Good afternoon ACCESS families,
Wow, I can’t believe it is December 1st and we have only three weeks left until Winter Break! We have really been enjoying the weather and are taking the chance to get outside whenever we can. We are currently doing a community helpers theme to go along with our community survival sight word study. We have looked at what a community is and the different people in our communities that help us. We are very excited to begin Ms. Purslow’s dance unit with the grade 8’s on Monday. The unit will continue until the break, culminating with a ballroom extravaganza on December 21st. We are planning a special lunch at Chiantis Café and Restaurant 1438-17th Avenue SW on December 13th to celebrate students who have been working with our TASC and ACCESS classes. Just a reminder: there is no school next Friday December 8th for PD. Have a great Weekend!
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Good afternoon ACCESS families,
My apologies for not blogging sooner, it has been a busy year and time continues to fly bye. We had a great Remembrance Day Ceremony on Friday and thank you to Mr. Spencer and Ms. Hamm for including us in the activities. In our classroom work the focus has been on numbers from 1-50 and working on community survival sight words. We are just completing our study of Alberta in Social Studies and will be moving on t British Columbia soon. We are still looking at flight in science and have made balloon hover crafts with students from Ms. Teasdale’s leadership class. In our Friday health class we continue to work with Ms. Deek’s TA and they have been amazing at creating some fun activities for us both in the classroom and in the gym. Just a reminder that we will still be going outside everyday so please ensure all students are coming dressed appropriately for the weather and have a pair of indoors shoes as well. Take care and have a great week. Reminder of a few important dates in coming up in November: Friday November 17- No School for PD day. Thursday November 23-no school for Parent/Teacher conferences. Conferences run from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. You can either book online or I will also be sending a sign up form home soon. Mr. Gall Good Morning ACCESS families,
It was another great week of learning and the students have really gotten into the rhythm of Junior High school. We have been working on numeracy (numbers up to 50) and community survival words in our literacy time. We are studying about Alberta in Social Studies and looking at flight in Science. For integration the students have continued to join the grade 8 classes for gym and we will soon be joining Mr. McCafferty’s foods class to make some yummy dishes. We are also planning on going on a community walk on Wednesday October 18. Just a reminder that there is no school this Monday October 16 for a PD day. Have a wonderful weekend and if you can, be sure you take the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors. Cheers, Alex Hi there,
Just a quick note to whish you all a happy Thanksgiving weekend. I hope you all get the chance to relax and spend time with family and friends. We had another great wee in the ACCESS class the highlight being getting out and going on our first community walk! The students did amazing and we will be going on another community excursion next week on Thursday October 12th, 2017. I’m looking forward to getting the chance to meet with you next week at IPP meetings. If you have not already signed up could you please let me know a time next week that is convenient for you. Take care and have an amazing long weekend. Alex :) Good afternoon ACCESS families,
It was another great week in our classroom and the students all seem to be comfortable with us and each other. We have established a good daily working routine and students have been getting into a functional school rhythm . We joined the leadership class this week for the Terry Fox run and the students in the class did an amazing job at ensuring we were all included and actively involved. We have also helped the office out in assembling some furniture and I was impressed at how well some of our students did in completing this task! Reminders that picture order forms are due October 2nd and pizza will be on sale in the school canteen every Thursday for $2 (big slices). Take care and have a great weekend, Alex :) Good afternoon ACCESS families,
Well with week three completed the students seem to be getting more comfortable in the classroom. We have been going to the learning commons for computer time and excited to start a reading buddies program with Mr. McCafferty class. We have continued with our school wide jobs and are saving up the bottles so we can use the money for special occasions. In science class we are looking at flight and in our Social Studies activities we will be focusing on Canada’s provinces and territories. Both Ms. Beavers and I have really enjoyed working with the students and are hoping they are enjoying school as much as we are. Just a reminder that there is no school on Friday September 22nd. Have a great weekend, Alex Hello ACCESS families,
This is just a quick note to inform you that we have begun an “All About Me” theme and we are learning about each students families, their favorite foods and music, and their general interests and hobbies. It has been an exciting time and we are enjoying getting to know each other better. Just a reminder that picture day is on September 13th, 2017 and Mount Royal gym strip is available at a cost of $20. Have a great night, Alex Good afternoon ACCESS families. I just wanted to write a quick note to say how excited I am to have the privilege of working with this group of students this year. We had a great first week and both Ms. Beavers and I have enjoyed getting to know your children. We spent the week allowing the students to get to know each other. Our older student took the lead in helping the new students get comfortable in their new school. We started our “Green Team” recycling club and are excited to be working with Ms. Teasdale’s Leadership group this semester.
A reminder that school photos will be taking place on Wednesday September 13th. We had a great first week and we hope that you and your families have a relaxing first weekend of the school year. See you Monday, Alex :) |
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