Tuesday 23 September 2014

Terry Fox National School Run Day!
Wednesday, September 24th


To celebrate National School Run Day the students of École Robert Browning will be participating in a school wide walk/run on Wednesday, September 24th at 3:20pm. Students, staff and parents are welcome to come out and walk/run around the Robert Browning school grounds to show their support for Terry Fox. Along with participating in the walk/run, students are encouraged to bring a “Toonie for Terry” as a donation to the Terry Fox Foundation. Over the past 9 years École Robert Browning has raised $2648.83 for the Terry Fox Foundation!

Friday 12 September 2014

Blog Challenge:

Tell you about our classroom beliefs.

In room 9...
We speak French
We are respectful and kind
We are SAFE and keep our bodies to ourselves
We include others
We make learning fun


Friday 5 September 2014

Welcome to Grade One!


Welcome
Our classroom blog will serve as a means of communication, information and to share our learning. The goal is to set your child up for success in developing good work habits, accountability and responsibility for his/her work and behaviour.  Your support and partnership is also integral in making this a great year for your child.

School Mission Statement
École Robert Browning is a bilingual setting where we respect ourselves and others.  We accept responsibility for our actions and our learning.
 
Agenda
Your child will bring home his/her agenda every night, containing assignments and/or notes from school.  I may also write notes home in the agenda if I need to notify you of anything that occurred during the day at school.  Please feel free to communicate via the agenda at any time.  Please check and sign agenda every day.  It will take us some time to establish this is a routine in the classroom.

Home Support
Home Reading Program:
English Home Reading will begin towards the end of September, once each student’s reading abilities have been assessed.  You can help your child prepare for this program by setting aside 10-15 minutes each day to read to your child.  This will help your child learn to enjoy their reading time, and establish a routine.  More information on the Home Reading program will be sent home once the program begins.

Words of the Week:
Your child will write 3 words in their agenda weekly. Please look for these word in books you read to them, in books they bring home and in the environmental print around you. I will assess these words in an on going manner through our Daily 5 conferences and word work time.

Allergies
As allergies are a growing concern I ask that when packing your child’s lunch and snacks you keep in mind the school allergy guidelines.  Please refer to the nutrition/allergy handout from Opening Day Conferences. 

Birthdays
Birthdays are informally celebrated in class with a “birthday song”, and students are invited to bring their favourite book to share with the class.  Students are welcome to bring a treat that can be easily shared (cupcakes, cookies, etc.), but it is not necessary.  Students with summer birthdays will be celebrated before we break for summer holidays.  

Scholastic Book Club
The Scholastic Book Club offers books in English to Grade 1 students.  Book orders will be sent home approximately once a month.  If you wish to make a purchase, please return the completed forms to school along with a cheque (cash cannot be sent) made out to ‘Scholastic Canada Ltd.’ prior to the deadline indicated on the order forms.  If you are returning multiple forms, please ensure your child’s name is indicated on each form.