January 31

This week in art, we learnt about grid art and started creating our own grid art. In math, we started learning about fractions and learnt how to write fractions in Spanish and looked at equivalent fractions. We learnt about potlatches in social. We also made crystals in Science class and learnt about surface tension. In Spanish we started writing our own recipes using the imperative. In English, we finished our expository writing piece about sharks. 

Reminder that tomorrow is our skiing/snowboarding trip! The bus will be leaving at 9:15 so please make sure your child gets to school on time. Please make sure they are dressed appropriately with all necessary gear and that they have a lunch and water bottle. :)

Important Dates:

Feb 1st - Skiing/Snowboarding

Feb 2nd - SPB Open House!

January 27

 In math, this week we practiced adding and subtracting decimals and solving word problems. In English, we started an expository writing piece about sharks. In Spanish, we continued looking at the imperative.  

For science, we are hoping to make crystals, however we need some jars. If you have any at home that your child can bring, please send them on Monday :)

Important Dates:

Feb 1st - Skiing/Snowboarding

Feb 2nd - SPB Open House!

Parent Society Updates - January 27

 Dalhousie Parent Society Updates 

www.dalhousieparentsociety.com – check out our website for all this info and more! 
dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com – email us if you have questions about anything!
Check out our Facebook and Instagram pages as well! Search for Dalhousie Parent Society

***FUNDRAISERS***
PLAYGROUND COMMITTEE – we are trying SO hard to get the funding to build a new playground but we need more help!  Check out the sign up if you are interested in becoming part of the playground committee!  Did you know? You will be supported by the Parent Society in your volunteer role. We have a Playground Lead who will have your back through the whole process!

 ***FUN LUNCH***
Volunteers need to have police clearance to volunteer for fun lunch, please email dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com if you would like us to confirm.  WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!  Feb 7, 15 and 21^st need some spots filled! View the sign up here. 

Don’t forget to send students with reusable straws if they have ordered Booster Juice! If they show a fun lunch volunteer they will be entered to win a free Subway fun lunch on March 21.

If your child will be absent and you‘ve already ordered fun lunch please email dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com before 11:00am and let us know if you’d like to:
-Pick up the order from the office after 12:30pm
-Donate it to the amazing Dalhousie staff
-Have it sent home with a sibling

Upcoming dates:
February 1 - Opa
February 8 - Boston Pizza
Feb 15 – Fat Burger & Booster Juice
Feb 21 – The Saucy Bread Company

School Updates - January 26

 Dalhousie School News

 

Dalhousie students participated in a reading party today.  Ask your child what we did in our class!

 

Families will be able to view online student report cards for grade 1-12 students on Jan. 30. Report cards for the 2022-23 school year can be viewed, downloaded and printed.  Please see here for more information on how to access your child’s report card.  A reminder that there is no report card in January for Kindergarten.  Please see the separate email that was sent with this information.

 

A reminder that February 3 is a non-instruction day with no classes for all students.

The next Dalhousie School Council/Parent Society meeting will be held through Teams on February 8 at 6pm.  All are welcome to attend.

Music Update

 Notes from the Music Room

 

I am happy to say that we are moving along with the preparation of the music for the Spring Concert in March.  Please keep an eye out for an email in the next week asking for help from our wonderful volunteer community.  I will be needing help with props and other performance essentials. 

The Grade 5 students are working very hard at the lyrics for the Zarzuela song La Tarantula.  Please remind your child to visit his teacher’s Google classroom to work on the difficult pronunciation of the lyrics to this song.  This song will be performed at our March concert as well as at the Jubilee for our Que Pasa concert in May.  Details will follow in the next few weeks.

Learning Commons

 Learning Commons Borrowing Rules

We share all of the books in our learning commons so it is important that we follow some checkout procedures to make sure that every one has access our learning resources. To do this, the following checkout guidelines exist:

Kindergarten:    2 books total
Grade 1, 2 & 3:  2 books total -  1 English, 1 Spanish 
Grades 4 & 5:    3 books total -  2 English, 1 Spanish

Books are loaned out for a two week period. Please be sure your books are returned on time. If a book is overdue, another book cannot be checked out until the overdue book is returned.

Dalhousie School strives to provide the very best learning commons experience possible. One of our tasks is to retrieve library books that are overdue and to replace those that have gone missing or have been damaged. Items that are 30 days overdue are automatically considered lost and a Lost Book replacement fee will be charged to the students MyCBE PowerSchool account, which can be paid online. 

All fees are final. Once the item is paid for, the item is considered yours. If your student finds the missing book after the fee is paid, they are welcome to keep the item. 

How To Check a Student’s Library Account

·       A student`s library account can be accessed at https://ims.cbe.ab.ca OR by clicking on the CBE E-library logo on this page

·       Enter Student’s CBE ID and Password (This is the same as their computer sign in procedure)

·       Click on My Account (It is located under the CBE banner at the top of the screen)

·       Click on Review My Account (When a student has signed out books, it will be displayed on the screen)

January 24

In math we are working on adding and subtracting decimal numbers. Today in science we learned the difference between solutions, suspensions and colloids. We started our literacy circles this week. In art we did a lunar new year bunny. In gym we played "chicle" (bubblegum). In Spanish we continued learning about the imperative. 

Important Dates:

Feb 2nd - SPB Open House!

January 20

This week we started Spanish reading groups and we started looking at the usted & ustedes form of the imperative.  In English, we looked at the literacy circles and we learned all the roles. In math we are learning decimals and started addition with our decimals! In gym, we played Indiana Jones with the Omnikin balls.

