End of November blog

Nov 29- 

Dear Grade 3C Families,

It was very nice to see students and their families partake in 

the student led conferences where so much of their work was

 displayed. We are very proud at how far we have come. 

Thank you parents for all of your positive feedback, the children 

were so excited to read your comments.

Our unit test for Math was sent home yesterday, please sign it
and return it when you can.

Calgary Food Bank

From now until December 17th we will be collecting
non-perishable food for the Calgary Food Bank.  

Food bank boxes are now placed around the school 

to accept any and all donations.

Dates: 

November 28- SVS  Gathering and Giving 

evening and Pow-ow - 6:30pm start

November 29- Family Movie Night at 6:30pm

December 16- popcorn snack- you may order online

December 18- Report cards home

December 20- Non Instructional Day- (No school)

Hope to see you this evening

Brennan

NOV 20

 Dear Grade 3C Families,

I am looking forward to seeing everyone at student led conferences
Thursday evening and Friday during the morning.
There is is no school Friday.

The Country Hills Library trip was quite interesting!
The police officers read some funny books and we
were able to sign out two books. We also were able
to decorate a book bag to keep! Thank you to all of
the volunteer parents who rode on the bus with us
and took great care of the children!

For your information:

Come and participate in an evening of gathering and giving 

at Simons Valley School. This event will start at 6:30 pm and will 

end at 8:00 pm. At this event, we will have Jess McMann perform

 a pow wow mash-up for the school, unveil the mural and have it 

blessed by an elder, as well as participate in various stations throughout 

the school. We will be making cards for Meals on Wheels, packing 

birthday gifts for the Calgary Food Bank, designing hampers, and 

painting rocks to create a pay it forward message.

Date And Time: 

Thu, 28 November 2019

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM MST

Location:

Gymnasium

Simons Valley School | Calgary Board of Education

375 Sandarac Dr NW

Sign-up using the following link : bit.ly/SVSEvening

Nov 15-

Dear Grade 3C Families,

Daily 5 is up and running and the children are busy with 

reading and writing activities. Our wonder box has been 

quite interesting as the students are inquiring about many 

interesting things. Some questions are: How fast can an 

ostrich run? How are toilets made? What is the biggest shark? 

These are just a few super questions!

*Please ensure that your child is reading every evening

 and also returning the home reading folder each week to 

their teacher in order to keep track and to receive a prize for every

 completed page.

Please book a student led conference time for next 

Thursday evening or Friday morning. Conference booking 

opens tomorrow at 4pm. Please bring your child to the conference 

as they will show you their work.

In Social, we are working on creating a slideshow about 

one of the countries that we are learning about. The focus is a

 holiday and some interesting facts. We will present these to

 our peers when completed.

In Math we are playing math games such as switcheroo, 

General, and clock  to reinforce addition 

and subtraction skills. Ask your child about these games.

We are enjoying the novel Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. 

We are completing questions about the story after each chapter. 

We will watch the movie once we complete the book in December.

Dates to note:

Nov 15- Pyjama Day

Nov 19- Crime Not to Read - Country Hills 

Library (Vivo) visit 1:15-3:15pm. Please sign 

and return the off campus field trip form 

Nov 21 and 22- Student led conferences 

No school on Friday Nov 22.

Nov 27- Scholastic orders are due

Nov 28-Hot lunch Mucho Burrito

 School gathering and giving at 6:30pm

Nov 29- Family Movie Night at 6:30pm

Please see below:

On November 28th, our school will be hosting a night of gathering and giving for our communities. 
This evening event will consist of an official unveiling of a mural painted in our school by Ryan
Jason Allen Willert. As well as performances by Jess McMann doing a Pow Wow Mash-up.  A
component of the evening will consist of parents and students working at various stations throughout
the school. The stations will consist of helping the food bank pack birthday packages, designing
hamper boxes, creating kindness rocks, designing placemats for Veterans and making cards for those
in need who use Meals on Wheels. 

If you would like to donate to this night, below is a list of donations we are looking for. 
Please only send NEW, UNUSED items:

-Birthday Cake Mix

-Candles

-Paper Plates

-Napkins  

-Cups (plastic/paper)  

-Coloring Books

-Ribbon

-Stickers

If you are able to donate any of the materials listed here, please send them with your child to school
any time before November 28th.

November 8

Nov 8

Dear Grade 3C Families,

Thank you to our volunteers for running a
station during PET building on Tuesday.
The children had a fun time creating their
ultimate playground! If you have not paid
$15 for the PET workshop, please visit
your MyCBE Account or send cash to your
child’s teacher. Thank you!

We have been discussing Remembrance Day

 and taking part in activities.

In Math: We continue to work on place value of 

digits in numbers to 1000 with regrouping. Ask 

your child about the “Switcheroo” game.

