Dates to Remember

I know you parents love to see what’s coming up at MMH!  Here is a basic outline for you.  These dates are correct as of September.  Please note that dates and activities are subject to change.  Remember to watch in your agenda, online monthly school newsletters and the school website to stay updated!

Additions / changes to this schedule will be highlighted in BLUE

September 5—Welcome back! Please bring all supplies. (labelled.)

September 12—Meet the Teacher Night.  (BYOP) Bring your own Picnic! You will have a chance to mix and mingle with other MMH students, families and teachers, and then come into the school afterwards to check out the classroom. I am looking forward to meeting you all!

September 13—School Council meeting

September 14—Picture Day! Dress your Best!

September 15—Deadline to order hot lunch (All payments can be made via School Cash Online)

September 21– Our First Spirit Assembly 10:20am

September 22—Terry Fox Walk in morning. (walker volunteers needed, please let me know if you can come). We will walk around Nicolas Sheran Lake.  Children need to dress appropriately & wear comfy shoes.

September 26—Hot Lunch Day for grades 1,2,3

September 29—Orange Shirt Day

October 9— Thanksgiving Day—no school.

October 10- No School for students.

October 12-17—Book Fair in Learning Commons. Come check it out and support our school by buying books for your child!

October 13— Deadline for ordering hot lunch. (School Cash online.)

School Council Meeting 7pm.

October 18— Free after school skating STARTS today and will be on Wednesdays. See office for more information and dates.

October 19 — School for students in am only —(NOT in pm).

11:35am dismissal.  Afternoon is PD for teachers

October 20— No school for students. PD Day

 October 23—      Picture Retake Day

October 24—      Hot lunch for grade 1,2,3

October 26—           Spirit Assembly 12:45pm

October 31—      Tentative School Halloween Parade 12:45pm.

November 8— Remembrance Day Assembly 10:30am

November 9— No School– PD Day

November 10—No School. (In Lieu of Remembrance Day.)

November 15—Rock Your Mocs (Wear moccasins if you have them today!)

November 21—Report Cards Go Home Today

- Hot lunch for grades 1,2,3

November 23 – School in am only for students.  Parent Teacher interviews in afternoon.  Please sign up online in advance. Thank you!

November 24—No school for students.  Parent Teacher interviews.

November 30— Spirit Assembly—10:20am

December 12— Christmas Concert #1 (for half of school)

December 14— Christmas Concert #2 (for other half)

**MMH is so big we need to use 2 days to make sure we can safely fit all of our guests into the concert.  More info to come in early December.

December 19— Hot lunch for grades 1,2,3

December 20 - Grade 2s go skating! *(see below)

December 21– Spirit Assembly 12:45-1:45.

December 22— Last day before Christmas Holidays

Dec 23-Jan7— Happy Holidays!

January 8, 2018 – First day back after Christmas Break:)

*Please note:  The grade 2s will be going skating during the last week of December. Please ensure your child has an approved skating helmet, and ice skates that fit.  Please keep an eye out for more info to come in early December. Date TBA. Thank you!

Welcome to a new school year!

We have an AMAZING class of 21 students this year.  I am enjoying getting to know everyone!

Tonight is Meet the Teacher night and I am looking forward to meeting and getting to know all the parents!

Please check back here often for information about upcoming events in our classroom!


Looking forward to an awesome year together!!
Miss Lilley

"Hats on for Mental Health" is tomorrow (Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017.)
Please wear a hat to support mental health!  (Any hat will do!)

Also, book orders are due tomorrow.


Miss Lilley

Welcome back!
I hope you all had a restful and rejuvenating Easter break!

Here are a few upcoming dates:

Tuesday, May 2nd:
*Morning Special Art project from 8:15-11:45am.  (We are making a mother's day gift....so we are looking for Dad's/ Grandpas/ uncles/ to help us out on this day so it can be a surprise to Mothers. A note went home about this.  If you are able to volunteer, please let Miss Lilley know.

*Swimming from 1-2pm at Nicholas Sheran.  We are leaving the school at 12:30.  If you are able to drive, please let us know.  We also need some parents to join us in the pool.  Thanks in advance.

Wednesday, May 3rd
"Hats On For Mental Health".

