January 11

Hello all! The kids survived the first week back after the Christmas holidays. Well, most did. Two are away sick and I imagine others will be too. The flu season is officially upon us. I am going to purchase disinfecting wipes for the desks for the kids and I am going have the kids clean their eating area before eating. They could also bring in their own hand sanitizer to stay virus/germ/bacteria - free as possible.

The kids wrote their French dictee today and almost everyone got 100%! We didn't get to the English spelling test; we will do that on Monday.

I believe the weather is supposed to improve next week. If it does, I would like to do some skating afternoons on the frozen basketball courts beside the school. If your child doesn't have skates, we have a few pairs at the school he/she could borrow. A hockey, not bike, helmet is also a must. The school has some of those too but sizing is iffy. If you could borrow from a neighbour or a friend, that would save a lot of time and hassle.

I hope you have a nice weekend.

January 7, 2013

Here are the dictée words for the next little while:

January/February

Week 1  (ent) cent le vent lent un serpent souvent une dent	Week 2  (ien) bien rien viens un chien un musicien un magicien	Week 3  (eu) un peu je peux un jeu bleu deux les yeux
Week 4 St. Valentin l’amour j’aime je t’aime un cœur un valentin Cupidon	Week 5  (ir) ouvrir partir sentir sortir tenir venir	Week 6  (eur) leur peur un pêcheur une fleur une couleur un ordinateur

The kids were in great spirits today. We are taking it easy this week and sliding back into the swing of things at our own pace:) I did send home some English LA homework. If you could ensure that your child finishes AND returns to school the sheets I had them put into their agenda. I only asked them to complete page 19. The list words are going to be tested on Friday along with our French dictée words.