🌷¡Felices Vacaciones de Primavera! 🌷

¡Hola familias!

Espero que todos tengan un excelente descanso durante estas vacaciones de primavera 🌷. 

Congratulations to all performers and Masters of Ceremony this week for their excellent performance in the Spring Concert. All of you did a great job! 💯

🚨 DON´T FORGET! 🚨

Minecraft Challenge: Grade 5 will be participating in Level Up Calgary! Deadline to submit the challenge is April 10. All the information about the challenges, rubric and how to record the video in Flip have been posted on Google Classroom.

Math Contest: Sponsored by Mount Royal University. April 26, 2023.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

🛌 ✈️ 🎮 Spring Break March 27 - April 1

🎶 Qué Pasa! May 2

THIS WEEK WE LEARNED / ESTA SEMANA APRENDIMOS

• 🔢 Math: We completed the unit decimals and fractions, and we will be moving to measurement after the break.
• 💃 Spanish: Students reviewed ´diptongos, hiatos y triptongos,´ and learned new vocabulary. Then, they read a story called "De los bueyes a los camiones". 
• 📚 English: Students were introduced to the biography, a type of expository writing. They will be writing about a woman that has made impact in history or any field of their interest. This week they did the initial research. Students continue with the second week of the Literacy Circle.
• 🍁 Social Studies: Students participate in a STEM challenge by building a Red River Cart, a Métis invention, using only one material. Pictures will be posted in Google Classroom. 
• 🎨 Art: Students learned about Spanish artist Joan Miró and his type of paintings. We focused on surrealism art and students made their on artwork inspired on Miró. 
• ❤️‍🩹 Wellness: Students focused on the Mental Health dimension of the Medicine Wheel and learned that they can be strong as the Buffalo 🦬 by having positive self-talk when facing challenges. 

Class Update - March 21

 ¡Hola familias!

Esta semana hemos seguido repasando para el Concierto de Primavera. We are excited about our upcoming performances on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Can't wait to welcoming you! Srta. Primak and the students have put together an amazing show! 

🚨 DON´T FORGET! 🚨

Minecraft Challenge: Grade 5 will be participating in Level Up Calgary! Deadline to submit the challenge is April 10. All the information about the challenges, rubric and how to record the video in Flip have been posted on Google Classroom.

Math Contest: Sponsored by Mount Royal University. April 26, 2023.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

🦖 Palaeontolgist visit on March 22.

🎶 Spring Concert on March 22/23.

🎒 Last day of Classes before Spring Break March 24

🛌 ✈️ 🎮 Spring Break March 27 - April 1

THE WEEK AHEAD / ESTA SEMANA ESTAMOS APRENDIENDO...

• 🔢 Math: Students learned to order decimals, estimation of sums and differences with decimals, addition and subtraction of decimals. We will be completing our unit by the end of this week with an assessment.
• 💃 Spanish: Students reviewed ´diptongos, hiatos y triptongs,´ and learned new vocabulary in preparation for our last activities for this unit (reading and writing). 
• 📚 English: Students will be introduced to the biography, the next expository writing we will be working on. Students continue with the second week of the Literacy Circle.
• 🍁 Social Studies: Students are examining Métis culture and way of life. The last project will be related to the Red River Cart. 
• ❤️‍🩹 Wellness: Students learned about the effects of perseverance and resilience on wellbeing. The also learned how the Medicine Wheel teaches us that wellbeing is about having a balance life in the 4 dimensions of one's self. Then, they worked on setting up some positive words (learnings from the Buffalo 🦬) that will help them to achieve their goals and overcome challenges. 

Understanding Anxiety | Learning Series

 Dear Parents / Guardians, 

 

The Calgary Board of Education is inviting all community members to join us for an inspiring evening of learning with experts in understanding anxiety. Anxiety is one of the most common mental health concerns affecting children and families across the lifespan. Parents and schools play an essential role in helping children manage their anxiety. This session will explore what anxiety and stress are, how to recognize it, and how to support resilience. 