Important Dates:

Feb 2nd - SPB Open House!

Music Update

 NOTES FROM THE MUSIC ROOM

 

We will have our Spring concert in the evening the week of March 20.  Exact date and time are still to be confirmed.    You will be informed in a few weeks when your child will be performing.  

Please refer to last week’s update for the lyrics of the songs that your children are working on.  

In addition to the songs mentioned last week, I would like to share with you a song that we are all learnin: Un Barquito de Cascara de Nuez (the little nutshell boat).  The link to the Youtube video is below.  For anyone familiar with children’s music from Spain back in the 70s, this is the voice of Miliki (and the cartoon character that’s singing is him as well).  I am teaching the words to the G1-5 students and the kindergarten students will become “familiar” with the song rather than be expected to fully learn the lyrics.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfzUom7wAjY

 

Un barquito de cáscara de nuez,

adornado con velas de papel,

se hizo hoy a la mar para lejos llevar

gotitas doradas de miel.

 

Un mosquito sin miedo va en él

muy seguro de ser buen timonel.

Y subiendo y bajando las olas

el barquito ya se fue.

 

 

Navegar sin temor

en el mar es lo mejor,

no hay razón de ponerse a temblar.

Y si viene negra tempestad

reír y remar y cantar.

 

Navegar sin temor

en el mar es lo mejor.

Y si el cielo está muy azul,

el barquito va contento 

por los mares lejanos del Sur.

 

And since you have read this whole message, I would like to share with you a special treat.  I use the website www.musicplayonline.com for a number of activities with the children.  The CBE has purchased the rights to use this site for us this year.  Unfortunately, it’s not free, so this is a treat for me.  This website has a student access code.  Many of the children are familiar with this site since I used it quite a bit during our COVID days and am still using it from time to time.  Below are the instructions to access the use of the site, which is only to be used by our Dalhousie Students: 

 

Navigate to:

 https://musicplayonline.com/

 

Login as:

Click on "Student"

Enter the code:

In the text field, enter the code: d667951

 

School Updates - January 20

 If you have not already, please fill out the Kindergarten to Grade 4 Intent to Return Form or the Grade 6 Plans Form by January 27.

 

Registration for the 2023-24 school year is ongoing.  Please visit the CBE website to register a younger sibling.  Submission must be received by February 14 at noon. 

 

Report cards will be viewable through your MyCBE account on January 31.  Please contact the office if you need help with this. If you have any questions about the contents of the report card, please contact your child’s teacher.

 

February 3 is a non-instruction day with no classes for all students.

 

The next Dalhousie School Council Parent Society meeting will be held through Teams on February 8 at 6pm.  All are welcome to attend.

 

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. 

January 17

In Gym today, we played some games with the Omnikin balls. We also started learning about decimals in Math this week. We have been practicing how to represent decimals and comparing them. In English, we continued analyzing expository writing and looked at our literacy circle roles. We continued to look at imperative conjugations in Spanish. In science, we did an experiment to see which variable would make a lifesaver dissolve fastest. ;)

Important Dates:

Feb 2nd - SPB Open House!

SPB Open House!

Senator Patrick Burns will be hosting an Open House on February 2 at 6pm.  Please see the flyer (link below) for more information.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PrxVwSUSBDuqV_BVUSs6vte27x0obKdR/view?usp=sharing

January 13

We did tours yesterday. Today was crazy sock day! In Spanish we are writing sentences using imperative. We are doing translations in math and did rotation art with our names. Next week we are doing decimals in math. In English we are learning about expository writing and we wrote our own recipes. In Science we did an experiment to see which liquids became solutions when mixed. 

Important Dates:

N/A

Parent Society Updates - January 13

Dalhousie Parent Society Updates

www.dalhousieparentsociety.com – check out our website for all this info and more! 
dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com – email us if you have questions about anything! 

***FUNDRAISERS***

PLAYGROUND COMMITTEE – we are trying SO hard to get the funding to build a new playground but we need more help! Check out the sign up if you are interested in becoming part of the playground committee!

***FUN LUNCH***

Volunteers need to have police clearance to volunteer for fun lunch, please email dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com if you would like us to confirm. Don’t forget to send students with reusable straws if they have ordered Booster Juice! If they show a fun lunch volunteer they will be entered to win a free Subway fun lunch on March 21.  If your child will be absent and you‘ve already ordered fun lunch please email dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com before 11:00am and let us know if you’d like to:
-Pick up the order from the office after 12:30pm
-Donate it to the amazing Dalhousie staff
-Have it sent home with a sibling

Upcoming dates:
January 18 - Subway/Booster Juice
January 24 - Papa Murphy’s 
February 1 - Opa
February 8 - Boston Pizza

 

School Updates - January 13

 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. 

Music Update

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.

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

January 10

In gym we are doing hand ball. We are learning about the imperative verb conjugation in Spanish. In English, we wrote a personal narrative about what we did over the holidays and we are starting literacy  circles soon. In science we learnt about the scientific method and we're doing an experiment where we look at solutions vs mixtures. In math, we have been practicing our transformations (translations and reflections) and we learnt about rotations. We have been practicing for the kinder tours on Thursday, we are super excited to show them our school and represent Dalhousie! 

Important Dates:
January 12th - Kinder Tours, please wear black pants and a white shirt! 
January 13th - Crazy Socks Day