For November's virtue we read  and brainstormed
                                          how we can display gentleness
-gentle hands: no hitting, no grabbing,  don't take without asking,  play gently & touch gently
-gentle words: be careful, watch out, don't hurt with your hands, using  please and thank you
-gentle voice... ask me to show you
                  Amirah said, " If we learn slowly and gently, we get it right."

Character Corner:

We will practice the virtue of gentleness and show everyone how we can be gentle in different ways..

Character Corner School Council Please mark Tuesday, November 10th on your calendar. All parents are welcome! Attending meetings is a great way to stay in touch with what is happening in the school, how money raised from the casino fundraiser is being spent at the school and teachers present at each meeting. Meetings start at 6:30 pm.
November Virtue: Gentleness is acting and speaking in a kind, considerate way. It is using self-control, and considering other people‟s feelings. You can be gentle with people and animals in the way you treat them and the way you speak to them. You handle things carefully so they will not break or be hurt. Many things, like glass or pottery, are delicate and fragile, and feelings are the most fragile of all. When you think gentle thoughts, it makes the world a safer, gentler place. 

Click here http://schools.cbe.ab.ca/b239/ to see the Nov Newsletter and calendar

  For letter Pp we read  we looked for letter Pp and things that begin with P
Ask me to tell you the names of these animals and the sounds they make..

pumpkins from our community garden

Ask me to point to the one that is big and round, point to the small one in the middle

plants

We read,    point to letter P in the title
        Ask me about this beautiful counting book...

                Ask me to count the cupcakes               4 cupcakes on the plate and he is eating 2

                                                                                         How many altogether?

                         
We observed our pumpkin after the weekend! Ask me about the changes that I saw...

                                 We saw mould, we felt them it was getting soft and mushy...

                                 A few of us said, " It smells different, kind of rotting."

         We also observed the changes in our plants...

Ask me what shape are the leaves of the bean plants

                                            counting how many are really tall and how many are small

                                                          Tiny tomato...

                                   Observing the bean plant that got tangled in the pellet while sprouting
                                                        invstigating...

                                   Looking at the roots. Aminah and Lucas said, " It smells fresh."

Coming home today - 

Important dates for Grade 1/2

November 9 - Dental Screening

November 10 - Remembrance Day Ceremony at 10:45 all parents welcome

November 10 - School council at 6:30 - all parents welcome!

November 11 - No school due to Remembrance Day

November 18 - School photo retakes! 

November 19 - Field trip to Calgary Philharmonic

November 20 - No school due to PD Day

November 25 - Hat day!

Also coming home: Purdy's Chocolate school fundraiser! Orders must be returned by November 16.

Thanks,