What an exciting day!! Today was the last day of school before the winter break - Students return to school January 5, 2015! Today we wore our pajamas and had free pizza lunch! 
Book Bags for Kids
The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) is pleased to collaborate with a group of corporate and community partners to give children the gift of reading. Book Bags for Kids is an initiative that puts books in the hands of children who may have limited access to reading materials in their homes. Close to 2700 children in 44 CBE schools benefited from the program last year -including all students from Vista Heights School! FOr more information, click the following link: http://cbe.ab.ca/get-involved/partners/Pages/Book-Bags-for-Kids.aspx
Along side these books, grade one and two students were given another story from TD Bank Group. Doors in the Air is the story of a boy who is fascinated by doors. He marvels at how stepping through a doorway can take him from one world to another. He is especially enthralled by the doors of his imagination, which he refers to as “doors in the air.” He delights in discovering that when he passes through these doors, he leaves behind all feelings of boredom, fear and unpleasantness. Thank you to TD Bank Group for these beautiful books!
A great big thank you to the Calgary Flames and Calgary Hitmen for the teddy bear donations. Each year the Flames and Hitmen collect donations of teddy bears at their Teddy Bear Toss games and this year our students were the lucky ones to receive these teddy bears! Click the following link to watch the video of the teddy bears being thrown and how they distribute the bears!
If you are looking for things to do over the break, here are some suggestions.
1. Write and Draw - much of what we do in the classroom is documented through writing and pictures. Students can write journals highlighting key events that took place over the break. We are still working on adding details to both writing and drawing, so please encourage that!
2. Read - Raz Kids is a great tool for this, or reading books, magazines, even the paper will do the trick. Encourage your child to read road signs as you drive (and signs with numbers too!) The Calgary Public Library is open during the holidays - it is a great place to visit and explore new types of text (and movies too!)
3. Cook - encourage students to read recipes for you and be involved in the cooking process. Encourage students to use their math skills to measure out exactly what you need for your meals!
4. Learning Links - to the right you will find a list of educational websites which students can visit at your discretion.
See you on January 5, 2014!
Mr. Beattie, Mrs. Queen and Ms. Toor
