It is time for Mrs. Payne to buy a new computer! Sorry it has taken a while to get this posted, hopefully you have relied on the hard copy that came home in mail boxes to tied you over. My old laptop is not running blogger very quickly so I am forced to blog from the school after hours! It's a little tricky with the new set up but I think we've got it dialed in! Thanks to everyone who has signed up for the celebration of learning Thursday night 5:30-7:30pm. The kids have been working like crazy to make all kinds of things to show you! See you soon!
Important Dates!
March 4:Home Hardware fieldtrip
March4,11,18,25: After school skate at
Nicholas Sheran 3:30-4:30
March 7,14,20,28: Spelling test days
March 17:Spirit Assembly @12:30 WEAR
GREEN!!!!
March 13 Celebration of Learning 5:30-7:00PM
March 14: Report Cards come home!
March 20 & 21:
Usborne book fair
March 20:P/T evening interviews/regular
classes
March 21: No classes P/T
interview
March 25: Hot Lunch Day
Science
We are continuing our building unit in science and the kids are starting
to use terms like materials, tools, and fasteners! Each project we build is
designed to help the children choose materials wisely and understand that
everything they make has a purpose and a function. This unit ties together nicely with our Fairytale
unit as we will test our bridges to see if they can support the weight of the 3
Billy Goats Gruff and will see if our houses from the Three Little Pigs can
withstand an earthquake or windstorm!
The kids are encouraged to talk about their projects afterward and
decide what materials worked best and what designs they would modify and try
again. Thank you again to our parent
volunteers who helped out with Scientists in School Day! Another exciting part
of our building unit is the trip to Home Hardware where we actually get to use
the drill press , hammers, and nails! The kids will paint their pencil holders
in Art when we get back! Can’t wait to set them on our desks and actually use
them!
Fairytales!
We have so
many things to do and learn this month and they all revolve around
Fairytales. We are starting out with
Jack & The Beanstalk, Rapunzel and Three Billy Goats and will be meeting
The Three Little Pigs plus a few more over the next few weeks. The kids will be writing some fairytales of their own and our focus is making sure we have all
story elements character, setting, problem and solution!
Report Cards
Report cards will be coming home on Friday
March 14. We are having a Celebration of Learning on Thursday
March 13th from 5:30-7:00pm. You will be able to schedule a 20
minute slot using conference manager. This is an evening where your child can
show what they know and update you on their latest projects and progress! Hope to see you there!
Math
Our new Geometry Unit in Math also
ties in nicely with our Science Building and LA Fairytales! One of the big
ideas in the geometry unit is that 2D items are called shapes and 3D items are
called objects. The kids learn to use geometrical language and to describe,
sort, and compare both 2D shapes and 3D objects. And of course, we get to build
by replicating a design that is given and by problem solving the best way to
fit pieces together. And of course we continue to reinforce the basic skills of
number operation and number sense every day during our morning calendar time.
¬ Words Of The Week
March 3-7 too, soon, good, who,
have
March 10-14 when, where, who, what, once
March 17-20 brown, brick, bring,
pretty, from
March 24-28 daddy, mommy, funny, any, every
Usborne Book Fair
March 20 & 21
Times: 8:30-8:00pm Thurs
8:30-11:45 Friday
Payment of
cash, cheque made out to Michelle Conrad, visa or MasterCard will be accepted
March 19-21. The majority of the books will be ordered and delivered to your
school in approximately 3 weeks. There will be a small selection available to
purchase and take home from the fair. Your purchases will earn your school
library 25% in free books!!! Come support your school and your child’s literacy.
All students will be entered to win the $25 FREE book draw that will be
made March 21.
Conference Manager Instructions
Step 1
You can Pre-Register at https://mikemountain.schoolsoft.ca (DO NOT include “www” in the url)You can set up a
Parent Account by following the link below. Click the REGISTER NOW button and
complete the registration form. Your login credentials (email and password)
will remain in the system to make it easy to access the Conference Manager in
the future.
Please note that in order to enhance functionality and security, the
Conference Manager requires you to use Internet Explorer 7 (or above), Firefox
3 (or above) or Safari 4 (or above). If you are using an older browser, the
Conference Manager will automatically prompt you to update your browser and
provide you with a link. This is a one-time process and only takes a couple of
minutes.
Step 2 – Conference Manager
Opens to Parents – Monday, March 10th at 6:00 am.
You can access the Parent Login Page using the
link in the Confirmation Email. If you do not receive a Confirmation Email, you
can login by going directly to https://mikemoutain.schoolsoft.ca
Step 3 -Book Your Time
Select the teachers of the classrooms you want to visit. You will see each
teacher’s schedule. After booking your appointments you can print off your
schedule. You will also receive an email containing the teacher name, time and
location of the visit. You can log into the system at any time to view your
bookings, print, cancel or re-schedule your “Celebration of Learning” time. You
have the option of submitting comments or questions to the teacher as part of
the booking process.
Important Dates
Monday, Mar. 10:
Conference Manager opens at 6:00 am
Thursday, Mar. 13: Conference
Manager closes at 4:00 pm
If you do not have Internet access, you are
welcome to contact the office and we will schedule your conferences on your
behalf. If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to
contact the school at 403.381.2211
