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❤️ Spirit Day 🧡

Crazy Halloween Hair

Wednesday, October 21st

🧑🏾‍🎤 👨🏿‍🎤 👩🏼‍🎤

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💜Spirit Day 💚

Teachers dress like students and Students dress like teachers

Wednesday, October 15th

👩🏻‍🏫 👩🏼‍🎓 👨🏻‍🏫 🎒

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October 8th to 16th

🦃 🍂🧦

We hope that everyone had a delicious meal and meaningful moments with family or friends.

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Google Classroom will be set up later and information will be sent home at the end of the month.

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All the Facts That You Ever Need to Know (Addition & Subtraction) pages have been sent home for review and practice. Students were alloted 5 minutes to complete as many questions with that time. We will continue to work on these sheets and send them home for students to recognize their growth and achievements.

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Alien in Line Skating finishes up next week for Ms. Amanda and Ms. Johansen's classes. Ms. Christensen's students did a wonderful job and had an amazing time learning from Kareem. Please remember to be prepared for other gym classes outside as our skating program occurs in the gym.

Ms. Amanda's class joined on the 14th, 17th and will finish on the 20th

Ms. Johansen's class skated on the 15th, 16th and last class is the 21st

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Recorder Reminder

This is a friendly reminder that recorder order forms must be returned by November 9, 2026, for any student wishing to purchase a recorder through the school. The order will be placed on that date, as we will be beginning our recorder unit in Music class in January.

Thank you! If you have any questions please email Tanis Munro at tmmunro@cbe.ab.ca 

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Here's some of the things we have done:

📝 Writing

~ Free Choice Writing (Mondays)

~ Tell Me Tuesday: Persuasive Writing "Fall", SPCA Stories

~ Watch It Wednesday: The Present 🎁, Pip 🐶

~ Fun Fact Friday: Coyotes

~ Gratitude Lists, Rabbit Attack Picture Prompt

~ Spelling Words: Week 3 & Week 4 → Next two tests on October 20th & 26th

~ Cursive Writing: e, l, b, h

📖 Reading

~ Chapter Books: Wombat Waiting & Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate

🔢 Math

~ Skip Counting by 3s and 4s

~ Representing 4 & 5 digit numbers

🌎 Social Studies

~ Land Acknowledgment

~ Inquiry Question

~ Treaties of Alberta

👟 Physical Education

~ Alien In-Line Skating Program

~ Compound Games

♥️ Wellness

~ Dare to Care Program:

Types of Bullying

Mean Moments, Conflicts and Bullying

~ My Brain is a Home book by Orlanda Bettison

👨🏼‍🏫 Prefrontal Cortex (The Wise Brain / Professor Wise)

🐕 Amygddala (The Guard Dog)

🦛 Hippocampus (The Clever Pet Hippo)

🧠 STEAM

Build a Structure

~ Create a structure using only 20 pipe cleaners and 5 pieces of tinfoil.

Save the Ice Sculpture!

~ Can your team design a tiny exhibition tent that slows down melting?

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September 21st to October 2nd

👩🏼‍🏫 Thank you to all families whom we were able to connect with on Meet The Teacher night and Friday appointments. It has been a pleasure starting this year out with these children and we are happy to have such lovely families connected to them!

💻 Google Classroom will be set up and information will be sent home after the Thanksgiving weekend. Passwords are still needing to be changed before adding students!

🛼 Alien in Line Skating begins next week so students need to be prepared for any other gym classes outside. They will need to dress for the weather as our skating program always be occurring in the gym.

Ms. Christensen's class will participate on the 6th, 7th and 9th

Ms. Amanda's class joins on the 14th, 17th and 20th

Ms. Johansen's class will skate on the 15th, 16th and 21st

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Here's some of the things we have done:

📝 Writing

~ Free Choice Writing (Mondays)

~ Tell Me Tuesday: SPCA Stories, Orange Shirt Day

~ Theatre Thursday: Presto

~ Fun Fact Friday: Capybaras, Skunks, Owls

~ Orange Shirt Day Reflections

~ Spelling Words: Note sent home with Spelling List (Test on Monday, October 5th)

