Hello families,

Halloween is in the air! We have been learning about the pumpkin life cycle this week. Your child brought home a little book about the pumpkin life cycle that they can practice reading at home.

We ended the week by making “Spooky Pumpkin” art. They made their own shade of orange by mixing red and yellow! We had lots of scissor practice by cutting out the pumpkins, eyes, mouths, moons and teeth! Lots of fun!

Letter of the week

We learned about the letter Tt this week. You may want to review the following letters and sounds at home: M,S,F,B and T. The Grade 1s can also practice listening for the beginning end end sound of words. For example, “mast”. They should be able to tell you that “m” is at the beginning and “t” is the end sound.

Halloween Fun at school

On Friday Oct. 29, students are welcome to wear a costume to school. I suggest wearing some comfortable clothing under the costume or bringing a change of clothing for later in the day. I find that the children like to change out of their costume for the afternoon. Please also send a bag to carry their costume home.

I will ensure that we have lots of fun Halloween activities throughout the day but we will not be serving treats or goodie bags that day.

Please refrain from sending food to share or goodie bags on this day.

Pumpkin Carving Contest

Some of the older students in the school are hosting a Pumpkin Carving Contest. If you choose to particiapte, you can carve a pumpkin at home and bring it to school on the morning of Oct. 28. There will be three categories for awards: scariest, most creative, and silliest. Pumpkins can be picked up after school on Oct. 29.

Reminders:

No school for students on Oct. 22.

Have a lovely weekend!