November 4, 2021

 Hi Everyone,

It is hard to believe that it is November!  This school year is going by very quickly and our class is really coming together to create a nice, little community.  Mrs. Straughn took the time to visit our class yesterday to say how impressed she was by your children while they were at Pals during lunchtime.  Well done, Division 10!

Updates/Reminders/Thank you's

*we have been asked to read/record a poem for our school Remembrance Day assembly.  We will be recording 'Hug o War' with Mrs. Rowledge-Toscani's class on Tuesday.  This poem will be in your child's 'Poetry and More' duotang so that you can help them practice over the weekend.  Please ensure that these are returned by Tuesday

*Art Cards are due first thing tomorrow morning (Friday, November 5th) if you would like to place an order.  Please ensure you have filled out the back before sending it in.  If you do not want to order, but would like the art to be included in your child's memory book, please send it in with out anything being filled out on the back and we will cut it out/mount it on paper.

*Please only send 1-2 small Halloween treats in your child's lunch if you send them.  Please do not send lollipops.  Thank you!

*Fairview is now doing Spirit Fridays (starting tomorrow).  Students are encouraged to wear their Fairview gear or Fairview colours (blue and yellow/gold)

*There is an NID on Friday November 12th, following the Remembrance Day holiday.  There is no school for student on these days.

*Our leadership students will be having a hot chocolate fundraiser on Friday, November 19th.  More information to follow.

*November 18th, we will be posting the conference sign up via the parent portal.  All Fairview teachers will be doing it the same day so that you can coordinate times with siblings.  Conferences will be happening on Zoom again this year. Your child should attend with you.  Thank you!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Amanda Roberts

October 28/21

 Hi Everyone,

I am sure you are all busy getting ready for Halloween.  There are a lot of excited children at Fairview and we are looking forward to a great day tomorrow that will include a school wide Thriller dance (thank you Dr. Saul), a virtual pumpkin patch visit and our first class party of the year.

Updates/Reminders/Thank you's

*Monday, November 1st will be Pajama Day for those who would like to participate.  Students will still be going outside so PJ's should be chosen with that in mind

*A big thank you to Alexa, Luciano, Abinasee, Gianna, Sukhtej and their families for providing the snacks for our Halloween party tomorrow.  Please remember that students will still need to bring a healthy recess snack/lunch as usual

*Please only send 1-2 small Halloween treats in your child's lunch if you send them.  Please do not send lollipops.  Thank you!

*Fairview is now doing Spirit Fridays (starting next week).  Students are encouraged to wear their Fairview gear or Fairview colours (blue and yellow/gold)

*There is an NID on Friday November 12th, following the Remembrance Day holiday.  There is no school for student on these days.

*Just a reminder that art cards are due November 5th if you would like to place an order.  Even if you don't, please return the art so we can include it in your child's memory book

*We enjoyed our Halloween Yoga and look forward to the virtual Pumpkin patch field trip tomorrow

Have a great weekend, everyone!  I hope you enjoy a spooktacular Halloween!

Amanda Roberts

October 21/21

 Hi Everyone,

I hope you are all well and are managing to get out and enjoy the outdoors despite all of the rain.  Wednesday was such a treat!

Updates/Reminders/Thank you's

*Tomorrow (Friday, October 22nd) is a Professional Development Day.  There will be no school for students.

*Monday is retake day!  I had one student away and have heard from two others so far (Alexa, Carson, Luca).  Please email me before Monday if you would like your child to get a retake.  Thank you!

*I have contacted Scholastic and my name had been left off of the school list.  Magazines have now arrived and will be coming home early next week. Thank you to Hailee's mom for prepping this for us. All orders are now done online using the class code which will be stapled to the front of the magazine(s).

*We will be adding a 'Hygiene' word search to the Poetry and More books next week.  These are not due by a certain time and are being included as an extra challenge for those who are interested.

*Please help your child practice his/her Reader's Workshop book (with the post-it in it). These should come back to the school each day.

*Many students have not brought in headphones.  If you are able, please send these in as we do use them during Reader's Workshop.  Thank you!

