Tuesday, October 31st, 2017

Highlights:
-Today we sketched some pumpkins from Pumpkinella. - Lindsay 

-We had Phys. Ed. we played a zombie tag game. - Stevie and Adam
-We had music and we also did story-telling in Ms. B's class. - Jeanny 
-It was a good day on Halloween. - Noah 
-In Math we played a fun game called "Popcorn." - Kenan 
-In Math, in Ms. B's class we played a math game called "Pumpkin" - Kenyon
(Popcorn and Pumpkin are the same game!)
-In Music, we wrote our own rhythms. - Aishwarya
-We had inside recess. - Shyanne 
-At recess it was so cold we had to go inside. - Jai 
-We had Literacy. - Henry 

-We had a visual artist come in. - Shuchir

• We did paper mache. - Eliana
• We wore paint shirts to protect our clothes. - Nandi

Reminders:
-Be careful and have fun if you are trick or treating this evening! Dress warm!
-Happy Halloween!

Friday, October 27th, 2017

Highlights:
-We made our own bookmarks on "iPick" - Bareera
-We did Friday journals! - Jeanny
-We reached our class goal! - Jafar
-We blogged. - Carter
-In Gym, we played a game called "Christmas Tree." - Piya

Reminders:
-Please sign and return Friday journals on Monday.
-Home Reading Logs are due on Novemember 1st. :) 

Pumpkin Contest Voting

Pumpkin Contest!

The pumpkin contest at Sobey's is ending TONIGHT! This means you have until this evening to vote for our pumpkin(s)!

If you are on Facebook, you can vote for Mrs. Sticksl and Mrs. Craig's pumpkins by "liking" the photo! Feel free to share the posts with your friends, so they can like them as well.

Link: Pumpkin Voting - Facebook

Winners will be announced tomorrow!

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

Highlights:
*We had a visual artist come in! - Maycee

• We made masks about our Weaselhead animals - Hassan
• We drew the spot where our eyes might be. - Noah
• We made noses out of newspaper. - Henry 
• We used cardstock to make our ears. - Jenny
• We will use styrofoam to make our eyes. - Nandi
• We used paper plates to make our masks. - Piya

     

Creating our masks!

*Mrs. Sticksl's class did literacy at the end of the day instead, because had artist time at the start. - Liam

*We acted out parts of the story "Wolf Island." - Gwen

Planning our skits!

*Mrs. Sticksl's class cleaned to the song "Let it Go!" Some of us danced dramatically and others covered their ears! - Lindsey

*We blogged. - Zakhar

*We did research on our animal during Inquiry. - Lindsay

Reminders:

-Halloween dance is on Oct 26th (Tomorrow!)

-A BLUE form about Noon Hour Activity Fees is being sent home today. Please sign and return.

Tuesday, October 24th, 2017

Highlights:
-Mrs. Sticksl's class played a new game called "Story Teller" - Shuchir

-We did Literacy:

• We did Stamina reading. -Kenan
• We talked about "What to write about" (Work on Writing) - Noah
• We learned how to underline words if we don't know how to spell them. This is so we don't have to get up and forget what we are writing about! - Henry
• You can also underline if you want to add more juicy words. - Naumika

-We read the Wolf Island book and we brainstormed a cause and effect chart. - Jenny and Liam

-In Math we did a gallery walk. - Leena

-Yesterday in Math we started the T-Shirt problem. - Naumika 

-Yesterday we had external lockdown because of an injured coyote. - Jake

-In Physical Education, we played "keep away the chicken." - Aishwarya

-In Music, we practiced singing a song for Remembrance Day. - Gwen

-Yesterday was Fun Lunch. - Dane

-Today was Mrs. Sticksl's class gym club. It was skipping and hula hooping. - Piya

-In Music, we also did melodies. - Lindsay

-Tomorrow we have an artist coming in!! - Jeanny 

-We blogged after missing yesterday. -Jai

Reminders:
*Lifetouch photo proofs are being sent home today.
*Halloween Dance is Thursday, October 26th. Return the form and payment if you wanting to attend!
*Friday Journals - We are still missing some Friday journals. Please make sure you respond to your child's journal entry.
*We have a visual artist coming in to make MASKS with the students tomorrow. You might want to wear clothing that you don't mind getting a little messy! 

