Week of Sept.10-14

• Wow! What a great first week! Everyone was so excited to be back and our days flew by.  I love how much effort I am seeing from every student.
• Meet the teacher will be held on Monday, September 17th at 6:30 and I am looking forward to seeing everyone there.
• Just a reminder that all students should be reading 20 minutes each night.  Parents it is a great idea to talk to your children about what they have read.  This will increase their comprehension skills.  Studens have reading passports that parents initial (similar to the bookmarks from last year).
• Lunch orders are due Monday morning for the month.
• Book orders are due on Friday.
• Please send back the student information forms if you have not already done so.
• Have a great week!

Welcome Back!

• Welcome back to a fresh school year!  I am so excited to be starting another year with a fabulous group of students.
• I am looking forward to seeing everyone Thursday morning. 
• I will be sending home a student information form on Thursday.  Parents please remember to sign both highlighted sections and check whether you give consent or do not give consent.
• I will try to have my blog changed each week by Sunday evening. Be sure to keep checking :o)
• Thank you. Let's have a great year!

Last Full Week of School!

*Wow! It is so hard to believe that this is the last full week of school.  Our last school day will be Tuesday, June 26.

* Health assignment is due Monday, June18.

* Our trip to Shining Waters will be on Friday, June 22 with the rain date on Monday, June 25. the permission forms will be going home the first of the week. I have all of my chaperones.  Thank you very much for the help!

* Be sure to keep an eye out for your son/daughter's scrapbook that will be coming home on Thursday.  We are recording them on CD on Tuesday.  They are very proud of their work.....so am I.

* Report cards will be sent home on Tuesday, June 26.

*I am still missing a few school supply fees.  I would appreciate these coming in as soon as possible.

*  Spring concert will be held on Friday, June 15 at 1:00. Everyone is welcome to attend.
*A reminder if you have not paid for school supplies, could you please send it in as soon as possible.
*  The students will be orally reading a poem Thursday, June 14 in class.  It has been on the homework board for a week or so.  They can practice reading it aloud at home.
* We have a Health assignment due on Monday, June 18.  The students have an outline with the description of the assignment.
* Pizza and garlic fingers will be next Thursday, June 21 because we will be at Shining Waters on the next day, Friday, June 22.

What a week!

*  I had such a great time at the build on Saturday.  Thank you so much to all of the volunteers who showed up to help.  What a wonderful sense of accomplishment.  I am so proud of the community of Borden and I love saying that I teach at Amherst Cove.
* The students did a great job reading their stories to the Creative Writing class at Charlottetown Rural.  They were so proud of their finished product.
*  Thank you to everyone who has paid the school supply fee of $35.  I am still missing a few.
*  A reminder to all students to continue reading each night for 20 min.

Week of May 28- June 1

* Book order is due on Tuesday, May 29
* We are going on a field trip on Wednesday, May 30 to Charlottetown.  We will be going on the Factory tour at Cows followed by a trip to Charlottetown Rural High School to share our writing with the Creative Writing class there.  The trip will cost $3.00 for the tour plus some extra if the students would like to buy an ice cream at Cows.  We are taking our lunch with us to eat at the picnic tables.  So remember to take a packed lunch that day (no microwaveable items please)
*  I am so proud of my students for having their stories handed in on time.  I could tell that they felt very good handing them in. We have been working hard on time management skills and breaking the work up into small chunks so everything doesn't get left until the last minute.
* Social Studies project is due on Thursday, May 31.
* Six sleeps until build day!  My dad and I will be there with bells on to volunteer.  If you haven't signed up yet, do so soon!
* Congratulations to all of the students who participated at the track meet on Thursday.  You made our school very proud.
* Have a great week everyone!

Week of May 22-25

*  I hope everyone had a fantastic long weekend!
*  A quick reminder to sign up to volunteer for the "build day" on June 2.  The countdown is on!
*  I have assigned a Social Studies project that will be due on May 31.  Part 1 is to be done at home and Part 2 will be completed at school.  I have typed up an outline and distributed it to the students last week. Part 1 includes making a map of the seven continents and Part 2 is creating a Powerpoint presentationdescribing mountains, oceans, lakes, and islands.  The project handout goes into more detail.
*  The good copy of our narrative fantasy stories will be due this Friday.  The students have been working very hard on these in class. 
*  A reminder for everyone to be reading their 20 minutes each night.
*  Good luck to everyone participating at the Track and Field meet on Wednesday!