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    This document provides information from Miss Laidlaw, a teacher at GREC, to parents about the upcoming school year. It begins by thanking maintenance and office staff for their work over the summer. It then introduces the class Twitter account and explains homework will not include worksheets, but should involve reading, writing, and math skills. Upcoming events like International Dot Day are noted. The document also provides details about classroom supplies, assessments that will take place, and Miss Laidlaw's contact information.

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    This document provides information from Miss Laidlaw, a teacher at GREC, to parents about the upcoming school year. It begins by thanking maintenance and office staff for their work over the summer. It then introduces the class Twitter account and explains homework will not include worksheets, but should involve reading, writing, and math skills. Upcoming events like International Dot Day are noted. The document also provides details about classroom supplies, assessments that will take place, and Miss Laidlaw's contact information.

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    This document provides information from Miss Laidlaw, a teacher at GREC, to parents about the upcoming school year. It begins by thanking maintenance and office staff for their work over the summer. It then introduces the class Twitter account and explains homework will not include worksheets, but should involve reading, writing, and math skills. Upcoming events like International Dot Day are noted. The document also provides details about classroom supplies, assessments that will take place, and Miss Laidlaw's contact information.

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    This document provides information from Miss Laidlaw, a teacher at GREC, to parents about the upcoming school year. It begins by thanking maintenance and office staff for their work over the summer. It then introduces the class Twitter account and explains homework will not include worksheets, but should involve reading, writing, and math skills. Upcoming events like International Dot Day are noted. The document also provides details about classroom supplies, assessments that will take place, and Miss Laidlaw's contact information.

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    Miss Laidlaw

    Room 101

    SKN

    GR1

    September 2015

    Ours to Discover
    Appreciations

    Twitter

    Thank you to our GREC caretakers


    who worked tirelessly over the summer
    to
    clean
    our
    school,
    perform
    maintenance, and store extra furniture
    and supplies.
    Thanks to our GREC office staff for
    organizing student registrations over the
    summer and providing us with all of the
    necessary back-to-school documents.
    Thank you to Mr. Paul Hewitt (an
    elementary occasional teacher) for
    making our picnic tables and other
    items in our classroom over the summer.
    Appreciations to Mrs. Cole for
    transporting and storing our picnic
    tables.

    Our class is on Twitter! Our Twitter


    handle
    is
    @grecgryphons12.
    An
    important permission form is in your
    childs agenda - allowing or disallowing
    names, pictures, and work to be shared
    on Twitter.
    Its the same account I used last
    year teaching the 1/2 class at Granite
    Ridge, so some of our families may
    already be following us. Students are
    always excited to connect with their
    families and show them what were up
    to every day.
    We have made so many learning
    connections with other classes and have
    plans to continue our sharing and
    learning challenges this year!

    Welcome back!
    Welcome back to school! I am
    happy to have you and your child in our
    class community.
    I am very excited to teach my
    second year at GREC and my third in
    Sharbot Lake. After three years
    teaching grades 1 and 2, I am making
    the change to SK/1.
    Our classroom will incorporate a
    number of high -yield strategies
    (research-based teaching and learning
    strategies), including inquiry, authentic
    tasks (learning based on interests and
    real life), and guided groups (small
    group instruction such as guided
    reading).
    If you would like to volunteer or
    contribute to our learning environment,
    please contact me via e-mail.

    Homework
    Worksheets and reading logs will
    not be a part of our homework system.
    Students are encouraged to read
    and/or be read to every night for at
    least 20 minutes. Some excellent
    audiobooks are available on our class
    website in the Language - Daily 5 Listen to Reading tab.
    Writing can be practiced by
    keeping a journal, writing grocery lists,
    making cards, and writing letters and
    e-mails.
    M a th e m a t i c s s k i l l s c a n b e
    strengthened by finding patterns in real
    life,
    exploring shapes, baking, using
    money, and simple addition and
    subtraction questions in real life
    experiences.

    Miss Laidlaw
    Room 101

    SKN

    GR1

    September 2015

    Ours to Discover
    Upcoming Special Days

    Classroom Supplies

    September 15: International Dot Day


    Inspired by Peter H. Reynoldss book,
    The Dot, classrooms all over the world
    celebrate this day by wearing polka dots
    and participating in curriculum-related
    dotty activities.

    Other than indoor shoes and a


    bookbag, students dont need to have
    classroom supplies purchased for
    back-to-school. Pencils, colouring tools,
    scissors, glue, and notebooks are all
    provided by the school. However,
    special supplies and items can be stored
    in students individual cubbies.
    However, our classroom is Reggioinspired. Part of this approach to inquirybased education is using loose parts.
    Students are encouraged to bring
    acorns, pinecones, nuts and bolts, shells,
    beads, ribbon, material and fabric
    scraps, popsicle sticks, egg cartons,
    clothespins, and other small items to our
    room to use in our learning.

    September 19: Talk Like a Pirate Day


    This year, it falls on a Saturday - so we
    will celebrate on Friday, September 18.
    Pirate-themed outfits are welcome - but
    optional.

    Assessments
    In the first few weeks of school, I will
    be completing a few assessments with
    your child. Here are a few:
    1.

    2.

    3.

    4.

    Dolch Sight Word Screener - These are


    lists of sight words (words to be
    automatically recognized and read)
    by grade level.
    Words Their Way - This is a spelling
    assessment to level students
    phonemic awareness (especially in writing).
    Sound Skills Screener - This is an oral
    language-based assessment to learn
    about a childs prereading skills.
    PM Benchmark and/or DRA - These
    level a students reading ability.

    Sincerely,

    Miss Laidlaw
    Website: http://misslaidlaw.weebly.com
    Twitter: @GrecGryphons12
    E-Mail: laidlawa@limestone.on.ca

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