Sorry for the late post!
We had a staff meeting and then one of the teachers from High River came to collect as much of the gifts for the families in High River as she could fit into her vehicle! And guess what?!?! The Cranston families have been so generous that there was not enough room to fit all the gifts. Since Mrs. Secord lives in High River, she will be bringing her truck to school tomorrow and will bring the remainder of the presents to Spitzee School in High River on her way home. Thanks again for the generosity the families in room 75 and in the rest of Cranston school demonstrated through their donations in support of our families helping families!
Thanks to Ally for sharing her interview with her grandpa about her country of origin, England! She included a "bobby hat"; some Lego figures for the kids to see what a "bobby looks like", as well as the "Royal Guard"; and a double decker bus. She was very confident and she shared the vast amount of information she gained about the different landmarks, foods, famous individuals, transportation and sports to name a few. She included a picture of her grandpa from when he was a young boy in his school uniform to show what it was like. As more students are sharing, they are making connections between their family's stories and the stories of their peers. For example, Ally's grandpa emigrated to Canada in the same manner and in around the same time period, as Brooke's grandpa and Wilson's relative: by boat! My dad's family also came from England, but my dad emigrated by plane shortly after he finished university and then my grandma emigrated after I was born to be closer to her grandchildren!
Marek did a wonderful job present the powerpoint he created about his interview. He interviewed his mom and asked her questions about his grandpa who emigrated from Scotland! Ask your child if he or she remembers the reason why Marek's grandpa came to Canada! He was very excited to include the different famous athletes and well known sports that are played in Scotland!
Way to go! Remember that the interview projects are due by Friday of this week!
We spent most of the day working to prepare for tomorrow evening. Some of you will be receiving invitations today or tomorrow that were made by your child in regards to the Winter Wonderland! We met with our buddies this morning to practice our songs as well as to work on our "gingerbread buddies" display. Ask your child to share with you what they created today with their buddies and what the different steps were in the process. Tomorrow will be our final rehearsal in music class before the big event at 630 tomorrow night! We are asking that if you are coming to the evening tomorrow night and your child will be there to sing, to try and arrive by 620. I will close up my classroom at that time so that we can all meet in the music room. If you are at a younger sibling's performance in Kindergarten, then as soon as that one is finished, you can quickly make your way to the music room. They are adjacent to each other:) We tried to time it so that you will be able to see all the kids strut their stuff tomorrow night! So, if we have to wait a few minutes that will be alright...The students in the tone chime club will be performing afterwards, I think they were planning to do so at about 645 or 7, again to allow for the families to see their younger siblings perform afterwards. In between these performances there will be activities in the hub, and in the gym (hot cocoa and cookie decorating to name a few), plus there will be an activity planned for you to do as a family in our classroom!) It is an open house, in that you can come and go as you please, so except for when we are in the music room, room 75 will be open for you and your family to come in and visit! Also, please be sure to check out the wonderful work on display in front of our buddy class as well as in front of ours!
Thank you to all the families as we have ALL the field trip forms handed in and so we are ready to go on our field trip this Friday!!
As Friday will be Mrs. Secord's last day with us as a student teacher, she is wanting to do something special tomorrow. She would like to bring in a special family member. Here are the clues:
This family member has 4 legs.
This family member has long ears.
This family member has a bushy tail.
This family member probably LOVES to eat carrots!
This family member would hop all over the place if it wasn't in its crate.
This family member has whiskers and fur.
What do you think her special family member is?Ask your child to share with you their answer.
Important information:
Winter Wonderland is tomorrow
We have a special visitor tomorrow
Field trip is Friday.
Homework:
read 30 minutes
mathletics 30 minutes
finish your interview project if you have not done so yet...
Question for the blog:
What would you like to say to Mrs. Litman as it is almost her last day and we won't have time to share the blog on Friday morning?
See you tomorrow,
Ms. Handelsman