~ Cursive Writing: lowercase letters learned so far... i, t, u, w,

📖 Reading

~ Chapter Book

~ When I was Eight by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton

~ Pencils on Strike by Jennifer Jones

🔢 Math

~ Math Up: First 20 Days Activities and Routines

~ Math Games: Buzz, Splat, Estimysteries, Math Mystery "Cursed Classroom"

~ Review of 2 digit addition and subtraction, Regrouping and Place Value

🌎 Social Studies

~ Land Acknowledgment

👟 Physical Education

~ Sending & Recieving Activites with underhand throwing

~ Dodgeball

~ Tag Games

~ Cooperative Games

♥️ Wellness

~ Dare to Care Program:

Positivity & Kindness Meter

Types of Bullying

Mean Moments, Conflicts and Bullying

🧠 STEAM

Matter Detectives

🔍 ~ Can you use your senses and observations to figure out what different objects are made of?

😬 Thursday, October 1st 📸

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September 8th to September 18th

🎒 Thank you for another great 2 weeks together! 👏🏻

☀️ We are so proud of the student effort put toward the Terry Fox run today 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🏃🏼‍♂️ 🏃🏾‍♀️ 🏃‍♀️

We look forward to meeting you all this upcoming week at the

👩🏼‍🏫 Meet the Teacher night and Friday appointments. 📆

Here's some of the things we have done:

🔢 Math

~ Math Up: First 20 Days Activities and Routines

~ Math Games involving addition, subtraction, place value

📝 Writing

~ Free Choice Writing (Mondays)

~ Tell Me Tuesday: A day I'll always remember

~ Watch It Wednesday: For the Birds & Piper

~ This or That Thursday: Should kids choose their own bedtime?

~ Fun Fact Friday: Foxes, Capybaras

~ Terry Fox/Hero Writing

~ Spelling Words: Note sent home with Spelling List (Test on Monday, September 21st)

~ Cursive Writing: pencil control pages, i, t

📖 Reading

~ Chapter Book

~ Terry and Me by Mary Beth Leatherdale

🌎 Social Studies

~ Land Acknowledgment

👟 Physical Education

~ Sending & Recieving Activites with underhand throwing

~ Dodgeball

~ Tag Games

~ Cooperative Games

♥️ Wellness

~ Dare to Care Program:

Positivity & Kindness Meter

Types of Bullying

Mean Moments, Conflicts and Bullying

🧠 STEAM

~ The Great Paper Bridge

🌉 Build a bridge that can hold as much weight as possible!

~ Paper Spinner

🚁 Create a paper spinner that falls as slowly as possible!

Link to donate: https://schools.terryfox.ca/136092

Terry Fox Run

Our Terry Fox Run will be taking place Friday, September 18th.

If you would like to donate towards cancer research, please visit this link:

Woodbine Terry Fox Fundraiser

Save the Date! Meet the Teacher Night 

Thursday, September 24 | 5:00–8:00 p.m. 

We’re looking forward to welcoming families into the school for Meet the Teacher Night! 

Come by the classroom, meet your child’s teacher, connect with other families, and take a look at the space where your child spends their days learning and growing. Please be advised that this is an open house and not a one-on-one conference to discuss specific student needs. 

It’s a chance to see the classroom through your child’s eyes and get a little glimpse into their school day. 

Smartwatches – CBE  'Away for the Day' Policy 

As part of the Calgary Board of Education's 'Away for the Day' guidelines for all K to 9 schools, personal mobile devices are to be stored away during the school day for students.  These guidelines align with Alberta Education's Ministerial Order regarding the use of personal mobile devices and social media in schools. 

Personal mobile devices – including cellphones, smartwatches, tablets, gaming devices, headphones and earbuds – should be powered off or set to silent mode and stored out of sight in a student's backpack for the entire school day (9:06 am – 3:40 pm).  Students are also not permitted to access social media applications on CBE-owned devices or personal devices. 

We ask parents to refrain from contacting their child directly on their personal device during the school day.  If you need to reach your child, please contact the school office and we will be happy to facilitate communication.  

Students who choose to bring personal mobile devices to school do so at their own risk, as the CBE cannot assume responsibility for lost, damaged, or stolen devices. 

Thank you for your support in creating a focused, safe, and engaging learning environment for all students.  

Dress for the Weather 

As we settle into the school year, Mother Nature has decided to give us some early Fall wet and windy weather! At Woodbine, we believe that getting outside provides children with important opportunities to move their bodies, play creatively, build friendships, and enjoy a break from the classroom. A little rain does not have to stop the fun! In fact, puddles, mud, and rainy-day adventures can create some of the best opportunities for exploration and imaginative play.

