Highlights:
- Welcome
back! We hope everyone had a wonderful and restful break!
- We
started our week off by choosing our ‘Word of the Year.’ We spent time
discussing goals and resolutions and we all came up with a word (patience,
organization, resiliency, etc.) we want to focus on going into the new
year.
- We
are working through division topics in math. Please practice basic
division and multiplication facts at home.
- Next
week we will be sending a Science project to be completed at home. Using
what they learned about simple machines, students will be designing a
vehicle using recycled materials. You do not need to make a special
shopping trip to the store to purchase materials. Look for the information
package that will be sent home next week.
Reminders:
- An
extreme cold warning is predicted for all of next week. Students need to
ensure they are dressed appropriately for the weather. Please do not
hesitate to personally reach out to your teachers if you require help in
providing any of these warm items.
- Please
send report card envelopes back to school so they can be reused for our
June report cards.
- January
31st - Non-instructional day - No school
We are excited to bring back two programs, Simons Valley Reads and
Simons Valley Mathletes. Both programs were a HUGE success because of
volunteers such as you! We are hoping to run an 8 week program of both SVS
Reads and Mathletes starting January 28th for 1 hour a week.
Here is a brief description of the two programs (little different
from last year) but just as impactful!
SVS Reads
To support our Grade One/ Two/ Three students, we are looking for
parent volunteers who would be able to come once a week for an hour and work
with two students. Volunteers would work with a student for 20 minutes each
practicing high frequency words, sentence work and of course, reading a short
story. All of the materials will be provided for you!
SVS Mathletes
The second program, Simons Valley Mathletes is a program designed
to help our grade 3 to 6 students develop proficiency in mathematics. The focus
this year will be to strengthen basic math facts. With this program, as SVS
Reads, we are looking for parent volunteers who would be able to come once a
week for an hour and work with two students. Volunteers would work with each
student for 20 minutes making numbers, practicing basic math facts and then
playing a math game. All of the materials will be provided for you.
If you are interested in volunteering with either program, please
contact us at ggdavidoff@cbe.ab.ca or bghordern@cbe.ab.ca before
January 14th.