Monday, May 31, 2010

PJ Day!

Mrs. Jones' Kindergarten Kids in PJ's

K-2 Jones


Spring Carnival

No homework this week! But please keep practicing sounds and tricky words, and reading every night.

Spring Carnival Week:
*Monday: PJ Day
*Tuesday: Crazy Hair Day and K-2 Dance (Prom) from 6-7pm.
*Wednesday: Twin Day
*Thursday: No Pants Day
*Friday: Hat Day and Fun Day (inflatables, movie, hot dogs)

Upcoming Events:
*June 8: Kindergarten Orientation Day for next year's students (current Kindergarten kids stay home)
*June 9: Mrs. Jones' Kindergarten class and our reading buddies, Ms. Cogswell's grade 10 class, will be going to the Whale Research Center and Pettes Cove Beach
*June 11: Show and Tell
*June 16: K-2 Field Trip to Saint John to the Just Play indoor playground and cafe.
*June 18: Bike Rodeo (tentative)
*June 23: Graduation
*June 25: Last Day for students

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Sunday, May 23, 2010

Week of May 24-28

Thanks to Laurie Murison who came and taught us so much about whales and other creatures that live in the Bay of Fundy. Your patience was amazing!






Kindergarten Homework:
*Last Homework Duotang for this year! Please finish and hand in by Friday.
*Practice sounds and tricky words (goes, does, made, their).
*Read a book each night.
*Bring back permission slips and food order for fun day.

Upcoming Events:
*May 24: Victoria Day (No School)
*May 25: AGM of NBTA (No School)
*May 28: Assembly 1:20pm
*May 31: PJ Day
*June 1: Crazy Hair Day & K-2 Dance 6-7pm
*June 2: Twin Day
*June 3: No Pants Day
*June 4: Hat Day and Fun Day (please send in food order and permission slip ASAP)
*June 8: Kindergarten Orientation Day (for preschool students, so current kindergarten students stay home)
*June 9: K Jones and 10 Cogswell trip to the Whale Research Center and Pettes Cove Beach
*June 16: K-2 Field Trip to Saint John to the Just Play indoor playground and cafe
*June 18: Bike Rodeo (tentative)
*June 23: Graduation
*June 25: Last Day for Students

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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Pep Rally for Drama!

Today we will be having a Pep Rally for Drama (Elementary, Middle and High School) at 11 am to celebrate our successes at our Provincial Festivals!

Here is a photostory of our Elementary adventure. I hope you enjoy!

Monday, May 17, 2010

Warm spring days!

Happy Birthday today to Chantelle!

With the weather so nice, the children are often going outside for gym class, so please make sure they wear/bring outdoor sneakers each day (and not just flip flops or sandles).

Kindergarten Homework:
*Finish homework duotang and game by Friday.
*Practice sounds and tricky words (two, four, right)
*Read at least one book each night (All but 3 children have reached 100 books, and 2 children have reached 200 books!)

Upcoming Events:
*May 21: Special guest Laurie Murison in kindergarten to talk about whales.
*May 24: Victoria Day (no school)
*May 25: AGM (Annual General Meeting of the Teacher's Union) (no school)
*May 31-June 4: Spring Carnival

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Monday, May 10, 2010

Merry Month of May!

Happy Birthday to Bailey on Wednesday!

Kindergarten Homework:
*Finish homework duotang and game by Friday.
*Practice sounds and tricky words (could, should, would).
*Read a book each night.

Upcoming Events:
*Show and Tell on Friday.
*Vicotria Day on May 24 (No School)
*AGM (Annual General Meeting of GMTA) on May 25 (No School)

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

We Rocked at Drama Festival!

The Elementary Drama Club did a wonderful job at the 2010 Drama Festival in Saint John. They put on an awesome performance, and came home with 10 trophies! Way to go!

We won 4 awards for Oustanding Performers: Mrs. Baker, Farmer, Igor and the Cops.

We also won 4 other awards for our play: Outstanding Use of Lights and Sound Effects to the Technical Crew, Outstanding Theatrical Direction, Outstanding Use of Props, and Outstanding Production.

Keep an eye out for a photostory coming of our drama experience in the next week or so, which will include pictures of all involved.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Drama Festival, Here We Come!

Good luck to both the Elementary and Middle School Drama clubs as they travel to their drama festivals on Tuesday.

Kindergarten Homework:
*Finish homework duotang and game by Friday.
*Practice sounds and tricky words (want, saw, put).
*Read a book each night and do homework writing.
*Only 4 weeks of homework left!

Upcoming Events:
*May 4: Drama Festival
*May 7: Subject Council (No School)
*May 14: Show and Tell
*May 21: Special Guest Laurie Murison to talk about whales.
*May 24: Victoria Day (No School)
*May 25: Annual General Meeting of Teachers' Association (No School)

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