Enero 31, 2023

   Today's Learnings/Hoy Aprendimos...

Math: 

• The number of the day, routine (an expanded form of the number, base ten blocks to represent, greater than and less than,  place value and even and odd numbers.) 
• subtraction with regrouping 
• subtraction problems 
• repetitive addition 

Spanish: 

• The house - La casa
• practice of vocabulary
• reading
• Quico el cocinero 
•  practice spelling and pronunciation 
• speaking 
• the house 
• writing 
• the house  

ELAL: 

• Reading strategies -,  
• Guided reading week 3
• Writing
• Persuasive writing 
• my favorite season   

Art: 

• Cardinals 
• Rangoli art 

Wellness: 

• Seven sacred teachings 
• Respect 
• what is respect 
• the buffalo as symbol of respect 
• respect ourselves
• represent  
• Sciences: 

• Life cycle of the animals
• Butterfly 
• frogs 
• Presentation

Social studies:  

• Traditions and celebrations 
• working on the poster 
• Presentation

What is Next/ Para mañana...

Math: 

• The number of the day routine
• Number talks
• Subtraction 3 and 4 digits  
• repetitive Addition 
• measurement 

Spanish: 

• La casa 
• Talking 
• La casa 
• practice vocabulary 
• Reading 
• Guided reading 
• Quico el cocinero 
• Writing 
• la casa
• Reflexive verbs 

ELAL: 

• reading strategies -questioning   
• silent reading - 
• Guided reading w3
• writing process
• Persuasive writing  
• good copy  

Art:  

• cardinals
• Rangoli

Sciences: 

• Hearing and sound

Social studies: 

• Chapter 3
• aervices 

Today's News/ Las Noticias del Dia... 

Raz Kids,  book assigned for the week of Jan 30 - Feb 2 

Notes from the Music Room

 

Notes from the Music Room

 

I am happy to say that we are moving along with the preparation of the music for the Spring Concert in March.  Please keep an eye out for an email in the next week asking for help from our wonderful volunteer community.  I will be needing help with props and other performance essentials. 

 

The kindergarten students are learning a new song with very simple vocabulary words:

 

Hola amigo mio y

Cómo estás tú?

Mucho gusto

 

We will also be working on simple steps for the Mexican folk dance la Raspa.

 

The Grade 1s are learning two Venezuelan folk songs:

The first song is:

 

Los chimichimitos estaban bailando el coro corito

Tamboré

Los chimichimitos estaban bailando el coro corito

Tamboré

Que baile la niña tamboré

Que baile el niñito tamboré

Que baile la gata tamboré

Que baile el gatito tamboré

Los chimichimitos estaban bailando el coro corito

Tamboré

Los chimichimitos estaban bailado el coro corito

Tamboré

Que baile la vieja tamboré

Que baile el viejito tamboré

Que baile la mona tamboé

Que baile el monito tamboré

 

Our Grade 2 students are busy working on the instrumentation for our Guatemalan song Vamos a la Mar.

 

Our Grade 3 students are becoming exerts at playing all three different xylophone parts for our song El Barreño.

 

Our Grade 4 students are creating a very exciting instrumental accompaniment part for their song Al Tambor with the djembe drum, the xylophone and the ukulele.

 

The Grade 5 students are working very hard at the lyrics for the Zarzuela song La Tarantula.  Please remind your child to visit his teacher’s Google classroom to work on the difficult pronunciation of the lyrics to this song.  This song will be performed at our March concert as well as at the Jubilee for our Que Pasa concert in May.  Details will follow in the next few weeks.

School Updates 

Dalhousie School News

 

Dalhousie students participated in a reading party today.  Ask your child what we did in our class!

 

Families will be able to view online student report cards for grade 1-12 students on Jan. 30. Report cards for the 2022-23 school year can be viewed, downloaded and printed.  Please see here for more information on how to access your child’s report card.    A reminder that there is no report card in January for Kindergarten.  Please see the separate email that was sent with this information.

 

A reminder that February 3 is a non-instruction day with no classes for all students.

The next Dalhousie School Council/Parent Society meeting will be held through Teams on February 8 at 6pm.  All are welcome to attend.

Sra. Barrera 

pabarrera@cbe.ab.ca  

Enero 27, 20

  Today's Learnings/Hoy Aprendimos...

Math: 

• The number of the day, routine (an expanded form of the number, base ten blocks to represent, greater than and less than,  place value and even and odd numbers.) 
• subtraction with regrouping 
• money

Spanish: 

• The house - La casa
• practice of vocabulary
• reading
• pelicans 
• speaking 
• the house 
• writing 
• the house  
• This is a bird

ELAL: 

• Reading strategies -,  
• Guided reading week 3
• Writing
• Persuasive writing   

Art: 

• Cardinals 
• Rangoli art 

Wellness: 

• Seven sacred teachings 
• Respect 
• what is respect 
• the buffalo as symbol of respect 
• respect ourselves 
• Sciences: 

• Life cycle of the animals
• Butterfly 
• frogs 

Social studies:  

• Traditions and celebrations 
• working on the poster  

What is Next/ Para mañana...

