November 26/21

 Conferences:  Please sign up ASAP   These conferences are on Thursday, Dec. 1 in the afternoon (students will be dismissed at 11:30 that day) and all day Fri., Dec. 2nd. *Please sign up for one conference time/child on the parent portal.  The link will be sent out next week but could you please also email me a phone number that you can be reached at in case we have any zoom issues.                              It is important that your child be with you during the zoom conference as we'll be celebrating their learning and setting goals together.  Please let me know if you are unable to make any of the times that are listed and we can arrange another time. Your child's work and a draft of their report will be sent home on Wednesday, Nov. 30th so that you can go through these together prior to their conference.  This is a time to enjoy, celebrate and discuss their work.  Please return their bag of work the following Monday.                                      

                                     Div. 11 latest art project!! Aren't these Fall Gnomes Amazing?

Please send in headphones asap.

Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper donations are being collected until Dec. 8th.  Please send any donations of gift cards or cash.  Thank you so much for your support and generosity in this important community endeavour.

Raz Kids!  Everyone has a Raz Kids account that they can access through the blog - teacher name is srowledgetoscani and their  password is their name with a capital at the beginning.  The students know that they only ever go on their own account.  During Reader's Workshop the students can only listen and/or read books, and answer questions.  I have told them at home they can build their robots and of course read!

Exciting news!  Fairview PAC is hosting a Subway Hot lunch!  The order forms were sent home earlier this week. All orders must be in by Tuesday, Nov. 30th.  

Spirit Days every Friday students are encouraged to wear Fairview colours (blue/yellow)!  

Fairview is so lucky to have Dr. Saul and because of him our Christmas concert is in full gear!  Your child has the words to their song in their Poetry Duotangs.  For their costume, could you please send scarves, torques, mitts and winter coats next Wednesday as Dr. Saul will be filming.  Thanks! 

Nov. 18/21

                                 Div. 11 did some great Remembrance Day art and writing!

Leadership  students will be coming around Friday, Nov. 19th during lunch to sell "hot chocolate kits" which will contain prepackaged hot chocolate mix, wrapped Hershey's Kisses and wrapped miniature candy canes.  These kits will cost $2.00 each and all proceeds will go to the Maple Ridge Hospital.

A sign up for Conferences will be on the parent portal tomorrow afternoon. These conferences are on Thursday, Dec. 1 in the afternoon (students will be dismissed at 11:30 that day) and all day Fri., Dec. 2nd. *Please sign up for one conference time/child on the parent portal.  The link will be sent out closer to conferences. It is important that your child be with you during the zoom conference as we'll be celebrating their learning and setting goals together.  Please let me know if you are unable to make any of the times that are listed and we can arrange another time.  My plan is to send home some of your child's work and a draft of their report on Wednesday, Nov. 30th so that you can go through these together prior to their conference.  This is a time to enjoy, celebrate and discuss their work.

Just a reminder that book bags should be returned daily as we use them in class as well as for home reading.  The students seem to really be enjoying these books.  I will change these every 2/3 weeks.  

Please send in headphones asap as we are now starting to use the iPads as a math station as well as at Reader's Workshop.  Also a reminder to send in an extra sweater or hoodie, for better ventilation keep our door open even though it's cooler outside.  Thanks.

Saturday was National Kindness Day so we have been focusing on the importance of being kind and different ways to show kindness.  We are currently reading the book The Kindness Quilt and in it they talk about a Kindness Project.  Div. 11 thought they should do this too!  If everyone can do something kind, make a picture about this and bring it to school to share.  These will be in their Poetry books on Friday and we will share them next week.   Thanks for your support with this project.  

Speaking about Kindness...Fairview's Annual Collection for Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper will be starting next week.  This year again only gift cards will be accepted but these are very appreciated to help families that are less fortune.    Thanks for your support!

Nov. 4th

Wow it is hard to believe it is already November and that Div. 11 has been together for 2 months now.  While we were in the forest today I was thinking of the many friendships that are developing and the community we are creating together.  Our first Reader's Workshop presentations have gone very well and the students are a good audience and complimentary of their peers' reading.  

Updates/Reminders/Thank you's

Art Cards are due tomorrow, if you want to place an order.  Please ensure you have  filled out the back before sending it in.  Please return even if you don't want to order as we are keeping them for your child's memory book.  Thanks!

Tomorrow is our first Spirit Friday. Students are encouraged to wear Fairview colours blue/yellow or their Fairview gear.

Thank you to everyone that completed the word search last weekend.  It was a challenging one I know and was meant to be a family activity and that you would need to help your child. Please keep working on it this weekend.

This week we have the poem 'Hug of War' in our Poetry duotangs. We have been asked to read/record for our school Remembrance Day assembly with Mrs. Roberts' class on Tuesday.  Please practice reading this over the weekend and        ensure that these are returned by Tuesday.  Thanks again for your support with this.

