Today we had a special visit from a pompier (firefighter). Ask your student about his visit and what we learned about staying safe at home. Your student brought home some gifts from Firefighter Brock, including a template for making a safe exit plan. We'll be able to think back to today later this year when we get into our second social studies unit on our local community.
Tomorrow students will bring home information about the English book fair which is going on all next week. The book fair is held in the library and will be open every day next week before school, at lunch and after school. It will be open late on Thursday and Friday morning during interviews. If you feel they can manage it, students are welcome to bring some money in order to purchase items during lunch recess. Please speak to them about keeping their money safe. Last year there were a few French items at the English book fair. I'm not sure if this will be true again, but in any case, there will be a French book fair later in the year. Included on the student flyer is a ticket to enter in a draw for $25 worth of free books! Feel free to return these to me and I'll see that they get added to the draw!
Finally, after our very successful time line presentations yesterday, students are beginning to read their completed "Citrouilleville" stories to each other at the time when I normally read to them. As for all big projects, I showed students the rubric and we read over the look-fors for a good presentation before the first presenter began. That's as far as my story goes, but I just wanted to tell you how impressed I am that already, at the beginning of grade 1, every student understands what a rubric is and how it works. I've met junior students that aren't sure how to read a rubric, never mind predict what the criteria might be! Bravo mes amis! (Of course, we also understand that trying our best is the most important thing, not our final mark.)