SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER Tomorrow at 12:00!

 Thanks to Sam, Landon R., Evan, Hunter, Vivian and Maahi's family for providing our yummy treats for our final celebration.  

Your child is bringing home all their school supplies, inside shoes and books today.  These should stay at home.  They will be bringing home their memory books tomorrow.

A few highlights from our Fun/Sports Day!

Thank you for all your support this year, help, kindness/generosity and the most important gift of all sharing your child for the school year.  Div. 11 has created so many special memories and I feel very privileged to have been their teacher this year. 

Just a reminder that tomorrow dismissal is at 12:00.

Hope you all have a wonderful summer!  Sheralyn Rowledge-Toscani

June 16th

This was one of our bulletin board that featured our Ted Harrison Art work!  

We had the rest of our scientists and continue to learn so much.  We had Water Fireworks and then compared oil floating on the top of a jar to when there are oil spills in our oceans,  we saw the chemical reaction when Mentos and coke are put together and how you can get a cotton ball to float!

Reminders for our last few days of school...

*Fun Day is tomorrow.  Thank you to our amazing PAC who has organized this event.  Hopefully it will be a nice day! We will be outside the majority of the day (rain or shine) so please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather.  Colours for Fun Day below:  students should wear their colour (whether it is a shirt, pants, sunglasses, hat  (whatever be creative!) 

Red: Akua, Janine, Cooper, Koston, Callum, Hunter   

Blue: Kayden, Kenzie, Seth, Sam, Vivian*Note - some of these changed from last week due to absences

Green:  Matthew, Landon N., Ellery, Avin, Manhi, Emily

*Please send in a bag (cloth with handles is ideal) for school supplies by Monday so your child can organize and bring home all their school books and supplies.  

*Please be checking your homes for classroom books.  I usually get a couple of piles of books that have gone missing or behind beds etc.  Thanks for taking the time to look.  

*Your child will be bringing home their Poetry and More books tomorrow and they should now stay at home.  

*Tomorrow will be our last day for planners so please keep them at home after the weekend.

*Tuesday, June 21st will be gum day in Div. 11.   Students are allowed to bring gum from home but must follow the rules that we have set out together in the class.

*Our final class celebration will be Wednesday, June 22nd (our last full day of school) Thanks to the following for providing our pre-packaged snacks:  Sam - chips, Landon R. - juice boxes,  Hunter - treats, Vivian - Rice Krispies, Bear Paws or packaged cookies,  Evan - fruit snacks or gummies (Not Seth, I made a mistake last time!)   ***Please bring them in by Tuesday, June 21st.

*Thank you to Callum's Mom for volunteering to clean a couple of our bins.  If anyone else could volunteer to take home a couple that would be really appreciated.  

*If your child will not be attending school until next Thursday, please let me know to ensure they have all their belongings.  I have it planned that they will be bringing home their memory books the last day which is Thursday and probably their school supplies on Wednesday.  

*Families below please find important information for the public library summer reading program.  I would encourage all the children to join.  It is a great way for them to maintain and strengthen their skills.

It's so hard to believe this year is almost over!  Enjoy your weekend.  

June 9th

The students have done some awesome art for our ocean unit as you can see from our bulletin...

This week's science experiments included colourful storm, gummy bear investigating, what sinks and what floats, and oobleck.

Important Updates and Information:

*Analogue clocks came home today, please practise with your child.  We have been learning both digital and analogue, plus the different ways to tell time eg.)  8:45, 45 minutes past 8, or 15 minutes to 9, or quarter to 9 (the half past and quarter after is more challenging so initially please focus on the first two ways) 

*Hot Lunch tomorrow for those children that have ordered.

*Fun Day is Friday, June17th.  Thank you to our amazing PAC who has organized and under this event.  Hopefully it will be a nice day! We will be outside the majority of the day (rain or shine) so please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather.  Colours for Fun Day below:  students should wear their colour (whether it is a shirt, pants, sunglasses, hat  (whatever be creative!) 

Red: Akua, Janine, Cooper, Koston, Sam, Hunter, Gurnoor

Blue: Kayden, Kenzie, Seth, Emily, Landon R., Vivian

Green:  Callum, Matthew, Landon N., Ellery, Avin, Manhi, Evan

*Please be checking your homes for classroom books.  I usually always get a couple of piles of books that have gone missing or behind beds etc.  Thanks for taking the time to look.  