Please only send 1-2  Halloween treats in your child's lunch if you send them and please no lollipops.  I am encouraging them to eat something healthy first. 

Leadership students are having a hot chocolate fundraiser on Friday, November 19th.  More information to follow.  

Thursday, Nov. 11 there is no school due to Remembrance Day and Nov. 12  is an Non-instructional day (no school)

Nov.18th we will be posting the conference sign up  on the parent portal.   All Fairview teachers will be doing it on the 18th so that you can coordinate times with siblings.  Conferences will be on Zoom again this year and as usual your child should attend.  I will be sending home your child's work prior to the conferences.

October 29/21

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! It has been an exciting and busy week in Div. 11.  We are playing a variety of math Halloween games;  practicing our addition, subtraction, identifying odd/even numbers, doubles and place value skills. We did a Smartie graph, the student's were surprised that not all boxes had the same number of smarties.  Plus tomorrow they will be bringing home their dancing 'Math' jack-o-lantern, which you can put up for Halloween!  

Thank you to Akua, Kayden, Maahi, Janine, Landon N.'s families for providing our snacks and treats for our Halloween celebration.  As mentioned before costumes can be worn tomorrow.  Our Thriller Dance will be outside after recess as it looks like the weather is clearing tonight.  

The class enjoyed our virtual field Halloween Yoga trip and are looking forward to Aldor Acres Pumpkin Patch tomorrow (also a virtual zoom activity).  

Reminders:

In the Poetry and More duotangs this week there will be both a Handwashing word search and a Subtraction Math game.  I am hoping that everyone has an opportunity to do both of these this weekend.  

Please send in headphones/ear buds if you haven't already done so.

Art Cards - Please return these, even if you do not wish to order as we will add these to our Memory Books.  Important: If you do wish to place an order, please write it on the back of the art and include payment or if ordering online, please write your Order Reference Code in the pink box at the bottom of the art card.  If there is nothing written on the back of the art card I will assume you are not placing an order so it will go into your child's memory book.  All art cards should be returned on/before November 5th.  To ensure delivery for Christmas, late orders can not be accepted.  

Please continue to practice your child's Reader's Workshop books.  We have just started our class presentations and the students are doing a great job of reading their books in front of their classmates. 

Monday, Nov. 1 is Pajama Day.  

***Next week please limit your child's treats to 1-2 Treats in their lunches and please no lollipops. 

Every Friday at Fairview is Spirit Day - wear blue and yellow!

Nov. 12 - Non-instructional day (no school)

Hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween weekend!   

October 21/21

Halloween is next week!  As mentioned we will have only pre-packaged individual treats for our celebration.   (Please send enough for the whole class 20 in total).   Below are the people who are responsible for our Halloween celebration.  PLEASE SEND IN BY WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27TH

1) Akua - Chips     2) Janine - Fruit Snacks/Gummies      3) Matthew - Treats (Chocolate or candy) 

4)  Kayden - Juice Boxes 5) Landon N - Rice Krispy Squares (store purchased only)/Bear Paws/Packaged Cookies etc

Costumes can be worn to school on Friday, Oct. 29th but should be easy to take off and on as they still will be going outside at recess and lunch and I wouldn't want their costumes to get ruined.        A letter about costumes was sent out from our district on the parent portal please read that carefully as we want Halloween to be a fun and safe event.  

Art Cards went home on Wednesday.  Please return the art card, even if you do not wish to order as we will add these to our Memory Books.  Important:  If you do wish to place an order, please write it on the back of the art and include payment or if ordering online, please write your Order Reference Code in the pink box at the bottom of the art card.  If there is nothing written on the back of the art card, I will assume you are not placing and order and your child will cut/glue the art onto construction paper.  All art cards should be returned on/before November 5th.  We will not be able to accept late orders as the school will be sending them in right away to ensure delivery in time for Christmas.

We invited a Coast Salish artist to visit us via Zoom on Wednesday. We learned and drew the 4 basic shapes and then listened to the artist book and drew our own crows using these shapes.  The event was a big success!  Next week we will be joining in for a virtual Halloween yoga (for kids) and a virtual pumpkin patch visit.  We are trying to bring the outside in being we are not able to participate in these events in person at this time.   Your children seem to be really enjoying these opportunities.  

Could you please send in headphones or earbuds.  They are needed for Reader's Workshop and we'll also soon be using the iPads for a math station as well.  Thanks to those who sent them in this past week.

Reader's Workshop books with a post-it on the front should have come home this week or by next Monday.  Please practice these with your child but return the books daily as they will also be using them in class.  Thanks for your support with this as they will be presenting these books to the class. 

Scholastic went home on Tuesday.  Thanks to Kenzie and her family for preparing these flyers. 