 

On April 4, the CBE’s Well-Being team will host a free online session where parents will be able to join and learn from to experts in the field of health promotion​​​​, ask questions and receive follow-up materials.  

 

You are invited to join us at the virtual session from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 pm on Tuesday April 4^th.

 

Click HERE on Tuesday April 4^th at 6:30pm to join the session 

Understanding Anxiety

Child and Youth Well-Being Series for Families and Caregivers
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

 

CBE educators believe that parents and caregivers can inspire their kids to make healthy lifestyle choices and increase protective factors — in order to do so, they need the right tools and information.

Since our understanding of student health and well-being is evolving, it is important for parents to stay up-to-date on the same information so everyone is supporting student success. 

This is the fourth session offered in a five-part Child and Youth Well-Being for Families and Caregivers learning series that is offered at no-cost to all Calgary Board of Education employees, families, and community members between December 2022 and May 2023.  

The intention of the series is to advance student well-being by raising family and caregiver’s understanding of a variety of health-related topics. Each session focuses on reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors.

 

The last session will focus on Understanding Social Media (May 2, 2023). Communication about this last session will be distributed separately.

 

You are a key partner in your child’s education and student well-being is critically linked to student achievement.

 

Thank you for your time and consideration to join us.

Sincerely, 

Dalhousie School

Spring Concert Information

Dear Dalhousie Families,

With our highly anticipated Spring Concert coming up next week, here are some important notes:

March 22 & 23 Evening Performances

For the evening performances on March 22 & 23, doors will open at 6:00 pm.  Seating is first come, first served.  Please be respectful of our neighbours when parking. There is no parking available in the parking lot.

Due to space restrictions and fire code regulations, each family has two seats.  Seats are one person per seat due to the maximum capacity allowed (no lap children).

For evening performances only, please have your child at the school by 6:00 pm for the evening that they are performing. They should be dropped off in classrooms as follows:

**All Grade 5 students go to Room 1 on any evening that they are performing**

Class Update - March 17

¡Hola familias!

Esta semana estuvimos repasando lo que debemos hacer para el Concierto de Primavera. 

🚨 DON´T FORGET! 🚨

Yearbook Cover Contest. Last day to submit your drawing is March 17

We will be announcing the winner of the contest by March 24, 2023.

Minecraft Challenge: Grade 5 will be participating in Level Up Calgary! Deadline to submit the challenge is April 10.

Math Contest: Sponsored by Mount Royal University. April 26, 2023.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

😀 Happy International Day March 20

🎶 Spring Concert on March 22/23.

🎒 Last day of Classes before Spring Break March 24

🛌 ✈️ 🎮 Spring Break March 27 - April 1

THIS WEEK IN REVIEW / ESTA SEMANA APRENDIMOS...

• 🔢 Math: Students learned to order decimals, estimation of sums and differences with decimals, addition and subtraction of decimals.
• 💃 Spanish: Students read four different books to practice ´diptongos e hiatos´. 
• 📚 English: We started a new round of literacy circles and reviewed how to summarize a reading passage with the SWBST strategy. 
• 🍁 Social Studies: We are critically examining the ways of life of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. We will be discussing about the importance of storytelling and oral traditions, the Red River Cart and the Sash. 
• ❤️‍🩹 Wellness: Students are learning about the effects of perseverance and resilience on wellbeing.

Class Update - March 14

¡Hola familias!

Gracias to all the families who came to celebrate students' learning. 

🚨 DON´T FORGET! 🚨
 

Yearbook Cover Contest. Last day to submit your drawing is March 17

We will be announcing the winner of the contest by March 24, 2023.

Minecraft Challenge: Grade 5 will be participating in Level Up Calgary! Deadline to submit the challenge is April 10.

Math Contest: Sponsored by Mount Royal University. April 26, 2023.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

🎶 Spring Concert on March 22/23.

