SPARK
This is a morning activity that starts at 7:45 until 8:00 in the gym. Everyone is welcome to come and join in.
Dr. John Ratey is a leading researcher in the area of the brain and exercise. He believes that, “Regular exercise can raise levels of dopamine and norepinephrine, and improve functioning of brain systems that regulate impulse, memory and attention.” Additionally information from his website states that, "adding exercise to your lifestyle sparks your brain function to improve learning on three levels: First, it improves your mind's alertness, attention, mood and motivation. Second, it prepares and encourages nerve cells to bind to one another, which is the cellular basis for logging in new information. Third, it spurs the development of new nerve cells in the hippocampus."
Library
Our library time will be on Tuesday afternoons. The students will be able to take out one or two books. One of them should be at a just right reading level. Some only took out one book until they get into the routine of being responsible for the library books.
Contact Information
Teacher: Cheryl Konno – [email protected]
Mail Pocket:
- Nothing today
Up coming dates:
- Oct. 2 – PoWer Hour forms due
- Oct. 6 – Terry Fox Head Shave/Ponytail chop
- Oct. 10 – Milk program starts
- Oct. 11 – Fun Lunch - Subway
- Oct. 9 – NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving
- Oct. 12 – PoWer Hour starts
- Oct. 12 – School Council Mtg. at 6:30
- Oct. 16 – NO SCHOOL – PD Day for teachers
- Oct. 20-21 – Friends of Parkland Way Casino
- Oct. 25 – Fun Lunch – Little Caesar’s
- Oct. 26 – Halloween Dance
- Nov. 5 – Daylight Saving Time – Fall Back
- Nov. 7 – Photo Retakes
- Nov. 8 – Fun Lunch – Extreme Pita
- Nov. 8 – School Council Mtg. at 6:30
- Nov. 10 – Remembrance Day Assembly at 10:45am
- Nov. 17 – NO SCHOOL – PD Day for teachers
- Nov. 22 – Fun Lunch - Opa
What we have done today:
- We did gym and we played Bench Dodgeball and Everybody’s It Tag. (PM)
- Most of the class made fortune tellers with questions about the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. (CM)
- We had our first assembly. (JR)
- We worked on our “I am . . .” page. (BS)
- We listened to a story called “Not My Girl”. Which is a continuation of “When I was Eight”.
Daily Challenge:
Share with your family your thoughts and ideas after being part of the Orange Day Shirt Assembly.