Housekeeping Items

The substitute in Mrs. Craig's class is Brynae Bishop (Miss B). Her contact information is: btbishop@cbe.ab.ca 

Volunteers Needed:

Dear Parents,

Our class requires 2 parents per session for our upcoming Artist in Residence experience at Royal Oak School.  If you are available for any of the dates below and have a current Police Security Clearance, please email me at costicksl@cbe.ab.ca 

Wednesday October 25
9:30 - 10:30 am (Sticksl)
2:30 - 3:30 pm  (Craig)

Tuesday October 31
9:30 - 10:30 am (Sticksl)
2:30 - 3:30  pm (Craig)

Thursday Nov 2.
1:15 - 2:15 pm (Craig)

Monday Nov 6.
10:45 - 11:45 am (Sticksl)

Thurs. Nov 9.
9:30 - 10:30 am (Sticksl)
2:30 - 3:30 pm (Craig)

Friday, October 20th, 2017

Highlights:

-We sent our pumpkin to Sobey's! - Shuchir

-We had gym. We played skittles. - Henry

-We had buddies. In buddies we made monsters. - Nandi

-We blogged. - Zain

-We got Joe and Bob up the mountain. - Jai

-We did Circle Meeting. - Dane

-We did Friday Journal. - Gwen 

(Please make sure you read and respond to your child's Friday Journal)

The winning design in Mrs. Sticksl's class. Congratulations to Lavin for winning the challenge!

The winning design in Mrs. Craig's class. Congratulations to Gwen for winning the challenge!

Weaselhead Flats Field Trip!

Highlights: 

-We went on a bus to the Weaselhead, and we had bag full of activities that we got to do. One of them was a "smelling bag". - Gwen

-We had a bag of toothpicks and we tossed them on the ground. We then had to find them. We were talking about eye sight and camouflage. It was very hard to find the yellow toothpicks. - Dane

-My group saw a wood-pecker. - Leena

-Our group saw a Red Squirrel. It jumped over Mrs. Sticksl's head onto the other side of the path. - Maycee and Lexi

-We saw a beaver dam. - Jake

-We saw a wasp nest. - Aishwarya

-We saw the only delta in Calgary. - Shuchir

-We saw a fish that looks like destiny from "Finding Dory."

-When I was looking for the popsicle sticks, I found a small, green caterpillar. - Lindsey

-We walked over the blue bridge. - Nandi

-In my group, we found a very cute chipmunk that ran down the tree. - Marley 

-We used binoculars to see things up close. - Lindsay

-We had a "feely bag." We had to feel the objects inside the bag and guess what they were. - Piya

-One of the activities was "Hug a Tree." One student had to close their eyes, and the other had to give directions to a tree. Then you opened your eyes and had to try to find it.

-We did Pumpkin voting today. - Carter

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Highlights:
-We did Inquiry. In inquiry, we researched about our own animal. - Stevie and Jai
-Mrs. Sticksl's class had gym club. We played floor hockey and danced. - Lindsey 
-We blogged. - Jake 
-We had a new substitute teacher named Ms. B. - Avery
-We did our pumpkin proposal. - Piya 
-We had morning message. - Zakhar 
-We did digit place and base ten. - Dane
-We had music. - Gwen
-Read to Self. We reached 30 minutes! - Naumika 
-After the a long weekend, we finally blogged! - Hassan 

Weaselhead Field Trip Information:

*We will be leaving for the Weaselhead Flats at 10:00 am tomorrow and will likely arrive at Weaselhead Flats at 10:45 am.  We will be boarding the bus back to Royal Oak School at 2:00 pm and will arrive back at school at 2:40 pm. 

*For this field trip students will need to bring their lunch, their sketchbook and a pencil. Please ensure your child's backpack is as empty as possible as they will need to carry it around the Weaselhead Flats! 

*Students will be exploring a delicate natural area, and it is very important that we use the time at Weaselhead Flats as productively and respectfully as possible. Please stress that though we are outside, we need to be quiet while at the Weaselhead Flats. We will be acting as Wildlife Biologists; observing and taking in all that we can!

*Right now the weather for tomorrow states it will be around 10 degrees. I would suggest dressing in layers so students can bundle up or down depending on how warm they feel! We will be outside the entire time we are there!

Repost: Weaselhead Species Index

Click Here -> Weaselhead Species Index

Scroll down the page until you see the list below. From this list, explore the different species before selecting the one you would like to investigate further.  