*We invited a Coast Salish artist, Andrea Fritz to visit us via Zoom this week.  The event was a big success!  Next week we will be joining in for a virtual yoga (for kids) class and 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.

*I am including a copy of the email I sent home earlier in the week as a reminder of important dates around this:

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 Novemember 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.

*Important Halloween Information:

We currently have 19 students in the class (FYI for people, below, who are sending in treats). Please send the snacks on/before Thursday, October 28th.  Students are welcome to wear costumes on the 29th but they should be easy to take on/off or washable as we will be going outside that day.  Your child should bring a snack/lunch as usual, we will be having the party later in the day.

1. Individual bags of chips

2. Individual drink boxes

3. Individual fruit snacks

4. Sweet treat (individually wrapped)

5. Other (your choice of other individually wrapped snack)

Halloween

Alexa-1

Luciano-2

Abinasee-3

Gianna-4

Sukhtej-5

Thank you, everyone.

Amanda Roberts

October 15/21

 Hi Everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Updates/Reminders/Thank you's

*Please send indoor shoes and headphones if you have not already done so.  It is starting to get muddy outside.  Thank you!

*In the coming weeks, your child will be bringing home a book that has a yellow post it attached.  This is their Reader's Workshop book, they will be practicing/presenting this as part of a group.  Please practice the book with them at home to help build their fluency/confidence.  Please return daily!

*Thank you to Hailee's mom for being our Scholastic parent this year.  I hadn't received any magazines so have contacted Scholastic.  They are on their way!

*A reminder that you can send back your child's 'I am thankful' turkey poster to be included in their memory book (if you would like to)

*Friday, October 22nd is a Professional Development Day.  There is no school for students on that day.

*photo retakes are Monday, October 25th. At this time I have one student who has brought in a card for retakes and another who was absent who will have her photo taken that day.  If there is anyone else who would like retakes, please send in the retake card or write a note in your child's planner.  Thank you!

*Thank you to the following people for sending in pre-packaged snacks for our Halloween party on Friday, October 29th

*PJ Day November 1st (Monday)

We will be simplifying the food for these celebrations again this year.  I will send out a reminder a week before each party but wanted to let you know the plan for this school year.  We currently have 19 students in the class.  Students are welcome to wear costumes that day but they should be easy to take on/off or washable as we will be going outside that day.

1. Individual bags of chips

2. Individual drink boxes

3. Individual fruit snacks

4. Sweet treat (individually wrapped)

5. Other (your choice of other individually wrapped snack)

Halloween

Alexa-1

Luciano-2

Abinasee-3

Gianna-4

Sukhtej-5

Have a great weekend!

Amanda Roberts

October 8/21

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!  Enjoy your long weekend!

Updates/Reminders/Thank you's

*A big congratulations to your children who led a very successful food drive at Fairview this week.  Well done, Division 10!  The food will be picked up tomorrow at 9:00 am so there is still the opportunity to send food in if you would like to.

*Thank you to Hailee's mom for sending in some gently used books to add to our classroom library

*Thank you for supporting the new mask mandate.  Your children have been doing a great job of wearing their masks!

*I have put together a package of Thanksgiving activities (that we did/are doing this week) for students who have been absent all week.  Please feel free to drop by our outside door after school or send a sibling/neighbor on Friday if you would like to have them for the long weekend.  Here is a link for the craft which can be kept at home once it is complete.  

  https://www.thecraftpatchblog.com/wood-slice-turkey-craft-with-washi-tape/

Your child will trace/cut out the wallpaper feathers and can use a glue stick to attach them to the back of the wood slice.  They can also label the back with their name and the year.  I will send them home when they return if you prefer.

*Please send back the 'I'm thankful' turkey on Tuesday if you would like me to include it in your child's memory book.  

*I am looking for a parent volunteer who would be willing to organize the Scholastic order each month.  You would be prepping them to be handed out, orders will be accepted directly through Scholastic so you would not need to be part of that process.  Please email me if you are interested:  amanda_roberts@sd42.ca

*Please pay $7.00 for your child's planner via the parent portal if you have not already done so. Thank you for checking/initialling the planner daily

*Also a reminder to please complete the parent portal release forms (for walking field trips, media release etc.)

