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January Report Cards We certainly hope that report card celebrations are going on this weekend.  Students have worked very hard and should be proud of the work they have done. Science We are exploring the concepts of “Hot and Cold” during our science learning time. Reading a thermometer and comparing temperatures has been part of our learning goals this past week. We will be moving into inquiry experiences where the students will learn how and when temperatures change.  Social Studies We are looking how Calgary has changed over time. We are hearing stories and learning about how missionaries and the N.W.M.P. began to build the city we now know  Mathletics We are practicing addition strategies and learning the place value of numbers. Rehearsing adding and subtracting numbers to 18 at home would be a gift to your child.  Please return your math calendars.   Upcoming dates: Feb. 3-7 - One World Drumming Feb. 11 - Heritage Park Fie...

Heritage Park field trip fee has been added on to MyCBE / PowerSchool so it is now possible to pay the field trip fee online.  We are also happy to accept cheques or cash if that works better for you.   *Just a note about the $15 field trip fee:  This fee covers all of the field trips that you read about on the form, not only our field trip to Heritage Park.  We would greatly appreciate if you would pay the fee, even if your child is unable to join us on February 11th or 20th. Upcoming dates: Jan. 20 - 24 - Lacrosse residency  Jan. 30 - Report Cards  Jan. 31 - No School for Students Feb. 11 - Heritage Park Field Trip for Rooms 2 and 3 Feb. 13 - 14 -Teachers Convention - No School for Students Feb. 17 - Family Day Holiday - No School for Students Feb. 20 - Heritage Park Field Trip for Room 4 Feb. 26 - Pink Shirt Day 

Happy New Year and all the best wishes for 2020! We have started the New Year with a bang!  Learning how authors retell stories or use the ideas of others as a jumping point for their own stories Discussing setting and character in a stories read aloud  Creating individual characters for our own stories Planning a story on a storyboard Practicing addition, and introducing more adding strategies Playing math games to support our learning Beginning a Science unit, exploring Hot and Cold Temperatures   Learning about different people who settled in the Calgary area, and how Calgary came to be Practicing Basketball skills in the gym AND…   Surviving a week of indoor recesses Looking Forward: January 24 - Sharing Assembly, 9:00 a.m. January 27-30 - Lacrosse Residency in Gym January 31 - Professional Day - No School for Students February 11 - Field Trip to Heritage Park February 13 & 14 - Calgary City Teacher’s Conv...

  Happy Holidays!! Have a Safe Winter Break Students Return on January 7, 2020

Happy Friday 13! What a tremendously exciting week we have had at Alexander Ferguson School.  Students were so very excited to share their music learning with you at our Winter Concert.  Wearing our best clothes and performing for a live audience honoured our hard work.  Sharing a special meal together at lunch today put us all in the holiday spirit.  Students marveled at how festive the gym looked, and having the little hat ornament to put on their tree at home was so special.  This lunch was also a time for our class to enjoy each other's company.  We had a lot of fun sharing holiday toasts with each other. Last week, one of the students from our class brought in a gift to share with another student.  It was a toy he no longer played with at home, and thought he would pass along to someone new in honour of their friendship.  This act of kindness sparked the spirit of generosity in the students.  Since that day, two other students hav...

Parent-teacher Conferences Parent-teachers conferences are coming up next week.   December 5th - 4pm to 7:30pm. December 6th - 8:30am to 12:30pm. Please follow this link to access the School Conference. - Select your child’s teacher to book a time.   - There will be a Scholastic book fair at the school during that time! Upcoming Dates: December 5 - Parent Teacher Conferences (evening) December 6 - Parent Teacher Conferences - No School for students  December 10 - Winter Celebration December 13 - Special Holiday Lunch for all students  December 19 - Last day of Class prior to the Winter Break December 20 - Professional Day - No school for students January 7 - Classes resume

Highlights Students really enjoyed Pajama Day yesterday. The three classes came together for stories in each of the different Grade 1/2 classrooms displaying a real sense of BELONGING.   Students have been really engaged in our study of the Blackfoot people. We found it interesting that women were in charge of making tipis and that they rubbed animal brains into the bison hides to protect the tipi from the elements. Our focus in math this week was subitizing. We will move this concept into building mental math strategies for addition. A sticker was sent home with the oldest child attending our school regarding the Winter Celebration.  Please look for it in your child’s agenda and fill it out accordingly.   Upcoming Dates: November 28 - Fun Lunch - for those students who ordered  December 5 - Parent Teacher Conferences  December 6 - Parent Teacher Conferences/No School for students  December 10 - Winter Celebration AM/PM ...