Class & School Update - October 27th

Hola familias:

Can you believe we are near the end of October? On Monday, October 31, we will have a Halloween parade. Please, read the note below for more details.

This Week in Review:

• Math: We are reviewing the multiplication tables up to 9x9. Students will have a daily challenge starting on Monday to practice multiplication and mental math. Please, practice the multiplication tables at home!
• Social Studies: Students completed their project postcards from across Canada.
• Spanish: We are reviewing adjectives with "Día de los Muertos" activities, including a song.
• ELAL: Students finished reading chapters 33 to 39 of the novel, and completed the discussion questions.
• Science: We learned about the water cycle and have now began to design their own water cycle project. Students had two choices to do their project: building a diorama or designing the water cycle diagram in a Minecraft world.
• Art: Students completed their print making project about "catrinas" or skulls.

Sound Kreations Dance

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. We are excited to get our groove on, ask your child to see the moves they learned at school.

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).

*Please, do not bring food to share on October 31st or November 1st. Thank you!

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.

Raz-Kids

Students now have access to use Raz-Kids at school and home. This is a great tool that allows students to have access to English and Spanish books at their reading level. We also encourage students to take the reading comprehension quiz that follows the reading. As teachers we can get useful information that sparks a conversation around students' reading comprehension based on what students are reading.

IMPORTANT DATES:

October 28 - PD Day, No School

October 31 - Halloween Parade

Class Update - October 25th

Hola familias:

This week we did collaborative art project about Da de los Muertos with all the grade 5s. It was great to see them working together as a group.

The Week Ahead:

• Math: We are reviewing the multiplication tables up to 9x9. Today we played Bingo!
• Social Studies: Students are writing postcards from across Canada to learn about the significant role that bodies of water and climate play in the life of people living in these regions.
• Spanish: We are reviewing adjectives with "Día de los Muertos" activities, including a song.
• ELAL: We will start looking at the theme of the novel Amal Unbound and the theme for students' personal narrative.
• Science: We learned about the water cycle and precipitation and we will review the first part of the Weather unit until the end of the week.
• Art: Students are learning print making designing "catrinas" or skulls, outlining with glue and wrapping it up with foil paper.

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.

Raz-Kids

Students now have access to use Raz-Kids at school and home. This is a great tool that allows students to have access to English and Spanish books at their reading level. We also encourage students to take the reading comprehension quiz that follows the reading. As teachers we can get useful information that sparks a conversation around students' reading comprehension based on what students are reading.

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).

*Please, do not bring food to share on October 31st or November 1st. Thank you!

IMPORTANT DATES:

October 28 - PD Day, No School

October 31 - Halloween Parade

School Survey

Hello,

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.

Class Update - October 21st

Hola familias:

I hope you had a great week. Here is what we did in class.

This Week in Review:

• Math: We finished the unit about estimation of sums and differences. We are now refreshing or knowledge about the multiplication tables.
• Social Studies: Students are writing postcards from across Canada to learn about the significant role that bodies of water and climate play in the life of people living in these regions.
• Spanish: We are reviewing present tense with "Día de los Muertos" activities.
• ELAL: Students are very much enjoying the novel Amal Unbound. With that, they are learning about elements of literature (e.g. mood, theme, etc.), new vocabulary, and summary writing. We will start looking at how to write a personal narrative next week.
• Science: We learned about elements of the weather: temperature, wind, and humidity. We also built our own instruments to measure wind direction and wind speed. We learned how to read a thermometer in degrees Celsius and a pyschrometer for relative humidity.
• Physical Education: We continue our unit about basketball.
• Art: Students used soft pastels to paint a spooky road with one point perspective.

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.

Raz-Kids

Students now have access to use Raz-Kids at school and home. This is a great tool that allows students to have access to English and Spanish books at their reading level. We also encourage students to take the reading comprehension quiz that follows the reading. As teachers we can get useful information that sparks a conversation around students' reading comprehension based on what students are reading.

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).

IMPORTANT DATES:

October 28 - PD Day, No School

October 31 - Halloween Parade

November 11 - Remembrance Day

School & Parent Society Update - October 21

 A reminder that Friday, October 28 is a non-instruction day with no school for all students.

Dalhousie Parent Society News

We are having a playground party on Friday, Oct 21^st from 1:30-3:30 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! Bring your loonies and toonies to buy a snack while you hang out!

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 26th and pickup is Dec 13th.  Click for yummy chocolate!  Enter customer number 61732 when you shop. 

We’ve started a 50/50 draw for the playground! All cash, winner takes half. Please consider buying some tickets to support our new playground build!! We really need your help!

Fun Lunch Contest Time

CONTEST TIME!!

Win a free fun lunch!!! 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! CONGRATULATIONS to Pari in Room 8 who won the reusable straw contest on October 18! Thank you to everyone who participated!