In Science: We continue to build our team
communities and discuss what a community
needs. This ties in well as we look at other
countries such as; the Ukraine, India, Peru
and Tunisia in Social class.

Dates:

Nov 11- Remembrance Day- No school

Nov 19- Crime Not to Read  Country Hills 

Library (Vivo) visit 1:15-3:15pm. Please sign 

and return the off campus field trip form that 

was sent home on Wednesday.

Nov 21 and 22- Student led conferences open
to book Nov 15 at 4pm

Nov 28- School gathering and giving
at 6:30pm- more info to come 

Thank you,

Mr. O'Reilly

Halloween

Oct 31st

Dear grade 3C Families,

Science- Our communities are being built, and the children 

are having so much fun! Thank you for the materials brought 

to class, it sure gave the children options for building.

In Social- We will be learning about the Ukraine, India, Peru, 

and Tunisia. This will be exciting as the children learn 

about culture, languages spoken, foods, instruments, 

celebrations, and how important we all our in this world.

Our circle project is complete in our visual journals. 

In Health -We have been discussing friendship and no

 tolerance for bullying during circle talk times. We learn through 

Indigenous stories and legends to

take care of myself, others, and our place.

This is our 3 Pillar learning.

Ryan Willert has been working at our school painting a mural in 

our Gathering Space.  The following link is a quick video of his 

artistic process. https://youtu.be/MF9vXDn_MDk

We are only half way done and we are really looking forward to

 unveiling the whole mural at the end of November.

Ryan has also been teaching students about

the 4 teachings of the buffalo;

1.Take Responsibility

2.Say Sorry

3.Forgive yourself

4.Forgive others

Thank you for packing a bag so that your child can pack garbage,

composting items etc… to take home in our pack in pack out program. 

It has reduced waste in class for sure.

We have reviewed Halloween Safety in class. Did you know??

Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial

holiday after Christmas!

Dates to note:

Nov 1st- Non Instructional Day

Nov 4th and 5th- Teachers PET in class workshop all 

day 8:45AM and12:45PM.

Nov 7- Hot lunch-Subway

Nov. 8- Remembrance Day Assembly at 10:30AM

Nov 11- Remembrance Day- No school

Nov 19- Crime Not to Read  Country Hills Library (Vivo) visit 1:15-3:15pm.

Nov 21 and 22- Parent teacher conferences

Mr. O'Reilly

Happy Halloween!

A fun week!

Oct. 25/19

Dear Grade 3C Families,

We continue to work on our community planning and building 

in our teams, please remember to send in building supplies for

next weeks build.

Our descriptive “Haunted house for sale” writing has been a positive 

process as we focused on nouns and adjectives in our writing. 

Children learned how to persuade a reader into purchasing their haunted house. 

They are great agents!

In Math, we continue to work on place value of numbers to 999 as well 

as recognizing the numbers in words, and comparing numbers.

The children took part in Ready Squad for the city of Calgary and learned
how to take care of their family as well as what to do during a flood.
http://calgary.ca/readysquad

Teacher’s Pet In-School Field Trip on November 4th and 5th. 

The cost is $15. The Ultimate Playground: Building with a Variety of Materials.

 You can pay online at MyCBEPowerSchool account. 

Please fill out the form that was sent home, sign it, and have your 

child return it early next week.

November 19 from 1:15--3:15pm is our free library visit. 

Parent volunteers please meet in your child’s classroom at 1pm.

• Starting this year, we have been attempting to reduce our 

SVS ecological footprint by moving towards a 

“Pack In and Pack Out” philosophy.  Once a student has 

eaten their lunch or snack, the packaging of that item 

will be put back into lunch kits and returned home for recycling. 

In continuing to support this positive change, please provide a 

locking baggie for items such as apple cores, yogurt tubes etc. 

The baggie will be returned home with the student each day for 

composting at home and then should be added back into the 

lunch kit for the next day.  Help us make a difference!

Dates to note:

October 25th- Halloween Hop at 6:30PM in the gym

Oct 30th- Bring your pumpkin to the DLC after school on

Wednesday  October 30th or the morning of Thursday October 31st

 from 8:20-8:40am.

Classes will tour  the gym throughout the day to enjoy your efforts. 

Pumpkins MUST be picked up to go home by Thursday between 4:00 and 5:00pm.

Nov 1st- Non Instructional Day

Nov 4th and 5th- Teachers PET in class workshop all 

day 8:45AM and12:45PM.

Nov 7- Hot lunch-Subway

Nov. 8- Remembrance Day Assembly at 10:30AM

Nov 19- Crime Not to Read  Country Hills Library (Vivo) visit 1:15-3:15pm.

Crazy hair day was a success!