November 13th and 14th Update

 This week was short but sweet! Hopefully everyone had a great break! Please read below for updates on what we have been learning 

Thursday 
We learned a new lively letter. Ask your child: 

• What letter is this? 
• What sound does it make? 
• What are some words that begin with this letter? 

Friday
The morning class wrapped up our last little bit of learning about fall by discussing different activities that people like to do in the fall, such as jumping in the leaves or apple picking. Then students wrote in their journal about what they like to do in the fall. Ask them what they wrote! 
Our goals for writing at this time of the year are: 

• drawing a legible and detailed picture to share ideas 
• accurately copying text from the classroom (such as sentence starters or words) 
• Sharing their ideas orally with teachers and peers

We also continued our learning on patterns. Students worked on making ABB patterns using different materials in the classroom. 

Dates and Reminders 

We got off to a great start with our zipper challenge! Students can continue to try each day until they are able to do it, so if you haven't got it yet, keep practicing at home! 

• November 19 - Picture Retake Day
• November 20 – Hoodie / t-shirt orders are due 
• November 21 – KINDERGARTEN ONLY – Student Learning Conferences (Regular classes for Grades 1-5)
• November 26 – 6:00 – School Council / Parent Fundraising Society Annual General Meeting (at Northern Lights School)
• November 27 – Kinder to Grade Five – Evening Parent / Teacher / Student Learning Conferences
• November 28 – Kinder to Grade Five – Daytime Parent / Teacher / Student Learning Conferences (No school for K-5)

Parent Teacher Conferences The Parent / Teacher / Student Learning Conference booking system will open to families on Monday. The system will send you an email letting you know they are open.  Families can book a 15-minute slot with the homeroom teacher during the available times. All bookings will be done through your parent MyCBE account at sis.cbe.ab.ca.

Conferences times that you can book your 15-minute slot are as follows:

Friday, November 21 – 9:15 – 1:15 (for Kindergarten only)

Thursday, November 27 from 4:30 – 7:45 (for Kindergarten to Grade Five)

Friday, November 28 from 9:15 – 2:00 (for Kindergarten to Grade Five)

Weekly Update: November 3rd-7th

We had a great week of learning in kindergarten! Read below to find out what we have been working on! 

Monday 
We learned a new lively letter. Ask your child: 

• What letter is this? 
• What sound does it make? 
• What are some words that begin with this letter? 

Tuesday 

We did a guided drawing lesson to draw a picture of a fox. Students began the next step in journal writing which is copying words. When they were done drawing, they copied the word "fox" to label their picture. 

Wednesday
We practiced writing our numerals to ten on the whiteboards. 

Then we listened to the story "Ten Apples Up on Top". After listening, we practiced reading our numerals and representing their quantity by making sets of apples to match each numeral. 

Thursday 

We began our learning about patterns! We looked at some examples of repeating patterns in the real world. Ask your child to tell you some places we might see patterns in the world. You can even look for some at home together! Then we began creating our own patterns using classroom materials. We started today by making different AB patterns. 

Friday
The PM class enjoyed their first Friday at school. We listened to the story "The Scarecrow" then we cut out shapes to make our own scarecrow! 

Next week is Fall Break. Students return on Thursday, November 13th. 

Remember to practice zipping your zippers over fall break! Our zipper challenge will begin after the break!! 

Dates and Reminders 

• Fall Break: November 10-12
• AM class attends on November 14th
• School T-Shirt and Hoodie Orders are Due by November 20th (see note below and notice sent home for more detail) 

NLS Spirit Wear!
Hello NLS families,

Our Parent Fundraising Society is selling school t-shirts and hoodies again this year. All information is in the attached document. 

NORTHERN LIGHTS SCHOOL T-SHIRT AND HOODIE ORDERS.pdf 

Please send payment to nlsfundraisingsociety@gmail.com AFTER filling in the form that can be found HERE. All orders are due by Thursday, November 20. Orders will arrive approximately December 12.

Thanks!

Northern Lights School Parent Fundraising Society

Snapshots of our Week