Friday 26 April 2019

April 26/19

Hi Everyone,

I am just creating a short post this week as I will be sending out a reminder email on Monday regarding our field trip.

Upates/Reminders/Thank you's

*Mystery bags will be traded in today for students who are ready (some students want to keep their old bag for a little longer)
*Thank you for sending in the remaining funds for the memory book/art project
*Thank you to Logan's Oma for helping us out on Wednesday when we were short parent drivers
*Please continue to practice the body poems and read with your children nightly.  Most students would also benefit from working on the speed/accuracy of their addition and subtraction (especially subtraction
*Monday is a Professional Development Day so there will be no school for students
*If anyone is doing any spring cleaning, please consider donating any gently used books to our classroom, also please keep an eye open for any classroom books that may have been accidentally left at home
*A reminder that we will be presenting our body poems on Monday, May 6th at approximately 8:45am (in the gym)


Have a great weekend, everyone!

Amanda Roberts

Wednesday 17 April 2019

April 17/19

Happy Easter, everyone!  I hope you all enjoy the extra long weekend and that it is dry for the Easter Bunny's visit!

Updates/Reminders/Thank you's

*our leadership students are currently collecting donations for the 'Moosehead' campaign.  All funds collected will be used to support abused women/children
*your children are bringing home their Poetry and More books today.  Please help them read/memorize the starred body poems as we hope to present them at the May assembly
*please send in money for the memory book ($10) and special art project ($1) if you have not already done so
*it is 'Crazy Hair Day' tomorrow at Fairview
*there is some leftover frozen yogurt that will be sold tomorrow for $2 (PAC fundraiser)
*tomorrow we will be having an Easter Egg Hunt with our big buddies.  We are hoping to go outside so please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.
*Me n' Eds pizza permission will be sent in for Cathie's approval today so you should receive the email to sign up today/tomorrow

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Amanda Roberts

Friday 12 April 2019

April 12/18

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for the emails saying the post did not show up.  It has completely disappeared so I am now at home redoing it and hoping I remember everything!

*Please send in $10 for the memory books and $1 for the special art project if you have not already done so

*Thank you to all of the parents who helped make our trip to Save-On-Foods a success.  The students loved using their mapping skills

*We are waiting on some final information regarding our field trip to the Me and Eds pizza restaurant on May 1st but for now if you could please 'Save the Date' that would be much appreciated.  We will need parent drivers to assist on this trip

*April 18th is 'Crazy Hair Day'

*PAC TCBY Frozen Yogurt treat day on April 17/18 at lunch.

*Also Div. 9 & 10 are planning to present our body songs at our next assembly, Monday, May 6th.  Parents are welcome to attend!  Please practice these poems/songs at home as we hope to have them memorized (they are in your child's 'Poetry and More' duotang)

*Mystery Bags went home today.  Each student has a bag with 5 books inside of varying levels, both fiction and non-fiction.  These are high-interest books that were provided by our district and the students loved them last year!  If your child is an emergent reader and you would like to continue with some levelled books as well please just email me at amanda_roberts@sd42.ca  Raz-Kids is also a great option for the children to access books at their reading level. As I mentioned earlier it is crucial for students to continue to read regularly to further strengthen their reading skills.  

*Just a reminder as well of our IXL program - a great place to practice and review math skills.  This is a great resource which unfortunately we are not using enough!  Remember these can be accessed by the link on this blog.

*We will be painting with acrylic paints with our buddy class for the next few Fridays

Have a great weekend!

Amanda Roberts

Thursday 4 April 2019

April 5, 2019

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful spring break :). We are back in to the swing of things here as we enter our last term of school.

Updates/Reminders/Thank you's

*Please sign your child up for our walking field trip to Save-On-Foods if you have not already done so.  It is on Tuesday morning and we will be walking rain/shine.

*Next week I will be collecting all book bags and we will begin our 'Mystery Bag' reading.  Each student will receive a bag with 5 books inside of varying levels, both fiction and non-fiction.  These are high interest books that were provided by the district and they were a big hit last year!  If your child is an emergent reader and you would like to continue with the levelled book bags as well, please email me at amanda_roberts@sd42.ca.  Raz kids will also still be available online so that all students will still have access to books that are at individual levels.

*A couple of student teachers at our school have started a 'Craft Supply Drive'.  If you have any new/gently used supplies you'd like to donate that would be greatly appreciated.  These will be stored in our Art Supply Room so they can be accessed by all of the staff.

*Please send in $1 for a special art project.  Thank you!

*If you have not already done so, please pay the $10 for the memory books either online or by cash or cheque (payable to Fairview Elementary)

*I have recently had my computer updated and am having difficulty accessing the Monthly Calendar area of this blog. Important dates for this month are:

April 9-Save-On-Foods field trip (am)
April 10-Club Red lunch (winners have been notified)
April 17th-TCBY and Chips (PAC fundraiser)
April 18th-Crazy Hair Day
April 19-Good Friday
April 22-Easter Monday
April 29-Professional Development Day

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Amanda Roberts