Friday June 26

🎇THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 🎆

Morning Message 

Today's final morning message is brought to you by Bradley.  He is sharing with us what he's been doing to stay active.

Read Aloud 

This School Year was Different is the title of our book today. It really was different in so many ways. Listen to the Peace Pod teachers read this story to you.

Today's Events

Google Meet: 

We look forward to seeing you in a very special final Google Meet.  We have a fun morning planned to catch up with our class group as well as gather together with the whole Peace Pod!  See you at 9:00 am.

Year End Assembly:
Join us on YouTube Live at 10:30 for a special year end assembly celebration.  The link to the assembly can be found on the final week of school blog: https://yearendcelebrations.blogspot.com/p/whole-school-assembly.html

Thursday June 25

☀️It's Virtual Games Day!☀️

Morning Message 

Watch Mrs. Campbell's morning message for some information about today's Virtual Games Day. 

June 25th Message

Read Aloud

Mrs. Bates shares her favourite story about peace and mindfulness. I Am Peace

Today's Task 

We look forward to seeing you join us for some virtual games fun! Click the link below for details.

VIRTUAL GAMES DAY!

Upcoming 

Friday is Gratitude Circle & Year End Assembly.  

-Gratitude Circle will take place at a special time: 9:00am - Make and decorate a sign to hold up so your classmates can read a special message from you!  Make your words BOLD so we can easily read your message on screen.  

-Year End Assembly will take place at 10:30 with details to follow

Wednesday June 24

⛅️Hello Wednesday!⛅️

MORNING MESSAGE

Good Morning everyone!  Today's message comes from Eberley and she is taking us on a tour of the zoo.  Enjoy!

READ-ALOUD

Today's read-aloud is The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. 

TODAY'S TASK

Today's task is a scavenger hunt around the Tuscany community that was set up by our wonderful EHS parents! Click here for directions. Have fun! 

Upcoming this week:

Tomorrow (Thursday) is Virtual Games Day.  You will get to choose 2 virtual activities to participate in at 9:30 and 10:00 am.

Friday is Gratitude Circle & Year End Assembly.  

-Gratitude Circle will take place at a special time: 9:00am

-Year End Assembly will take place at 10:30 with details to follow

Tuesday June 23

☁️Have A Wonderful Day!☁️

Indigenous Stories with Saa'kokoto. 

 Join in Google Meet @ 9:30AM

Room code: ehsgrade1and2

MORNING MESSAGE 

Good Morning from Mrs. Bates 

READ-ALOUD

Check out this book read by author, Todd Parr. We've also attached a link to a free activity book online created by the author.
Love the World
Todd Parr's Free Activity Book

TODAY'S TASK

Today we have a special guest via Google Meet, Saa'kokoto is here to share some stories with us.  Join the Google Meet at 9:30 am for 30min.  Use code: ehsgrade1and2

Return of CBE Loaned Technology 

We are very thankful for the CBE setting up a system for loaning out technology to our families that needed a device to help make ongoing learning a little easier. As we approach the last weeks of the school year we will now need to safely receive all of these devices back from families. 

If you have a CBE Chromebook or iPad that you borrowed during this time, we ask that you please return it at the Front Entry of our school during the following times: 

-Monday, June 22 - Thursday, June 25 between 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM 

-Friday, June 26 between 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM 

-Monday, June 29 between 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM 

Please ensure that you complete a Technology Return Slip when you drop off the device to ensure we know who has dropped it off. Thank you again! 

Finishing Up in Google Classroom

To close off the year we need to prepare the Google Classroom for the summer.  This will mean returning any old assignments that we have not yet returned.  No action is required on your part as you receive notifications of these assignments being returned.  The Google Classroom will be available over the summer for you to view past assignments however no uploading will be possible.  

Monday June 22, 2020

☀️SUMMER BREAK IS NEARLY HERE!☀️

MORNING MESSAGE 

Khylen brings us a morning message from his campground!

READ-ALOUD

Good Morning everyone!  I am reading you one of my favorite books that makes me laugh...Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett and drawn by Ron Barrett.  They also wrote and illustrated two other books that I love: Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and Pickles To Pittsburgh.  Enjoy!

TODAY'S TASK

Today's task is posted to your Literacy Classroom with a special message from Mrs. Kinsman and Mr. Kelly.  You can add your finished Time Capsule work to the google folder below as well as upload it into your Google Literacy Classroom:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WjaZYPxY3mASydg4nAVDme4nOl0-70hO?usp=sharing

Return of CBE Loaned Technology 

We are very thankful for the CBE setting up a system for loaning out technology to our families that needed a device to help make ongoing learning a little easier. As we approach the last weeks of the school year we will now need to safely receive all of these devices back from families. 

If you have a CBE Chromebook or iPad that you borrowed during this time, we ask that you please return it at the Front Entry of our school during the following times: 

-Monday, June 22 - Thursday, June 25 between 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM 

-Friday, June 26 between 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM 

-Monday, June 29 between 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM 

Please ensure that you complete a Technology Return Slip when you drop off the device to ensure we know who has dropped it off. Thank you again! 

