October 14-18

It was a very busy week in Grade One!  We started our Home Reading Program, we had a Fire Safety presentation and an assembly, we Heaped the Jeeps, and we celebrated Thanksgiving and made Apple Turkey's!  

Thank you to Aaron Brooks for coming to teach our students about fire safety!  They were so excited to learn from a real firefighter and to try on some of the special gear!

Thank you to everyone for your generous donations for Heap the Jeep!  We know that many Lethbridge Families will be able to have delicious Thanksgiving meals because of your kind donations. 

Information Items
FIELD TRIP TO HELEN SCHULER
On Friday, your child brought home a letter about our field trip to the Helen Schuler Nature Center coming up on October 24.  We would love to have at least 3 parent volunteers to help out on this field trip.  If you are interested, please fill out the form and and return it to school by Monday, October 21.  Thanks!

LOST ITEMS
We've had to pull out the snow gear much sooner then we'd hoped this year.  As a mom, I know how frustrating it is when your child loses something.  We are trying to teach our students to be responsible for their belongings and to keep them in their baskets above their coats hooks, but we know that items go missing from time to time.  Our lost and found is already overflowing, so if your child is missing any items, please check the lost and found (it's located right in our boot room area beside the courtyard doors).  Also try to make sure that your child's boots, gloves, jackets, etc. are all labelled with their name.  We've discovered 5 pairs of Grade One boots that are exactly the same and on the same boot rack!  Thanks for your help with this!
  
What's happening this week?
*This week is fire safety and prevention week.
Monday
-NO SCHOOL.  Happy Thanksgiving!
-Hot lunch orders due today.  Please purchase through School Cash Online.


Tuesday
-NO SCHOOL.  Staff Professional learning day.

Wednesday

Thursday
-Library day!

Friday

Upcoming events
Oct. 22- After-school skating at ATB @ 3:45.
Oct. 23- Assembly @ 8:40.
Oct. 23- Hot Lunch.
Oct. 24- Field Trip to Helen Schuler @ 9:00.
Oct. 24- Students are dismissed at 11:45.  Staff professional learning in the afternoon.
Oct. 25- NO SCHOOL- Staff professional learning.
Oct. 29- Photo retakes.
Oct. 29- After-school skating at ATB @ 3:45.
Oct. 31- Halloween parade @ 9:00 and festivities.  This is a time change from our calendar which says 10:45.  

Please let me know if you have questions about any of these events.  

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!  I am grateful for all of my fantastic grade one students and families!