GRADE K/1
Welcome back everyone and all the best in the New Year! After a
wonderful break we are sure everyone will be ready to get back to work.
We
started our New Year by making school New Year resolutions for 2011 and
discussing a favorite in 2010.
Here’s what K/1 came up with…
Rhys
Busby
– I plan to use an inside voice. I like all art!
Abrie
Hayes – I want to read chapter books. I love
Math!
Johnny
Knuttila
– I want to get better at reading. My favorite subject in school is gym!
Ce’Nedra Krentz
- I plan to print more in my journal. I enjoy doing the spare time books.
Ryanna
Leslie
- I want to work on my Math facts. I like to go tobogganing on the hill at
recess.
Rhiannon Lynch
– I will print more sentences in my journal. I like the sock games in Phys-ed.!
Andrew
Phillips
– I will try to wait my turn to talk. I love reading!
Madison
Somerville
– I plan to try to speak up louder in class. I liked making the winter
scene paintings!
Owen
Suntjens
- Away
Kylan
Wagner
– I want to get better at reading stories to the Kindergartens. I like
doing Math facts because they are getting easier!
Trinity
Connolly
- I will start to read bigger books. I like playing kings and princesses.
Taryn
Green
- I will try to get better at printing more in my journal. I like playing
at centers in the kitchen and the castle.
Becky
Harkness
– I will try to wait my turn. My favorite thing to do at recess is play on
the teeter totters.
Brooke
O’Connor
– I will work on printing my name more. I like to play with play-dough in
center time!
Willy
Peters
– I will work on building stuff. I like to play on the swings with Abrie!
Kylee
Price
– I will save all my visiting for recess. I enjoy Centers and work jobs!
Kenzie
Punter
– I want to learn how to read this year. I love playing games in gym.
Dani
Stallmann
- I will try to speak up louder in class. I like Animal Island!
Kearin
Wagner
– I plan to improve my coloring skills. I love to do the dinosaur dance!
Nathan
Zbetnoff
– I will try to do neater work. I like to go tobogganing at recess!
During the month of December the K/1 class enjoyed the Christmas
theme in ELA. Some of the skills included making connections, retelling the
story, and elements of a story. The students were very crafty in December
as they made winter scene paintings, ornaments and window art.
The Kindergarten students worked on recognizing numbers to 15
and Letters to Vv during December. They also worked on color recognition.
They will be continuing to learn the letters of the alphabet and counting
to 100. We are working on these skills at school presently. Please review
these at home as well.
The Grade One class has learned to form upper and lower case
letters using lines. They are starting to use formal printing books using
lines. The students are reviewing upper and lower case letters and learning
to print names and words. In Phonics they are learning about short vowel Ee.
They are completing Lesson 6 in Sight Words. They are working on subtraction
to 10 in Math. The Grade One class started a formal Spelling program this
month. Each Monday the students will get a list of words to practice the
words at home. We will have the test on Fridays for Spelling. In Science
the unit of study will continue to be the senses.
We are working on the study of mapping in Grade One/Two Social
Studies. This month we are working on an ELA unit about Winter Fun. We will
be reading many different stories and poems. If you have any books or items
that are related to our classroom theme of ‘winter’, please send it to
school, with your name on it.
Please take notice that Show and Tell will be held on Day 5 now,
as we will focus on some other forms of oral presentations. Thanks goes out
to the parents who provided Christmas party snacks and birthday cupcakes.
We are all looking forward to all the excitement and fun that
the year 2011 will bring! All the best in the New Year!
- Mrs. Shelley
Follensbee
& Mrs. Sherry
Craney p
GRADE 2/3
Happy
New Year!
This school year is certainly flying by. December was lots of
fun as we prepared our songs and dances for the Christmas Concert. We did
several Christmas crafts as well. We had a Christmas center set up for
students to select activities for their free time. Students enjoyed their
visit to Santa’s Hut.
We continued our FRIENDS Theme in ELA and read the story Frog
and Toad are Friends. We wrote friendly letters. We read the story
My Friend Jacob and learned about character sketches. We did a novel
study of the book Horrible Harry in Room 2B. We completed a response
booklet that had questions after each chapter. Throughout this novel we
focused on the characters in the story, and the choices they made in their
interactions with others.
In Spelling we completed Unit 16. We started Unit 17 but the
dictation will be on January 7th, the Friday after the school
break as we have two very short weeks.
In Phonics the Grade Two students are learning about compound
words, while the Grade Three students have been learning about consonant
digraphs and contractions.
In Printing the Grade Two students are continuing the review of
proper letter formation. The Grade Three students are now practicing to
write in sentences. We are also working to correct some bad habits with
pencil grips so that their fingers are working together.
In Math both grades are working on Unit Three which involves
addition and subtraction. The Grade Two students are working on the math
facts to 20. The Grade Three students are learning about estimating, mental
math, and have learned several strategies for doing addition with
regrouping. It is important for students to be confident of their addition
and subtraction math facts to 18, so please continue working on this skill.
In Phys-Ed. we have spent some time on sending and receiving
skills for volleyball, and we are now working on basketball skills.
In Science we are learning about the EARTH. Students are able
to label the different layers, and tell something about each layer. We are
also learning about the different kinds of soil and the ways the earth’s
crust changes.
In Social the Grade
Three
students have learned how to use GOOGLE EARTH to view different places. We
are comparing Eatonia to different places.
We have completed our Power-point slideshows. Students have
added pictures as well as custom animation to have different elements appear
in different ways. We also visited several interactive Christmas sites on
the computer. Our favorite was one that enabled students to play songs
using reindeer noses for the keys!
Students took part in a classroom gift exchange on the last day
of classes.
Thanks for all the gifts and treats for Christmas!
