Hair tie (long hair must be tied back) 
  • Swimming cap (optional)
Remember:
- check your child's swimming bag daily to dry out their towel and swim suit
- Loose-fitting clothing will be preferred, as putting leggings/skinny jeans etc. on wet bodies can be very difficult!

Reading House Field Trip:
Chickadee and Elbow Home Rooms will be going on a field trip Wednesday, February 27th to Calgary Readers House and the New Central Library.  Forms will be coming home soon. To sign up to volunteer please click on the following link



Reading House Field Trip:
Aspen and Tamarack Home Rooms will be going on a field trip Wednesday, March 6th to Calgary Readers House and the New Central Library.  Forms will be coming home soon. To sign up to volunteer please click on the following link



50 Books to Read Before You Are 8 or after...
AGAIN! Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Alligator Pie Bob and Otto Brown Bear, Brown Bear Cat in the Hat Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Chrysanthemum Corduroy Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Going on a Bear Hunt Goodnight Moon Harold and the Purple Crayon How to Catch a Star If You Give a Mouse a Cookie I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Imagine a Day It's a Book Jillian Jiggs Knuffle Bunny Mortimer No David! Not a Box Pat the Bunny Pete the Cat Purple, Green and Yellow Rainbow Fish Runaway Bunny Scaredy Squirrel Stellaluna Stone Soup Sylvester and the Magic Pebble The Giving Tree The Grouchy Ladybug The Kissing Hand The Little Engine That Could The Little Red Hen The Mitten The Napping House The Snowy Day The Three Questions The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Wheels on the Bus This Book Just Ate My Dog Today I Feel Silly Where's My Teddy? Where the Sidewalk Ends Where the Wild Things Are and of course, any interesting and informative non-fiction! Find more tips, resources and products check out www.calgaryreads.com

Upcoming Dates:
February 7-8: Swimming Lessons for Joy Pod
February 7: Fun Lunch
Book Orders come home
February 12: Fun Snack
February 13: Valentine's Day Celebrations
Winter Sports Day
Book Orders are due
February 14/15: Teachers' Convention (No School)
February 18: Family Day (No School)
February 19: 100th Day of School

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Tuesday, February 5

JOY POD

Second day of SWIMMING for Joy Pod students!
To help children, please send your child to school with their swim suit on underneath their clothing for the rest of this week. Please make sure your child is wearing clothes he/she can easily change into afterwards (i.e. track suit/sweatshirt/jogging pants).  Please pack snacks that can be easily eaten in about 5 minutes!
Please pack the following items in your child's swim bag:

  • A towel
  • Underwear
  • Plastic bag for a wet bathing suit/towel (optional)
  • Hairbrush (optional)
  • Goggles (optional)
  • Hair tie (long hair must be tied back) 
  • Swimming cap (optional)
Remember:
- check your child's swimming bag daily to dry out their towel and swim suit
- Loose-fitting clothing will be preferred, as putting leggings/skinny jeans etc. on wet bodies can be very difficult!

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Report Card Envelope:  Please return your child's report card envelope, as these will be used again for the June report card.

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- POSTPONED - 
*Winter Sports Day Volunteers*

Our annual Winter Sports Day has been postponed till next week, Wednesday, February 13, 2019 due to the cold weather.  We would love to have you join us as a volunteer.  The time commitment will be from 
11:15 to 3:00 p.m.  See below for a link to sign up.  
Thank you in advance :)


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Valentine's Day:

On Wednesday, February 13, Joy Pod students are encouraged to bring in personalized Valentine cards to hand out in their responsibility classes.  We ask that if students are bringing Valentine cards that they bring enough Valentine cards for all students in the classroom.  If your child plans to make their own Valentine cards and you are in need of supplies, please let your responsibility teacher know as we want to make sure that all children have access to bringing in Valentine cards.  ****Please do not send in snacks as we have many children in the Joy Pod with serious food allergies**** 

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Upcoming Dates:
February 4-8: Swimming Lessons for Joy Pod
February 7: Fun Lunch
February 12: Fun Snack
February 13: Valentine's Day 
February 14/15: Teachers' Convention (No School)
February 18: Family Day (No School)
February 19: 100th Day of School

Monday, February 4, 2019

Monday, February 4

JOY POD

First day of SWIMMING for Joy Pod students!
To help children, please send your child to school with their swim suit on underneath their clothing for the rest of this week. Please make sure your child is wearing clothes he/she can easily change into afterwards (i.e. track suit/sweatshirt/jogging pants).  Please pack snacks that can be easily eaten in about 5 minutes!
Please pack the following items in your child's swim bag:

  • A towel
  • Underwear
  • Plastic bag for a wet bathing suit/towel (optional)
  • Hairbrush (optional)
  • Goggles (optional)
  • Hair tie (long hair must be tied back) 
  • Swimming cap (optional)
Remember:
- check your child's swimming bag daily to dry out their towel and swim suit
- Loose-fitting clothing will be preferred, as putting leggings/skinny jeans etc. on wet bodies can be very difficult!

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Report Card Envelope:
Please return your child's report card envelope, as these will be used again for the June report card.

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*Winter Sports Day Volunteers*

Our annual Winter Sports Day is happening this week.  We are having it on the Global School Play Day, February 6, 2019.  We would love to have you join us as a volunteer.  The time commitment will be from 11:15 to 3:00 p.m.  See below for a link to sign up.  
Thank you in advance :)


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Upcoming Dates:
February 4-8: Swimming Lessons for Joy Pod
February 7: Fun Lunch
February 12: Fun Snack
February 13: Valentine's Day 
February 14/15: Teachers' Convention (No School)
February 18: Family Day (No School)
February 19: 100th Day of School