🛌 ✈️ 🎮 Spring Break March 24 - April 1

THE WEEK AHEAD / ESTA SEMANA

• 🔢 Math: Students are learning how to order decimals. In the upcoming days, we will be looking at estimation, subtraction and addition.
• 💃 Spanish: Students are playing a game to learn about "diptongos e hiatos", and will be reading books to practice the skill. 
• 📚 English: We started a new round of literacy circles. Student will be learning about a new type of expository writing -the biography. 
• 💡 Science: We started the the Electricity unit. 
• 🍁 Social Studies: We are critically examining the ways of life of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. We will be discussing about the importance of storytelling and oral traditions, the Red River Cart and the Sash. 
• ❤️‍🩹 Wellness: Students are learning about the effects of perseverance and resilience on wellbeing.
• 🥌 Physical Education: Students are developing strategies to play curling.

Paul Davis Presentation

 

The Dalhousie Parent Society presents:   PAUL DAVIS – Online and Social Networking Safety Officer. Join us March 15th at 7:30 pm for this information session.  Click here to register.  A zoom link will be sent out shortly to registered parents. We are so thrilled to have been able to book a virtual presentation from Paul Davis, an expert in Online Safety. Davis, a father of two teenagers, is a self-described ‘techie’. He has worked in IT for more than 25 years. Since 2011, he has added the role of social networking safety educator, regularly addressing students, teachers, educators and parents in school settings across Canada and the United States, as well as speaking to corporate clients about topics including: online safety, cyberbullying, online security, and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok, etc.). Since the digital world is not going away, we wanted to learn how to best protect our children now since many kids already have access to smartphones. Paul's presentation will talk about the appropriate age for a child to have a smartphone, Smartphone contracts — understanding terms and conditions, what is legal and illegal, Establishing rules for smartphone usage (he does not recommend smartphones until grade 7), Regulating and monitoring screen time and mobile device usage and his personal experience with internet and social media safety, as a father of two teenagers, along with research on screen time and its effect on sleep patterns. There will also be a Q&A! REGISTER TODAY: March 15 at 7:30 pm as this is not a presentation you will want to miss. Register here!

Class Update - March 9

  ¡Hola familias!

🚨 DON´T FORGET! 🚨
 

Yearbook Cover Contest. Last day to submit your drawing is March 17

We will be announcing the winner of the contest by March 24, 2023.

Minecraft Challenge: Grade 5 will be participating in Level Up Calgary! Deadline to submit the challenge is April 10.

Math Contest: Sponsored by Mount Royal University. April 26, 2023.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

🎶 Spring Concert on March 22/23.

🛌 ✈️ 🎮 Spring Break March 24 - April 1

THE WEEK AHEAD / ESTA SEMANA

• 🔢 Math: Practice fractions and decimals (equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, ordering fractions and decimales in a number line, place value). 
• 💃 Spanish: Students finished "el cuento" and practiced adverbs. 
• 📚 English: We finish the first round of literacy circles. Students completed their compare and contrast writing.  
• 🧪 Science: We started the the Electricity unit. 
• 🍁 Social Studies: We are critically examining the ways of life of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. We learned about Métis traditions and learned about the importance of oral tradition in Indigenous culture. Students also learned how to record stories using pictograms. 
• 🥌 Physical Education: Students were developing strategies to play curling.

Class Update - March 7

 ¡Hola familias!

🚨 DON´T FORGET! 🚨
 
Celebration of Learning. Book your sport to celebrate students learning. March 9 &10. Book your timeslot through myCBE.

Yearbook Cover Contest. Last day to submit your drawing is March 17

We will be announcing the winner of the contest by March 24, 2023.

Minecraft Challenge: Grade 5 will be participating in Level Up Calgary! Deadline to submit the challenge is April 14.

Math Contest: Sponsored by Mount Royal University. April 26, 2023.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

📅 Daylight Saving Time ends on March 12 @ 2:00 a.m. Adjust your clock one hour forward.

