Viernes 10 de febrero

Hello all,

Apologies as there was no blog on Tuesday. I have been sick for the last couple of days. Thank you for understanding. 

English

• Sight words of the week: some, her, would, make, like, him
• Reading: This week we focused on reading books with the phonic code: d e f v 
• Writing: This week we wrote about what it means to be a good friend. We will continue writing about this next week and talk about how to treat each other with kindness. 
  
  

Spanish

• We are in our "Ropa de invierno" (winter clothes) unit. We are learning the vocabulary for clothes we winter for winter as well as what we see in the winter. 
  
  
  
  
  
• Reading: We focused on reading books with the syllables sa, se, si, so, su during our guided reading groups.
• Writing: We are working our "Mi muñeco de invierno" (My winter doll). We will be writing about what each of our doll wears in the winter using new vocabulary we are learning in class. 
  
  
  
  
  

Math

• We continue in our addition and subtraction unit. We are currently focusing on addition and subtraction problems up to 10. We are creating our own word problems and playing games with power of ten cards. 
  
  
  
  
  

REMINDERS:

During the month of February, Dalhousie will celebrate Kindness Month.  Kindness is a value that should be emulated on a daily basis and a goal of having this focus during February is that it instills the value on a daily basis throughout the year.  It is also grounded and can be seen as a throughline in the Indigenous Seven Sacred Teachings of Love, Respect, Courage, Honesty, Wisdom, Humility and Truth.    Kindness can be found in both giving and receiving and permeates through a community in a positive way.    Specifically, Dalhousie will be engaging in various activities to highlight kindness:

• Random Acts of Kindness:  Students and staff will be asked to do random acts of kindness.  This can be holding the door open for someone, recognizing someone for a specific act or saying thank you. 
• Food Drive: As an act of kindness and caring, we will be hosting a food drive for the Calgary Food Bank.  We want to recognize that we care for other people in a way that they need it.  Especially during these financial times, we want to care for those who need support in this area.  Donations are appreciated and can be dropped at off in the Calgary Food Bank boxes at either the front or the back door of the school.
• Valentine’s Day: This day has a tradition around showing love and care.  Dalhousie students will show this by making cards for others outside of learning community and giving them to seniors, front line workers, hospital patients and others.  Students will also be making cards for each other.   We ask that no cards, food, toys or other items be sent from home for this occasion.  Anything sent from home will be sent back.  We ask that instead you direct resources that you may have used for this to our Food Drive.
• Pink Shirt Day will be celebrated on February 22.  Students are encouraged to wear pink to school as a symbol of kindness towards each other. 

​​​​​​​Showing kindness in various ways develops character traits such as empathy, sympathy, compassion and respect.  You are encouraged to have ongoing conversations with your child around this to further strengthen their understanding