Martes 18 de octubre

 Hola a todos,

Spanish: 

• We are learning all about fall (otoño) and the seasons in Spanish, specifically the colours we see in the fall. 
• We are starting our 'sonidos iniciales' (initial sounds) in Spanish. 
• Our sounds of the week are: M,P, S, L
• Here are some videos to watch with your child:
• https://youtu.be/j7rJigx8ilc (m)
• https://youtu.be/xQEIW-r-Ns0 (p)
• https://youtu.be/0Sbn4PdshX4 (s)
• https://youtu.be/bSDrFbNZdCE (l)
• Practice these words with your child:
• Yo veo... (I see)
• Yo escucho... (I hear)
• Yo huelo (I smell) 
• Yo siento (I feel) 
• A mi me gusta... (I like)

ELAL: 

• Our sounds of the week are: l, r, u, s
• Practice printing the letters with your child, as well as brainstorming what words we know that start with that letter?
• When reading with your child, have them point out the letter they see on the page.
• Our sight words of the week are: they, I, at, be, this, have 
• When reading with your child, have them point out the sight words they see on a page. 

Math: 

• We are practicing counting by 5's from 5-50. We are continuing to learn about patterns and the different patterns we can make based on colour, shape, size, positions of our bodies, etc. 
• Practice counting with your child by 5's from 5-50. 
• Practice counting with your child by 2's from 2-20. 
• Use this website to count with your child, use the colour option to colour in the number they count out loud: https://www.mathplayground.com/interactive_hundreds_chart.html 

Science:

• We are investigating warm and cool colours from the colour wheel. 
• Talk to your child about how the colours change based on the season. 

Social Studies:

• We are talking about our community and the facilities that support us in living a healthy life (relating it to swimming!).
• Talk to your child about how the places in our communities help us live a healthy life. What does it mean to live a healthy life? Why is it important? 

Reminders:

• We have swimming this week! Please pack undergarments, towels, etc. 
• Raz Kids is coming soon. We are setting up students accounts and passwords.
• School photos retakes were originally scheduled to happen on October 17 & 18 have been rescheduled to November 2 & 3.  If you would like your child to have photo retakes, please email your child's teacher to let them know. Class Photos will also happen on the same days.

• Starting on Monday, October 17, 2022 we will be collecting food/non-perishable items for the Veteran’s Food Drive. There will be boxes set up at the front and back door for food drop off. At Dalhousie School, we want to support Calgarians who are less fortunate than us, and one way we are doing this is through the Veteran’s Food Drive. This drive will run until after Remembrance Day. Items that the food bank is urgent need of are the following:

• Kleenex – tissue boxes
• Napkins
• Paper towel
• 1 litre juice cartons
• Juice boxes for lunches
• Cereal
• Coffee and coffee pods
• Pancake mix
• Laundry soap
• Granola bars
• Ziploc bags (medium and large)
• Fabric softener
• Rice packages
• Cookies
• Canned chili / stew
• Mayonnaise
• $25.00 grocery gift cards
• Thank you for your support of this worthy cause.

• Halloween
• With Halloween coming up, students are invited to wear costumes to school on Monday, October 31.  The costumes must be worn the whole day and must be appropriate for school environment meaning no violent or inappropriate content or messaging. Accessories such as swords, guns, knives, weapons etc. should not be brought to school.  As costumes should not impede learning, we ask that no mask even if it’s a half face mask be worn to school.  Those wanting to wear COVID masks are welcome to. Due to dietary restrictions and preferences, no food should be brought to school for sharing purposes.  While well intended, other non-food treats should also be not brought to school (goodie/loot bags).
• Dalhousie Parent Society News
• www.dalhousieparentsociety.com – check out our website for all this info and more!
• Playground Party 
• We are having a playground party on Friday, Oct 21 from 1:30pm-3:3 pm to explore our current playground and check out some ideas for the new playground we are hoping to build! Join us with your kiddos and ask any questions that you might have!
• Did you know?? Our playground has already had portions removed due to safety issues. We hope to have all of those taken care of with a new playground!!
• If you ordered any produce from the Indeygo Harvest Fundraiser, pickup is next week October 18 from 3-5pm
• We have launched our holiday fundraisers so you can get a jump on shopping for some goodies!
• Check out our Growing Smiles Link to order gorgeous holiday floral arrangements.  Order deadline is Nov 15 and pick up is Nov 29.  Click for holiday magic!
• Purdy’s Chocolates!! Need we say more? Grab some delicious treats for that special someone! Order deadline is Nov 26^th and pickup is Dec 13^th.  Click for yummy chocolate!
• Fun Lunch Contest Time
• Win a free fun lunch!!! On Oct 18, Nov 15, and Dec 13, bring a reusable straw and show your fun lunch delivery person when you get your Booster Juice to be entered into the draw for a free Subway lunch on Dec 21! Good luck!