Important Info for Tomorrow

Tomorrow we have a very special opportunity to listen to some stories from Saa'kokoto at 9:30am.  Meeting Code for this is: EHSgrade1and2

Friday June 19, 2020

☀️It's Friday!!!☀️

MORNING MESSAGE

Mrs. Bates' son, Brooks, has some Lego creations to share with you. 

Brooks' Morning Message 

READ-ALOUD

Mrs. Martens and Hope read The Lotus Seed to us!

TODAY'S TASK 

Today's task is to continue your secret Father's Day Assignment found in your Literacy Classroom.

GRATITUDE CIRCLE

Looking forward to seeing you all at 10:30am today with your advice for the Kindergarten's coming to Grade 1.

EPIC! BOOKS

An important update from Epic Books about your account:

Starting July 1st, all families who have signed up for Remote Student Access through an invitation from their teacher will be able to enjoy a brand-new service, Epic Free, which includes 2 hours of free reading per week in a limited library of high-quality, educational books.

There is nothing more that you or your families need to do — RSA family accounts will automatically transition to Epic Free on July 1, allowing them to keep reading on Epic through the summer and beyond.

Thursday June 18, 2020

🌥Happy Thursday!🌥

MORNING MESSAGE

Good Morning from Wyatt!

READ-ALOUD

Mrs. Bates has a special Father's Day story to share with you.  This story will be connected to your task for today and tomorrow.  My Daddy and Me. 

TODAY'S TASK

Today's task will be a special/top secret mission.  Please see your Literacy Classroom for details.

EPIC! BOOKS

An important update from Epic Books about your account:

Starting July 1st, all families who have signed up for Remote Student Access through an invitation from their teacher will be able to enjoy a brand-new service, Epic Free, which includes 2 hours of free reading per week in a limited library of high-quality, educational books.

There is nothing more that you or your families need to do — RSA family accounts will automatically transition to Epic Free on July 1, allowing them to keep reading on Epic through the summer and beyond.

GRATITUDE CIRCLE
This week's focus of our Gratitude Circle will be about giving some advice for the Kindergarten kids moving into Gr. 1 next year. What piece of advice would you give them?

Wednesday June 17

☁️A Perfect Day to Curl Up With A Book☁️

MORNING MESSAGE
Today's Morning Message comes from Annika R. and she is showing us how to make a Pokemon card...thanks Annika!

READ-ALOUD

Today's read-aloud is "The Bureau of Misplaced Dads" by Éric Veillé.

TODAY'S TASK 

Today's task is WRITING (this is different from our regular schedule). Please go into your LITERACY Classroom this morning for your task.  

Also - last week we asked you to make a goal for next year and upload it to IRIS.  If you have not already done this please do so before the end of the week.

GRATITUDE CIRCLE
This week's focus of our Gratitude Circle will be about giving some advice for the Kindergarten kids moving into Gr. 1 next year. What piece of advice would you give them?

Tuesday, June 16th

⛅️Tuesday, June 16, 2020⛅️

MORNING MESSAGE
Hello from our friend Rayyan!

READ-ALOUD
Enjoy today's read aloud, called "Dads", by John Coy

TODAY'S TASK

Today's task is a special end of the year math task. Please head to your Math Classroom for more information on this.

*This is the last week for Reading Google Meets.  We hope to see you at your scheduled reading group time.

Monday June 15

☀️ 〜Days Like These〜☀️

MORNING MESSAGE

Today our morning message comes from our friend, Tanisha!

READ-ALOUD
Good morning everyone!  I have a story to get you thinking about Father's Day.  Father's Day this year is Sunday June 21st.  The story is called Happy Father's Day by Ada Kinney and you can find it on Epic Books.  Enjoy!

TODAY'S TASK

Today's task is a special end of the year reading task. You will be asked to record yourself reading and upload the video to Iris. Please head to your Literacy Classroom for more information on this.

*This week is the last week for reading Google Meets!  We hope to see you all at your arranged reading time this week.  

FIELD TRIP

Check out another fun video from Glenbow Ranch!

Friday, June 12

☀️End of Another Week!☀️

MORNING MESSAGE
Mrs. Campbell's friend, Ms. Kim says hello from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates!

Mrs. Campbell's Introduction

The Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE

READ-ALOUD

We love this message from author, Peter Reynolds. It was originally recorded for World Read Aloud day in February - but the message is TIMELESS and POWERFUL. Enjoy and be inspired!

CALLING ALL SUPER HEROES

If you are participating in the Superhero Challenge, post a fabulous photo of you as a superhero or a photo of one of your superhero projects here by Friday June 12th!

GRATITUDE CIRCLE

This week for our Gratitude Circle, we will be sharing our goals for next year. From now until we meet on Friday, think about what you want to achieve next year, how you want to grow as a learner, or which new skills you want to learn. Write this goal down and share it with your class during Gratitude Circle!

Thursday, June 11th

FUN FACT: 

☀️Today Is Thursday☀️

MORNING MESSAGE
Good morning from our friend, Thomas!