To help your child enjoy outdoor time comfortably, we encourage families to send children to school prepared for changing and wet weather conditions.

Some helpful items to consider include:

• 🌧️ Waterproof rain jacket with a hood
• 👖 Waterproof rain pants or splash pants
• 🥾 Waterproof boots or rubber rain boots
• 🧦 An extra pair of socks in your child's backpack
• 👕 A change of clothes for those particularly enthusiastic puddle adventures!
• 🧤 Lightweight waterproof or weather-appropriate gloves on cooler days
• 🎒 A waterproof bag or plastic bag for bringing home wet clothing

Please label clothing and footwear with your child's name whenever possible. Having an extra set of clothing at school can also be very helpful throughout the year.

We recognize that preparing for Alberta's ever-changing weather takes a little extra planning, and we truly appreciate your support. When children are dressed appropriately, they can spend less time worrying about being wet or cold and more time playing, exploring, laughing, and enjoying being children.

We review weather conditions on an ongoing basis and there may be occasions where we decide, for safety reasons, to hold an indoor recess/lunch hour.

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Week at a Glance ~ FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL 🍎

August 31st to September 4th

Welcome back everyone, we are so happy to meet all the new grade 3's!

We have been starting to establish routines, making connections with each other and our school plus, ensuring our best learning is shown!

Here's some of the things we have done this week:

🔢 Math

~ Math Up: First 20 Days Activities and Routines

~ Review of double digit addition and subtraction games

~ Hundred Chart Challeges

📝 Writing

~ Creating classroom, school and personal rules

~ My Summer Review

~ Journal Reflections about ourselves

~ School Code of Conduct

📖 Reading

~ Rules of the House by Mac Barnett

~ What if everyone did that by Ellen Javernick

~ Spaghetti in a hot dog bun by Maria Dismondy

~ The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf

~ My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook

~ Circles all around us by Brad Montague

🌎 Social Studies

~ Me Museum

~ Tree Circles: Communities

👟 Physical Education

~ Tag Games

~ Cooperative Games

♥️ Wellness

~ Dare to Care Program: Positivity & Kindness Meter

🧠 STEAM

~ Paper Tower Challenge:

Can your team build the tallest free-standing tower using only the materials provided?

🤞🏻 Classroom Reminders:

Check the weather to ensure everyone to dressed and prepared to go for outside breaks.

Please provide your child a water bottle to help them stay hydrated and focused.

Bring indoor shoes to help maintain a clean school environment.

Remind your child that TOYS stay home and are not allowed to come to school.

Paperwork was sent home yesterday or today, and needs to be RETURNED by September 14th.

Fridays are always half days and dismissal time will be at 1:05pm.

📌 Messages from the Office:

Shoes at Recess

We are asking parents to please reinforce with students that all students are expected to keep their shoes on while outside at recess.

We have noticed a new trend of students taking their shoes off to play soccer or because they prefer playing on the playground without shoes. While we understand the appeal, there are safety concerns associated with students being barefoot outside, including the potential for injuries from playground equipment, rocks, sticks, and other hazards.

Please remind your child that shoes need to stay on for the entirety of recess and other outdoor play times. We appreciate your help in reinforcing this expectation at home.

Parking Lot Expectations:

Just a friendly reminder from our administration that nobody without an assigned parking spot is to park in the parking lot. We had a staff member whose vehicle was keyed this week. This space is off limits to anyone without an assigned spot. No drop off, or pick up is permitted for parents, guardians, or drivers.

Students will be dismissed at 1:05pm on Friday, September 4, 2026.

Please REMEMBER that FRIDAYS are always HALF DAYS and dismissal will be at 1:05pm!

First day of school is Monday, August 31st, 2026

Supervision ~ 8:49am to 9:03am

Entrance Bell ~ 9:04am

Division 1 Lunch Time ~ 11:50am to 12:30pm

Dismissal Bell ~ 3:40pm

Ms. Tina Christensen ~ trchristensen@cbe.ab.ca

Ms. Amanda ~ ajfolliott@cbe.ab.ca

Ms. April Johansen ~ amjohansen@cbe.ab.ca