Math: 

• The number of the day routine
• Number talks
• Subtraction 3 and 4 digits  
• repetitive Addition 
• money 

Spanish: 

• La casa 
• Talking 
• La casa 
• practice vocabulary 
• Reading 
• Guided reading 
• el rey de la laguna   
• Writing 
• la casa
• Reflexive verbs 

ELAL: 

• reading strategies -questioning   
• silent reading - 
• Guided reading w3
• writing process
• Persuasive writing    

Art:  

• cardinals
• Rangoli

Sciences: 

• Animals life Cycle
• Posters 

Social studies: 

• Start Culture and Traditions 
• Poster - Presentation 

Today's News/ Las Noticias del Dia... 

Raz Kids,  book assigned for the week of Jan 30 - Feb 2 

Notes from the Music Room

 

Notes from the Music Room

 

I am happy to say that we are moving along with the preparation of the music for the Spring Concert in March.  Please keep an eye out for an email in the next week asking for help from our wonderful volunteer community.  I will be needing help with props and other performance essentials. 

 

The kindergarten students are learning a new song with very simple vocabulary words:

 

Hola amigo mio y

Cómo estás tú?

Mucho gusto

 

We will also be working on simple steps for the Mexican folk dance la Raspa.

 

The Grade 1s are learning two Venezuelan folk songs:

The first song is:

 

Los chimichimitos estaban bailando el coro corito

Tamboré

Los chimichimitos estaban bailando el coro corito

Tamboré

Que baile la niña tamboré

Que baile el niñito tamboré

Que baile la gata tamboré

Que baile el gatito tamboré

Los chimichimitos estaban bailando el coro corito

Tamboré

Los chimichimitos estaban bailado el coro corito

Tamboré

Que baile la vieja tamboré

Que baile el viejito tamboré

Que baile la mona tamboé

Que baile el monito tamboré

 

Our Grade 2 students are busy working on the instrumentation for our Guatemalan song Vamos a la Mar.

 

Our Grade 3 students are becoming exerts at playing all three different xylophone parts for our song El Barreño.

 

Our Grade 4 students are creating a very exciting instrumental accompaniment part for their song Al Tambor with the djembe drum, the xylophone and the ukulele.

 

The Grade 5 students are working very hard at the lyrics for the Zarzuela song La Tarantula.  Please remind your child to visit his teacher’s Google classroom to work on the difficult pronunciation of the lyrics to this song.  This song will be performed at our March concert as well as at the Jubilee for our Que Pasa concert in May.  Details will follow in the next few weeks.

School Updates 

Dalhousie School News

 

Dalhousie students participated in a reading party today.  Ask your child what we did in our class!

 

Families will be able to view online student report cards for grade 1-12 students on Jan. 30. Report cards for the 2022-23 school year can be viewed, downloaded and printed.  Please see here for more information on how to access your child’s report card.    A reminder that there is no report card in January for Kindergarten.  Please see the separate email that was sent with this information.

 

A reminder that February 3 is a non-instruction day with no classes for all students.

The next Dalhousie School Council/Parent Society meeting will be held through Teams on February 8 at 6pm.  All are welcome to attend.

Sra. Barrera 

pabarrera@cbe.ab.ca  

Dalhousie Parent Society Updates

 Dalhousie Parent Society Updates 

www.dalhousieparentsociety.com – check out our website for all this info and more!
dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com – email us if you have questions about anything!
Check out our Facebook and Instagram pages as well! Search for Dalhousie Parent Society

***FUNDRAISERS***
PLAYGROUND COMMITTEE – we are trying SO hard to get the funding to build a new playground but we need more help!  Check out the sign up if you are interested in becoming part of the playground committee!  Did you know? You will be supported by the Parent Society in your volunteer role. We have a Playground Lead who will have your back through the whole process!

 ***FUN LUNCH***
Volunteers need to have police clearance to volunteer for fun lunch, please email dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com if you would like us to confirm.  WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!  Feb 7, 15 and 21^st need some spots filled! View the sign up here. 

Don’t forget to send students with reusable straws if they have ordered Booster Juice! If they show a fun lunch volunteer they will be entered to win a free Subway fun lunch on March 21.

