Month: September 2015

Upcoming Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

On Tuesday, October 6th, our class (along with Division 6 – Kindergarten) will be going to the Laity Pumpkin Farm.  A notice about this went home today.  Please consider driving for this trip as we will need to cancel if we don’t get enough parent drivers.  It is a fun trip for everyone.  We get to enjoy the petting zoo, a tractor ride, wander through the forest displays, and explore the corn maze.  Students also get to choose a pumpkin (one the size that they can carry on their own).  This pumpkin will be sent home with students for their own personal use.

We go on this trip rain or shine so please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather.  They also need to bring two grocery bags (to carry their pumpkin) and their car seats for the drive there with parent volunteers.

Corn Roast and Terry Fox Run

Last Friday, September 18th, students had the great experience of ‘shucking’ an ear of corn.  We all went out to the undercover area and peeled back the outer leaves, and removed the strands of silk, from our corn.  These were then put in a container to be later boiled by our parent volunteers.

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In the afternoon we honoured Terry Fox through an assembly and by running our Fun Fitness route.  We were lucky that the rain was light. Terry ran far longer each day and it was often in much worse weather conditions than we had on Friday!

After the run we all enjoyed eating our corn!!!

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Welcome back to school!!

It has been a good start-up to the new school year this year.  As we are about to enter our third week (our second full week together as a class) the students are beginning to settle in nicely.  We have been working on learning the routines of Grade 1.  We are hoping to have our weekly schedule finalized this upcoming week at which point a copy will be sent home, as well as updated on the Weekly Schedule page on this blog.

Most of the start-up paperwork (forms and supply money) have already been returned!  Thank you to all who have done so.  If you have not yet returned these forms (and money) please do so as soon as possible.  The office needs to get the class verification paperwork updated for the new year and the school supplies have been purchased and are already being put to good use.

I have updated the Upcoming Events page on this blog.  I am looking forward to meeting all the parents this week during our Intake Interviews.  This is a great opportunity for you to share with me your thoughts and other information about your child.

A notice about the Laity Pumpkin Patch field trip will be coming home soon.

If you have any questions or comments you could: drop me an email; write a note and put it in the front plastic pocket of your child’s planner; or chat with me after school.

I am looking forward to a great school year with your children.

Mrs. S. Temple