 

Parent Volunteer Needed - Tuesday October 16th

*Update - Volunteer found - Thank you so much!!*

Hello Parents in Mrs. Sticksl & Mrs. Craig's classes,

I am in need of a parent volunteer on Tuesday, October 17th to assist me for an hour or so anytime during the school day.

If you have valid security clearance and you are available on this date, please email me at costicksl@cbe.ab.ca

Thank you for all that you do!

Courtney Sticksl 

Friday, October 13, 2017

Highlights:
-We did Circle Meeting. - Dane
-We had buddies. We did a word search. - Nandi
-We did gym and we played "Last Man Standing." - Jai 
-We did our Friday journals. - Aishwarya

Reminders:
-There is a PD day on Monday - This means no school (for kids!)
-Scholastic order form is coming home today. Please send your order through Mrs. Sticksl's page until Mrs. Craig returns. Please have the forms in by October 18th.
-Mrs. Sticksl's scholastic orders from September have been sent in, and books should be arriving shortly! 
-We have our field trip to Weaselhead on October 18th. Stay tuned for more info!

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Highlights:
-We did math. - Adam
-We had picture day. - Zakhar
-We had writing about the Pumpkin Proposals. - Dane
-We had a substitute gym teacher. - Marley
-In Inquiry, we started to research about our own animal. - Stevie
-We did Read to Self. We got 21 minutes. We are getting close to 30 minutes! - Kenan

Here are some of the creative pumpkins designed by our classes!

Reminders:
-Field trip forms need to be returned by this Friday. 
-Friday Journals need to be returned at the beginning of each week. Please make sure you reply to the journal entries! 

Weaselhead Species Index

Click Here -> Weaselhead Species Index

Scroll down the page until you see the list below. From this list, explore the different species before selecting the one you would like to investigate further.  

 

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Highlights:
-We did our pumpkin proposals. - Nandi 
-We blogged. -Kenyon
-In gym, we are working on stations. - Chloe
-We did the Inquiry about the Weaselhead flats. - Shuchir
-We did a math assessment. We needed to count the wheels on skateboards, bikes, scooters. We needed to find a total of 25 wheels. - Dennis
-We did Read to Self. We didn't get to 30 minutes yet. - Kenan
-We did writing. We finished our Back to School, Mistake Writing and our Terry Fox writing. - Naumika


Reminders:
-Tomorrow is Picture Day.
-The field trip forms need to be handed in by Friday.
-Our field trip to Weaselhead is next Wednesday!

Tuesday, October 10th, 2017

Highlights:
-We did Inquiry. We were doing sketch-notes about Weaselhead flats. - Kenan
-We did Pumpkin Proposals. - Henry 
-We made our calendar for October in math. - Lindsay
-In gym we worked on our under hand throwing. - Chloe
-We did Stamina Reading. We are going to work up to 30 minutes! - Aishwarya 
-We had music and there was another music teacher there. - Gwen
-Mrs. Sticksl's class had P.E. Club at lunch. - Dane
-In Music, Ms. Mann read us a book about Drumheller. - Piya
-We had a fire drill. - Eva

    

Sketch notes about the Weaselhead Flats

Reminders:
-Field Trip Forms: We will be going on our Weaselhead field trip on Wednesday, October 18th. 

Please sign and return your field trip form by Friday, October 13th.

-Picture Day: October 12th

Weaselhead Investigation

Description of Weaselhead Flats

Search Engine

Friday, October 6th, 2017

Highlights:
-We had buddies today. - Piya
-We had fun snack today. - Lindsey
-We did our Friday journals. - Lindsay
-Mrs. Craig's class didn't do buddies :( - Haaris
-We had a Circle Meeting. - Kenan

Reminders:
Next Thursday is picture day!

Thursday, October 5th, 2017

Highlights:
-Today we had the Terry Fox run. - Gwen
-We had more Inquiry. We kept on sorting our animals. - Jake 
-Today we in gym we played revenge tag.- Jenny
-We did mistake writing. - Adam
- Gym Ms. Sticksl's class played rock, paper, scissors. - Eva
-We have been learning melodies and beats in Music. - Shuchir/Chloe
-We did read to self. -Bareera
-New October sign in. - Piya
-We blogged. - Haaris
-We tied in the clean up championships with perfect scores. It was the cleanest the class has ever been. - Stevie

Reminders:
-Scholastic orders.

