September 29th update

¡Hola familias!

This was a short but busy week.

In math we have started patterns. Students worked on repeating patterns with manipulatives and finally created bracelets and necklaces representing their patterns. 

In science we continue learning about magnets and their uses.

In English we have started working with long a sounds (ai,ay and a-e) as well as identifying parts of a story.

In Gym we have enjoyed doing cooperative games.

In Spanish we continue with describing parts of the body.

We did some reading and activities around Orange Shirt Day. Please ask your child about why we wore an orange shirt today.

In order for Swimming to be a success we are still requiring more volunteers to help us out. Thank you to everyone who has come in to school get the volunteer clearance started, I am hoping these clearances will come through in time. If any cleared volunteers are able to volunteer for other classes it would be appreciated. Please check out the Sign up Genius link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090945a8a82ba0f58-swimming5

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

*KINDER PARENTS*

Please make sure you are only ordering for the day your child is attending.

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! Have a great long weekend!

 

September 27th update

¡Hola familias!

Tomorrow is picture day! 

Please be aware that on Thursday we will be observing Orange Shirt Day. I encourage your child to wear an orange shirt in memory of those affected by residential schools.

• This week we have continued with magnetism in science. Please remember if you have any magnets to donate, let me know.
• In ELAL we have continued with identifying parts of a story. We have also started working on long vowels (ai, ay).
• In SLA we have started identifying the parts of the body.
• In gym we continue to work on cooperation games.
• We started social studies with a discussion about where we live and how important maps are.

The students showed perseverance during the Terry Fox run and should be proud.

September 23rd update

  ¡Hola familias!

Thank you for taking time to meet with me. I hope the meetings were helpful for you. 

Please read the following school updates:

Dalhousie students and families will be participating in the annual Terry Fox run. The run will be held at the school on September 26 at 1:45 PM. Donations can be made online to the Terry Fox Foundation under Dalhousie School. Students are also encouraged to bring a Toonie for Terry on the day of the run. 

School photos will take place on September 27 for the Tuesday/Thursday Kindergarten group, Grades 1, 3 and 5. On September 28, the Monday/Wednesday Kindergarten group as well as Grades 2 and 4 will have their pictures taken. Please note that it will be the individual as well as the class photos.  Retakes will take place on October 17 & 18, 2022.

On Thursday, September 29, Dalhousie will recognize the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation by wearing orange shirts.    Students will also be engaging in learning around Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being.    There is no school on Friday, September 30.

Grade 1, 2, and 3 students have the opportunity to go swimming at Churchill Pool on October 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25. Students will have the opportunity to participate in the “Swim to Survive” program. These forms have been sent home with your child. Please fill out the Acknowledgment of Risk form & the Swimming Ability form , returning them to your child’s classroom teacher by no later than September 29, 2022. Both of these forms are required in order for your child to participate in swimming program. Thank you to our Dalhousie Parent Society who generously funded a large portion of the bussing, thereby reducing the individual cost to families.  We will require 6 additional volunteers and 1 male volunteer for each time slot for this field trip to be a success. Please see the Sign Up Genius to sign up for a volunteer slot. Only approved CBE volunteers will be permitted to attend this trip.   As we currently have a shortage of cleared volunteers in the lower grades, parents who are cleared from Kindergarten, Grades 4 & 5 are welcome to sign up.

Dalhousie Parent Society News

Our Apple Fundraiser is underway! Place your orders with the forms sent home by September 28. Cheques or e-transfers are accepted! 

Our Fall Harvest Fundraiser allows you to get some fresh produce.  Please visit https://store.indeygo.com/fundraisers/dalhousie-school-fall-harvest-fundraiser/. Donations can also be made to the Foodbank! What a great opportunity to double up on helping out! 

The next fun lunches are Fat Burger and Mucho Burrito. Get your orders in by Friday, September 23 at midnight on healthyhunger.ca  All restaurants are up until the end of December so feel free to order for any of the weeks.

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

Kinder Parents, please make sure you are only ordering for the day your child is attending. 

September 20th update

   ¡Hola familias!

