KINDERGARTEN/GRADE 1
I would
like to extend a warm welcome to the students and families of Kindergarten
and Grade One! I am looking forward to working with you and have great
expectations for a fun filled year! Our classroom theme is happy faces. So
it’s fairly easy to smile in our classroom this year because the smiles are
everywhere.
On September 1st we welcomed ten new
eager Kindergarten students to Eaton School. The new Kindergarten students
include: Trinity Connolly, Taryn Green, Becky Harkness, Brooke O’Connor,
Willy Peters, Kylee Price, Kenzie Punter, Dani Stallmann, Kearin Wagner
and Nathan Zbetnoff. Mrs. Craney will be the Educational assistant working
with the Kindergarten students this year. Also, a big welcome
goes out to the new Grade One student Ryanna Leslie. We’re glad to have
you join our class.
After reading a story called, Sneaky Peeky Mystery, we baked some
cupcakes. The cupcakes went missing while we were at the library. We went
on a school wide treasure hunt with some magnifying glasses. Luckily, Mr.
Vanthuyne had found our missing cupcakes and they were safe in his office.
The Kindergarten class will learn all
about class rules, routines and exploring new surroundings. We will be
practicing listening skills and learning to take turns and share. They will
be learning to recognize the numbers to 5 and also to recognize the colors.
They will have opportunities to work at Learning Centres and meet the
animals in Alphabet Island.
In ELA the K/1 class is learning about “Precious Pets”. We will be
reading interesting animal stories, learning new poetry about animals, and
various activities related to this topic. We will hold a class pet show
(not with live pets, though) on Wednesday, September 22. Just send a
stuffed animal that day.
The Grade One class is learning new sight words, practicing how to
print the lower case letters, and reviewing the sounds of the letters. They
are working on numbers to 10 in Math and learning about Animals in Science.
Mrs. Rogers is doing “Back to School Safety” in Health. Mrs. Rogers will be
teaching Grade 1 Health this year. In Social Studies they will be working
on module 1 of the Identity unit, “Me and my Family”. The K/1 class is
practicing locomotion skills in Phys-ed.
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and return this even if you do not want to subscribe as we are
entitled to free gifts from the company.
Parents
are invited to attend Parent Night on Wednesday, September 15 at 7:00 pm.
It will be held in the Grade K/1 classroom. It will be an “All You Need to
Know about Grade K/1” session.
Our class is eager to master our ABC’s and 123’s!!! I look forward
to working with the K/1 students and I am excited about the year of learning
ahead!
Have a sensational September!
- Mrs. Shelley
Follensbee
p
GRADE
2/3
Welcome back to a new school year! We had lots of excitement on
August 30th as all of the students arrived with book bags
brimming with supplies. We would like to welcome Selena Zbetnoff who has
joined our classroom.
We were off to a flying start as we organized all of the
supplies and got a start in each of the subject areas. Students were very
excited to begin their new books. We are getting used to the new routines
and expectations in each of the grade levels. On the first day we did a
writing activity, where the Grade Three students wrote essays about their
first day and the Grade Two students drew pictures and wrote a sentence
about their first day. These are already on display in the hallway.
We have managed to do some baseline assessment in Reading,
Writing, Spelling and Math. These results will be used to help track student
progress this year.
In ELA we are doing an integrated theme about BUGS. We have completed a
patterned writing activity. We also went outside and caught bugs to study.
We looked at them through magnifying glasses and then drew what we saw. We
also wrote about our bugs. Of course the bugs were released at the end of
the day.
We have jumped right in to the first unit in Spelling. The
dictations will take place on Fridays. In Phonics both grades are reviewing
initial and final consonants. Our focus in Printing / Writing at this time
is to reinforce proper pencil grip and correct letter formation.
In Math both grades will begin with the unit on patterning.
In Phys-ed. we are beginning with a games skill unit. Our first
Science unit is learning about ANIMALS. In Social the Grade Three students
will be exploring their identity.
We will be continuing the healthy morning snacks in our
classroom. Students will be given about 5 minutes either just before or
after recess to eat the snacks they bring from home.
Home Reading Record Books have been sent
home and I have requested some sets of little books, which will be sent home
once they arrive. Students are encouraged to read at home every day! It
does not matter what they read.
The
single most important thing, which can help students to become better
readers, is to have lots of practice reading. Reading to children is also
beneficial.
I would like to thank everyone for completing and returning the
many forms, which were sent home at the start of the year.
I am looking forward to a great year!
-
Mrs.
Marla Frison p
GRADE
4/5
Hello everyone and welcome back to a new school year. 16 students who have
“popped” into Mrs. King’s Grade 4/5 class this year: Amber Adams, Alyssa
Evans, Kierson Hennes, Jacob Knuttila, Cameron Stallmann, Danielle Townsend,
Colton Aldridge, Max Eckstein, Breanne Follensbee, Scott Hilts, Hellana
Oberle, Skye Radies, Kara Richardson, Nathan Ritchie, Brett Stimson
and Toni Theaker.
Students arrived at school on the first day, excited to see
friends, select their desks and lockers, and put away their new supplies.
We celebrated the start of a year of learning and being part of the Grade
4/5 classroom with a popcorn snack at the end of the day.
We are looking forward to the year and excited about learning new
things in Grades 4 and 5. In ELA-Reading, we are laughing so hard our sides
hurt as we begin our new unit on humour: “So Why Are You Laughing?”