Classifying animals using scientific terms!

Calgary Reads Volunteer Training

Calgary Reads Volunteer Training

Royal Oak School is in need of more volunteers for our Calgary Reads programs. Please see the information below about how to volunteer.

Wee Reads

Wee Read is about reading aloud and sharing the joy of reading with Kindergarten and Grade 1 students. Reading volunteers would need to commit to 30 minutes per week for 8 weeks. In this 30 minutes, volunteers will have the opportunity to work with two students either in Kindergarten or Grade 1.

If you are interested in volunteering for this program, a valid police clearance through the CBE is required. Interested volunteers are asked to please attend a Wee Reads training session on Wednesday October 18^th from 2:30 - 3:50pm. The training sessions will be offered at Royal Oak School. If you are interested in attending, please contact Sarah Power at sapower@cbe.ab.ca and RSVP by Monday evening, October 16th.

Read Up 

The Read Up program helps struggling readers in grades one and two strengthen their reading skills at a critical time in their cognitive development. Volunteers receive advanced training and commit to two 45-minute sessions each week for a total of about 40 sessions. Volunteers must have previously worked as a Wee Read volunteer or have an Education background. Please contact Sarah Power sapower@cbe.ab.ca if you are interested in enrolling in Read Up training with Calgary Reads. The training is approximately 4 hours at the Calgary Reads office.

Wednesday, October 4th, 2017

Highlights:
-We continued our Inquiry. - Shuchir 
-Today we did Stamina reading. We got up to 21 minutes - a high "score" for each class! - Chloe
-We did peer-editing in writing. - Henry

-We did our writing and art. We used a mistake to create a masterpiece. - Leena

-We went to gym and played with the pink balls. - Adam
-Today Mrs. Craig's class had P.E club. - Jenny/Lindsay
-In math we did three things: we glued our time activity and schedule into our math books and then we did time games on the computer. - Piya
-We went onto the Learn Alberta website to do time activities. - Jai
-We had a clean up race! - Jeanny 
-We blogged. - Jake
-We did Morning Message. - Aishwarya

Reminders:
-Terry Fox run is tomorrow at 10:30 am. Please wear your Royal Oak blue!

Home Reading went home today. Please keep track of how much reading your child is doing nightly and return the sheet each month. 

Please let us know if you need support selecting "Just Right" books for your child to read. Students will regularly visit the Learning Commons at school to select books that they are able to bring home.

Thank you for supporting your child's reading!

Learn Alberta - Time Activities

Under the Sea - Time Activities

Time Tunnel

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017

Highlights:
-Today we had Inquiry with sorting animals into groups: vertebrates (mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles) and invertebrates. - Piya 
-We made schedules of our days. - Nandi
-We did Read to Self. We made it to 15 minutes two days in a row! - Bareera
-We had gym and music. - Aishwarya
-We finished our writing for Terry Fox. - Dane
-We went outside this morning and played in the snow. - Dennis
-Today we read "Smelly Socks." - Chloe

Reminders:
-Terry Fox run is this Thursday.

 A lovely sunny "fall" day!   

Sneakers for Terry Fox

Animal Classification

Vertebrates:

Amphibians

Mammals

Birds

Fish

Reptiles

Invertebrates:

Invertebrates

Scholastic

Click here for more information from Scholastic

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Your child is bringing home the September Scholastic flyer and order forms.

Scholastic Canada is a program that allows students and teachers to order level appropriate books at affordable prices.  Every time we order we have the opportunity to earn free books and learning materials for our classroom.  New flyers will come home each month and the flyer will be date stamped with the order due date.  This due date will also be posted on our weekly blog.

Your child will most likely be excited about the new flyer each month and will want to share with you when they see books that they have read at school.  Please take some time to look through the September flyers.  If you would like to place an order please fill out the order form, including your child’s name, at the back of each issue and return it with payment to school by Thursday, October 16^th You are able to pay by cheque or online at parentpay.scholastic.ca using the online code on the flyer, following the steps and then submitting your order forms to me.  Please make all cheques payable to Scholastic Canada Ltd.   Please enclose your order and payment in a sealed envelope or plastic baggie in order to assist your child with getting the whole order to school.  We are unable to provide change for cash orders.

If you have any further questions about Scholastic or how to complete the order form please contact me at the school.