Thursday, May 4th.
We are having a spirit assembly at 9am.  Everyone welcome.  This is also our kickoff assembly for our Dance a thon coming up on May 18th.

Tuesday, May 23rd
*Hot lunch for grades 1,2,3

Thursday, May 25th
Canada 150th birthday kickoff assembly from 2-3pm. Parents welcome!


June 1st
*Dress Red and White Day (Canada 150th Assembly 2:10 (tentative)  Cake eating.

Tuesday, June 6th
*SAAG field trip in the morning. *Looking for parent volunteers to please join us!  It is a fun day:)
*Hot lunch grades 1,2,3

Tuesday, June 13th:
*Boat build in the afternoon **We will require lots of parent help on this day. If you can help, please let Miss Lilley know.  Thank you!  Also, if you have glue guns, duct tape, string, that would be awesome to bring if you can help us out with that!


June 22nd - 9am Grade 2 boat launch and picnic at Nicholas Sheran Lake, and then spray park in afternoon! More info to come on this! We will require parent volunteers on this day. We hope you can make it. It is a culmination of our Science Boats and Buoyancy Unit, as well as a special year end celebration for the grade 2 classes!


Tuesday, June 27th
*Grade 2 Sports Day 8:30-3pm. 

Thursday, June 29th. 
*Report cards home
*Last day for kids. (Only half day!)



*Please keep checking back, and I will update this as new items are added.

Miss Lilley

Can you believe that Easter is just around the corner?  Wow, this year is really whizzing by!

Just a few updates for this upcoming week:

Thursday, April 13th is "Dress Fancy" Day.  Wear your Sunday best!  It is also our Easter Party celebration.  We have our Spirit Assembly at 2:00pm, and all parents are welcome to attend this.

There is no school on Friday due to the Good Friday Holiday.  Students are not in session at all next week, and I wish you all a fabulous and relaxing time with family!

We are back in session on Tuesday, April 25th. (Monday is a PL day for teachers.)

Hello parents!

Wow! Can you believe it's March already?  Time is just flying by in 2A!


A few things to note:

Celebration of learning will be NEXT WEEK on Thursday evening.  All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend!  We will have a chance to chat at this time, but please note, there will be other parents and children in the room as well.  There are a limited number of spots for interviews on the following day (Friday morning.)  I will be sending a letter home to parents letting you know if I would specifically like to meet with you.  If you would like to sign up, please do so online.  Here is the following link for you to sign in to access the interview sign-ups:

http://mmh.lethsd.ab.ca/view.php?action=signin




Please see the MMH newsletter for more upcoming events at our wonderful school.  Here is the link to where you can download all the monthly newsletters:

http://mmh.lethsd.ab.ca/Newsletter.php

Here is the March MMH Newsletter:

http://mmh.lethsd.ab.ca/documents/newsletters/MMH%20March%202017%20Newsletter%20and%20Calendar.pdf

2A Class special dates:

Monday 13th - Report cards will be available online.
Thursday 16th - Celebration of Learning in the evening starting at 5:30pm.
Friday 17th - No school due to (optional) Parent Teacher Interviews.  These interviews must be signed up for in advance.  Parents wear GREEN or you may get pinched. (*Just kidding!)

March 27th -Swimming at Nicholas Sheran Pool from 1-2pm.  We will be leaving the school at 12:30pm.  Thank you to the parents who have offered to drive. We still need a few more drivers and supervisors in the pool on this day.  We will need to get back to the school quickly because of the Kiwanis assembly.

March 27th - 2:15pm. Kiwanis Assembly for choir students. Parents welcome to attend!

First Name Class list for Valentine Cards:


I will be sending out a first name class list on Class Dojo to assist children and parents with the writing of Valentine's Day cards.  If you did not receive this list, please email me at:


robyn.lilley@lethsd.ab.ca and I will send it to you that way.


Thank you!!
Robyn Lilley

February Update!

100th Day!
Feb 10th (Friday) is our 100th Day!  Grade 1 and 2 students will be participating in 100 Day centres in the gym for the morning.  Thank you to the parents who have already volunteered to attend on this day and help with centres.  If you haven't volunteered, please email me or leave a note in your child's agenda.  Also, children are invited to "dress like they are 100" if they wish to.  (This is completely optional though.)