If your child will be absent and you‘ve already ordered fun lunch please email dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com before 11:00am and let us know if you’d like to:
-Pick up the order from the office after 12:30pm
-Donate it to the amazing Dalhousie staff
-Have it sent home with a sibling

Upcoming dates:
February 1 - Opa
February 8 - Boston Pizza
Feb 15 – Fat Burger & Booster Juice
Feb 21 – The Saucy Bread Company

Martes 24, 2023

 Today's Learnings/Hoy Aprendimos...

Math: 

• The number of the day, routine (an expanded form of the number, base ten blocks to represent, greater than and less than,  place value and even and odd numbers.) 
• subtraction with regrouping 
• money

Spanish: 

• The house - La casa
• practice of vocabulary
• reading
• pelicans 
• speaking 
• the house 
• writing 
• the house  
• This is a birds

ELAL: 

• Reading strategies -,  
• Guided reading week 3
• Writing
• Persuasive writing   

Art: 

• Cardinals 
• Rangoli art 

Wellness: 

• Seven sacred teachings 
• Respect 
• what is respect 
• the buffalo as symbol of respect 
• respect ourselves 
• Sciences: 

• Life cycle of the animals
• Butterfly 
• frogs 

Social studies:  

• Traditions and celebrations 
• working on the poster  

What is Next/ Para mañana...

Math: 

• The number of the day routine
• Number talks
• Subtraction 3 and 4 digits  
• repetitive Addition 
• money 

Spanish: 

• La casa 
• Talking 
• La casa 
• practice vocabulary 
• Reading 
• Guided reading 
• el rey de la laguna   
• Writing 
• la casa
• Reflexive verbs 

ELAL: 

• reading strategies -questioning   
• silent reading - 
• Guided reading w3
• writing process
• Persuasive writing    

Art:  

• cardinals
• Rangoli

Sciences: 

• Animals life Cycle
• Posters 

Social studies: 

• Start Culture and Traditions 
• Poster - Presentation 

Today's News/ Las Noticias del Dia... 

Raz Kids,  book assigned for the week of Jan 23 - 27 

 

Notes from the Music Room

 

We will have our Spring concert in the evening the week of March 20.  Exact date and time are still to be confirmed.    You will be informed in a few weeks when your child will be performing. 

Please refer to last week’s update for the lyrics of the songs that your children are working on. 

In addition to the songs mentioned last week, I would like to share with you a song that we are all learnin: Un Barquito de Cascara de Nuez (the little nutshell boat).  The link to the Youtube video is below.  For anyone familiar with children’s music from Spain back in the 70s, this is the voice of Miliki (and the cartoon character that’s singing is him as well).  I am teaching the words to the G1-5 students and the kindergarten students will become “familiar” with the song rather than be expected to fully learn the lyrics.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfzUom7wAjY

 

Un barquito de cáscara de nuez,

adornado con velas de papel,

se hizo hoy a la mar para lejos llevar

gotitas doradas de miel.

 

Un mosquito sin miedo va en él

muy seguro de ser buen timonel.

Y subiendo y bajando las olas

el barquito ya se fue.

 

 

Navegar sin temor

en el mar es lo mejor,

no hay razón de ponerse a temblar.

Y si viene negra tempestad

reír y remar y cantar.

 

Navegar sin temor

en el mar es lo mejor.

Y si el cielo está muy azul,

el barquito va contento

por los mares lejanos del Sur.

 

And since you have read this whole message, I would like to share with you a special treat.  I use the website www.musicplayonline.com for a number of activities with the children.  The CBE has purchased the rights to use this site for us this year.  Unfortunately, it’s not free, so this is a treat for me.  This website has a student access code.  Many of the children are familiar with this site since I used it quite a bit during our COVID days and am still using it from time to time.  Below are the instructions to access the use of the site, which is only to be used by our Dalhousie Students:

 

Navigate to:

 https://musicplayonline.com/

 

Login as:

Click on "Student"

Enter the code:

In the text field, enter the code: d667951 

School Updates 

If you have not already, please fill out the Kindergarten to Grade 4 Intent to Return Form or the Grade 6 Plans Form by January 27.

 

Registration for the 2023-24 school year is ongoing.  Please visit the CBE website to register a younger sibling.  Submission must be received by February 14 at noon.

 

Report cards will be viewable through your MyCBE account on January 31.  Please contact the office if you need help with this. If you have any questions about the contents of the report card, please contact your child’s teacher.

 

February 3 is a non-instruction day with no classes for all students.

 

The next Dalhousie School Council Parent Society meeting will be held through Teams on February 8 at 6pm.  All are welcome to attend.

 

A reminder that we are a nut and allergy aware school, so no nuts or products containing nuts should be brought to school.  Additionally, due to dietary/medical restrictions and preferences, students are not permitted to share or trade food at any time.  In the same vein, we ask that no food or toys be sent to school for birthdays or other celebrations.  There may be occasion for a class celebration in relation to learning, during which the teacher may ask for healthy and food specific donations. 