READ-ALOUD

Today's Read Aloud is looking at colours in the story Leon the Chameleon.

Today's Task 

Today's task is writing.  You can find the assignment in your math classroom.

CALLING ALL SUPER HEROES

If you are participating in the Superhero Challenge, please email your home room teacher a fabulous photo of you as a superhero or a photo of one of your superhero projects by Friday June 12th!

GRATITUDE CIRCLE
This week for our Gratitude Circle, we will be sharing our goals for next year. From now until we meet on Friday, think about what you want to achieve next year, how you want to grow as a learner, or which new skills you want to learn. Write this goal down and share it with your class during Gratitude Circle!

Wednesday, June 10th

FUN FACT: 

☀️It's Not Thursday☀️

MORNING MESSAGE
Today Gwendolyn has a message for us!  She is telling us all about the wildlife and plants in her backyard.  I also have a very short video of how the baby robins are doing...they are trying to fly around our backyard but they aren't very good!

READ-ALOUD
Get a little wild with this read-aloud of "Where The Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak.

Today's Task

Today's assignment is math and can be found in your Math Classroom.


CALLING ALL SUPER HEROES

If you are participating in the Superhero Challenge, please email your home room teacher a fabulous photo of you as a superhero or a photo of one of your superhero projects by Friday June 12th!

GRATITUDE CIRCLE
This week for our Gratitude Circle, we will be sharing our goals for next year. From now until we meet on Friday, think about what you want to achieve next year, how you want to grow as a learner, or which new skills you want to learn. Write this goal down and share it with your class during Gratitude Circle!

Tuesday June 9, 2020

☀️Sunny Tuesday☀️

Morning Message 

Let's see what Luke has been up to in Today's Morning Message.

Read Aloud

What does it mean to be an artist? Find out what Vashti learns in this great book.
The Dot by Peter Reynolds

Looking for a fun activity that goes along with this book? Check out this link in Epic books!
Drawing with the Author

Today's Task

Today's assignment is math and can be found in your Math Classroom.

Calling All Superheroes

If you are participating in the Superhero Challenge, please email your home room teacher a fabulous photo of you as a superhero or a photo of one of your superhero projects by Friday June 12th!

Monday, June 8th

🌥Monday, Funday🌥

MORNING MESSAGE
Finn takes us on a hike! Let's go!

READ-ALOUD
Good Morning everyone!  I chose a book inspired by EMILY CARR!  It is called The Art Room, by Susan Vande Griek and Pascal Milelli.  This book brings to life the world of Emily Carr in "the art room", where Emily taught drawing and painting to children to support herself in the early 1900s.  The book is filled with her love of animals and belief in painting from life and nature.  Enjoy!

Today's Task 

Today's assignment is reading and can be found in your Literacy Classroom.  You will also find a new book assigned in Epic Books!

Friday, June 5th

☀️Zooooom! Did You See That??!☀️

Another Week Just Flew By.

MORNING MESSAGE

Enjoy a lovely Friday morning message from our friend, ALINA!
Friday, June 5th

READ-ALOUD

Mr. Kai reads us "Say Something!" by Peter H. Reynolds. 

TODAY'S TASK 
You'll find today's task in your Literacy Classroom.

GRATITUDE CIRCLE
Gratitude Circle is today! We want to know about a time that you helped someone or someone helped you! How did it make you feel? See you at 10:30✌🏻

Thursday June 4

What Day is it, Mr. Wolf??

⛅️ IT'S THURSDAY!⛅️ 

MORNING MESSAGE

We are so happy to have EVELYN host our morning message today!
Hello from Evelyn

READ-ALOUD

Enjoy another superhero adventure with Elliott Jones Midnight Superhero 

Listen how Mrs. Bates's son Brooks helps us with expanding our vocabulary.

TODAY'S TASK

Today's assignment is writing and can be found in your Literacy Classroom.

GRATITUDE CIRCLE

Wednesday, June 3rd

☀️Halfway Through the Week Already?☀️

MORNING MESSAGE
Our morning message comes from Marshall and his family!  They have some cockatiels that have babies!  This video is from May 28th.  Enjoy!

READ-ALOUD

Today, Mr. Kai reads us a story from one of his favourite superheroes to celebrate EHS' Superior Initiative. 

Do you know what an onomatopoeia is? An onomatopoeia is the phonetic spelling of a sound. 

For example, what sound do cows make? "Moo", right? 

Moo is an example of onomatopoeia. 

See how many examples of onomatopoeia you can find in the comic book read-aloud! 

TODAY'S TASK

You task today will be found in your Math Classroom. 

GRATITUDE CIRCLE

Tuesday, June 2nd

☀️Wishing You All Well☀️

MORNING MESSAGE

Good Morning from Olivia! She joins us this morning from a very special location.

READ-ALOUD

Today's Read Aloud has a very special message. Listen to see if you can figure out what that message is.  Whoever You Are by Mem Fox

TODAY'S TASK 

Today's task is math and can be found in your Math Classroom.