May 19-22

I hope you all had a great long weekend.  Once the sun decided to shine, the time spent outside was fantastic! 

Thank you to the parents that volunteered to come to Helen Schuler Nature Center today.  I enjoyed having you and I hope you enjoyed being there.  Be sure to ask your child about wild licorice that grows in our river bottom. 

There will be two more opportunities for volunteers on field trips.  On June 3, we will be going to the Fort in Fort Macleod.  This is an all day trip.  On June 9, in the morning,  we will be visiting the cemetery for an information finding trip.  Please watch for more information to come home on Wednesday. 

Lastly, Spring Pictures came home today.  If you are wanting to order them, they can be done online or through the school prior to May 28. 


150 Ways to Show Kids You Care:

• Let's continue the list:
• 26. Stay with them when they are afraid.  27. Invite them over for juice.  28. Suggest better behaviors when they act out.  29. Feed them when they are hungry.  30. Delight in their discoveries.  31. Share their excitement.  32. Send them a letter or a postcard.  33. Follow them when they lead  34. Notice when they are absent.  35. Call them to say hello.  36. Hide surprises for them to find.  37. Give them space when they need it.  38. Contribute to their collections.  39. Discuss their dreams and nightmares.  40. Laugh at their jokes.  41. Be relaxed.  42. Kneel, squat or sit so that you are at their eye level.  43. Answer their questions.  44. Tell them how terrific they are.  45. Create a tradition with them and keep it.  46. Learn what they have to teach.  47. Use your ears more than your mouth.  48. Make yourself available.  49. Show up at their concerts, games and events.  50. Find a common interest. 

Curriculum:

• Math: Continuing in our last pattern booklet.  Remember to keep practicing basic facts at home.
• Language Arts:
• Writing: with the short week we will be doing Quick Writes and possibly some musical writing.  .
• Spelling: Lesson 13; spelling assessment on Thursday
• Science: We will be learning about common characteristics of plants and that plants have needs too!
• Social: We will learn how Alberta went from a territory to a province and how the railway came through.  This is a continuation of last week as our Treaty took longer than planned.  I hope your child is holding true on their half of the contract.  I know my son's contract was completed by both parties tonight.  

This Week's Schedule:Tuesday:

• Library books due
• Ask about our field trip
• Friday letters due back

Wednesday

• Field trip notices coming home

Friday:

• Frolicking Friday
• Enrichment