In math we have been working on the number line to represent a number. In ELAL we have been focusing on parts of a story. In Spanish we have continued with the written component of saying your name, age and your favourite colour and animal. In science we have continued to work on magnetism. If you have any extra magnets at home that you are willing to donate permanently, please bring them to the class.

We also talked about Terry Fox in preparation to the run.

Have a great afternoon! 

 

September 16 update

 

  ¡Hola familias!

These last few days we have continued to work on our Spanish oral practice as well as writing what our name is, how old we are, what our favourite colour and animal is as well as naming something or someone from home.

In ELAL we have started asking the who, what, where, when and why of a story. 

For science we have started the topic of magnets and students learned about the magnetic field while doing an art with magnets and iron filings.

In math we continued to work on representing a number.

  ¡Hola familias!

These last few days we have continued to work on our Spanish oral practice as well as writing what our name is, how old we are, what our favourite colour and animal is as well as naming something or someone from home.

I ELAL we have started asking the who, what, where, when and why of a story. 

For science we have started the topic of magnets and students learned about the magnetic field while doing an art with magnets and iron filings.

In math we continued to work on representing a number.

Please remember to bring back your library books on Tuesday so you can check out new books.

Please remember to sign and return the swimming field trip form as soon as you can.

School Updates:  

• Dalhousie School will observe a moment of silence in to mark the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, September 19. All CBE School and workplaces will remain open as scheduled. 

• Please see the email that was sent regarding Parent Teacher Interviews, which will be held on Thursday, September 22 and Friday, September 23.  The conference booking application is currently experience technical difficulties and you may not be able to book at the initially indicated time.  We thank you for your patience. 

• Due to Parent Teacher Interviews, there is no school for all students on Friday, September 23.  It is a full day of school for all students, including Tuesday/Thursday Kindergarten students on Thursday, September 22. 

• Dalhousie students and families will be participating in the annual Terry Fox run. The run will be held at the school on September 26 at 1:45 PM. Donations can be made online to the Terry Fox foundation under Dalhousie School. Students are also encouraged to bring a Toonie for Terry on the day of the run.  

• School photos will take place on September 27 for the Tuesday/Thursday Kindergarten group, Grades 1, 3 and 5. On September 28, the Monday/Wednesday Kindergarten group as well as Grades 2 and 4 will have their pictures taken. Please note that it will be the individual as well as the class photos. A retake date will be confirmed 

Have a great weekend!

September 13th update

  ¡Hola familias!

This week we started with science. Please ask you child about magnets.

We also did a team-building activity where table-groups had to build the tallest tower out of plastic and paper cups and paper plates. Students learned the value of working together.

For Spanish we have continued with oral practice of: 

    Me llamo _____.

    Tengo __ años.

    Mi color favorito es _______.

    Mi animal favorito es _______.

    Yo tengo _______ en mi familia.

For matemáticas, we have been representing a number using tally marks and place vaue.

In English we discussed the 5 Ws: who, what ,where, when and why. We are using this to break down a story so we can retell it.

 We are continuing to work on the expected school behaviour and routines. Please remind your child that these are important to follow.

Friday September 9th update

  

 ¡Hola familias!

This week was an exciting short week. Grade 2 worked on the 100s chart, ordering numbers and the number line in their math journals. In English language art and literature (ELAL), we learned to write in our writing journal by writing about our weekend or our Summer. In Spanish language arts (SLA) we worked on oral practice of question and answering what our names are and how old we are. I asked by throwing and catching a soft ball :

     ¿Como te llamas?

        Yo me llamo ________.

     ¿Y cuantos años tienes?

        Yo tengo _____ años.

This week we also had a fire drill and the grade 2s were able to follow instructions and we all made it out efficiently. Today we had our first assembly and after going through all the expected behaviour I was very happy with the way they all conducted themselves. Throughout the whole week the students were all sharing their "All about me" bag, and everyone learned about each other. 

We also spent time talking and reading about our feeling and what to do with them to reduce school anxiety. This is something we will continue to work on as well as classroom routines.

Terry Fox Donation sheets went home this week. Please donate online, there is a QR code on the donation sheet. We did an excellent job raising fund for this worthy cause last year and we want to continue to support TerryFox organization.

Have a great weekend!