Happy Snow Day!

Today marked the beginning of Snow Day season! I hope that everybody had a safe and happy day today. We had a total of 6 students in our class today.

  I have added this weeks word wall words to the list; these will be the last new set of words before Christmas. We will be having a spelling quiz sometime before Christmas to see how everybody is doing!

  A reminder that Scholastic orders are due on Thursday. If you would like to order anything as a gift for your child, please don't hesitate to let me know that you want it to be a surprise and I will send the books home with your child in a bag they cannot see into.

  Looking forward to seeing the rest of our class tomorrow!

Mrs. Miller

Dance-a-thon

Wow, what fun we had today at our Dance-A-Thon! We got to dance for a full hour together in the gym. Thank you to all families who helped raise money for this fundraiser; together as a school we raised just over $8000 to spend towards St. Francis!

  Here are a few pictures for you to enjoy :)

     Mrs. Miller

 

Dance-a-thon Tomorrow

Our Dance-a-thon is taking place tomorrow! Thank you to everyone who returned their fundraiser sheets. We are asking students to wear purple tomorrow for our dance to support our awareness of this week's Bully Prevention and Awareness week. We will be dancing for an hour in the gym so also make sure that your child is dressed comfortable so they fully participate.

   Mrs. Miller

67's visit and a new Daily 5 activity

Today was a busy day!

Students were treated to a visit by two members of the Ottawa 67's hockey team today! They listened to one of the players, Pat White, read a story and then were able to ask questions to the players afterwards. Students were then given a voucher to redeem for 2 free tickets to any home game for the Ottawa 67's. Look in your child's mailbag or school bag for a bookmark explaining how to get your free tickets!

   Students were also introduced to the fourth "Daily 5" activity today: "Listen to Reading." This part of the Daily 5 uses our classroom IPads for students to listen to stories using Apps such as RAZ Kids.

  Have a great night!

    Mrs. Miller

Dreambox and RAZ kids update.

Thank you very much for your patience in receiving information about RAZ kids and Dreambox Math access! Here is some information on how to access your child's account. **I am sending home your child's login information AND passwords tomorrow in their communication books.

   DREAMBOX - You can access dreambox both on your PC or as an App on your IPad.

     1. PC access - click on the link below and click on "Miller-2." Find your child's name and enter the password for your account.
       
                     https://play.dreambox.com/login/bau5/stfoa


  2. App on your IPad -  To access DreamBox on iPad, go to http://www.dreambox.com/ipad, or search for "DreamBox Math" in the App Store. Download DreamBox Math Green and DreamBox Math Blue to ensure your student has access to the full catalog of DreamBox Learning Math lessons. When prompted in the app, use this School Code: bau5/stfoa

   RAZ Kids - You can access your RAZ kids account both on your PC and on an App on your IPad.

 1. PC access -  Click on the link below and click "Kids Login." Enter the teacher user name: smiller98. Click on your child's name and enter the password provided.

                 https://www.raz-kids.com/


  2. App on your IPad - Download the "Kids A-Z" app and enter the teacher username "smiller98". Find your child's name and enter the password provided.


Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any further questions!

   Mrs. Miller

Dance-a-thon

Next Thursday, November 24th is the annual Dance-a-thon at St. Francis! A reminder to please return any of your pledge forms by next Monday, November 21st at the latest. Thank you,

  Mrs. Miller

Parent Teacher interviews

Next Thursday, November 24th there will be parent-teacher interviews held between 4:00 pm-8:30 pm. Only students who are currently experiencing difficulty and/or are experiencing some issues that I think need to be addressed will be formally invited to attend an interview; I will be sending notes home tomorrow (Wednesday) inviting parents who I would like to meet with.

   If you do not receive a note from me and you would like to have an interview to discuss your child's progress, please do not hesitate to contact me! Just write a quick note in your communication book telling me that you would like to meet. If you are available on Thursday, November 24th in the evening please let me know and tell me a preferred time frame for us to meet and I will schedule an interview time for you. If you would rather set up another time/date to meet please also indicate that in the book.

 Thank you!
        Mrs. Miller