 

Oct 26 – Fat Burger (deadline Oct 21)

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

Nov 9 – Boston Pizza (deadline Nov 4)

Nov 15 – Subway & Booster Juice (deadline Nov 10)

Nov 23 – Coco Brooks (deadline Nov 18)

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

Class update - October 18

Hola familias:

We are betting busy! The grade 5 will have their first field trip on November 17. We will attend the event "Explorando el Español,¨ at the Central Library! More information will be available soon. 

The Week Ahead:

• Math: We are finishing the unit about estimation of sums and differences. There are some games to practice in Google Classroom. Check them out!
• Social Studies: We are celebrating Latin American Heritage Month with a brief research about remarkable Latin-Canadian people. We just started a new project: Postcards from across Canada. Students we will look at 2 physical features: body of water and climate.
• Spanish: We are finalizing our good copy about our pet or favourite animal in Spanish.
• ELAL: This is our week 3 of the novel Amal Unbound.
• Science: We are learning about the wind, what causes the wind to blow and how to measure wind direction and wind speed.
• Physical Education: We continue our unit about basketball.

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.

Raz-Kids

Students now have access to use Raz-Kids at school and home. This is a great tool that allows students to have access to English and Spanish books at their reading level. We also encourage students to take the reading comprehension quiz that follows the reading. As teachers we can get useful information that sparks a conversation around students' reading comprehension based on what students are reading.

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).

Class & School Update - October 14th

This week in review:

• We are drawing realistic pumpkins in Art. 
• We are writing our rough draft bout our favourite animal in Spanish.
• We listened to songs and we had to guess the singer.
• We completed our travel brochure about Canadian regions and shared our findings with our peers.
• We did breathing exercises.

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.

Raz-Kids

Students now have access to use Raz-Kids at school and home. This is a great tool that allows students to have access to English and Spanish books at their reading level. We also encourage students to take the reading comprehension quiz that follows the reading. As teachers we can get useful information that sparks a conversation around students' reading comprehension based on what students are reading.

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).

 

 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!

School Update - October 13th - Veteran's Food Drive

Queridas familias,

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 contribution!

Class Update - October 11th

¡Hola familias!

This week, we are learning the importance of being present in the moment. We will practicing 4 different mindfulness exercises to help us refocus and being present in class. Ask your child about the belly breathing exercise!

The Week Ahead

• ELAL – We read chapter 9 to 12, and will read up to chapter 16 this week. We will look at conflict and characters as part of our novel study. 
• Math – We are working on estimation of sums and differences. A new math challenge will be posted next week.
• Social Studies – We continue examining critically the physical features of Canada. Students are researching about the landforms of a region and will produce a Travel Brochure to attract tourists to the assigned region. The findings of their research will be shared through a jigsaw activity on Thursday.
• Science – We are learning about the elements that affect temperature (latitude, altitude, time of the day, seasons, proximity to a body of water, ocean currents). We will start looking at wind towards the end of the week.  
• Spanish – We are reviewing adjectives to describe your favourite animal. Students are building their oral and writing skills by learning how to use definite articles and adjectives.

IMPORTANT DATES

October 17 & 18 - School Pictures retake

October 21 - Playground party

Class Update - October 6th

 Hola familias,

This week, we practice gratitude as a mindfulness exercise o cultivate appreciation for life's small delights. We filled out two gratitude jars!

The Week in Review

• ELAL – We completed the first 8 chapters of the novel Amal Unbound by Aisha Saaed, made cultural connections by learning about Pakistani poet, Allama Iqbal.
• Math – We are reviewing estimation of sums using front-end rounding and compensation strategies. 
• Social Studies – We are examining critically the physical features of Canada. Students are researching about the landforms of a region and will produce a Travel Brochure to attract tourists to the assigned region.
• Science – We learnt about the different layers of the atmosphere, density and convection currents in the air  in a room. We consolidate learning by doing a very brief experiment. Ask your child about it! They were introduced to making predictions and test their hypothesis. 
• Spanish – We are reviewing adjectives to describe your favourite animal. 

IMPORTANT DATES

October 7 - PD Day, No School

October 10 - Thanksgiving, No School

October 17 & 18 - School Pictures retake

School and Parent Society Updates - October 6th

 Playground Party 

We are having a playground party on Friday, Oct 21^st from 1:30-3:30 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 current playground is over 22 years old!

Check out our Growing Smiles Link to order gorgeous holiday floral arrangements. 

We still need one volunteer to help with Apple delivery. Almost 300 boxes of apples were purchased by our school so the help will be greatly appreciated.  

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!

 Oct 12 – Subway (orders due Oct 7^th)

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

Oct 26 – Fat Burger (deadline Oct 21^st)

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

Nov 9 – Boston Pizza (deadline Nov 4^th)