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 
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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 
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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








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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 
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School Council | March 5, 2021

     Message from Mrs. Bose:

    Please mark your calendars and join us for the next School Council meeting on March 9, 2021 at 6:30 pm. I will be presenting a proposal for a shortened Friday for Professional Learning beginning in the 2021-22 school year. We meet virtually through TEAMS. 


    There will also be further opportunities to provide feedback as the consideration of the Shortened Day process progresses.  More information will be available on the Vista Heights website. Click the Vista Heights Logo for the site. 




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    March 4, 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 the two places we "visited" while in Meteghan, Nova Scotia


    Learning Highlights:
    • Travellers have been learning about the special characteristics and parts of the Meteghan community. 
    • Two important places in Meteghan are the Bangor Sawmill and the Meteghan Wharf











    Important Dates to Remember:


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

    March 7 - Parent Council Meeting 
    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 
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    March 3, 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 representing numbers in equal groups (Grade 1) 
    Link to the Grade One Program of Studies: 

    • Represent and describe numbers to 20, concretely, pictorially and symbolically  
    •  Demonstrate an understanding of counting by using parts or equal groups to count sets 
    • Ask your child about even and odd numbers (Grade 2)
    Link to the Grade Two Program of Studies: 

    • Demonstrate if a number is even or odd 

      • Determine if a number is even or odd by using concrete materials or pictorial representations 

      •  Identify even and odd numbers in a sequence, such as in a hundreds chart 

      •  Sort a set of numbers into even or odd 



    Learning Highlights:
    • Today Mathematicians worked with numbers. using Mathletics and Jamboard 
    • They learned and practiced how to represent and describe numbers 
    • Mathematicians learned the vocabulary even, odd, equal, same, different and not equal 









    Important Dates to Remember:


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

    March 7 - Parent Council Meeting 
    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 
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    March 1, 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 their trip to Meteghan, Nova Scotia 


    Learning Highlights:
    • Today room 1 students took their flight to Halifax and then by car travelled to Meteghan
    • Room One Travellers used their passports and boarding passes to board the plane to Halifax






    • Students experienced a simulated flight experience to Halifax




    • Travellers also had a chance to reflect on their trip and the important parts of travelling. 








    Important Dates to Remember:


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

    March 7 - Parent Council Meeting 
    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 

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