Breakfast with Santa

Christmas Shop

 

Thank you GMCS Student Council for a great Christmas Shop! The children were so excited to pick out presents for their mom and dad.

Christmas is Coming!

 

Red Day

 

 

Santa Claus

 

 

Christmas Presents

 

December Events:

*Red Day on December 19th.

*Elf Day and Christmas Shop on December 20th (bring $4 - students will get to buy a gift for their mom and dad and have it wrapped to bring home and put under the tree).

*Santa Hat Day on December 21st. Last Day for Cafeteria.

*Breakfast with Santa (around 9:30am) and BYOMug for Hot Chocolate and a Christmas movie in the afternoon. (No Cafeteria)
*K-2 Skating and hot chocolate at the rink from 5:30-6:30 on December 22nd. Please bring a parent, helmet and skates.

*Show and Tell on December 23rd. This is only a half day of school. Dismissal at 11:30am.

*Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!

*Students come back to school on January 10th (January 9th is a teacher Professional Learning Day).

Reindeer Day!

Sporting our Reindeer "stuff", including some Reindeer socks!

Christmas Concert

All dressed up for the concert!

 

 

Dress Rehearsal 2016 went really well on Tuesday, especially after a snow day on Monday!

 

 

Homework:
*Practice sounds every night
*Practice tricky words: you, your
*Bring Library book back (we will not go to Library again until after Christmas)
*Read guided reading book that comes home (one night this week)

December Events:

*Green Day on December 12th.

*Toque Day on December 13th, and our Christmas Concert at 6:30pm. Please be in the classroom by 6:15 at the latest. Students should dress up or wear Christmas colors.

*Christmas Sweater Day on December 14th (and snow date for the concert).

*Reindeer Day on December 16th.

*Red Day on December 19th.

*Elf Day and Christmas Shop on December 20th (bring $4 - students will get to buy a gift for their mom and dad and have it wrapped to bring home and put under the tree).

*Santa Hat Day on December 21st.

*Breakfast with Santa (around 9:30am) and BYOMug for Hot Chocolate and a Christmas movie in the afternoon.
*K-2 Skating and hot chocolate at the rink from 5:30-6:30 on December 22nd. Please bring a parent, helmet and skates.

*Show and Tell on December 23rd. This is only a half day of school. Dismissal at 11:30am.

*Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!

*Students come back to school on January 10th (January 9th is a teacher Professional Learning Day).

Drama Performance

The Littlest Christmas Tree

Thank you to all who supported Elementary Drama this fall, and who came to our performance! The students did a great job!

We will have try-outs for a bigger spring play after Christmas.

Farewell and Congratulations to Ms. Ells!

Today was Ms. Ells last official day in our classroom. She has now completed all of her training and courses to become a teacher, and just needs to wait for the final paper work to come through! We will miss her, and wish her lots of luck in finding a job and a class of her own to teach. In the meantime, she will be back to visit and supply teach.

Concert Practice

Look who we found again today on our way to gym class!

 

Today we practiced on the stage with Mrs. Tate playing the piano for the first time. The Concert should be pretty cute on Tuesday!

 

 

 

December Fun!

PJ Day

Homework:
*Practice sounds every night
*Practice tricky words: are, all
*Bring Library book on Mondays (or before)
*Read guided reading book that comes home (one night this week)

December Events:

*Pajama Day on December 5th.

*Christmas Sock Day on December 7th.

*Elementary Drama Club presents "The Littlest Christmas Tree" on December 8th at 6pm. Admission is a donation. Following the play, the Library will be having their Christmas program.

*Noah's birthday on December 9th.

*Drama presents our play again at 9am on December 9th, and it is also Frosty/White Day. This will also be Ms. Ells' last day in our class.

*Dinner and a Movie and Santa Claus Parade on December 10th at 6pm.

*Green Day on December 12th.

*Toque Day on December 13th, and our Christmas Concert at 6:30pm. Please be in the classroom by 6:15 at the latest. Students should dress up or wear Christmas colors.

*Christmas Sweater Day on December 14th (and snow date for the concert).

*Reindeer Day on December 16th.

*Red Day on December 19th.

*Elf Day and Christmas Shop on December 20th (bring $4 - students will get to buy a gift for their mom and dad and have it wrapped to bring home and put under the tree).

*Santa Hat Day on December 21st.

*Breakfast with Santa (around 9:30am) and BYOMug for Hot Chocolate and a Christmas movie in the afternoon.
*K-2 Skating and hot chocolate at the rink from 5:30-6:30 on December 22nd. Please bring a parent, helmet and skates.

*Show and Tell on December 23rd. This is only a half day of school.

*Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!

*Students come back to school on January 10th (January 9th is a teacher Professional Learning Day).

 

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1st Day of December

 

Selfie with Elfie

November Poems

Fish are Swimming

Lobster

Homework:
*Practice sounds every night
*Practice tricky words: to, do
*Bring Library book on Mondays (or before)
*Read guided reading book that comes home (one night this week)

November Events:

*Jack's Birthday on Nov. 28th

*Book Orders due on November 29th.

*Gingerbread Family Workshop at the Library on Nov. 30th at 6pm

 

December Events:

*Writing Celebration on December 1st at 1:20pm. Parents/grandparents are welcome to come! Each student will select a piece of reading to read to us as we celebrate all that they are learning.

*Blue and Gold Day on December 2nd.

*Pajama Day on December 5th.

*Christmas Sock Day on December 7th.

*Elementary Drama Club presents "The Littlest Christmas Tree" on December 8th at 6pm. Admission is a donation. Following the play, the Library will be having their Christmas program.

*Noah's birthday on December 9th.

*Drama presents our play again at 9am on December 9th, and it is also Frosty/White Day. This will also be Ms. Ells' last day in our class.

*Dinner and a Movie and Santa Claus Parade on December 10th at 6pm.

*Green Day on December 12th.

*Toque Day on December 13th, and our Christmas Concert at 6:30pm. Please be in the classroom by 6:15 at the latest. Students should dress up or wear Christmas colors.

*Christmas Sweater Day on December 14th (and snow date for the concert).

*Reindeer Day on December 16th.

*Red Day on December 19th.

*Elf Day and Christmas Shop on December 20th (bring $4 - students will get to buy a gift for their mom and dad and have it wrapped to bring home and put under the tree).

*Santa Hat Day on December 21st.

*Breakfast with Santa (around 9:30am) and BYOMug for Hot Chocolate and a Christmas movie in the afternoon.
*K-2 Skating and hot chocolate at the rink from 5:30-6:30 on December 22nd. Please bring a parent, helmet and skates.

*Show and Tell on December 23rd. This is only a half day of school.

*Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!

*Students come back to school on January 10th (January 9th is a teacher Professional Learning Day).

Pink Week Fun!

We have had a wonderful Pink Week! We have been learning how to be better friends, how to treat people the way we want to be treated, and how to deal with bullying. We also have enjoyed some PINK treats - pink nail polish on our pinkies, pink peppermints, pink bubble gum, pink cupcakes, pink balloons, and pink sunglasses! Thanks Student Council!

Kindergarten Homework:
*Practice sounds every night
*Practice tricky words: be, was
*Bring Library book on Mondays (or before)*Read guided reading book that comes home (one night this week)

November Events:*Pink Week Nov. 21st-24th

*Show and Tell at 1:30pm on Nov. 22nd

*Pink Dance on Nov. 23rd from 6-6:45pm

*Parent-Teacher Interviews on Nov. 24th from 6-8pm

*Parent-Teacher Interviews (9-11am) and Professional Development (12-3pm) on Nov. 25th (no school for students)

*Jack's Birthday on Nov. 28th

*Book Orders due on November 29th.

*Gingerbread Family Workshop at the Library on Nov. 30th at 6pm

 

December Events:

*Writing Celebration on December 1st at 1:20pm. Parents/grandparents are welcome to come! Each student will select a piece of reading to read to us as we celebrate all that they are learning.

*Blue and Gold Day on December 2nd.

*Pajama Day on December 5th.

*Christmas Sock Day on December 7th.

*Elementary Drama Club presents "The Littlest Christmas Tree" on December 8th at 6pm. Admission is a donation. Following the play, the Library will be having their Christmas program.

*Noah's birthday on December 9th.

*Drama presents our play again at 9am on December 9th, and it is also Frosty/White Day. This will also be Ms. Ells' last day in our class.

*Dinner and a Movie and Santa Claus Parade on December 10th at 6pm.

*Green Day on December 12th.

*Toque Day on December 13th, and our Christmas Concert at 6:30pm. Please be in the classroom by 6:15 at the latest. Students should dress up or wear Christmas colors.

*Christmas Sweater Day on December 14th (and snow date for the concert).

*Reindeer Day on December 16th.

*Red Day on December 19th.

*Elf Day and Christmas Shop on December 20th (bring $4 - students will get to buy a gift for their mom and dad and have it wrapped to bring home and put under the tree).

*Santa Hat Day on December 21st.

*Breakfast with Santa (around 9:30am) and BYOMug for Hot Chocolate and a Christmas movie in the afternoon.
*K-2 Skating and hot chocolate at the rink from 5:30-6:30 on December 22nd. Please bring a parent, helmet and skates.

