Update from Ms. R

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The homework for this week is for the students to practice writing complete sentences using a  capital letter at the beginning and a period (for a “telling sentence”) or a question mark (for an “asking sentence”) at the end of a sentence. There are also some addition and subtraction word problems for the children to practice reading the problem and choosing to add or subtract and to write the full number sentence (and not just the answer). This homework is due on or before Friday, September 28th.

HOMEWORK:

1. Daily Homework: There are two types of homework your child should complete each day. The first is to practise the weekly “word wall words”. Your child will write these words in his/her agenda every Monday. (We have not yet received our agendas, so until then the children will write them on an index card to take home.) The class has a small “quiz” at the end of the week to send the words off to our classroom “Word Wall”. The second type of homework to be done daily is to READ for at least 20 minutes each day. This includes reading to self, reading out loud to another person, or listening to a book read aloud. Next week, we will start our BORROW-A-BOOK program, so your child will always have a book to read, but of course your child can read his/her own books or ones from the Toronto Public Library.

2. Weekly Homework: Each week some written homework is assigned. There is usually some language practice and some math review work. If you are unsure what the assignment is, please check the “Update from Ms. R” posting for the week. 

3. If you have a question about homework, please do not hesitate to email me.

PARENT NOTES:

1. Water Bottles: Please send your child to school with a FULL water bottle. The students do have access to a water fountain, but it is outside of the classroom and halfway down the hallway. (I can help your child refill his/her water bottle during the school day, if necessary.)

2. We are a NUT-FREE school: Please do not send your child with any peanut or tree nuts or peanut or nut products. We have several children at our school with severe peanut/tree nut allergies. Some children can be hospitalized after just smelling peanuts or nuts. 

3. Birthdays: Please do NOT send in food for your child’s birthday. This is our school-wide policy for birthdays. Families may want to give a small gift (e.g., pencil) for each of the students in his/her child’s class, but this is optional. In our classroom, the students create a cooperatively made card for the birthday child. (July or August birthdays will be celebrated in June.)

1. Swimming: Our swim classes have been POSTPONED until February. I will provide more information at the end of January.

Important Dates:

September 24 - Photo Day

September 25  - Parent Council Meeting at Glebe Road Church (7:00 pm)

September 27 - Terry Fox Run Day

October 4 - Author Philip Roy visits our school.

October 5 - P. A. Day - no classes on this day

October 8 - Thanksgiving Day Holiday - no classes on this day