Grade 1 and 2 Learners: March 2021

March 17, 2021

Message to Parents & Guardians:

Please book a Parent-Teacher phone conference using your CBE/PowerSchool Account. A letter was sent home on March 15th, 2021 providing detailed information.

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Check out Google Classroom for links to RazKids and Mathletics

Grade 1 and 2 students should be doing 10 - 15 minutes of Home Reading every night

Learning Highlights:

Artists in room one continued working on their multimedia art project
Today we added some texture for the water using tissue paper

Today students learned about what it means to acknowledge the land
Elders have taught us it's important to acknowledge the land where we gather and the first peoples who traditionally lived here. It shows respect for the people, their contributions and their ways of knowing, which are reflected through the stories and songs that have lived on this land for thousands of years. We make an acknowledgement to further demonstrate our commitment to work together as a community in laying the foundation for reconciliation through education.

Students then made personal connections to recognizing the importance of the land

Important Dates to Remember:

Tuesday and Thursday - Soup at Lunch. Students must have a signed permission form.

March 25 & 26 - Parent Teacher Conferences.

Please book a conference through your CBE/PowerSchool Account

March 27 - April 7 - Spring Break

March 16, 2021

Message to Parents & Guardians:

Tomorrow, students are invented to wear the color green to celebrate St. Patrick's Day

Please book a Parent-Teacher phone conference using your CBE/PowerSchool Account. A letter was sent home on March 15th, 2021 providing detailed information.

Click to log into your PowerSchool Account

Check out Google Classroom for links to RazKids and Mathletics

Grade 1 and 2 students should be doing 10 - 15 minutes of Home Reading every night

Learning Highlights:

Artists in room one started their multimedia art project of a lighthouse
Artists learned the most important part of painting with watercolour paints is WATER

Stay tuned for the media that is added next to the project

Important Dates to Remember:

Tuesday and Thursday - Soup at Lunch. Students must have a signed permission form.

March 17 - Wear Green

March 25 & 26 - Parent Teacher Conferences.

Please book a conference through your CBE/PowerSchool Account

March 27 - April 7 - Spring Break

Shortened Friday for Professional Learning

IMPORTANT

We are seeking feedback from our parent community on the proposal for Shortened Friday for Professional Learning. Please use this link to complete the survey. The survey will close March 17th, 2021 at 6:00pm.

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On March 9th, 2021, Administration met with the Vista Heights School Council to share information and gather feedback from stakeholders. The powerpoint presentation that was shared can be viewed on the Vista Heights School website.

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March 10th, 2021

Message to Parents & Guardians:

Check out Google Classroom for links to RazKids and Mathletics

Grade 1 and 2 students should be doing 10 - 15 minutes of Home Reading every night

Ask your child what they learned about the three cultural groups living in Nova Scotia

Learning Highlights:

Today, room 1 travellers learned about the three cultural groups living in Nova Scotia
The Acadians, The Mi'kmaq and the British
Acadians are people from France
The Mi'kmaq are Indigenous people of Atlantic Canada
The British are people from England that settled in Canada

The Acadians

Mi'kmaq

The British

Travellers are creating a flip book and wrote a fact about each of the groups

Important Dates to Remember:

Tuesday and Thursday - Soup at Lunch. Students must have a signed permission form.

March 12 - No School for Students, Professional Development Day

March 17 - Wear Green

March 25 & 26 - Parent Teacher Conferences

March 27 - April 7 - Spring Break

March 8, 2021

Message to Parents & Guardians:

Check out Google Classroom for links to RazKids and Mathletics

Grade 1 and 2 students should be doing 10 - 15 minutes of Home Reading every night

Ask your child what they learned about the historical facts, purpose or structure of a light house

Challenge:

Students in room 1 were given a challenge to build a lighthouse at home, using any materials.
Students are invited to have their guardians, email Mrs. Sushko a photograph of their work
This is not a must do home activity
Sample Ideas:

Learning Highlights:

Today, room 1 travellers learned about an important Symbol of Nova Scotia.

The Lighthouse

Try this at home:

Important Dates to Remember:

Tuesday and Thursday - Soup at Lunch. Students must have a signed permission form.

March 7 - Parent Council Meeting

This is an important meeting. There will be discussion and proposal regarding a shortened day on Friday for the 2021 - 2022 school year.

March 12 - No School for Students, Professional Development Day

March 17 - Wear Green

March 25 & 26 - Parent Teacher Conferences

March 27 - April 7 - Spring Break

March 5, 2021

Message to Parents & Guardians:

Check out Google Classroom for links to RazKids and Mathletics

Grade 1 and 2 students should be doing 10 - 15 minutes of Home Reading every night

Ask your child about how they can add kindness into the world

Learning Highlights:

Today, room 1 students read the story, A World of Kindness from the Editors and Illustrators of Pajama Press

As a class, we discussed what does kindness look like in our classroom and our school
Finally, we wrote I can statements on cutout shaped hearts
Stay tuned for the final display, when all VHS students put their hearts together.

Together we can all make a difference with a little kindness