🎶 Spring Concert on March 22/23.

🛌 ✈️ 🎮 Spring Break March 24 - April 1

THE WEEK AHEAD / ESTA SEMANA

• 🔢 Math: Practice fractions and decimals (equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, ordering fractions and decimales in a number line, place value). 
• 💃 Spanish: Students are finalizing their tale and continue building their reading skills. Today, student played a game to learn about "diptongos e hiatos". 
• 📚 English: We finish the first round of literacy circles. Student learned about expository writing, the text structure and the language of comparison and contrast. They are now writing a text comparing and contrasting the art of weaving in two Indigenous cultures. 
• 🧪 Science: We started the the Electricity unit. 
• 🍁 Social Studies: We are critically examining the ways of life of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Students are learning about the unique characteristics of the Métis people. Today, we learned about the value of family and community. In the upcoming days, we will be discussing about the importance of storytelling and oral traditions, the Red River Cart and the Sash. 
• 🥌 Physical Education: Students are developing strategies to play curling.

Class Update - March 3

¡Hola familias!

🚨 DON´T FORGET! 🚨
 
Yearbook Cover Contest. Last day to submit your drawing is March 17

We will be announcing the winner of the contest by March 24, 2023.

Minecraft Challenge: Grade 5 will be participating in Level Up Calgary! Deadline to submit the challenge is April 14.

Math Contest: Sponsored by Mount Royal University. April 26, 2023.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

🎶 Spring Concert on March 22/23.

🛌 ✈️ 🎮 Spring Break March 24 - April 1

THIS WEEK IN REVIEW / LO QUE APRENDIMOS ESTA SEMANA

• 🔢 Math: Compare and order fractions and decimals. 
• 💃 Spanish: Students are finalizing their tale and continue building their reading skills.  
• 📚 English: We finish the first round of literacy circles. Student learned about expository writing, the text structure and the language of comparison and contrast. They are now writing a text comparing and contrasting the art of weaving in two Indigenous cultures. 
• 🧪 Science: We finished the chemistry unit. 
• 🍁 Social Studies: We are critically examining the ways of life of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Students are making a video to retell the ways of life of First Nations and Inuit people.
• 🥌 Physical Education: We started our curling unit.

School Update - March 3

Please see the separate email sent regarding our Celebration of Learning & Book Fair on March 9 & 10 and how to book for it.   A reminder that Thursday, March 9 is a full day of school and that there is no school for all students on March 10. 

We are continuing our Food Drive for Kindness Month.  All donations are gratefully accepted and can be dropped off at the donation boxes at either the front or the back door.

 

Volunteer opportunities are available for each class.  You must have a valid CBE volunteer clearance at the time you sign up and we ask that you sign up for two opportunities per class to allow for as many people as possible to participate.  If you would like to volunteer more, please check with the teacher.    More details can be found in the separate email that was sent out.

 

Our Spring Concert will be held on March 22 & 23 at 6:30pm.  You can see which classes perform when as well as the costume preparation in when in the separate emails that were sent out.   You can also check the class blogs for information. Srta. Primak is also looking for helping with prop creation.  You can sign up here if you can help out.  If you have any questions regarding the concert, please email Srta. Primak.

Virtual Book Fair

 Dear families,

It’s here! Our school’s Scholastic Book Fair has begun! Students will be scheduled time to shop during school hours next week. Parents and families are also welcome to shop in person after their scheduled Student Led Conferences on Thursday March 9^th and Friday March 10^th 

Even if you can't join us in the school, you can experience the joy of our Book Fair online by visiting our Virtual Book Fair Extension. Virtual shopping can be done March 3^rd-13^th inclusive!

https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5184011

Remember, all purchases benefit our school and earn rewards that can be redeemed for books and Education Resources for our school’s classrooms and lilbrary.

Thank you for supporting our Scholastic Book Fair!

Happy Reading!