*Our final class celebration will be Wednesday, June 22nd (our last full day of school) Thanks to the following for providing our pre-packaged snacks:  Sam - chips, Landon R. - juice boxes,  Hunter - treats, Vivian - Rice Krispies, Bear Paws or packaged cookies,  Seth - fruit snacks or gummies

*Thank you to Cooper's Mom for volunteering to clean a couple of our bins.  If anyone else could volunteer to take home a couple that would be really appreciated.  

Hopefully this rain stops and we have a sunny weekend!  

June 3rd, 2022

 It's June and summer is in the air but we have still lots of work and cool projects that need to be done in Div. 11.  

Updates/Thank You/Reminders:

*Thank you to Cooper's mom for putting together our last Scholastic that went home today.  A big thank you to both Kenzie and Cooper's mom for taking on this job all year.

*Extra Duo-tangs also went home today.  I sent them home separately so that you can save the for next year and they won't get mixed up with all their other ones.  

*Please ensure that your child is ready for their Scientist Day.  If you have not received this information please email or have your child ask for a new project sheet.  This week our scientists have taught us about how when you poke pencils into a bag full of water, the water does not leak out, how different liquids layer when put together and why salt and pepper jump onto a magic spoon!   

*Hopefully your child brought home their Story Necklace.  Mrs. Penner  a district literature teacher came to our class on Wednesday and shared a special story call A Girl and the Wolf.  The students then had to retell the story on their cards.  Please have your child share their necklaces with you.  

*Smooth Rocks/Stones NEEDED for a special craft:  If your child hasn't already done this, each child is to please find and bring a small, smooth rock.  These should be no bigger than their pinky fingers. Could you please label it with tape or a post-it with your child's name and send it in asap. 

Volunteers needed:  As the year is coming to a close I was hoping that some of you might be willing to wash some of our math and building manipulatives in preparation for the upcoming school year.     Dishsoap and warm water work best.  Thanks in advance to Cooper's mom who has already volunteered.

*Please remember that the book with the yellow post-it is the one that your child needs to practice for Reader's Workshop.  It should be in their planner bag. 

*Also please be checking your homes for any classroom books and return them.  

*Don't forget to wear Fairview colours (blue and yellow) or Fairview clothing on Fridays. 

*The last two days we have had nice warmer weather, just a reminder to make sure your child has a water bottle, sunscreen and a hat when it is required.  We continue to enjoy our outside times.

May 27th, 2022

I hope you enjoyed your May long weekend.  It was certainly nice to have some sunshine! It's hard to  believe that next week will be June, time is just flying by!

Div. 11 has continued to have interesting science experiments.  We learned how vinegar and baking soda can inflate a balloon, how to make elephant toothpaste, saw a volcano in a jar and a candle vacuum!  The students are doing an excellent job of completing and sharing their projects and the class is asking good scientific questions.

Updates/Thank Yous/Reminders:                                                                                                       *Yesterday was another successful hot lunch.  Thank you to the Fairview PAC for creating this opportunity for our school community. They will also be giving all students/staff a free frozen yogurt on the Fun Day they have organized on June 17th.  That's why supporting their fundraisers is very appreciated.

*Smooth Rocks/Stones NEEDED for a special craft:  We are asking each child to please find and bring a small, smooth rock.  These should be no bigger than their pinky fingers. Could you please label it with tape or a post-it with your child's name and send it in sometime next week. 

Volunteers needed:  As the year is coming to a close I was hoping that some of you might be willing to wash some of our math and building manipulatives in preparation for the upcoming school year.     Dishsoap and warm water work best.  Thanks in advance to anyone who is willing to help out with this.  Last year I literally spent days washing everything.

*Hopefully we are heading into warm weather, just a reminder to make sure your child has a water bottle, sunscreen and a hat when it is required.  We continue to enjoy our outside times.

*Thank you for checking the front pouch of your child's planner regularly.

*Please remember that the book with the yellow post-it is the one that your child needs to practice for Reader's Workshop.  It should be in their planner bag. 

May 20, 2022

 Div. 11 Scientist of the Day started this week with some exciting experiments and great learning.  So far we have learned about Dancing Raisins, Milk Magic, Floating Ink, Scared Pepper all of which had a variety of chemical reactions.  Ask your child what they have learned.  