If you are a parent who would like to attend and volunteer, here is the schedule for the morning:

Two Rotations [9:00-9:45] [10:30-11:15]         Break [9:55-10:20]             Clean Up [11:15-11:30]  

February 13th - (Monday) Sweater Day!
Please remember to wear a sweater on this day as we will be turning the heat down on this day.  This is part of our PBL (Project Based Learning).  Our question that drives our project is "What can we do to help our Arctic Animals?'


On this day, we will be selling hot chocolate at a (minimum) $0.25 donation.  Students may bring money the week of February 6-10th, or on Monday 13th.  The hot chocolate will be delivered around lunch time on Monday, February 13th.


February 14 - (Tuesday) Valentine's Day
We will be having a Valentine's Day party in the afternoon. Thank you to the parents who already offered to bring snacks for our class party!   If your child wishes to make Valentines for other students, please remind them to make one for every one or none at all.  I don't want any children to feel left out.




February 15th - (Wednesday) Winter Walk Day - and Pink Shirt Day!
Dress Warm for a Winter Walk!  We will be outside for approximately 30 minutes!




February 16th - One School One Book Wrap Up
Today is the wrap of up our OSOB entitled "Crenshaw".  Parents always welcome!


February 17th - PD Day  - No school for students...and no school  until Monday, February 27th, due to the Family day holiday and February week break!
February 28th -Hot Lunch for grade 2!
If your child ordered hot lunch for this day, they will be receiving a hot lunch!

Chess Tournament Opportunity! (Next weekend!)




Students from age 6-18 are invited, and need only know the basics of playing chess. 

 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lethbridge-youth-chess-championship-tickets-30284867855

 

Registration closes this weekend, and the tournament is Saturday, January 28^th.  Mrs. Baker will be there to supervise any of our students who are dropped off, and they are asked to wear MMH school colours.  It runs from 1:00-6:00 pm, so they will need to bring a water bottle and some food.

 

It is free to order the online ticket, and students will need to have the $10 entry fee in cash when they arrive. 

 

This is a public event, and not just an MMH event.  Anyone interested in this event can sign up and pay directly.  It is a fun opportunity to learn more about Chess and to have fun playing it!

Miss Lilley

Happy New Year and welcome to 2017!

We had a fabulous first day back from our holiday.

We have a new student in our class today!  A big welcome to Royce!  All the students were excited to welcome Royce to our 2A classroom.  We now have 12 girls and 13 boys.  A total of 25 students!

Just a few reminders:

Books are due back on Wednesday.  Students will take out new books on Thursdays.  Students may take out 2 books each week.  They must be returned the following week so that they can take out new books.  If the books are not returned, students will be permitted to look at books, but they may not borrow new books.

Please label ALL outdoor gear (coats, hats, mitts, boots, scarves, etc.  Please also label water bottles and any other items that students may bring to school.  Every day there are a large number of items left behind in the classroom.  I don't always know who items belong to, and in  many circumstances, students are actually not able to identify their own items! (It seems unlikely but it's true!)  I have placed a clear tote outside our classroom so that parents can view the items too.

If it is very cold outside, we will have indoor recesses.  Please send children to school with adequate clothing so that they can be prepared to go outside.

At MMH, we are looking forward with hope and positivity to an awesome 2017 for you and your families!  If you have any questions at all, or if you wish to get in touch with me, please email me at robyn.lilley@lethsd.ab.ca, or if we are connected on class dojo, feel free to message me on there.

Miss Lilley



Ho Ho Ho! Christmas is near!!

 

Can you believe that we only have 1 week left of school before holidays?  Oh my goodness, time is sure FLYING by in Miss Lilley's grade 2 class!  There is  LOT happening this coming week! Please read below so everyone is up-to-date on next week's happenings!

 

Here is the Christmas Week Caroling Schedule:

Monday, December 19th - Christmas Caroling in the morning 8:30am

Tuesday, December 20th - Christmas Caroling in the afternoon 12:30pm

Wednesday, December 21st - Christmas Caroling in the morning 8:30am

Thursday, December 22nd - Christmas Caroling in the morning 8:30am.

Friday, December 23rd - (Last Day) Christmas Caroling in the morning 8:30am assembly


All parents welcome to join us for the caroling in the gym on these days!

