October 28 2022

 With Halloween coming up, students are invited to wear costumes to school on Monday, October 31.  The costumes must be worn the whole day and must be appropriate for school environment meaning no violent or inappropriate content or messaging. Accessories such as swords, guns, knives, weapons etc. should not be brought to school.  As costumes should not impede learning, we ask that no mask even if it’s a half face mask be worn to school.  Those wanting to wear COVID masks are welcome too. Due to dietary restrictions and preferences, no food should be brought to school for sharing purposes.  While well intended, other non-food treats should also be not brought to school (goodie/loot bags).

School photos retakes were originally scheduled to happen on October 17 & 18 have been rescheduled to November 2 & 3.  If you would like your child to have photo retakes, please email your child's teacher to let them know. Class Photos will also happen on the November 2 for all classes with the exception of the Tuesday/Thursday Kindergarten group whose class photo will be taken on November 3.

Dalhousie students will have the opportunity to participate in a 6-day dance residency at school. Sound Kreations will be coming to dance with the students on November 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, and 22. Our students will be participating in a program called CubaNYC where a Spanish speaking instructor will focus on teaching the students hip hop and Latin street dance moves. The cost of this residency will be $7.26 per student which can be paid through your MYCBE account.  This fee is in the process of being posted and you should see it in the next couple of weeks. We are excited to get our groove on, ask your child to see the moves they learned at school.

October 25 2022

During the pandemic, many pieces shifted online, including Parent Teacher Conferences.  Some families indicated that they preferred them online as it allowed flexibility in timing and attendance.  We have formal opportunities for connections with families throughout the year.  Thank you for providing feedback for the format and method delivery of our conferences.  Please note that due to logistical parameters that are not in our control, we may not be able to implement all feedback.  Thank you for providing your input.  The survey will close October 28, 2022 at 4pm.

Today's message:

Ask me about the science experiment extracting colors and which things have natural colors and which ones are manufactured (man made)

October 21 2022

 Grade 1 will use Raz-kids for: (Log in cards going home on Monday)

• For Daily 5 Instruction

• Reading Out Loud in Classroom

• Early Finishers 

• Reading at home 

This week we learned about...

Math: creating different kinds of patterns such as AB, ABC, AAB, AABB with pictures, pattern blocks, and body movement.

Spanish: initial sound m: writing words with ma-me-mi-mo-mu and vocabulary about Otoño (Fall)

English:

letters: l, r, u, s

sight words: they, I, at, be, this, have

Read aloud: Red is Best, The Cool Bean, The Mixed Up Chameleon

Science: The Walking Rainbow experiment

Social Studies: In What ways do we show respect? The Seven Sacred Teachings: The Buffalo talks about respect

Art: We used soft pastels to do a colourful chameleon

October 18 2022

 Today was the second day of swimming and the students are excited about it.

In math, we continue to work on creating patterns with pattern blocks.

In Spanish, we are learning the letter Mm and what sounds does it make with the 5 vowels a, e, i, o, u

 In English we are learning the letters l, r, u, s

October 14 2022

 School photos retakes were originally scheduled to happen on October 17 & 18 have been rescheduled to November 2 & 3.  If you would like your child to have photo retakes, please email your child's teacher to let them know. Class Photos will also happen on the same days.

Starting on Monday, October 17, 2022 we will be collecting food/non-perishable items for the Veteran’s Food Drive. There will be boxes set up at the front and back door for food drop off. At Dalhousie School, we want to support Calgarians who are less fortunate than us, and one way we are doing this is through the Veteran’s Food Drive. This drive will run until after Remembrance Day. Items that the food bank is urgent need of are the following:

• Kleenex – tissue boxes
• Napkins
• Paper towel
• 1 litre juice cartons
• Juice boxes for lunches
• Cereal
• Coffee and coffee pods
• Pancake mix
• Laundry soap
• Granola bars
• Ziploc bags (medium and large)
• Fabric softener
• Rice packages
• Cookies
• Canned chili / stew
• Mayonnaise
• $25.00 grocery gift cards

Thank you for your support of this worthy cause.

