Dec 6

Today we started with quiet reading.  We changed our book bin books.  We did calendar and we practiced adding 1 to numbers.  We started literacy centers.  They are:

Reading - read with a partner or by yourself                                                                                                    iPads - Raz Kids                                                                                                                                                Browsing Box - using our book bin books, we look for letters or words we know or we write about the story                                                                                                                                                                    Math - we complete math sheets on a variety of math concepts                                                                      Games - we play alphabet bingo with our group                                                                                              Word Finds - we complete word or letter finds

We also started our word wall program today.  Please see the notice in your child's backpack to see what group they are in and for more information on this program.  This weeks words are:

Group A- the, I, a, and, to ("and" has a word family)                                                                                    Group B - the, and, to, can, at, am ("and", "can", "at" and "am" have word families)                                  Group C - "sh" words - shark, shadow, splash, sunshine, share                                                                    Group D - letters B and L, words - a, at

Our first word review will be on Friday.  Please practice your child's words daily.

After lunch we did mindfulness and we practiced our sounds.  We had gym with Mrs. Sterne.  In math we worked on subtracting 1 from numbers.  In Social Studies we talked about how in many Indigenous cultures understand the meaning of "family".

For the next two weeks we will be doing literacy and math assessments set out for us by the Provincial government to determine gaps caused by COVID 19.

December Spirit Day is the last day of school this term, Friday Dec 17th, and it will be Festive Holiday themed.  That could mean, ugly holiday sweaters, dress as Santa or his elves or his reindeer or a snowmen/women, or even a lit-up holiday tree! Basically, anything to get into that holiday cheer!  

With the holiday season soon approaching it's important to care for others and give back to those who are less fortunate than us.  This holiday season, Beddington Heights School will be a part of 2 programs that the city of Calgary runs for those less fortunate.  
The first program is Loonies for Lunches.  Loonies for Lunches would bring students together to collect loonies to donate to the food bank.  The loonies will be used by the Food Bank to purchase food for our Weekends and More program that makes sure kids get the nutritious food they need on the weekends to stay healthy and learning.  
The Mayor's Food Drive is where we collect non-perishable items, i.e. can goods, sealed boxed items, for Calgary's Food Bank.  Both programs start this Monday to Dec 14th. 
For more information, please visit https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/wam/, thank you for the support on this!


 

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