Christmas Events at MMH:

 

 

Monday, December 19th

Magic of Christmas performance:

• Christmas Caroling in the morning 8:30am.  The handbell choir will also be performing in the morning.
• Evening show: "An Evening of Christmas Magic." This will be at 6:30pm in the gym.  Parents and family friends are invited to come and listen to the Handbell / Junior and Senior Choirs perform their Christmas repertoires.  It's a warm and fuzzy evening!   This is an identical show to the one that will be happening at 8:30am during our caroling!

 

Tuesday, December 20th

• Grade 2s are performing during our Christmas Caroling in the morning at 8:30am.  Parents are VERY welcome to join us! 

• Students are asked to come to school wearing their pajamas on this day!  (NOT crazy hair day.... as some students have asked already!)  They will be performing in their pajamas.  Please help them to choose suitable pajamas for this event!  Thank you! 

Wednesday, December 21st
Miss Lilley's Class is going SKATING!  Please send your child with their skates and a helmet on this day.  If they need to BORROW skates, please let Miss Lilley know as soon as possible, so we can arrange to borrow skates for your child.  We do have some skates and some helmets at the school...but there are many other children that may need to borrow as well.  We will do our absolute best to accommodate each child, with enough notice!

On Wednesday, December 21^st, our class will be going skating at ATB Centre from 12:45-1:45pm.  We will be leaving the school at 12:30pm and back by 2:00ish (we may leave the ice a little early to ensure we are back for the bell).  We are looking for parent drivers to help out with this field trip.


Thank you to the parents of Onyx, Donovan, Walker, Addy, Zoe, Jensen, Astrid, Avery, Ronin, Blake and Lyncoln who have offered to come and drive, and/ or supervise on this day!! If you would like to join us and you are not on this list, please contact me through Class Dojo, or by emailing me at: robyn.lilley@lethsd.ab.ca.


Families are also welcome to come and skate, as well.  As per district policy, ALL students must wear a CAA approved hockey helmet.  Bike helmets are NOT permitted.  There are extra helmets available at the arena.  If your child is in need of skates, please let Miss Lilley know!

 

When we return from Skating, we will be doing some Christmas Cookie Decorating!  Thank you to the following parents for offering to bring supplies for this.  FYI: We have 24 students in the class.

 

Sugar cookies:  (2 dozen) - Harrison

Gingerbread cookies:  (2 dozen) - Kamrynn

Icing/ decorations: Katie, Anna, Ako, Zoe

Hot Chocolate: Zoe

cups and plates: Avery

Thursday, December 22nd

• We are caroling in the morning, and we are having our spirit Day and Spirit Assembly.  During this time we will also have our monthly recognition ceremony.  We are encouraging students to "Dress like Christmas".
• In the EVENING of Thursday, December 22nd, we are having a PAJAMA-FRIENDLY Caroling Night from 6-7pm in the MMH gym.  We will sing old fashioned Christmas Carols with piano accompaniment from 6-6:45 and then enjoy a cookie and hot chocolate in the foyer unil 7pm.  Bring your littles in their pajamas to enjoy a fun Christmas filled evening the whole family can enjoy!

 

Friday, December 23rd

• LAST day before Christmas Holidays.  Caroling in the gym at 8:30am.  All parents are welcome!  The Grade 2s will be having a Christmas Dance Party in the gym today.  Children may choose to wear crazy hair, pajamas, ugly Christmas sweaters, or Christmas colours if they wish!!  It is up to them!

• THANK YOU VERY MUCH to all the parents who have offered to bring snacks for our party on Friday, December 23rd:

• Christmas Party Snacks
• Fruit tray: Adelaide S
• Veggie Tray and Dip - Scott R
• Cheese and cracker tray - Lyncoln W
• Cookies, Cupcakes or Muffins - Harrison E
• Juice Boxes/ Christmas Drink - Addie P
• Plates/ Napkins - Astrid S

 

School will be dismissed at 11:35 on Friday, December 23rd.  If you are coming in to pick up your child on this day, PLEASE peruse the lost and found items, to make sure there are no lost items in there.  We donate any unclaimed items over the Christmas break. 

 

 

Thank you for your continued support! The students and I really appreciate it!!








Miss Lilley