Updates/Reminders/Thank you's
Our first class party will be on Halloween Day, thank you in advance to the following students and their parents for providing treats:
Fruit Plate: Mataya
Veggie Plate: Dyllan
Cheese/Crackers: Eugene
Sweet Treat: Quinn
Popcorn/Chips: Averyelle
Other: Collette
*Students are welcome to wear their costumes that day but they will be going outside unless it is a torrential downpour so costumes should be easy to take on/off. The party will be in the afternoon but we will have a costume parade in the morning so it is best if your child is sent to school in his/her costume. We will not be eating until around 1:30 so please send a lunch with your child as you normally do.
*Tuesday will be our first skating trip to Planet Ice. Please complete your child's permission form online via the parent portal if you have not already done so. Booster seats will be required for all students. Thank you to parents who have already volunteered to drive. A current driver's abstract will need to be on file before our field trip date.
*There is a page called 'Monthly Calendar where you can now view the important dates that are coming up each month
*Reminder that this Friday is a Professional Day so there will be no school for students
*The district cross country race for students in the class who have been training with us after school is this Tuesday, October 24th. Do not be concerned if your child is in cross country that we won't be coming back from skating until 2:20. The other coaches are meeting at 2:00 with students from other classes to ensure that everyone has arranged a ride and knows where they are going. By the time they are organized they won't be leaving much earlier than we are. Mrs. Rowledge-Toscani and I will leave after all of the students have been picked up and we will still be there in plenty of time. You are welcome to drop off your group if you are driving or meet your child at the classroom and leave immediately to get to the race site.
*We have a reported case of head lice in our class so please keep an eye on your child and notify the office if nits/lice are found
*Students have each been assigned a day that they will be a 'Great Canadian'. A letter and a Canada flag for the background will be coming home on Monday with the details of this assignment. Students will need to add photos of themselves (usually they like to include pictures from when they were younger) and their families to the flag so I am letting you know now in case you want to begin the process of collecting and/or printing these. Our first presentation will be on November 1st. This assignment allows students to share their interests and should include a line or two about what makes them a 'Great Canadian'
*A number of students have shown an interest in assembling puzzles. If you have any gently used (and complete) puzzles with 50 pieces or less that you would like to donate to the class that would be much appreciated. As you can imagine, pieces tend to go missing over the years and it is disappointing to assemble a puzzle only to find that one piece is missing!
*A big thank you to Logan's mom for setting up a visit from her friend, Shannon. She had a fantastic presentation for us on making items from wool using the same process that Holman Wang (the author we saw at the library last week) used. The students even had the opportunity to try it out themselves!
The pictures below include: Puppet Explorations (inspired by Holman Wang's board books)
Isabella demonstrating how to draw clothes (a dress, shorts and a t-shirt)
Our guest speaker sharing her passion for needle felting
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