Some students have shared their All About Me project. So far, we have learned that we have families from Brazil, Peru, Europe and South Africa.
We also worked on some challenges such as building a house big enough for a stuffed reindeer or snowman to fit into.
We also began new Literacy Centers in English.
Thanks to all who wore a crazy hat today! It was so much fun to see them all!
Please check your MyCBE account to see if you have any outstanding fees. We would appreciate that these fees be taken care of as soon as possible as it otherwise the school has to pay and it affects the programming we can offer. They can be paid online through your MyCBE account. If you need help with the payment process or if you feel that you received this message in error, please contact the office. It you need to make payment arrangements, please contact the school directly as soon as possible.
If your child has overdue library books, please return them to school by December as soon as possible.
A reminder that the last day of classes before winter break is Thursday, December 22, 2022. Classes will resume on Monday, January 9, 2023. If your child will be absent in the new year, please let the office know ahead of time.
Thursday, December 22 will be Pajama Day at Dalhousie. Wear your coziest PJs! Carolling will take place in classrooms.
The next Dalhousie School Council/Parent Society meeting will be held on January 11, 2023 at 6pm through Microsoft Teams. All are welcome to attend.
Coming back from the break, January 13, 2023 will be Crazy Sock Day. Wear your comfiest, craziest socks to show them off!
As this group will not be at school on the school-wide "Crazy Hat Day", the children will be welcome to wear their hats on Thursday, December 15.
Each year, Dalhousie has a lottery for Kindergarten and Grade 1 as we are only allocated so many spots. To help us with planning, please let us know if you intend on registering a younger sibling at Dalhousie for the 2023-2024 school year by completing this form. Siblings who live in the walk zone have Priority 1 registration status and those who live outside of the walk and within our catchment areas have Priority 2 registration status. If you have more than one child for Kindergarten and/or Grade 1 for whom you would like to apply, please go back to the link and fill out one form for each potential registrant. Please note that providing this information does not mean that your child is registered. You must still complete a registration form. To be included in the lottery, which will be held February 15, 2023, your completed expression of interest with all relevant paperwork must be received by February 14, 2023 at noon. Expressions of interest can be submitted starting January 16, 2023. Any references to registration assumes offer of a registration spot in the lottery. This form must only be filled out for new registrations to Dalhousie. If you child currently attends Dalhousie, their registration automatically rolls over and you do not need to do anything.
This year Dalhousie School has decided to give back to the community by participating in the Salvation Army Toy Drive. This toy drive is designed to bring cheer to low-income families with children aged 0-12. A box has been set up in the main office to collect donations. If you would like to contribute please bring your unwrapped toys into the office before noon on December 20, 2022.
We are in the last month before Winter Break. A reminder that if your child will be absent for 5 days or more due to a holiday, an extended absence form must be filled out. Please email dalhousie@cbe.ab.ca to request the form and have it submitted before your child’s absence.
On December 16, Dalhousie students to participate in Crazy Hat Day. Wear your craziest headgear to show off to your friends!
Southland Transportation has updated the MyBusStop app to include push notifications. When there is a posted delay on a bus route, families can now receive an alert directly to their mobile phone. To receive notifications families must have the app installed on their phone and have registered on the website. They can subscribe to their route using the code provided in MyCBE. You can then allow the app to provide you notifications on their route delays
A reminder that the last day of classes before winter break is Thursday, December 22, 2022. Classes will resume on Monday, January 9, 2023.
Dalhousie Parent Society News – Please direct any questions to the dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com
www.dalhousieparentsociety.com – check out our website for all this info and more!
The Purdy’s Chocolate orders have come in early! Please email us at dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com to arrange a pick-up time between now and next Tuesday. Thank you for your support!
We need volunteers to help with fundraising for the playground. Please ask around your work to see if there are corporate donations available. Please email us at dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com if you would like to help. We really need more bodies as this is a giant project.
Fun Lunch dates have been added for the new year! Check out your healthy hunger account to see what is available! Volunteer spots for the new fun lunch dates in 2023 are available here
CONTEST TIME!!
Bring your reusable straw on Dec 13 to be entered to win a free fun lunch!
Dec 21 – Subway (deadline Dec 16)
If your student is going to be absent for fun lunch, please email dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com (BEFORE 11 am – we can’t ensure requests if emails are received after) with your student’s NAME, TEACHER/ ROOM # and if you would like to pick up, donate, or send home with a sibling.
Please remember to send a family picture to school with your child as soon as possible. These will be returned in the New Year.
Check out our new math centers we began working on this week!
In Language Arts, we are reading stories by Jan Brett and making predictions about what will happen next, as well as discussing the beginning, middle and ending of stories. We are using the Lively Letters program to learn about letter sounds, as well as the Heggerty program to develop phonological awareness skills such as rhyming, compound words, initial/ending sounds etc.
In Spanish, we are learning these new songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu2_l2BWJAc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gprQSLK-W_k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdJZV6333Ww
December 9 will be Anything but a Backpack Day. This is a chance for the students to use their creativity by using a household item in lieu of a backpack. We want to emphasize that student should not need to buy anything for this spirit day and what is brought to school is safe for the student and those around them.
This year Dalhousie School has decided to give back to the community by participating in the Salvation Army Toy Angel Drive. This toy drive is designed to bring cheer to low-income families with children aged 0-12. A box has been set up in the main office to collect donations. If you would like to contribute please bring your unwrapped toys into the office before noon on 15 December 2022.
We are in the last month before Winter Break. A reminder that if your child will be absent for 5 days or more due to a holiday, an extended absence form must be filled out. Please email dalhousie@cbe.ab.ca to request the form and have it submitted before your child’s absence.
Our first Spirit Day will be happening next Friday (December 9th) and the grade 5 students have chosen “Anything but a Backpack”. This is a chance for the students to use their creativity by using a household item instead of a backpack. We want to emphasize that students should not need to buy anything for this spirit day. What they choose does need to be school appropriate, nothing too large and it must be safe for them to bring it to school (i.e. no glass items).
This week at school we started some new math centers. Ask your child what they needed to do at each center.
We also began learning about La Familia (the family). Check out the songs we are working on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smm7csgMoMs
This week we started a few new math centers. Ask your child what needed to be done for each center. This week we wrote about what we tho...