 

Sra. Barrera 

pabarrera@cbe.ab.ca  

Enero 20, 2023

Today's Learnings/Hoy Aprendimos...

Math: 

• The number of the day, routine (an expanded form of the number, base ten blocks to represent, greater than and less than,  place value and even and odd numbers.) 
• subtraction with regrouping 

Spanish: 

• The house - La casa
• practice of vocabulary
• reading
• pelicans 
• speaking 
• the house 
• writing 
• the house  
• This is a birds

ELAL: 

• Reading strategies -,  
• Guided reading week 2
• Writing
• Verbs
• adjectives 
• nouns  

Art: 

• Cardinals 
• Rangoli art 

Wellness: 

• Seven sacred teachings 
• Respect 
• what is respect 
• the buffalo as symbol of respect 
• respect ourselves 
• Sciences: 

• Life cycle of the animals
• Butterfly 
• frogs 

Social studies:  

• Traditions and celebrations 
• working on the poster  

What is Next/ Para mañana...

Math: 

• The number of the day routine
• Number talks
• Subtraction 3 and 4 digits  
• repetitive Addition 
• money 

Spanish: 

• La casa 
• Talking 
• La casa 
• practice vocabulary 
• Reading 
• Guided reading 
• el rey de la laguna   
• Writing 
• la casa

ELAL: 

• reading strategies -questioning   
• silent reading - 
• Guided reading 
• writing process
• event story
• extending the moment   

Art:  

• cardinals

Sciences: 

• Animals life Cycle
• Posters 

Social studies: 

• Start Culture and Traditions 
• Poster - Presentation 

Today's News/ Las Noticias del Dia... 

Raz Kids,  book assigned for the week of Jan 23 - 27 

 

Notes from the Music Room

 

We will have our Spring concert in the evening the week of March 20.  Exact date and time are still to be confirmed.    You will be informed in a few weeks when your child will be performing. 

Please refer to last week’s update for the lyrics of the songs that your children are working on. 

In addition to the songs mentioned last week, I would like to share with you a song that we are all learnin: Un Barquito de Cascara de Nuez (the little nutshell boat).  The link to the Youtube video is below.  For anyone familiar with children’s music from Spain back in the 70s, this is the voice of Miliki (and the cartoon character that’s singing is him as well).  I am teaching the words to the G1-5 students and the kindergarten students will become “familiar” with the song rather than be expected to fully learn the lyrics.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfzUom7wAjY

 

Un barquito de cáscara de nuez,

adornado con velas de papel,

se hizo hoy a la mar para lejos llevar

gotitas doradas de miel.

 

Un mosquito sin miedo va en él

muy seguro de ser buen timonel.

Y subiendo y bajando las olas

el barquito ya se fue.

 

 

Navegar sin temor

en el mar es lo mejor,

no hay razón de ponerse a temblar.

Y si viene negra tempestad

reír y remar y cantar.

 

Navegar sin temor

en el mar es lo mejor.

Y si el cielo está muy azul,

el barquito va contento

por los mares lejanos del Sur.

 

And since you have read this whole message, I would like to share with you a special treat.  I use the website www.musicplayonline.com for a number of activities with the children.  The CBE has purchased the rights to use this site for us this year.  Unfortunately, it’s not free, so this is a treat for me.  This website has a student access code.  Many of the children are familiar with this site since I used it quite a bit during our COVID days and am still using it from time to time.  Below are the instructions to access the use of the site, which is only to be used by our Dalhousie Students:

 

Navigate to:

 https://musicplayonline.com/

 

Login as:

Click on "Student"

Enter the code:

In the text field, enter the code: d667951 

School Updates 

If you have not already, please fill out the Kindergarten to Grade 4 Intent to Return Form or the Grade 6 Plans Form by January 27.

 

Registration for the 2023-24 school year is ongoing.  Please visit the CBE website to register a younger sibling.  Submission must be received by February 14 at noon.

 

Report cards will be viewable through your MyCBE account on January 31.  Please contact the office if you need help with this. If you have any questions about the contents of the report card, please contact your child’s teacher.

 

February 3 is a non-instruction day with no classes for all students.

 

The next Dalhousie School Council Parent Society meeting will be held through Teams on February 8 at 6pm.  All are welcome to attend.

 

A reminder that we are a nut and allergy aware school, so no nuts or products containing nuts should be brought to school.  Additionally, due to dietary/medical restrictions and preferences, students are not permitted to share or trade food at any time.  In the same vein, we ask that no food or toys be sent to school for birthdays or other celebrations.  There may be occasion for a class celebration in relation to learning, during which the teacher may ask for healthy and food specific donations. 

 

Sra. Barrera 

pabarrera@cbe.ab.ca