Room 71

Dear Parents and Students, In our science class we have been exploring hearing and sound.  Students will be asked to design, build and test a musical instrument at school to reinforce the concepts learned. Working as a scientist, your job is to find materials around home, which can be brought to school and be used to create an instrument. All materials collected will be shared amongst the whole class. The students have started compiling a list of materials that could be used to build their instrument. The students understand that their instrument must be able to create different types of sound, as well as include their understanding of pitch and amplitude. Here is the list of materials the students compiled but other materials are welcome: newspaper, rubber bands, cans, balloons, plastic containers, pipe cleaners, cardboard boxes, string/yarn/fishing line, popsicle sticks, paper, tinfoil, saran wrap, wax paper, rice, beads, beans, macaroni, sticks, bubblewrap, Ziploc bags,

  Thurs. Dec. 19 th - Early dismissal. Kernels snack. P.J. Day!                          Friday, Dec. 20- Organizational Day for teachers. No school for students.  Monday, Jan. 6- Professional Development Day. No school for students Tuesday, Jan. 7- First day back for students

Just a reminder that we are at the Arts Commons all week. This means if you ordered Special Lunch for your child tomorrow you need to send a lunch with them, as they will not receive the special lunch until we get back to school at 3:00. Sorry for any confusion this may cause.

Welcome to the first week of December! Conferences are Thursday from 4-7:30 and Friday from 8-11:30. Please sign up online. If you are having trouble signing up please contact the office. I am looking forward to meeting with all of you to discuss your child's learning. Please bring your child to the conference. Due to conferences students have an early dismissal this Thursday at 11:45 and do not have school on Friday. The weather looks warm this week. We will be going to the pond on Wednesday afternoon. We are going to the Arts Commons the week of Dec. 9-13. Thank you to those who have volunteered. It is going to be a great week. Please ensure that your child comes to school each day dressed for the weather as we will be doing a fair bit of walking outside. Also they will need a lunch each day. Please be aware that we will be leaving fairly close to 8:15. Unfortunately, we will not be able to wait for students who are late. If they are late and we have already left they wil

Friday, November 29- Conferences booking on MyCBE/PowerSchool opens to parents at 6 pm

Nov. 21st Special Lunch and Learning Celebration 4:30-6 Nov. 22nd PD Day- no school for students

Dear Grade 2/3 families, You are invited to join the Grade 2/3’s in their Celebration of Learning! When: Thursday, November 21st Time: 4:30-6pm Where: Gathering Area of Bridlewood School This is an open house event. Feel free to come anytime between 4:00 and 5:30. Plan to spend about 15-20 minutes with your child exploring quality of life in Bridlewood. We hope to see you all there!

Week ahead: Wednesday we will be going with our Buddy Class to the pond in the afternoon. Please make sure to dress for the weather. Thursday is orange and black day. No costumes at school please. Friday there is no school for students. Have a great week!

Calling All Parent Volunteers! We desperately need your gift of time! Our class has the exciting opportunity of spending a week of school at the Arts Commons through Campus Calgary!   We will be attending during the week of Dec. 9-13. In order to be able to go we MUST have 4-5 volunteers each day .   Parents are welcome to volunteer for a single day or multiple days.   Volunteers need to ensure they have a current police clearance on file at school.   If you are able to volunteer please contact me as soon as possible at: adpenonzek@cbe.ab.ca A big thanks to those of you who have contacted me about volunteering! Here is what we still need to make this trip happen: Monday - We need 2-3 volunteers Tuesday - We need 3-4 volunteers Wednesday - We need 1 volunteer Thursday - We need 1 volunteer If we don’t get the volunteers we need, unfortunately we will have to cancel this experience. Thanks for your continued support, Andrea Penonzek

This week: Tuesday: community walk in the morning, please make sure students are dressed for the weather Thursday: Fun Lunch                Halloween Dance, reminder no masks or weapons

The Halloween Dance is on Thursday, Oct. 24th from 5:30-7:30. More information has been sent home today. If you are planning to attend please return the slip and money to the school. Thanks!

If you order Healthy Hunger for your child please be aware that we will be at the Art Commons on Dec. 10th and won't be at school to have the lunch. If you have already ordered I will ask that the order is put in the fridge and your child can bring it home after school. 

This week: Wednesday afternoon we will be going on a community walk. The weather looks like it will be a bit chilly, so please make sure that students are dressed for the weather.  There is no school for students on Friday and Monday is a holiday. This week we will be exploring our quality of life in Bridlewood. Over the past few weeks we have been discussing what makes us safe, happy, healthy and comfortable. In math we have been exploring representing numbers in a variety of ways. For example in standard form, pictures, base ten blocks and expanded form. The grade 2's have been exploring two digit numbers and the grade 3's have been looking at 3 digit numbers. This week we will be looking at different ways to show the same number using base ten blocks. 

Looking towards next week: Orange Shirt Day Oct. 1st. If you don't have an orange shirt you can wear your Bridlewood shirt or a blue shirt.

Looking ahead to this week: Tuesday individual photos Wednesday: AM Morning at the pond. Please dress for the weather. PM in class field trip all about rocks! Thursday Terry Fox Run and Fun Lunch!

We will be going on a walk to the pond on Wednesday Sept. 18th. On our way we will stop and look at the public art we designed last year on the utility box. At the pond we will work in our journals and learn how to look closely. Please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather!

Looking ahead to next week... -Sept.19th Open House 4:30 to 6 -Sept. 20th no school for students Please look for this note that was sent home today! Dear Parents and Guardians, Grade 2/3 students are looking forward to a visit from Scientists in School. As part of our learning about rocks and minerals, students will become a geologist as they learn about geological forces while making a metamorphic rock to keep. The cost for this workshop is $7.00. Please return payment no later than Thursday, September 19, 2019. Payment can be made in cash (exact change please) or debit through the office. If you have any questions about our in class field trip please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher at 403 777 6259 or via email (adpenonzek@cbe.ab.ca). In accordance with Administrative Regulation 3027, “no eligible student may be denied participation on the basis of the inability to pay.” Please contact the school Principal for information on financial assistance. The

The first week flew by. I can't believe that it is already the second week. If your child has not yet brought in a rock please try and send one over the next few days. In the afternoon of Sept. 25th we are having an in class field trip with Scientists in Schools. In order to run the program we are in need of 4 parent volunteers from 12:25-3:10 on the 25th. Through the program we will be learning about different types of rocks. Volunteers are needed to run a centre. There are detailed instructions for each centre. No prior knowledge is required! If you are able to volunteer please email me at adpenonzek@cbe.ab.ca. Thank you to all of you who have already let me know that you are able to volunteer for our week at Arts Commons! We are still in need of some more volunteers.

Dear Parents/Guardians, My name is Andrea Penonzek and I am your child’s Grade 2/3 Teacher.  I look forward to learning with your child this year and would like to take this moment to share some information with you. Our class has the exciting opportunity of spending a week of school at Arts Commons through Campus Calgary!  Our class will be attending during the week of December 9-13th. We will need 5 volunteers each day.   Parents are welcome to volunteer for a single day or multiple days.  Volunteers need to ensure they have a current police clearance on file at school.  If you are able to volunteer please contact me as soon as possible! My classroom blog can be accessed through the school website or through the following link: bridlewoodroom71.blogspot.com. Students will have designated doors that they should use to both enter and exit the school. The students of Mrs. Baker, Ms Penonzek, and Mr. Bhachu should enter and exit from the doors closest to the playground. The