ROOM 3

Welcome to Room 3

Thank you to everyone who brought in their reading folders! I will check them every Monday. We all exchange library books on Mondays. Kindergartens are able to sign out one book at a time. If their book is not returned they will be able to enjoy it for another week.

Monday, September 30th is also Orange Shirt Day. Our Principal, Jacqueline Belcher, sent out the following message.

Orange Shirt Day - September 30, 2019

Orange Shirt Day is on September 30 annually. It began in 2013 when residential school survivor Phyllis Webstad shared how her orange shirt was taken away on her first day at residential school. This story is an opportunity for students and staff to reflect on history, discuss stories of survival and strength and to share ways we can work together toward truth and reconciliation.

Administration and teachers will be reading Indigenous picture books to springboard discussions and highlight the importance of each student feeling welcome, safe, respected and cared for in their learning community every day. Students will also make a contribution to a collaborative art piece.

Students are invited to wear orange Monday September 30. Please feel welcome to contact the school with any questions.

Jacqueline Belcher
Principal, Belfast School

jlbelcher@cbe.ab.ca

Volunteers Needed!!!

On October 28th we have the fantastic opportunity to work with our Artists in Residence to create individual felting projects. We will require five adult volunteers to help for the hour that the Artist in Residences are with us. The exact hours for the 28th are TBA.

All volunteers must have their police check completed in order to participate. Please let me know if you are able to come in to help.

Show and Share

We are beginning our Show and Share! Each child will have 3 times throughout the year to participate. The dates are as follows:

1st Share - October - December

2nd Share - January - March

3rd Share - April - June

Please look for a duo tang to be sent home roughly a week before your child's assigned date. There is information on the inside of the front cover explaining the Show and Share program. If for any reason their date does not work (vacation, illness, etc.) the schedule is very flexible and we can reassign dates.

Reminders

Please ensure that your child has indoor shoes labelled with their name.

Please send back your child's plastic communication envelope to school everyday
Each student in the AM class has a YELLOW plastic communication envelope.
Each student in the PM class has a BLUE plastic communication envelope.

Please make sure that your child comes to school with a snack. Learning is hard work!

Upcoming Events

September

30th - Orange Shirt Day

October

4th - PM CLASS attends

11th - Non Instructional Day (NO CLASSES)

14th - Thanksgiving Monday (NO CLASSES)

18th - AM CLASS attends

25th - PM CLASS attends

- Scholastic Book Orders Due

28th - Felting

31st - BOTH CLASSES (AM and PM) ATTEND IN PM (12:20-3:15) For BELFASTY
HALLOWEEN

November

1st - Non Instructional Day (NO CLASSES)

8th - Both Classes (AM and PM) attend in AM (8:30-12:15) for our Remembrance Day Ceremony
11th - NO SCHOOL - Remembrance Day
15th - AM CLASS attends
21st - Parent/Teacher conferences (NO CLASSES)
22nd - Non Instructional Day (NO CLASSES)
29th - PM CLASS attends
- Scholastic Book Orders Due

Ask me about...

Sorting
PATTERNS! PATTERNS! PATTERNS! (even trick patterns - the mistakes are on purpose)
"Watch Me Throw the Ball" - Mo Willems
Drawing lines with our bodies
Poem Puzzle - Days of the Week
"Please, Mr. Panda" - Steve Antony
Reading Buddies

"Little Blue and Little Yellow" - Leo Lionni

Fine Arts

Go Noodle

More Patterns...

How many ways can you make 7 using your fingers?

Recycling/Refundables/Garbage