Scholastic went home on Wednesday, remember if you are ordering you need to use the class code.  Thanks to Kenzie and her mom for organizing these for us.  Please be checking the secret pouches of your child's planners regularly as many of them have several notices in there.  There is PAC fundraiser information and possibly even your child's scientist sheets.

Spelling duo-tangs went home on Thursday, these are to stay at home.  You can still access Spelling City link to practice these important phonetic patterns.  

Don't forget to wear Fairview colours (blue and yellow) or Fairview clothing on Fridays. 

Remember there is no school on Monday due to the holiday.  Enjoy!

Habitat Pictures

 My daughter solved my problem of airdrop so here are the creative habitats!  I've shown these to my family as I am very impressed and proud of their work! 

April 29th, 2022

 It seems impossible that it is already the end of April!  We've had another busy week.

We have been finishing up our Canada unit.  Over the past few months we did an animal research project with Mrs. Holmes in the library (these will be added to their memory books) and yesterday we created habitats for the Canadian animal that we studied. Students worked with their partner to design these habitats.  I was very impressed with how creative they were.  Please ask your child what they have learned about their animal and have them describe their habitat.  I had hoped to add some pictures but it's not letting me airdrop:( 

We also finished painting our Ted Harrison art projects.  The final product turned out well, I'll post a picture next week once everyone is done!

During forest fun on Tuesday we learned a lot about Fairview's forest, despite the crazy weather! We had a very knowledgeable guide show us the different varieties of trees and shared some interesting facts about the flora and fauna at Fairview as well as what caused hail and what to do if there is a lightning storm.  

Spelling next week is a review of the past 6 weeks.  We will be complete this lesson over two weeks to give the students a chance to practise their words more.  As I mentioned last week these are difficult phonetic patterns,  practise and memorization is needed.  Remember to check out Spelling City, the link is under Useful Links.  

We are now presenting our Environment books for Reader's Workshop, please have your child practise reading the book with the post-it daily if possible.  I realize that the spring is a hectic time with sports etc. but I have noticed that they are not reading these books at home.  They need to read and work on their fluency and expression to make it more interesting and informative for their audience.  During these last few months of school we still want to focus on developing and strengthening our skills.

April 22/22

Happy Earth Day!  On Wednesday we had a special presentation from the BC Lions, stressing the importance of reducing electricity and water and everyone doing their part to help take care of our fragile earth.  Div. 11 had lots of good ideas to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.   The students really enjoyed our art project today, and all did a great job as you can see!

Plesase help your child practice their reader's workshop book (the one with the post-it).  They should be reading these as often as possible to prepare them as they will be presenting to the class next week.  

Thanks to the PAC for organizing our yummy hot lunch today.

Just a reminder to checkout  Spelling City to reinforce the difficult phonetic patterns we have been studying in spelling.  Many of the students especially the blue group have been struggling with these challenging words.  We have one more week and then our last week Lesson 12 will be a review for the last six weeks.

After Spring Break we made a change to our book bags, instead of levelled books we have started our Mystery Bags! These are a collection of books that are high interest books, a variety of genres and levels.  Some of these books you may need to read to your child.***Please let me know if you'd still like to have some leveled books  as well as their mystery bags.

Reminder:  Next Wednesday, April 27th is class photo day.

Div. 11 really are amazing artists!

April 14/22

                                                         It's been an Easter kind of week!

                               Div. 11 created these pastel bunnies last Friday, didn't they do a great job!

In the forest on Tuesday I was very impressed with the children's creativity!  Look at all the different Easter eggs they made using natural resources they found on the forest floor.  

The students also really enjoyed making their sock bunnies which they will be bringing home today.    In the poetry book you'll notice we have some student authors!!  Good work Callum, Emily and Maahi!

***Just a reminder about the link to Spelling City on the Useful Links on this blog.  This week was especially hard for our blue group as they had to learn when to use ir, er, ur all these sound the same:(! Unfortunately English can be very challenging  and some words just have to be memorized but there are games on Spelling City that might help them learn and remember the correct spelling. You'll need to go to the link, go to the lesson and colour that we are working on but it would also be great to practice past weeks.

I have given each of the children a package of therapuddy, explaining to the children that it is not food and should be opened at home with parent permission.  

