Enero 17, 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
• speaking 
• writing  
• The birds during the winter

ELAL: 

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

Art: 

• Cardinals 

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
• Addition strategies - making 10s
• Subtraction 3 and 4 digits  
• how to make addition from subtraction

Spanish: 

• La casa 
• Talking 
• La casa 
• practice vocabulary 
• Reading 
• Guided reading    
• 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

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

Raz Kids,  

 

Notes from the Music Room

 

As you can see we have chosen a different way to communicate with you so that more of you have access to this information.

 

First order of business is to inform you that we will have Calgary Opera come to our school and do their School Tour performance of Cinderella.  This opera has been modified using aspects of the opera Cendrillon by Massenet and Rossini’s Cenerentola.  Basically, what that means is that it will be a very lovely performance based on the beloved fairy tale with beautiful music.

The company will come to our school on February 27^th at 2:00 pm.  This is a student only show.

 

Kindergarten kids are learning a song/game about a mouse:

El ratoncito hace “squeak, squeak, squeak.”

Yo no lo veo “peak, peak, peak.”

Ahi esta. El viene aca.

Un, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco y ya!

 

The Grade 1s are working on a song with separate base xylophone and alto parts. 

La ardilla corre, corre, corre.

La ardilla corre, corre rapido.

 

The Grade 2s are learning a song from Puerto Rico calle Vamos a la Mar.

This is a complicated musical piece with more intricate base, alto and soprano xylophone parts, in addition to bongos.

Vamos a la mar,

A comer pescado.

Fritito y asado,

En sarten de palo.

Vamos a la mar,

A comer pescado.

Boca colorada,

En sarten de palo.

 

The Grade 3s have been preparing a song since last term. El Barreño, which is a song from Guatemala.

De los caballitos que me trajo usted,

Ninguno me gusta solo el que monte.

Hagase pa ca, agase pa lla,

Que mi caballito lo atropellara.

Por ahi viene el lecherito,

Con su cantaro de plata.

Y la niña le responde,

« Esa leche a mi me mata »

Ay barreño si, Ay barreño no

Ay barreño dueño de mi corazón!

 

The Grade 4s are working diligently on their ukulele technique and learning the necessary chords to play the song Al Tambor which is a folk song from Panama.

Al tambor, al tambor

Al tambor de la alegria.

Yo quiero que tu me lleves a

l tambor de la alegria.

Maria o Maria, Maria amiga mia.

Yo quiero que tu me lleves

Al tambo de la alegria.

 

The Grade 5s were introduced to the ukulele last year.  This year they are continuing to work on their skills adding singing and playing at the same time.  They will be learning a beautiful Chilean song which the Grade 3s sang for our Remembrance Day Assembly, however, this time they will be adding their own accompaniment to it.

Es mi caballo blanco

Como un amanezer.

Siempre juntitos vamos

Es mi amigo mas fiel.

Mi caballo galopando va
Mi caballo se va y se va

Dalhousie School Updates

This is the time of year when we begin planning next school year’s organization, especially in terms of our enrollment and student population projections. Please indicate whether or not you anticipate that your child/ren will attend Dalhousie School again next year. We realize that plans may change over time and would ask you to kindly let the office know in these cases, so that we may staff with accurate numbers. If you have more than one child at Dalhousie, please fill out one form for each child currently Kindergarten to Grade 4. Families do not need to do anything to continue their child’s registration at Dalhousie as it for automatically rolls over for the next year for existing Dalhousie Kindergarten to Grade 4 students, assuming that they are not out of area, unless we hear from the family that their child will be attending elsewhere. 

Similarly, if you have a child in Grade 5, please indicate whether your child will be continuing on to Senator Patrick Burns or attending another school next year. Again, we realize that plans may change over time and would ask you to kindly let the office know in these cases, so that we have accurate numbers. Please complete this form by January 27, 2023. Grade 5 Dalhousie students will be designated to Senator Patrick Burns, unless we hear otherwise from families.  If your child is continuing on to SPB, you do not need to do anything. 

In all cases, if you have any questions about registration at any level, please call the office, who will be happy to help you.

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