The writing process and the 6 traits will be taught
using a number of writing activities in ELA-Writing. We will also do
spelling, journal writing, computers and focus some on handwriting. The
Number Strand which focuses on place value is the first unit in Math for
both grades. Our province of Saskatchewan will be the focus of our units in
Social Studies. The first unit will center on Saskatchewan’s identity. We
will learn lots about Force, Motion and Simple Machines in Science. In
Health class we will be discussing Germs to begin with and then complete a
unit on AIDS. The importance of active living, warm-ups and cool-downs,
sportsmanship and skill development are the focus of Phys. Ed. In Arts Ed,
we will complete some visual art activities and get started on a drama
unit. We are very excited about the Band/Music program. The Grade 4s
couldn’t wait for Ms. Luptak, our band director, to begin teaching them how
to play recorders and the Grade 5s were very excited to choose their
instruments.
Many students in our class have signed up for
Cross-country running and the Midget Volleyball team. We are looking
forward to cheering on our Spartan football and volleyball teams as their
seasons kick-off. And, last but not least, we are looking forward to
raising money in support of the 30th Anniversary Terry Fox Run
this month.
It’s so nice to see the smiles on so many faces and
feel the excitement of being back in school and hanging out with friends.
It promises to be an excellent year in Grade 4/5.
-
Mrs.
Lisa King p
Midget
Coed Volleyball
Grades
5 & 6
This
year we plan to play games
with
Westberry, Elizabeth and Eston School. A schedule will be coming out
shortly with dates and times. The practices will be held on Tuesdays and
the time is 3:15 – 4:30 pm. We will start Tuesday, September 7. See you
there. We look forward to some exciting times learning the basics of
volleyball!!
- Coaches Susan Theaker &
Shelley Follensbee
p
Junior
Boys’ Volleyball
This year is looking to be another exciting year of Junior Boys’
Volleyball at Eaton School. We have twelve players this year – Landon
Schaeffer, Spencer Somerville, Seth Smith, Jonathan Guidinger, Wade Theaker,
Brendan Ritchie, Riley Radies, Jack Miller, Garret King, Cole Huskins, Cody
Huskins, Jesse Eisenkirch. Most of these boys played last year as well, so
we should be a strong team this year.
Although it is early in the year, we have already begun
practices. So far we have tournaments scheduled for Unity, Leader, Eston,
and Outlook, and will likely have several more games still to be scheduled
(including some home games where we hope you will come out and cheer us
on). Good luck to this year’s Junior Boys’ Volleyball Team.
-
Coach
Michael Hoult p
Junior
Girls’ Volleyball
Seventeen girls from grades 6 through 9 have already hit the court for the
2010 Jr. Girls’ Volleyball season. Our team is young, consisting mainly of
grade 6 and 7 players, with only 5 senior players from grades 8 and 9. We
welcome
Erika King Lara Schuh
Raylene Leslie Jenny Nunweiler
Dakota Price Regan Bailey
Jinnian Bews Raelle Follensbee
Brittany Marchand Cassidy Schuh
Kaylee Wickenheiser Ashley Adams
Kelsey Guidinger Loghan Hennes
Tessa King Chelsea Smith
Nikki Solvberg
The girls were full of enthusiasm at the first practice of the
season and show great potential. The League schedule has not yet been set
and we are in the process of booking into tournaments. By the time the
October newsletter is published, we will be in full swing.
-
Coaches
Lisa King &
Julie Nunweiler
p
CAREER EDUCATION / CWEX
“It’s time to think.” The
Career Education and Work Experience Programs offered at Eaton School
are just that. It is TIME
provided for students to think about future plans (i.e. schooling,
occupations, travel, etc.)
with a teacher to help them navigate that often daunting process. It is
TIME to review, acquire and
apply skills necessary for each individual’s life plan, in an
environment
where it safe to try new
things. And for some, it may be a TIME to set that plan in place (i.e.
applying
for post-secondary schooling,
polishing resumés for employment, obtaining work visas for travel).
I am available in Eaton
School to assist students in group and individual counseling situations
on every
Day 3. Parents or students,
you can reach me at the school on this day or at
lisa.presler@sunwestsd.ca
and please check out the
Sunwest School Division’s Careeer Development site at
http://cms.sunwestsd.ca/lewis/.
If you are an employer and are considering taking in a Grade 10 work
Experience student, please
contact me as well.
P.S. Reminder to the Grade 12
Students that it is first come, first serve for many post secondary
education institutions, so if
you know where you are going, get those applications in! Also, please
check out
www.scholarshipscanada.com
and
www.studentawards.com for scholarship information.
Lisa Presler
“In 1980, we stood up and cheered for
Terry Fox...
Now, 30 years later...
We will cheer our youth once again...
As millions of students walk or run
For a world without cancer.
Terry
Fox Foundation
“A
Single Dream. A World of Hope”
The Terry Fox National School Run Day
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
www.terryfox.org
Eaton School is once again taking
the Terry Fox Challenge. Past challenges include: A-Weigh We Go,
The Amazing Coin Race, Stuck for a Buck, the Fear Factor Challenge, Deal
or No Deal, Change for Change, Cancer “Can” be Beaten, and “Touchdowns
for Terry”.
Since 2001, Eaton School has
raised around $10,000!!! Our greatest totals raised have been in the
last 3 or 4 years, with our smallest student population (approximately
125 students). What an accomplishment for a school our size. Way to
go, Spartans!
This year, we encourage students
and staff to bring their change donations to fill as many coffee cans as
possible in hopes of beating our highest total ever of $1482. Students
can bring their donations to their homeroom teachers from September 7th
to 30th. Join us as we work together to “Pull for Terry” in
the fight against cancer. Then, on Thursday, September 30th,
Eaton School will participate in the National School Run as we walk
around Eatonia.
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