This week, we have been learning all about the number 50 and discussing Vista Heights 50th anniversary. This afternoon, we had he culminating event of a whole school assembly. Our students had the opportunity to sing an original song and accompany it with percussion instruments. Wonderful work Grade One & Two students!

Today, we read 'The Thankful Book' which is written and illustrated by Todd Parr. 

In the text, he shares, from a child's point of view, a list of things that he is thankful for. Students used his sentence frame, "I am thankful for ..... " to brainstorm their personal list.

We wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Vista Height families.

Please enjoy the copy of Saad's writing.


On this long weekend, don't forget to log into Raz Kids
and read a few more exciting stories at your reading level.

Picture Day is Coming! 

Students will have  their photo taken on Friday, October 17th. 

Please complete and return the flyer which allows you to select the pose

 and the colour of the background.

Students will not attend school tomorrow, 

Friday, October 10th 

& Thanksgiving Monday, October 13th

Who Am I at Vista Heights?

Students have been learning more about our community of Vista Heights. Many students attend the daycare, live near or have visited the fire hall, and live in our beautiful community of Vista Heights. Many students play at the parks and fields, and have even visited the Mac's convenience store in our community. Students thought about their place in Vista Heights and used water colours and fine tip markers to create their piece of this quilt. Each picture represents who the students are in our community of Vista Heights!

Explore our community using google maps!
https://www.google.ca/maps/@51.0739721,-114.016217,3a,75y,256.56h,75.23t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1soF93yqKxZYTfwoZYPYe1uA!2e0

Fire Safety Week!

This week is fire safety week! Students have been learning how to exit the school in a safe way, and have been empowered to find a safe way to leave their homes in case of a fire. Do you have a safety evaucuation plan as a family? Create one today with the help of Sparky!

http://www.sparky.org/parentpage/fpwkids.htm

Reminders

- Please read on Raz-Kids every day!

- No school Friday October 10 or Monday October 13

- Picture day on Friday October 17 (information sheet came home today)

What does the number 50 look like? 

In preparation for the 50th anniversary of Vista Heights School, students have been learning how to count to 50 and group them accordingly. We learned that we can group them by 2's, 5's and the easiest way we found was 10! Please ask your child to show you how they can count to 50's by 10's.

Can you think of 50 things to do in the fall/autumn?

We also learned a song today that we are going to sing at the assembly: Please have your child sing it to you! 

Raz-Kids

Please ensure you are supporting your child by reading each night. Raz-Kids is available for students to log into and read books appropriate for their reading level. 

We have been preparing for Vista Heights 50th Anniversary celebration taking place this Thursday. All families are welcome to come on Oct 9th for the Assembly at 2.00 pm.





Students came home on Friday with the login information for their Raz-Kids account. Please support your child by reading with them each night. For more information on how to access Raz-Kids, please visit Friday's blog post. 

 Eid Mubarak to all our muslim students who celebrated over the weekend!