*Show and Tell on December 23rd. This is only a half day of school.

*Have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!

*Students come back to school on January 10th (January 9th is a teacher Professional Learning Day).

Kindergarten is Fun!

 

 

 

Word Work

 

Kindergarten Homework:
*Practice sounds every night
*Practice tricky words: me, we
*Bring Library book on Mondays (or before)
*Read guided reading book that comes home (one night this week)

November Events:
*Seedsploration on Nov. 14th

*Movember Mustache Day on Nov. 16th

*Assembly at 1:20pm on Nov. 18th

*Pink Week Nov. 21st-24th

*Show and Tell at 1:30pm on Nov. 22nd

*Pink Dance on Nov. 23rd from 6-6:45pm

*Parent-Teacher Interviews on Nov. 24th from 6-8pm

*Parent-Teacher Interviews (9-11am) and Professional Development (12-3pm) on Nov. 25th (no school for students)

*Jack's Birthday on Nov. 28th

*Gingerbread Family Workshop at the Library on Nov. 30th at 6pm

Happy Halloween and Welcome to November!

We had a great Halloween Day at school!

 

Here is a link to a video of our day in K-2:

https://youtu.be/u4v5gU7vQm0

https://youtu.be/vr36ZipZd3w   (HD version)

Kindergarten Homework:
*Practice sounds every night
*Practice tricky words: I, the
*Bring Library book on Mondays (or before)

November Events:

*Bring stuffed toy on Nov. 1st

*Eat in classroom on Nov. 3rd

*Camo Day on Nov. 4th

*Paint Your Buoy day on Nov. 7th

*Take Your Kid to Work Day on Nov. 8th

*Book Orders due on Nov. 9th

*School Remembrance Day service at 10am on Nov. 10th

*Remembrance Day on Nov. 11th (no school)

*Seedsploration on Nov. 14th

*Movember Mustache Day on Nov. 16th

*Assembly at 1:20pm on Nov. 18th

*Pink Week Nov. 21st-24th

*Show and Tell at 1:30pm on Nov. 22nd

*Pink Dance on Nov. 23rd from 6-6:45pm

*Parent-Teacher Interviews on Nov. 24th from 6-8pm

*Parent-Teacher Interviews (9-11am) and Professional Development (12-3pm) on Nov. 25th (no school for students)

*Jack's Birthday on Nov. 28th

*Gingerbread Family Workshop at the Library on Nov. 30th at 6pm

Read to Someone

 

Don't forget if you know your child will not be at school to send a note in the agenda (if you know ahead of time) or to call the school at 662-7000. You could also text me at 321-5604 or send a Facebook private message.

 Kindergarten Homework:
*Practice sounds every night
*Practice tricky words: or, for
*Bring Library book on Mondays (or before)

October Events:
*Show and Tell on October 25th at 1:30pm
*Orange and Black Day and Halloween Dance (6-6:45pm) on October 26th

*Assembly on October 28th at 1:20pm (we will be performing a couple of Halloween poems)

*Visit the Nursing Home on October 31st. Wear your costume!

 

November Events:

*Bring stuffed toy on Nov. 1st

*Eat in classroom on Nov. 3rd

*Camo Day on Nov. 4th

*Paint Your Buoy day on Nov. 7th

*Take Your Kid to Work Day on Nov. 8th

*Book Orders due on Nov. 9th

*School Remembrance Day service at 10am on Nov. 10th

*Remembrance Day on Nov. 11th (no school)

*Seedsploration on Nov. 14th

*Movember Mustache Day on Nov. 16th

*Assembly at 1:20pm on Nov. 18th

*Pink Week Nov. 21st-24th

*Show and Tell at 1:30pm on Nov. 22nd

*Pink Dance on Nov. 23rd from 6-6:45pm

*Parent-Teacher Interviews on Nov. 24th from 6-8pm

*Parent-Teacher Interviews (9-11am) and Professional Development (12-3pm) on Nov. 25th (no school for students)

*Jack's Birthday on Nov. 28th

*Gingerbread Family Workshop at the Library on Nov. 30th at 6pm

Halloween is Coming!

We were all excited to welcome Beau back to our class today! He is going to come for just half days for a little while until he builds up his stamina.

The bus changes seemed to go okay today for the most part (except for poor Peyton and a few others who didn't get picked up), although the busses were here earlier than expected. Hopefully in a couple of days all of the bugs will be worked out and we will have a schedule we can keep for the rest of the year.

