What an exciting day! Over the last two days, we have been exploring pumpkins. We have made observations using our senses of both outside and inside of the pumpkin.

Please ask your child: what did the pumpkin look like, feel like, smell like, and sound like? Did it feel different on the inside? How would you describe the inside of the pumpkin?

This afternoon we also estimated how many seeds were inside! How many do you think there are here?

Jared thought we should count by 10's. When we did this we came up with 387!

We decided to count again by giving each student a bunch to count. When we added up all these numbers we got 384!

What other ways could we have counted out pumpkin seeds?

Mrs. Queen brought in some smaller pumpkins today for a special science experiment. We made predications on which pumpkins would sink or float.  Can you guess what happened to each of these pumpkins?

We tested each pumpkin....and boy were we surprised by what happened! Ask your child what happened!

COMING HOME TODAY
- If you received the pink note regarding a free donation of coats, and you would like one for your child, please fill out the form as soon as possible and return to the school.
- Photo proofs: If you wish to order photograph packages, please fill out the forms, include payment, and return to school by Thursday November 6. Photo retakes will take place Nov 12 if you choose to retake photographs.
- Dental forms: grade 1 & 2 students are being sent home with dental screening forms from Alberta Health Services. To support good dental health, Alberta Health Services is offering two FREE fluoride varnish applications at school. Please take a moment to read and fill out the forms sent home. These forms are due back by November 18. 

Winter is coming! We have received a donation of winter jackets at the school. A pink form came home today with your child. Please indicate if you require a jacket for your child(ren) and return the form to school as soon as possible.

Halloween

Please note that students will not attend school on Friday, October 31st.  As Halloween is celebrated on this date, students will the opportunity to participate in dressing - up tomorrow afternoon!

 If students would like, they may bring costumes which they can change into for the afternoon. For safety reasons, masks and weapons are not allowed to be part of the dress. As well, please do not send treats to school due to allergies, but save them for the trick-or-treaters of the Vista Heights community.

Halloween Costumes

***Students are welcomed to wear costumes during the AFTERNOON of Thursday, October 30^th         

***Please do NOT bring weapons or masks to school

***Please do NOT send treats, save them for trick-or-treaters                                                                  on Halloween night

 ***Teachers will be connecting learning to Halloween in their classrooms.                                           

Students in room 1 have been reading and discussing the book Stellaluna by Janell Cannon. The story is about a fruit bat who looses her mother and lands in the nest of baby birds where she must adapt to being a bird instead of a bat. It is a story about the mystery of how we are all different from each other yet also alike. The students have been writing about the story and creating illustrations. 

Monday, 27 October 2014

Hot soup tomorrow.
Please remember to bring a sandwich or some extra food to enjoy with your soup.

Halloween is in the air!

Please note that there is no school for students on Friday October 31st. Students may bring their costumes to school on Thursday October 29th and wear them in the afternoon.
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Home reading
Don't forget to read every night.