- Mrs. Marla Frison
p
GRADE
4/5
The Grade 4/5 class hopes that everyone had a great Christmas
holiday. It’s unbelievable that 2011 is here. Our class decided upon our
New Year’s resolutions for this year.
“My New Year’s resolution is to…”
Amber
Adams
– to practice my dance routines
Alyssa
Evans
– to go play outside more
Kierson
Hennes
– to work out more and play more hockey
Jacob
Knuttila
– to save money
Cameron
Stallmann
– to save money
Danielle Townsend
– to save money
Colton
Aldridge
– to try not to get in trouble
Max
Eckstein
– to not burn off my eyebrows when doing experiments
Breanne
Follensbee
– to exercise more often
Scott
Hilts
– to
save money for a new DS
Hellana
Oberle
– to be a better big sister
Skye
Radies
– to play outside more with my dog Tipper
Kara
Richardson
– to save more money
Nathan
Ritchie
– to practice my hockey shot
Brett
Stimson
–to hug my horse Star more
Kira
Suntjens
– to save money
Toni
Theaker
– to get better at hockey
We had a very busy December in the classroom. We have been
reading and responding to different stories and poems about relationships in
our new ELA unit “Within My Circle – Times to Share”. We wrote stories
about Christmas and we did a number of fun Christmas activities. We have
completed the first twelve units in Spelling and we are on page 40 in
Phonics. The Grade Fours completed the subtraction unit of the number
strand and spent the last few days before Christmas learning about the
calendar and time. We will wrap that unit up now that we are back in the
New Year. The Grade Fives continue to learn about multiplication and
division. We will finish our study of Saskatchewan Location this month and
then move on to a study of Saskatchewan Heritage. In Science, we continued
to learn more about Force and Motion but we will also complete this unit
shortly so we can begin learning about simple machines. Mrs. Rogers is
helping us learn more about nutrition in Health. We are going to have to
get back into our routines and focus on healthy living in Phys-ed. after the
Christmas break. We will also be honing our basketball skills. Our time in
Arts-ed. throughout December was spent preparing for our performance of
“It’s a Magical Time of the Year” at the community Old Fashioned Christmas
celebration. Our class had lots of fun acting in the play and everyone did
a fantastic job singing and dancing too. Thanks to all of the parents and
community members for their words of encouragement and congratulations. The
students in Grades Four and Five also participated in the Eaton School Band
Winter Concert on December 16th. High fives go to them for
their outstanding performance.
Now
that we are back in school, January promises to be very busy. All the best
for 2011 from our class to you.
- Mrs.
Lisa King p
Due to storage
restrictions, we request that students only bring plastic crazy carpets
to school for sledding. Other sliders or toboggans are not permitted.
Thank you.
JUNIOR
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
The
Junior Girls’ Basketball Team is having a great season so far. Although we
have a small team this year, the girls have been working hard at practices
to improve their skills and learn how to play basketball well. This year on
the team we have: Erika King, Jenny Nunweiler, Dakota Price, Raelle
Follensbee, Cassidy Schuh, Regan Bailey, Chelsea Francis, Ashley Adams, and
Nikki Solvberg.
Although we have only had one game so far this season, the girls
played very well. In January and February we will have many more games,
including several in Eatonia! Now that the Christmas break is over, the
girls will have to get back in shape and ready to face their next
opponents. With some hard work, however, they should be ready for them.
Here’s looking forward to the rest of a great season.
- Mr. Michael Hoult,
Coach p
SENIOR
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
The Eatonia Spartans Senior Girls’ Basketball team is happy to
bring basketball back to Eatonia for the 2010-2011 school year!! I am
looking forward to the opportunity to coach these young athletes and would
like to take this time to thank Craig Vanthuyne, the girls and their parents
for their support in my coaching endeavors. Also, special thanks to Megan
Hayes for assistant coaching and managing!
It is going to be a great year, as the girls are already showing
great potential in the first month of our season! Being that we had a late
start, we haven’t had the opportunity to play many games yet, but are
looking forward to putting our hard practice to work!!
Our
team members include:
Erica
King
Nicole
Walper-Lee Michelle Steinke Jaydeen Bailey Kasia Guidinger Ricki Nunweiler
Lisa Hilts
Morgan
Follensbee Randi Somerville and Andres Schan from Plenty.
We had
an exhibition game in Kindersley on Wednesday, December 15 and we returned
to Kindersley December 17 and 18 for their home tournament.
Our January tournaments include:
January
7 and 8 Lashburn
January
14 and 15 Middle Lake
January
28 and 29 Spartan Odyssey Home
Tournament
Hope to
see everyone out to support us!!
Lastly, hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and
can’t wait to see you in the stands. GO SPARTANS!!
- Ms. Kimberley
Somerville, Coach p
In order to raise the remaining funds needed to purchase
canoes, paddles and some additional camping equipment, SWAT has applied for a
PEPSI REFRESH EVERYTHING grant. This grant is a unique opportunity to acquire
corporate funds from an outside source and thus reduce the fundraising burden on
our community.
In December, PEPSI accepted grant applications from all
across Canada and SWAT was selected as one of the top 300. The most interesting
characteristics of this grant is that it is awarded based on a democratic vote.
The Canadian public votes, via the internet, on which applications they feel are
worthy of receiving the grant. SWAT NEEDS YOUR HELP! The more people
that vote, the better our chances of receiving a grant.
Voting opened on January 4, 2011 and will close at the end
of February. A person can vote every day while voting is open. The top
three projects will each receive a grant. This grant would ensure that SWAT
could run independently and would be accessible to students at Eaton School for
years to come.
If you have any questions about SWAT, please feel free to
contact me at the school.
January 10 Early Dismissal – 2:10 p.m. 
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