Div. 11 is very well represented in Cross Country club which happens every Tuesday and Thursday.  Just a reminder that I am one of the coaches so if your child is participating and you are running late to pick up on those days I will be taking your child to the office for pick-up.  

 Hope you all have an amazing long Easter weekend with family!  Our first normal Easter in a couple of years but stay safe unfortunately Covid is still around:(

April 8th, 2022

Div. 11's News/Reminders/Thank You's...

*Scholastic book order forms came home today.  Thanks so much to Cooper's mom for organizing these for us.

*Please remember to send an extra coat or sweater as the weather and temperature is constantly changing throughout the day.  Plus, I still keep the door and window open to allow for better air circulation and ventilation. 

*Please pay $15.00 for Memory Book/virtual field trips on the parent portal or send in cash asap.  Thanks.

*Please send in headphones/ear buds in a ziplock bag labelled with your child's name.

*Cross Country permission forms went home this week with students who were interested.  Practices are Tuesday and Thursday after school and I am one of the coaches so I will need to leave the classroom right after the bell.  If your child is not picked up on time on those days I will be sending them to the office so that they have a safe place to wait until you arrive. 

*Easter long weekend is next week already!  We will continue to do spelling these next two weeks even though they are short weeks.  So next week our quiz will be on Thursday, April 14 and the following week we will start our lesson on the Tuesday and the quiz will be like usual on the Friday.  

*Exciting times in the forest on Thursday.  The children found a green egg which we have since learned is a stellar jay's egg and another group was busy building a bridge.  Div. 11 is also very excited that Mrs. Holmes is raising chicks in the library so they will be learning a lot about eggs and chicks.  

*Please see information below for anyone who is interested in participating in Fairview's yearbook cover contest

Yearbooks Cover Contest

This year is a little bit different, isn’t it? So we are going to do our yearbook cover contest a little differently – completely online, from home!

How to Create Your Art

Any student can enter. Get out your crayons, pencils or paints and make a winning design! Make sure you do it in full colour.

For your entry to be considered, it must follow these rules:

ñ Use a regular 8½x11 sheet of white paper

ñ Make your cover vertical (up-and-down, not side-to-side)

ñ Include the school name and “2021-2022” in the design

ñ Include your first name (no last name)

How to Submit Your Art

1. Take a phone snap shot, or scan of your artwork 2. Email this image to yearbooks@photoexpressions.ca

3. Include your name, your school name, and Division or Teacher name in the email

March 31/22

Hope you all had a wonderful spring break!  All your children did a selfie of themselves and then we did a guessing game to figure out all their classmates.  Can you find your child?  

Masks are no longer mandated but are still appreciated.  I will continue to wear a mask until things are more settled, since all the restrictions have been removed and everyone has been travelling more I'm still worried (especially because my son lives in Hong Kong where there are now millions of cases).

Reminder to please pay $15.00 for memory book and our Joyful Learning virtual field trips.  Please either pay on the parent portal or send in $15.00 cash.  Thanks you so much!

Headphones are needed if your child hasn't already sent some in.

Hot lunch is tomorrow for those that ordered.  Anyone that did not order please front load your child so they don't expect a lunch.  Reminders:  The PAC has several fundraisers happening right now please check their online ordering system:   Munchalunch

March 4th/22

It was great to conferences with all of you, celebrating your child's successes and accomplishments!  It was also nice to see all of your smiles and faces without masks! 

Div. 11 loved their latest art project, this is what they think they'll look like when they are 100! This was part of our 100 Day celebrations.  They also really enjoyed building with 100 objects, we had many very creative projects.

It's hard to believe it is already March!  One more week until spring break - March 14-25.

Reminders for this week are...

Club RED Calendars should be returned by Tuesday at the latest.  

Wednesday, March 9th - Club RED Celebration Students are encouraged to wear RED!  We have a special celebration which will include honouring our Reading Medalists, a special video from a Fairview alumni that participated in the recent Beijing Olympics.  Div. 11 did very well so far with 12 gold medal readers, 2 silver and 1 bronze! If your child did read but hasn't returned their calendars please send it in by Tuesday at the latest as mentioned above.  

Feb. 23rd

Hope you all had a good Family Day weekend.  The weather this last few days has been so nice, a little chilly but so beautiful!

