Hi Everyone,
This blog post is all about giving thanks.
First, I would like to thank all of your for your generosity. I really appreciate all of the cards, gifts and well wishes.
Second, I would also like to take the opportunity to thank the parent drivers for taking us to skating this week. We were all so impressed by the improvement the children have made since the last time we went. We will be going skating one more time in the new year so hopefully everyone will all be feeling confident after that session.
A big thank you also to the parents who provided the treats for our holiday party. We enjoyed a fun afternoon of sharing food, listening to Christmas music and playing together.
Finally, thank you all for attending our Christmas concert. The children were really excited to have you there and I think they did a fantastic job in their performance.
Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope you all have the opportunity to spend lots of time together as a family this holiday season :)
Take Care,
Amanda Roberts
Saturday 17 December 2016
Friday 9 December 2016
December 9, 2016
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!
Hi Everyone,
I hope you all get the chance to get outside and enjoy the snow this weekend. We have had a lot of fun today playing together outside and I think I know where everyone will be for 'Free time Friday' this afternoon!
We only have one week to go before the holidays but it will be a busy one (and lots of fun!)
Updates/Reminders/Thank you's
*we will be having 2 dress rehearsals and 2 concerts. Remember that you must have pre ordered tickets in order to attend the concerts (see dates on calendar section of the blog). We would like the children to wear pajamas on Monday as it is the dress rehearsal that the whole school will be attending. Students will still be going outside so please send snow pants (if we still have snow) and/or a change of pants if you don't want them wearing their pjs outside.
*please remember that your child needs to attend the evening performance even if you are not coming to watch at that time
*We are skating on Thursday afternoon (see parent portal for details). We are short drivers at this time so if you are able to drive that would be fantastic. Remember you must have a current driver's abstract on file in order to drive students (they are quick and easy to complete). Just send a note in your child's planner if you need the forms.
*next Friday is our class party. Please see the previous post for the list of students signed up to bring treats. Thank you in advance for sending them in.
*please send booster seats to school on Thursday
*please send in the dollar for the hippo ears (they look fantastic!) and $10 for your child's memory book if you have not already done so.
*we will continue to go outside for recess, lunch and playtime in the forest unless the weather is extreme. Please send in a change of clothes for your child if you have not already done so.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Amanda Roberts
Hi Everyone,
I hope you all get the chance to get outside and enjoy the snow this weekend. We have had a lot of fun today playing together outside and I think I know where everyone will be for 'Free time Friday' this afternoon!
We only have one week to go before the holidays but it will be a busy one (and lots of fun!)
Updates/Reminders/Thank you's
*we will be having 2 dress rehearsals and 2 concerts. Remember that you must have pre ordered tickets in order to attend the concerts (see dates on calendar section of the blog). We would like the children to wear pajamas on Monday as it is the dress rehearsal that the whole school will be attending. Students will still be going outside so please send snow pants (if we still have snow) and/or a change of pants if you don't want them wearing their pjs outside.
*please remember that your child needs to attend the evening performance even if you are not coming to watch at that time
*We are skating on Thursday afternoon (see parent portal for details). We are short drivers at this time so if you are able to drive that would be fantastic. Remember you must have a current driver's abstract on file in order to drive students (they are quick and easy to complete). Just send a note in your child's planner if you need the forms.
*next Friday is our class party. Please see the previous post for the list of students signed up to bring treats. Thank you in advance for sending them in.
*please send booster seats to school on Thursday
*please send in the dollar for the hippo ears (they look fantastic!) and $10 for your child's memory book if you have not already done so.
*we will continue to go outside for recess, lunch and playtime in the forest unless the weather is extreme. Please send in a change of clothes for your child if you have not already done so.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Amanda Roberts
Friday 2 December 2016
December 2, 2016
Hi Everyone,
It is hard to believe that we only have 2 more weeks of school before Christmas! There is certainly a lot of excitement in the air!
Information/Reminders/Thank you's
*at this point everyone should have received information on how to get tickets for the Christmas Concert (via this blog, the notice went home FB or the parent portal email). Tickets are free but you must have a ticket to come to the concert and these need to be arranged in advance. If you are having any trouble with this, please come and see me or send me an email. Also, please note that your child needs to attend every performance (even if you are not watching in the evening you will need to drop them off and pick them up) Thank you!