Halloween

With Halloween coming up, students are invited to wear costumes to school on Monday, October 31.  The costumes must be worn the whole day and must be appropriate for school environment meaning no violent or inappropriate content or messaging. Accessories such as swords, guns, knives, weapons etc. should not be brought to school.  As costumes should not impede learning, we ask that no mask even if it’s a half face mask be worn to school.  Those wanting to wear COVID masks are welcome to. Due to dietary restrictions and preferences, no food should be brought to school for sharing purposes.  While well intended, other non-food treats should also be not brought to school (goodie/loot bags).

 

Grade 1  Raz kids is coming soon. We are setting up students accounts and passwords. 

 

 

Dalhousie Parent Society News

www.dalhousieparentsociety.com – check out our website for all this info and more!

Playground Party 

We are having a playground party on Friday, Oct 21 from 1:30pm-3:3 pm to explore our current playground and check out some ideas for the new playground we are hoping to build! Join us with your kiddos and ask any questions that you might have!

Did you know?? Our playground has already had portions removed due to safety issues. We hope to have all of those taken care of with a new playground!!

If you ordered any produce from the Indeygo Harvest Fundraiser, pickup is next week October 18 from 3-5pm

We have launched our holiday fundraisers so you can get a jump on shopping for some goodies!

Check out our Growing Smiles Link to order gorgeous holiday floral arrangements.  Order deadline is Nov 15 and pick up is Nov 29.  Click for holiday magic!

Purdy’s Chocolates!! Need we say more? Grab some delicious treats for that special someone! Order deadline is Nov 26^th and pickup is Dec 13^th.  Click for yummy chocolate!

Fun Lunch Contest Time

Win a free fun lunch!!! On Oct 18, Nov 15, and Dec 13, bring a reusable straw and show your fun lunch delivery person when you get your Booster Juice to be entered into the draw for a free Subway lunch on Dec 21! Good luck!

This week we learned...

Spanish: Fall vocabulary 

Math: different kinds of patterns

English: 

Phonics: m, n, ng

Sight words: for on, are, as with, his

Art: The Buffalo taught us about respect

Science: warm and cool colors

Social Studies: How do we make decisions?

Celebrations: We wished a very Happy Birthday to Simon! 

October 11 2022

This week we will learn about...

Math: Patterns and what rules they follow. Can you spot the rule? 

Spanish: all about fall

English: We printed the letters k, g, qu, th, a, o 

Read aloud the book Chirp and discussed why is it important to work together

Art: We did the background for the buffalo picture me made 

October 6 2022

This week...

English: Sight words: the, of, and, a, to, in, is, you, that, it, he, was

Letters and sounds: k, g, qu, th, a, o

Read aloud: Leif and The Fall (is a book that teaches children that there is no reason to fear failure, it is a part of life, one that can teach us all. )

Math: Identifying patterns, skip counting by 2, 5, 10 (0-20)

Spanish: Vocabulary about Fall, What do you see?

Social Studies: How do citizens make decisions?

Science: Warm and cool colors

October 3 2022

 School photos retakes will take place on take place on October 17 & 18, 2022.

There is no school on Friday, October 7 due to a non-instruction day and Monday, October 10 due to Thanksgiving.

Dalhousie Parent Society Updates

Thank you to everyone who purchased for our Apple Fundraiser! Apples will be delivered October 11 from 3pm-5pm at the school. We will need a few volunteers to help with the deliveries. 

Fun Lunch

Oct 12 – Subway (orders due Oct 7)

Oct 18 – Opa & Booster Juice (deadline Oct 13)

Oct 26 – Fat Burger (deadline Oct 21)

Nov 1 – The Saucy Bread Company (deadline Oct 27)

If your child is going to be absent and you have ordered them a lunch, please email dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com before 11am the morning of fun lunch and let us know if you would

1.          like it sent home with a sibling

2.          You would like to pick it up

3.          Donate it to the amazing staff

This week we are learning about...

Math: Identifying patterns around us

Spanish: Fall

EnglisH: letters and sounds k, g, qu

               sight words: the, and, of, a, to, in

Social Studies: How to be a good citizen

September 29 2022

 September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, take this opportunity to connect with mother nature in different ways:

- Go outside and just breath 

- Walk barefoot on the grass and notice how it feels

- Hug a tree and say thank you for the oxygen they provide us

- If possible put your feet on water (lake, river)

- Just be thankful for nature