February 21, 2025

I hope you all had a great extended weekend last weekend - it was so cold so at least we could all stay home and drink hot chocolate. 

We have all really enjoyed being outside the last couple of days - just a reminder to have an extra pair of socks and pants in backpacks with the oncoming muddy/wet playground we're going to have...its still icy and easy to slip and fall. 

We had an exciting guest this week - Firefighter Rebekah from the Chestermere Fire Department came in and spoke to us about her job. She brought her gear and clothing and the kids got to feel how heavy it all is. I sent home a sticker and a booklet from her today. 

We are going to be starting 3D shapes in math and will be making some with marshmallows and toothpicks :) 

In reading and writing we have started to learn about the "magic e" so if you could practice with the kiddo's over the weekend that would be great - it's been a hard adjustment going from CVC words with a short vowel in the middle to a long vowel in a CVCe word.

In SS we are still exploring rural and urban and in Science we are learning about movement and will begin our animal movement booklet this week. 

I hope you all have a great weekend! 

Tracey Burch