*please see the calendar section of the blog for important upcoming dates, including the Christmas concerts
*we will be wearing pyjamas and hippo ears for the concert (a big thank you to Mason's mom, Miranda for doing this). Please send in your loonie to pay for the materials we need to purchase to make these.
*please send in the $10 for memory books if you have not already done so
*December 6th will be the last day that we are collecting money/toys for the hamper society if you are interested in donating. Thank you for the donations we have received thus far!
*I spent the day in New Westminster yesterday to see if I would be selected for jury duty, thankfully I was not as I would have had to miss the last week of school before the holidays!
*I will be away next Thursday morning as I am part of a team of teachers from Fairview who put forth an application to be part a curriculum development inservice group (and were lucky to be chosen). This is being led by 3 outstanding leaders in our district so we are very fortunate to have this opportunity as they will be guiding us on how to further enhance our teaching using the new curriculum guidelines. Most of our meetings will be occurring outside of school time but we will have the occasional meeting during the day over the next few months.
*A big thank you to Makena's mom, Amanda for baking the cupcakes. We had a lot of fun turning them into bats!
*I would like to ask you to send the bat hats back to school again, I originally came up with the idea to take the photos with the kids hanging upside down but the weather didn't cooperate. We did take a photo inside with our giant bat but some of the students really want to do the upside down photo and it would be a great addition to their memory books. If your child still has his/her hat, please send it back to school (Myra, Kayleigh and Wyatt need to bring theirs as they were absent). If you have already thrown out the bat hat, don't worry as we can share. Sorry to ask you to do this once again but the children are pretty excited and asked if we could still do it.
*Our class Christmas party will be in the afternoon on the last day of school. Thank you an advance to these students/parents for bringing in snacks that day Lily (fruit plate), Chase (veggie plate), Myra (cheese/crackers), Rachel (sweet treat), Alexis (popcorn, chips or pretzels and Jesse (other). Please remember that you still need to send a snack and lunch on that day.
Have a great weekend!
Thank you,
Amanda Roberts
It is hard to believe that we only have 2 more weeks of school before Christmas! There is certainly a lot of excitement in the air!
Information/Reminders/Thank you's
*at this point everyone should have received information on how to get tickets for the Christmas Concert (via this blog, the notice went home FB or the parent portal email). Tickets are free but you must have a ticket to come to the concert and these need to be arranged in advance. If you are having any trouble with this, please come and see me or send me an email. Also, please note that your child needs to attend every performance (even if you are not watching in the evening you will need to drop them off and pick them up) Thank you!
*please see the calendar section of the blog for important upcoming dates, including the Christmas concerts
*we will be wearing pyjamas and hippo ears for the concert (a big thank you to Mason's mom, Miranda for doing this). Please send in your loonie to pay for the materials we need to purchase to make these.
*please send in the $10 for memory books if you have not already done so
*December 6th will be the last day that we are collecting money/toys for the hamper society if you are interested in donating. Thank you for the donations we have received thus far!
*I spent the day in New Westminster yesterday to see if I would be selected for jury duty, thankfully I was not as I would have had to miss the last week of school before the holidays!
*I will be away next Thursday morning as I am part of a team of teachers from Fairview who put forth an application to be part a curriculum development inservice group (and were lucky to be chosen). This is being led by 3 outstanding leaders in our district so we are very fortunate to have this opportunity as they will be guiding us on how to further enhance our teaching using the new curriculum guidelines. Most of our meetings will be occurring outside of school time but we will have the occasional meeting during the day over the next few months.
*A big thank you to Makena's mom, Amanda for baking the cupcakes. We had a lot of fun turning them into bats!
*I would like to ask you to send the bat hats back to school again, I originally came up with the idea to take the photos with the kids hanging upside down but the weather didn't cooperate. We did take a photo inside with our giant bat but some of the students really want to do the upside down photo and it would be a great addition to their memory books. If your child still has his/her hat, please send it back to school (Myra, Kayleigh and Wyatt need to bring theirs as they were absent). If you have already thrown out the bat hat, don't worry as we can share. Sorry to ask you to do this once again but the children are pretty excited and asked if we could still do it.
*Our class Christmas party will be in the afternoon on the last day of school. Thank you an advance to these students/parents for bringing in snacks that day Lily (fruit plate), Chase (veggie plate), Myra (cheese/crackers), Rachel (sweet treat), Alexis (popcorn, chips or pretzels and Jesse (other). Please remember that you still need to send a snack and lunch on that day.
Have a great weekend!
Thank you,
Amanda Roberts
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