Sept. 8-12

Week 2 is under way with a full week of learning ahead!  Thank you for a great first week and I look forward to more to come.  

We are working on our routines, getting to know each other and the expecatations we have of each other.  I look forward to great things this year from your child and their peers!


Monday:

• Friday Letters to be returned.  Thank you to the parents who wrote back to their child.  I enjoyed reading the feedback this morning. 
• ME Museum Projects were due in today.  We will be presenting them all week and I look forward to learning more about you.
• We started French today!  Ask your child what they learned.
• Parent Council tonight at 6:30 (and as I shut down my computer for the night and leave the meeting, I realized that I did not hit publish on this document!  My apologies!)

Tuesday

• First day of library!
• Tone It Up Tuesday - bring a water bottle.

Wednesday:

• Family BBQ and Meet the Teacher Night - I look forward to meeting with all of you that night!

Friday:

• Frolicking Friday - please make sure your child is dressed for the weather and has good shoes for running and walking

Sept. 2 - 5 - WELCOME BACK

I am so excited to welcome you to my class this year! I can't wait to see the awesome learning and adventures that you child and myself will embark on. It was a pleasure to meet some of you this morning as well as your child and I'm thankful that they are here. I only ask one thing of your child and that is that they try their best. Please take the time to ask your child what the rules are of the classroom (and they should be able to tell you as I only have two!)

I use this blog as a tool to help keep you informed with upcoming events, learning happening in the classroom and little things that can be done at home to help out the school environment. I do my best to update this blog once a week (every Monday) but I would like to make it a goal this year to add some other posts.

A couple of other pieces of information before I give you the weekly update:

1. Please read and sign your child's agenda. Please do this every day even if there is not a message.
2. Home Reading is a very important component of a child's learning and it starts now!  The expectation is that your child reads for 15 minutes a night. 
3. There is an option to the left to "Follow by Email." If you would like to receive email notifications of when my blog is updated, please sign up.
4. LOGINS - we use a variety of computer programs.  The logins will be posted shortly.
5. Reminder about the 2 shoe rule.  If this is a concern to you, please come and see me. 

Lastly, you can reach me at kristy.nelson@lethsd.ab.ca for any other communications.   

This week at a glance:

Tuesday:

• Welcome to school! 

Wednesday:

• ME Museum project coming home - due next week Monday, Sept. 8.

Thursday

• Recycling will start.  Each grade 4 student will take part this year for 4 or 5 weeks.  I am the supervisor in charge.  This is part of the Grade 4 curriculum and the rewards will go back to the grade 4 classes.  We also bring in a production for the whole school. 

Friday:

• Welcome Back Assembly 8:30 a.m.
• First day of Frolicking Friday - wear appropriate outdoor footwear.

Thank you for leaving your child in my care this year. It is an honour.

June 16-20

This is our last full week of school as next week students finish at 11:45 on Thursday. HOWEVER, we are still learning and working right up until the last minute, and so the school's expectation is that students come to school with the right attitude and ready to participate. Thank you for your support with this - I know it's hard at this time of year!

Notes:

• I forgot to change the deadline for ordering school supplies on the form that went home last week. The deadline is June 26th NOT June 13th like it says on the order form. We are trying something new this year to hopefully make ordering school supplies easier for parents. As a parent myself, I am quite excited to have school supplies taken care of before this year even ends so that I don't have to join the mad rush in August to hunt down everything my kids need for next year.
• Westminster School is having the grand opening for their new playground on June 25th at 5:30 p.m.
• You will start to see items coming home this week that we are no longer in need of at school. Take some time to go over these with your child and find out what we've been up to!
• PE is going to be mostly outside from now until the end of the month. Please make sure your child has good shoes to be active in for outside.
• All library books are now past due. If you haven't already, please either return the book or send the fee listed on the overdue notice that was sent home last week.

This week's schedule:
Monday:

• We had our first rugby lesson today!

Tuesday:

• Rugby lessons - no Tone it up Tuesday

Wednesday:

• Rugby lessons
• Pow Wow demonstration - 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Friday:

• Frolicking Friday

June 9 - 13

Thank you to the parents who joined us on the field trip today to The Fort in Fort Macleod.  We enjoyed your company and help.  I hope to you enjoyed the day as much as your child did.

This is yet again another quick week.  We have some work to do, some playing too and of course the last of some learning. 

Monday

• Field Trip....THANK YOU!
• Parent Council tonight at 6:30 - this is the AGM and all are invited. 

Tuesday

• Books due - we will not be checking out any more books for the year.

Friday

• SPORTS Day!  If you are able to volunteer, please drop me an email or call the office.  All help is appreciated!  

June 2-6

My biggest apologies!  I have missed the last few weeks along with everything else, I am very sorry!

It is now June and these next four weeks are going to go by awfully fast!  There are a lot of things planned including learning, fun times and the continued expectations.  I look forward to a fun filled month with your child!

Did you know it's Environment Week/World Oceans Week this week?

Reminders:

• School registrations are now past due and class lists are being prepared for next year
• Permission forms for the Fort Macleod field trip are due ASAP.  Our field trip is Monday, June 9th.  Thank you to all the parent volunteers who have offered to join with us.

This week's schedule:
Monday:

• Ask your child how we did on our fire drills today

Tuesday:

• Library day is today. 

Wednesday:

• HOJA performance 2:00 p.m.

Thursday:

• Spring Concert on the east field 6:00 p.m.  Your child will be performing. 

Friday:

• No more Enrichment.  I hope your child has enjoyed this opportunity all year.  I know the teachers certainly have. 
• Frolicking Friday

Week of May 12-16

It's May and the sun is shining, finally!

Important Reminders:
The registration forms for the 2014-2015 school year were sent home last Thursday.  If you are planning to send your child to Galbraith School next year, please return these forms no later than May 30. Thank you.

This week at a glance:
Monday

• Library books are due
• Parent council is tonight at 6:30 in the first foyer.  All are welcome to attend.

Tuesday

• Library day is today!
• Tone it up Tuesday (have a water bottle)
• Special Safety Presentation from the City of Lethbridge
• Spring Picture Day is today!

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

• Project fair this morning!
• Enrichment Friday!
• Frolicking Friday too - regardless of the weather - I am hoping for sunshine!!
• Hot lunch money is due in. 

May 5-9

Food for thought this week:
The Southern Alberta Art Gallery is hosting the he Arts Alive and Well in the Schools exhibit.  Each class in our school sent in a piece of art to display and there is a huge collection of artwork from students across the city.  What a great way to celebrate the artists among us all. 

This week's schedule:
Monday:

• Library books are due today
• T-shirts for Mother's Day project due - we start the projects this afternoon and will finish them during our art class on Wednesday so if your child has not brought their T-shirt, please send it ASAP as they are now behind on their project.

Tuesday:

• Library day
• Tone it up Tuesday - please bring a water bottle

Wednesday

• Swimming this afternoon!  We will walk over for a 1p.m. start and be back at school in time for the end of the day. 

Thursday:

• Volunteer Breakfast in the gym starting at 8:45 a.m. An invitation went home in the May newsletter for anyone who has helped out through the school year. If you are one of those people, please come as we would like an opportunity to express our gratitude.

Friday:

• Final PD Day of the year - no school for students