Wednesday, October 2

Reminder!

Tomorrow, Thursday, October 3, is the first Calgary Flames game of the year. Join Mr. Sandberg in showing your support by wear your Flames gear on Thursday!

This week:

• We continue to explore number and counting efficiently in Math through our "Masloppy" inquiry. Today we practiced subatizing and using ten frames. If you have a moment, please watch this video together and ask your child how they know what the number is: 

                   Country Subatizing Song

• Literacy
• We have begun our literacy flex grouping. Ask your child who their teacher is for literacy and what they have done so far! If you would like to volunteer your time for our literacy block, please see the Sign Up Genius in your inbox. Please contact Mr. Sandberg if you have any questions.  
• Home Reading is coming home today!!
• The lunch supervisors have worked diligently for weeks to get this program up and running. Our recommendation is to read the books in the book bags as many times as you can. Eventually the words will come quicker, and the fluency should improve. We want to ensure our students are building their confidence as well as their reading abilities. 
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• Inquiry
• Students continue to learn through the lens of a Praire Entomologist. Yesterday students learned how to annotate a non-fiction scientific article about Amazing Insects. Ask your child what they remember from that article. Who is an expert runner? Expert flyer? Expert swimmer? What new questions do they have after reading the article? 
• Today students went on a Tour de Alberta! Through Google Earth, they explored specific Calgary and Alberta landmarks. Ask your child where they went today!   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Halloween

Halloween 2019

• Royal Oak is excited to invite students to wear their Halloween costumes on October 31^st. Please have students come dressed in their costume in the morning (PM Kindergarten & EDC, please come ready in the afternoon!). 
  
  
  Please have your child practice getting in and out of their costume so they can independently dress for washroom breaks.  We ask that costumes do not include: masks, weapons, accessories, or blood/gore. 
  
  
  Regular learning activities will continue throughout the day. Students will get the opportunity to share their costumes with each other by participating in a parade in the halls at 9:30 am. This year, parents are invited to watch the parade in the gym. Please arrive a few minutes early to find a seat. PM Kindergarten students are also invited to watch the parade in the morning, and will have their own parade in their classrooms in the afternoon. In keeping with learning about healthy eating, please do not send any special treats or snacks to share.
  
  
   We look forward to seeing all of your costumes!
  
  

Literacy Night!

Royal Oak School Disciplinary Literacy Night

Thursday October 17th 6pm – 7pm

Students and their families are invited to our Disciplinary Literacy Night on October 17th from 6 pm - 7 pm. Come see how literacy lives in the disciplines as your child takes you through hands-on activities in the role of a scientist, author, illustrator, entomologist, environmental geologist, and musician. All family members are welcome!

We are looking for VOLUNTEERS for our Wee Reads Program! Volunteers with a current valid police check are invited to a training session on Tuesday October 1st from 2:30 - 3:30pm in the Royal Oak School Learning Commons. Please RSVP to the school resource teacher, Sarah Power, at sapower@cbe.ab.ca 

Congratulations Royal Oak students and staff! Together we ran over 1180 km and raised $674 to be donated to the Terry Fox Foundation!!!!! We are awesome!!!!

I would also like to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to our amazing parent volunteers! We appreciate everything that you do to help us run school events like this one. THANK YOU!!

Another HUGE THANK YOU to Royal Oak Sobeys for donating Oranges so that every student could enjoy a healthy snack after their run.

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