Hello and Happy Winter!
Well, we are right back into the swing of things. We took it easy with word wall words and homework for the past two weeks but we everything will be back to normal soon.After just a few weeks,
Christmas seems like a distant memory! I hope everyone had an enjoyable
and restful Christmas break.
In Our Class
As the New Year has just begun, we have taken some time to discuss
resolutions. We discussed about how people use the turning of the New Year
to set a goal for themselves, to try and improve on something. Some great
examples were learning to play an instrument, reading more and practicing a
sport.
Throughout the past two weeks, each student set a few goals for him/herself.
The idea is to discover how each student will shine!!! We really want to focus
on looking at steps they need to take to meet their goals. Ask your child about
what they are looking to improve on.
As this week is a short one and we have many learning activities planned throughout the week, we will continue to practice our word wall words from last week. We did not give them enough time last week, and I feel like one more week would be beneficial in learning to read and spell these words. If your child has mastered their weekly words, please feel free to review previous words as well. We have spent some time reviewing many of the word wall words that we have learned throughout the year. We will have new words to focus on next week.
Report Cards and IEPs
Shortly, (mid-February) you will be receiving the Term One report card, as well as your child’s Term 2 IEP, outlining their new learning goals for the term. Please contact me if you have any questions at all as these documents come home.
Next Year
If I have not yet already, will soon be speaking to each family about plans for
next year. I will leave it to parents to discuss our decision with their children at
home, as parents tend to discuss this at different times. Some children will
however be talking about this issue at school, so don’t be surprised if the
children come to you with questions. As the paperwork comes home, please
sign and send it back as soon as possible. Thanks!
More Learning!
Many people have asked about different apps for iPads and tablets for the
students to work on at home. Here are some that I think are useful tools.
Some are free and are to be purchased, although they usually have a free
version!
- ABC Pocket Phonics
- Farm Phonics
- Phonics Genius
- Starfall
- ABC Ya Games
- Raz Kids (same login as on the computer)
- Sentence Maker
- Sentence Constructor
- Draw, then WRITE
- Say that thing
- Pixwords
- Word Match
- Please ask me if there is something specific you would like help looking for! I am always happy to search for new apps and try them out!
Just a reminder that winter weather is cold and wet! Please make sure that
they children are dressed appropriately.
A reminder that if your child will be away, please inform STS. Their phone number is 613-723-9677 and they can inform the driver assigned to your child’s route. Thank you for your cooperation with this!
This will be a busy month, so stay tuned for more information!
Again, I wish you all a Happy New Year!
Stay warm and dry!!
Sarah Faloon