*Next week is a short week due to conferences (early dismissal Thursday, no school Friday) but we will still start our spelling as it is a review week.  I will introduce half of the wordlist on Monday, Feb. 28th but there will be no quiz that week.  The following Monday students will add the other half of the list to their planners and the quiz/spelling sheet will be due that Friday, March 11/22.  This review week, combines all the short vowel word patterns that we have studied up to this date.

*We are celebrating our 100th Day of school on Tuesday, March 1st.  Students are encouraged to wear their collection of 100 (t-shirt, hat, necklace, etc.). We have a day of fun planned based on the number 100!  

*Please return your child's calendar for Club RED by Thursday, March 3rd so that we can celebrate their olympic (reading) accomplishments!  Once our podium is complete I'll include a picture of Fairview's Club RED display.

*Please sign up for conferences on the parent portal asap. Sign up for one 15 minute period and remember your child needs to be part of this conference.  If these times don't work please let me know and we can arrange a different time. I will be sending home your child's work and a rough draft of their report card on Wednesday prior to conferences. Please take time to share your child's work and start thinking of goals prior to the conference.  I will send the zoom link closer to the conference dates.  Looking forward to seeing all of you on either March 3/4 to celebrate your child!

*You should have received a portal notice about Memory Books and Joyful Learning, please pay the $15.00 as soon as possible.  Thanks to those of you that have already paid!

*Tomorrow is our book fair preview day. Your child may bring home their 'wishlist'.  We will be shopping on Monday during our library time.  If you would like your child buy something in person, please send money in a clearly marked container/envelope.  We are strongly encouraging everyone to shop online this year as we are not unable to provide extra adult support due to Covid protocols.

When it’s time to shop, visit our school’s Virtual Book Fair Extension site using this link:

https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5169455

Before our Fair begins, click the link to:

• SAVE it to your browser

• WATCH videos of popular new titles

• PREVIEW our Featured Books

Have a great weekend, hopefully this sunshine will continue!

Feb. 17th/22

Thanks to Cooper, Emily, Callum, Koston, and Ellery for providing the snacks for our Valentines's Celebration.  Valentine's is one of my favourite holidays with the students as it heartwarming how much they enjoy and appreciate receiving these from their classmates.  

Conference Sign up is now available on the parent portal.  Please sign up for one 15 minute period and remember your child needs to be part of this conference.  I will be sending home your child's work and a rough draft of their report card on Wednesday prior to conferences. Please take time to share your child's work and start thinking of goals prior to the conference.   We will send the zoom link closer to the conference dates.  Looking forward to seeing all of you on either March 3/4 to celebrate your child!

*You should have received a portal notice about Memory Books and Joyful Learning, please pay the $15.00 as soon as possible.  Thanks to those of you that have already paid!

Div. 11's had another week of Great Canadians,  Kayden, Kenzie and Vivian!  Our bulletin board is looking great with all the projects. 

*Reminder that Monday, Feb. 21 is Family Day and Tuesday, Feb. 22 is a Pro D day (no school for students). There will be no spelling next week because we are missing these days. 

*Wednesday,  Feb. 23rd Anti Bullying Day - Wear pink and if possible bring a book about friends, kindness to share with a friend.   

*Our book fair preview day is Friday, February 25th.  Your child may bring home a 'wishlist' that day.  We will able to purchase books on Monday, Feb. 28th. If you would like your child buy something in person, please send money in a clearly marked (name and Div. 11) container/envelope.  We are strongly encouraging everyone to shop online this year as we are not unable to provide extra adult support due to Covid protocols.

When it’s time to shop, visit our school’s Virtual Book Fair Extension site using this link:

https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5169455

Before our Fair begins, click the link to:

• SAVE it to your browser

• WATCH videos of popular new titles

• PREVIEW our Featured Books

Watch for more news leading up to our Scholastic Book Fair!

*Club RED - hopefully your child has continued to read each day, and remembering to colour their calendar.  Please remember to initial days that they read.  Thanks.  They need to return these calendars by March 3rd.

*Tuesday, Mar. 1st - 100 Day!  This year students are encouraged to wear their 100 collection!  Be creative, anything is possible (hat, t-shirt, necklace).

Thank you for your support in everything.  February is always a busy month!

Feb. 11, 2022

We have had a fun and busy week with Book Tasting, Flashlight Reading (this the children absolutely loved!), and Olympic stations (Torch Relay, curling and bobsled in the gym).  I had hoped to upload some pictures but currently it is not working so please discuss these different events with your child.

