Welcome Back

 Welcome back to school!!

I am so excited that we are all back together again and I look forward to our year together.

In the classroom we have been working on routines and getting to know one another.  So far, we are proud to say, we have built stamina for reading to ourselves up to 15 minutes at a time each day.  Our goal is 30 minutes - we hope to be there by the end of September.  We have reviewed 3 Ways to Read a Book, Where to read, Why we read, When to read, What to read, Who reads and most importantly that one can not expect to become a better reader without PRACTISING. In grade 3 and 4 students can still be reading to someone for 10 minutes a day and reading to themselves for 20 minutes every day at home.  So so very important to practise.

Please ensure your child has indoor shoes and several masks every day.  It is nice to change the mask every so often, and then of course, wash them at the end of the day,  We will be going outside multiple times a day and students should be dressed for the weather, and since this is Canada weather surprises.

I hope to get to meet you all at some point but until then please feel free to call me at school 403-777-6610 or drop me an email, ljanderson@cbe.ab.ca if you have any questions or concerns.