Celebration of Student Learning - March 9 & 10

 Dalhousie will host an in-person Celebration of Student Learning for our Grades 1-5 on March 9 from 5pm to 8 pm & March 10 from 9am to 1pm.    This is an opportunity for our students and your child to demonstrate to their families what they are learning, what they have mastered and what they are still working in their classroom environment.  The purpose is that the student is the guide and facilitator, with their family being the authentic audience.  Having this audience provides a sense of purpose and pride for our students to show their growth and learning.  This is an intentional experience which allows students to reflect on their learning journey as well for families to celebrate.   Families will book a hour block of time where students will take them through their learning in English, Spanish, Math and Music as a base. Four families will be able to book per hour block. Families are asked to make arrangements for the care of siblings so that they can focus on their child for that time and so that there are no distractions for other families.  It is important to remember that the student is the facilitator.  While teachers will be in the classroom to help support, it is not an opportunity for a parent teacher interview.    Given that multiple families will be in the space at the same time, teachers will not be in a position to answer individual questions regarding a student and will redirect you to your child. 

For our Kindergarten families only, as there was no January report card, families will instead meet with their child’s teacher to discuss student progress, achievement and learning in a pre-booked 15 minute block.  

Bookings will open on February 27 at 10am and will close on March 8 at 4pm.  After that time, please book through the office.   You can book through your MyCBE account.  If you need help with this, please call 403.777.6030 or email dalhousie@cbe.ab.ca.

February 21

In English, we have finished up our research and are writing our rough drafts of our biographies. In Spanish, we are finishing our recipe slides. In math, we looked at images and represented them as fractions and decimals.  In science, we set up our experiment to test acids and bases. In social, we are learning about the fur trade. In gym, we played scooter hockey. In art, we continued working on our Jason Carter inspired mosaic. 

Important Dates:

Feb 22nd - Pink Shirt Day

Feb 24th - 100 Days of School 

Mar 9 & 10 - Celebration of Student Learning

100 Day Celebration

 The 100^th Day is upon us! Dalhousie is very excited to dedicate our upcoming Spirit Day to the 100^th Day of School in the 2022-2023 School Year! To share in this celebration, students are encouraged to imagine what they might look like as 100 year old’s and come to school dressed as such on Friday, February 24^th. Classroom ventures throughout the day may include math-related activities focusing on the number 100, poetry, writing activities, and art representing and recreating the number 100 in variety of ways. Please encourage your child to dress up for the occasion and brain-storm other ways to think of and represent 100. We are very excited to reach this milestone and want to spread the spirit throughout our school.

February 15

We just got back from our snowboarding / skiing trip. We have a long weekend. In math we are comparing decimals and fractions. In English we are finishing our research for our famous Canadians. We are working on our slides for our recipes in Spanish. In science we are learning about acids and bases. In social we watched a video about New France. 

Important Dates:

Feb 16th, 17th and 20th - Family Day Weekend - No School 

Feb 24th - 100 Days of School 

Music - February 15

Notes from the Music Room

The March concert is fast approaching.  An email was sent to families with the dates and information pertaining to the concert, which will be held here at the school.  Two nights of beautiful renditions of Latin American songs and Spanish songs performed by the talents and voices of our Dalhousie students.  I for one can’t wait to show you what they have accomplished.  Do send me a note letting me know if your child will not be present at the concert.  For some songs the children are assigned instruments and partners.  For children to find themselves without their partner on the night of the concert is terribly distressing and confusing, which leads to a not so pleasant concert experience. 

 

Please go over past blogs to find the videos and lyrics to the songs the children are working on.  Children who have taken the opportunity to work on the songs at home have taken great enjoyment and pride in singing them.

School Updates - February 15

 There will be no school due to Teachers’ Convention on February 16 & 17 as well as February 20 due to Family Day

Pink Shirt Day will be on February 22.  Everyone is encouraged to wear pink as a symbol of kindness.

We have our ongoing Food Drive as part of Kindness month.  Donations are gratefully accepted in the donation boxes found at either the front or the back doors of the school.  

Please see the separate email sent out regarding our Celebration of Learning.  Booking details will follow.  At the same time as our Celebration of Learning, we will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair.  We hope to see you there for both events!

Our Spring Concert will be held on March 22 & 23 at 6:30pm.  You can see which classes perform when in the separate email sent out.  Srta. Primak is also looking for help with prop creation.  You can sign up here if you can help out.

Music

Dear Grade 5 families,

As you know from reading your teacher’s classroom blog, we are currently working on preparing our Spring Concert program.  The concert will take place in the evenings of March 22 and 23. 

With having three Grade 5 classes, some logistical issues for the concert are created.  We understand that due to prior commitments, some students may not be able to participate.  In order to have a better idea of how to organize the instruments and the singing for the concert, we ask that you confirm your child's participation.  Please indicate on which date(s) your child can participate.  Grade 5 students are welcome to participate both evenings as this is an excellent way for them to experience performing these pieces in preparation for Que Pasa.    Please respond to this survey by Tuesday, February 22, 2023, so that we have enough time to prepare.

With Many Thanks,

Olga Primak
Dalhousie Elementary Music Specialist