We had 5 more Great Canadians, Avin, Landon R., Maahi, Evan and Hunter!  Thank you so much for your support with this project!  The students are doing a great job presenting their posters.

Upcoming Important Dates...

**Feb. 14th - Valentines Day and celebration - these are the students in Div. 11 - please include everyone when making valentines.

Avin        Seth             Evan               Landon N.       Akua      Sam      Maahi           Emily           

Landon R.             Janine            Cooper             Kenzie                 Hunter             Vivian           

Kayden             Callum                 Koston             Ellery                 Matthew            Gurnoor

Thanks to Cooper, Callum, Emily, Koston and Ellery for bringing snacks for our celebration on Monday, Feb. 14th.  Remember that all these treats are pre-packaged.  

*Wed., Feb. 16 Dress Like An Athlete (wear a jersey or team shirt) This is another Club RED event.  Hopefully your child has their CLUB RED calendar up in a visible place like the fridge and has been reading everyday!  The back of the calendar has an. important letter explaining this program. Div. 11 is trying to READ FOR GOLD!

*Tuesday, Mar. 1st - 100 Day!  This year students are encouraged to wear their 100 collection!  Be creative, anything is possible.  For example, put 100 stickers on a hat, make a necklace with 100 beads or cheerios, write 100 math equations on a shirt, the options are endless!

*You should have received a portal notice about Memory Books and Joyful Learning, please pay the $15.00 as soon as possible.  Thanks!

*We are working on a research project in the library and will need our headphones for this.  If you haven't already done so please send in a set for your child.  Thanks!

*Conference sign-up will be on the portal on Thursday after school. 

February 3/22

Our Great Canadians this week have been Callum, Cooper and Emily will be tomorrow.  It has been awesome to see the fantastic posters and the detailed presentations.  Please remember to discuss with your child why they are a great Canadian.

Special Activities/Reminders...

*Friday, Feb. 4th - Global Day of Play.  Students are allowed to bring one item from home (a board game, a non-electronic toy).

*Club RED - hopefully your child has their CLUB RED calendar up in a visible place like the fridge and has been reading everyday!  The back of the calendar has an. important letter explaining this program. Div. 11 is trying to READ FOR GOLD!

*Feb. 9th - Flashlight reading - please send a flashlight with your child on this Wednesday morning (check the batteries) so they can participate in this fun literacy activity!

*Feb. 14th - Valentines Day and celebration - these are the students in Div. 11 - please include everyone when making valentines.

Avin        Seth             Evan               Landon N.                 Akua                     Maahi               Emily        

Landon R.             Janine            Cooper             Kenzie                 Hunter             Vivian           Sam

Kayden             Callum                 Koston             Ellery                 Matthew            Gurnoor

Thanks to the following people for bringing snacks for our celebration on Monday, Feb. 14th.  Remember that all these treats are pre-packaged.  Please send these in by Thursday, Feb. 10th.  Thank you in advance.    

Cooper - Chips               Callum - Fruit Snacks/Gummies       Ellery - treats                       Emily - Juice Boxes        Koston - Rice Krispy/Bear Paw

*You should have received a portal notice about Memory Books and Joyful Learning, please pay the $15.00 as soon as possible.  Thanks!

January 27/22

Div. 11's latest news and reminders...

*Thank you for your support with our new spelling program.  Duotangs will continue to come home on Wednesday and Thursday nights for homework if it is not completed during class time. I have gone over the lesson with the students but you will probably need to encourage or help them to read the directions so they can complete it properly.  Please return the duotang each day.  We will have our weekly quiz on Friday and students will have to show that their spelling assignment is complete before they go to 'Freetime Friday'.  

*Last week, your child brought home a Canadian flag and letter about their upcoming Great Canadian presentations that they will be doing.  There is detailed information in the letter but please feel free to email me with any questions.  When you are adding photos (which can include family/friends/cousins) to the flag, please place them so that we can still see that the background is a flag. If you would like more room to add pictures, you are welcome to use the back as well.  Also, please have your child write their first and last name on the front of their poster (middle names are optional). Please send the poster in with your child on the day of their presentation.  These will be laminated and added to your child's memory book.

*Please send in headphones/earbuds if you haven't already done so.  We use these both during Reader's Workshop and math so it is important for your child to have some. 