Don't forget if you know your child will not be at school to send a note in the agenda (if you know ahead of time) or to call the school at 662-7000. You could also text me at 321-5604 or send a Facebook private message.

Kindergarten Homework:
*Practice sounds every night
*Practice tricky words: at, that
*Bring Library book on Mondays (or before)
*Practice printing your name using lower case letters except for the first letter (ex. Susan, Zoe, Roberta)
*Return permission slips for Nursing Home

October Events:*Show and Tell on October 25th at 1:30pm

*Orange and Black Day and Halloween Dance (6-6:45pm) on October 26th

*Assembly on October 28th at 1:20pm (we will be performing a couple of Halloween poems)

*Visit the Nursing Home on October 31st. Wear your costume!

Fire Station Visit

 

We had a great visit to the Fire Station today!

 

 

Here is a link to a video about our day:

 

https://youtu.be/HStuPE_RwmU

Fire Safety Week

Kindergarten Homework:
*Practice sounds every night
*Practice tricky words: mom, dad
*Bring Library book on Mondays (or before)
*Practice printing your name using lower case letters except for the first letter (ex. Susan, Zoe, Roberta)
*Return permission slips for Fire Station and Nursing Home

October Events:
*Magazine Campaign October 4th-17th*Jaycob's Birthday on October 12th

*Visit the Fire Station for Fire Safety Week on October 13th

*Show and Tell on October 25th at 1:30pm

*Orange and Black Day and Halloween Dance (6-6:45pm) on October 26th

*Assembly on October 28th at 1:20pm (we will be performing a couple of Halloween poems)

*Visit the Nursing Home on October 31st. Wear your costume!

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!

 

Happy Thanksgiving from Mrs. Jones' Kindergarten Class!

 

 

 

October Fun

Happy Thanksgiving!

Kindergarten Homework:
*Practice sounds every night
*Practice tricky words: is, a
*Bring Library book on Mondays (or before)
*Practice printing your name using lower case letters except for the first letter (ex. Susan, Zoe, Roberta)

October Events:
*School Pictures on October 3rd or 4th
*Magazine Campaign October 4th-17th

*Professional Learning Days on October 6th and 7th (so no school for students)

*Thanksgiving Day on October 10th (no school)

*Jaycob's Birthday on October 12th

*Visit the Fire Station for Fire Safety Week on October 13th

*Show and Tell on October 25th at 1:30pm

*Orange and Black Day and Halloween Dance (6-6:45pm) on October 26th

*Assembly on October 28th at 1:20pm (we will be performing a couple of Halloween poems)

*Visit the Nursing Home on October 31st. Wear your costume!

September Poems

Autumn Leaf

Gray Squirrel

My Neighbour's Dog is Purple

I can't believe it is the last week of September already!

 

We are really enjoying having Ms. Ells in our class this fall as our student teacher!

 

Upcoming Events:

 

*Show and Tell on Thursday, Sept. 29th at 1:20pm.

*Assembly on Sept. 30th at 1:20pm (our class will be performing a couple of poems) and wear Blue and Gold (the whole school).

*School Pictures on October 3rd or 4th

*Professional Learning Days on October 6th and 7th (so no school for students)

*Thanksgiving Day on October 10th (no school)

*Jaycob's Birthday on October 12th

*Visit the Fire Station for Fire Safety Week on October 13th

*Show and Tell on October 25th at 1:30pm

*Orange and Black Day and Halloween Dance (6-6:45pm) on October 26th

*Assembly on October 28th at 1:20pm (we will be performing a couple of Halloween poems)

*Visit the Nursing Home on October 31st. Wear your costume!

Kindergarten is Fun!

We are continuing to learn our Jolly Phonics sounds. Each night (4 days a week), students will bring home their sounds duotang and book. Please just take a couple of minutes each night and have your child tell you the sounds in the books (both using the picture clue in the duotang, and using just the letter in the half scribbler). This is also a good time to review the names of the letters as well.

 

This week we are also practicing safety procedures in our school. By the end of the week we will have practiced a Fire Drill, Lockdown Drill and Evacuation Drill, so don't be surprised if the students come home with lots of stories.

 

Upcoming Events:

*Wear the color on the calendar each day this month.

*Terry Fox Run at school on Friday, Sept. 23rd. If you have paid your $20 student fee, this includes a dollar for the Terry Fox run. If you would like to send more you may, but you certainly don't have to.

*Happy Birthday to Connor on Saturday, Sept. 24th.

*Show and Tell on Thursday, Sept. 29th at 1:20pm.

*Assembly on Sept. 30th at 1:20pm (our class will be performing a couple of poems) and wear Blue and Gold (the whole school).