Tuesday, Dec. 20th

We have library tomorrow. Please return any overdue books.

Extreme temperatures will continue over the next few days, so plese ensure that your child is fully equiped to enter and exit the school build (bus, pick up, before and after care outside the building)

Friday, Dec. 16th

 Please check your MyCBE account to see if you have any outstanding fees. We would appreciate that these fees be taken care of as soon as possible as it otherwise the school has to pay and it affects the programming we can offer.   They can be paid online through your MyCBE account.  If you need help with the payment process or if you feel that you received this message in error, please contact the office.  It you need to make payment arrangements, please contact the school directly as soon as possible.

 

If your child has overdue library books, please return them to school by December 22nd as soon as possible.

 

A reminder that the last day of classes before winter break is Thursday, December 22, 2022.  Classes will resume on Monday, January 9, 2023. If your child will be absent in the new year, please let the office know ahead of time.

 

Thursday, December 22 will be Pajama Day at Dalhousie.  Wear your coziest PJs!  Carolling will take place in classrooms.

Tuesday, Dec. 12th

- This week in Spanish we are practicing asking and answering quiestion about our winter activities using different question words:

¿Qué actividad te gusta hacer en el invierno? (What activity do you like to do in winter?)

¿Dónde lo haces? (Where do you do it?) 

¿Con quién? (With who?)

- In math we continue working on addition of two digit numbers (with and without regrouping).

- In English class we are writing a plan to describe the different steps on how to do something and adding adjectives to describe some nouns.

Dec 9

 This week in math we continue working on addition of two digit numbers. We are also practicing reading a pictograph to interpret data.

In English, we are practicing writing the steps to explain "How to do ... (something)."

In Spanish we are using action words and prepositions to orally explain what we see on a given picture.

Today we had our first spirit day, "No backpack Day." We have very creative minds!

Tuesday, Dec. 6th

December 9th will be Anything but a Backpack Day. This is a chance for the students to use their creativity by using a household item in lieu of a backpack. We want to emphasize that student should not need to buy anything for this spirit day and what is brought to school is safe for the student and those around them. 

This year Dalhousie School has decided to give back to the community by participating in the Salvation Army Toy Angel Drive. This toy drive is designed to bring cheer to low-income families with children aged 0-12. A box has been set up in the main office to collect donations. If you would like to contribute please bring your unwrapped toys into the office before noon on 15 December 2022. 

We are in the last month before Winter Break. A reminder that if your child will be absent for 5 days or more due to a holiday, an extended absence form must be filled out. Please email dalhousie@cbe.ab.ca to request the form and have it submitted before your child’s absence.

Friday, Dec. 2nd

 

Reminders: Next Friday, December 9th, is Anything But A Backpack Day! 

In math we have been working on graphing and interpreting a graph made with symbols called a "pictograph."

In social studies we are learning about Nova Scotia, Meteghan. The people in Nova Scotia are Mi'Kmaq and Acadians and Metis. They speak French. 

In Spanish we are working on making tree level sentences, like: Yo veo un gato marron oscuro y pequeno enfrente de un arbol verde y grande y está en el parque de la escuela. ( I see a small, dark brown cat in front of a big green tree in the school park).

In English we are working on How To Writing, describing the steps to do something like "How to build a snowman." Students chose their own topicts to write about such as how to make scrambled eggs, how to feed my dog, how to draw a 3D cube, and how to fly a kite.