*Thank you for doing the daily health check and continuing to keep your children home if they are feeling unwell.  Could you also ensure that your child has an additional mask(s) in their backpacks.  We seem to be going through them especially with this moist cold air and fog!  

*Please look out for the 'Club Red' notice and calendar on Monday, January 31st.  This is a fun, school-wide reading program we will be doing for the month of February.  It is a winter olympics theme this year and includes a home reading component that begins on February 1st.

*Valentine's Day is coming soon.  When you are making Valentines please ensure if you are doing this that you make one for everyone in the class so no one feels left out.  Thanks!  Div. 11 students are listed below!

Avin                   Seth                        Evan                     Landon N.              Akua      

Maahi               Landon R.                 Janine                    Cooper                  Kenzie        

Matthew               Emily                   Gurnoor            Koston                   Ellery       

Callum               Sam                       Hunter                   Vivian                     Kayden

These are the safety protocols from our district...

Valentine Cards

Valentine card exchange is permitted, no restrictions on what type of card this year.

  

Homemade Baked Goods

Schools and district buildings must not allow homemade food items available to students or staff at this time. Only individually prepared and packaged commercial items are acceptable. These must be distributed by the teacher.

Thanks to the following people for bringing snacks for our celebration on Monday, February 14th.  Remember that all these treats are pre-packaged.  Please send these in by Thursday, Feb. 10th.     Thank you in advance!

Cooper -  Chips           Callum - Fruit Snacks/Gummies        Koston - Rice Krispy/Bear Paw              Ellery - treats             Emily - Juice Boxes

Hope you have a wonderful weekend. 

 

January 21, 2022

 I hope you and your families are all well. 

                                                      Look at our creative Winter Artwork!!

Updates/Reminders/Thank you's

*Spelling started this week and it went well.  The students have brought home their quiz from today. This will be weekly so look in the planner each week for the new words and often Wednesday/Thursday evenings for the duo tang (if they are not finished). 

*Great Canadian Posters and information went home today.  One thing I have told the students but didn't put in the letter (which totally explains the project) is to be sure that the Canadian flag can be seen.  Please do not cover the white background with pictures, you can always add pictures to the back of the poster.   Students that are away will get theirs when they return.  

*Please send an additional mask with your children each day, in case the one they are wearing gets wet.

*Thank you for doing the daily health check and continuing to keep your children home if they are feeling unwell

*There is no school on Monday due to the Professional Development Day

Have a great weekend.  See you Tuesday.

January 13th

It was so nice to see all of your children after our extended break.  Div. 11 has had a good first week back!  We have been busy doing New Resolutions, working on our Winter theme, and today we started our Canada unit.  Reminders...

*Your child will be bringing home a winter poem they need to practice for our Reader's Workshop, most of the students should already have these in their planners but the last groups will be Friday and Monday. On Tuesday they will start to present these to the class. 

*Black Excellence Day tomorrow - wear black

·  Black Excellence Day was created by Ninandotoo Society and takes place on January 14th, 2022, but will normally be January 15th each year.

·  January 15th is in honour of the great civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born January 15, 1929.

·  The Black Excellence Day event will discuss the contributions of Black Canadians and their ongoing civil rights struggle, which often goes unacknowledged in our school curriculum.

·  The term 'Black Excellence' was born out of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

*We have just started our Canada unit.  Each child will be a 'Great Canadian' (more information about this to come soon) for now if you could start to collect some pictures of your child at different ages as we are asking them each to make a special poster.  

Covid Information...  There are lots of questions about when students should be coming to school and how long they should be away, this is the CDC document and links that were sent out by our district. 

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/if-you-have-covid-19

It is ‘if you have COVID’ this part but they are saying to assume as much if they haven’t been tested and to follow the 10 days of isolation because he is not fully vaccinated. If he can get a test to find out he’s not and he isn’t isolating because someone is positive, he can come back when symptoms are gone or improved. Ideally the district is saying don’t come if you’re sick. They can to the assessment tool, it’s really descriptive. 

https://bc.thrive.health/ 

Generally, from the day of onset, 10 days isolation before they can return because assume it’s COVID. That is my understanding at least. 

Please be sure to let the school know if your child is going to be absent.  Thanks so much.  Hopefully this fourth wave will be a quick one!