Hygiene word search will be coming home soon as an additional home work project.  Hand washing is so important that we thought it was a good activity to reinforce this and also bring up some important discussions for you at home.  

Upcoming Important Dates:

Tomorrow - Friday, Oct. 22 - Pro D Day (no school for students)

Monday, Oct. 25 - Photo Retakes

Friday, Oct. 29 - Halloween Celebration

Monday, Nov. 1 - PJ DayPro D Day tomorrow -  no school   

October 15/21

Thank you to Kenzie and Cooper's moms for volunteering to do our Scholastic orders this year.  All orders are online, please include our class code when you are placing the order and that way we get some free books for the classroom.  You will be receiving your first flyer next week.  Books will be shipped directly to your homes.

Could you please send in headphones or earbuds.  They are needed for Reader's Workshop and we'll also soon be using the iPads for a math station as well.  

Starting next week you will start to notice a Reader's Workshop book with a post-it on the front coming home.  Please practice with your child but return the books daily as they will also be using them in class.  Thanks for your support with this as they will be presenting these books to the class. 

Also anyone that hasn't please return their child's I'm Thankful turkey for their memory books.        

Halloween is soon approaching.  For our class holiday celebrations this year and following health and safety guidelines, we thought the safest way would be to assign each of you one holiday and for you to bring pre-packaged individual items (enough for the whole class 20 in total).   To assign your item/party,  I just went down the class list and gave each family a number. 

Halloween  - PLEASE SEND IN BY WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27TH

 Costumes can be worn to school on Friday, Oct. 29th but should be easy to take off and on as they still will be going outside at recess and lunch and I wouldn't want their costumes to get ruined.   More information about costumes will be sent out from our district very soon.

1) Akua - Chips     2) Janine - Fruit Snacks/Gummies      3) Matthew - Treats (Chocolate or candy) 

4)  Kayden - Juice Boxes 5) Landon N - Rice Krispy Squares (store purchased only)/Bear Paws/Packaged Cookies etc

Christmas 

1) Cooper -  Chips       2) Seth - Fruit Snacks/Gummies    3) Maahi - Treats (Chocolate or candy) 

4) Kenzie - Juice Boxes 5) Avin - Rice Krispy Squares (store purchased only),Bear Paws, Packaged Cookies etc

Valentines

1) Emily - Chips     2) Callum - Fruit Snacks/Gummies        3) Ellery - Treats (Chocolate or candy)

4) Gurnoor - Juice Boxes 5) Koston - Rice Krispy Squares (store purchased only),Bear Paws, Packaged Cookies etc

Year End

1) Sam - Chips 2) Vivian - Rice Krispy Squares (store purchased only)/Bear Paws/Packaged cookies

3) Hunter - Treats (Chocolate or candy) 4) Landon R. - Juice Boxes 5) Evan - Fruit Snacks/Gummies

I will be sending a reminder prior to each of the holidays plus a date for you to send them to the school so that I can purchase whatever hasn't come in to ensure everyone has the treats.   Thank you so much for your support with this!   I'll also put a poster of this Celebraton Snacks in the classroom window!

Upcoming Important Dates:

Friday, Oct. 22 - Pro D Day (no school for students)

Monday, Oct. 25 - Photo Retakes

Friday, Oct. 29 - Halloween Celebration

Monday, Nov. 1 - PJ Day

October 7/21

 It has been a busy but productive week as we head into this Thanksgiving weekend.  

Thank you to everyone who has already supported Fairview's annual Food Drive.  If you'd still like to donate please send non-perishable items in the morning as they are picking up at 9:00 a.m.

Your child brought home their magnet turkey today and also their writing of what they are thankful for.  They should share this with you and their family but then if possible please return to school on Tuesday so that we can put them in their memory books.  Thanks.

***For those students that are away I have put together the turkey craft with instructions, plus other Thanksgiving work they missed this week.  You are welcome to come to the school to pick up or they can bring it home when they return.

Div. 11 finally finished them special name tags!   Don't they look awesome - they worked very hard on these.   

Below is Fairview's 'Bricks of Belonging' that I mentioned last week, for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Each student wrote on a brick, situations that make them feel they belong and experiences that make them feel important. 

Volunteer Needed:  If anyone is willing to prepare our Scholastic catalogues please let me know.  Once a month or so you'd need to label a class set of flyers with our class code that is needed for online ordering

Thank you to everyone for ensuring your child has a mask (or several).  The children are doing a great job of learning to wear them correctly and wearing them regularly.  I think we all feel a little safer.

Reminders as several families still need to: 

1) pay online or send in $7.00 for a planner 

2) do the parent consent forms on line

3)send in headphones to be used in the class.  

Next week I will be explaining our Classroom Celebration schedule as Halloween will soon be here. 

I hope you all have a wonderful long Thanksgiving weekend.  Travel safe and enjoy this special family time.