October 1-5th

What a beautiful September!  As I am not a winter person, the longer this weather holds out the better as far as I'm concerned!

Some things to look for this week and/or month:

Harvest Fest on Friday, October 5th from 9:30 -12:30. The kids have been asked to bring something for the Stone Soup.  A notice (little orange paper) went home listing the various activities/contests that people could enter for example, biggest flower.

Word Study (Spelling) tests will happen on Fridays. This Friday, the Grade 1s will have 5 words to focus on from their reading words.  The words are: a, am, is, my, the. 
At home, you can support your child with spelling by playing a game (circle game: each member of the family holds a piece of paper with one of the words written on it. They then say, " I have ____, who has ___-?". Go around until all have been said),  scrambling up the letters and having your child unscramble them, or creating a sentence using each word. This support is invaluable and will create more confidence on test day!

Thank you for your support with the Home Reading program. 

October 19 is a Professional Development day.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Heather