*Our classroom door is open the majority of the day to provide optimal air circulation.  Please ensure that your child has an extra layer to put on if they get cold.

*In addition to the school supplies that you have already sent in, students will need inside shoes, a sketchpad (many have brought these in already) and headphones for this school year.  Thank you

*Our first class party will be on Friday, October 29th.  We will be simplifying the food for these celebrations again this year.  I will send out a reminder a week before each party but wanted to let you know the plan for this school year.  We currently have 19 students in the class.

1. Individual bags of chips

2. Individual drink boxes

3. Individual fruit snacks

4. Sweet treat (individually wrapped)

5. Other (your choice of other individually wrapped snack)

Halloween

Alexa-1

Luciano-2

Abinasee-3

Gianna-4

Sukhtej-5

Christmas

Ethan-1

Carys-2

Miya-3

Brielle-4

Hailee-5

Valentine's Day

Forrest-1

Maddex-2

Logan-3

Carson-4

Evelyn-5

Year End

Luca-1

Kinsley-2

Oskar-3

Sienna-4

Volunteer-5

Thank you,

Amanda Roberts

September 24/21

 Hi Everyone,

I hope you have all had a good week.  Division 10 is really starting to come together as a classroom community. We are learning more about each other and beginning to build relationships.  Our class motto for this year is 'Kindness Counts!' and we have been spending a lot of time talking about this and how small acts of kindness can make such a difference in someone's day.

Updates/Reminders/Thank you's

*speaking of kindness...Division 10 students are taking a leadership role in our annual 'Thankgiving Food Drive'. We will be creating posters, decorating and distributing boxes and making announcements. This will be happening October 4th-8th and all non-perishable food items are welcome.  Thank for supporting this great cause.

*Picture day is Monday!

*Please pay $7.00 for your child's planner via the parent portal if you have not already done so. Thank you for checking/initialling the planner daily

*Also a reminder to please complete the parent portal release forms (for walking field trips, media release etc.)

*Our classroom door is open the majority of the day to provide optimal air circulation.  Please ensure that your child has an extra layer to put on if they get cold.

*In addition to the school supplies that you have already sent in, students will need inside shoes, a sketchpad (many have brought these in already) and headphones for this school year.  Thank you! 

*Tomorrow is our Terry Fox Run.  Students are encouraged to wear 'Tie Dye for Terry' (if they have it). The link to make a donation is on the previous post if you would like to contribute online.

*while masks are not mandated, they are encouraged at the primary level.  Please continue to send a mask for your child each day if they are able to wear one.  Thank you!

*Just a heads up that I will be having dental surgery on September 30th.  I've been instructed by the surgeon to take a week off of work to recover.  Due to the fact that there is no school for students on September 30th or October 1st, I will only have to miss 3 teaching days.  I have requested Mr. Harry Dhillon, who many of the students will already know as he has TOC'd regularly at Fairview.

*At one of our 'Reader's Workshop' stations we have been discussing reading strategies (As I have told your children,  I still use some of these strategies, even as an experienced reader who loves to read).  We are making a special book mark to keep at school as a reference but I am also sending home a black and white 1/2 sheet with the 'Catch Phrases' we are using such as 'Eagle Eye' and 'Stretchy Snake'.  Please feel free to keep these as a reference at home.  A couple of groups have already brought them home and they can be found in the front pouch of your child's planner.  The remainder of students will bring them home next week.

*A big thank you to parents who sent in boxes of kleenex.  I think we should be set for the school year :)

*This information was recently shared with me regarding children traveling so I thought I would share it with you.  You may need to copy/paste it into your search.

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/awareness-resources/unvaccinated-children-under-12-without-symptoms-travelling-fully-vaccinated-parents-guardians.html

September 27th  Picture Day

September 28th and 29th Orange Shirt Day(s)

September 30th  National Truth and  Reconciliation Day (federal holiday, schools will be closed)

Non-instructional Day (no school for students)

Have a great weekend,

Amanda Roberts

September 17/21

 Hi Everyone,

Welcome to our Division 10 class blog.  This is where I will share the majority of the information you need this year.  I am looking forward to a great year with your children and would like to thank you all for the helping get this year off to a great start.  Unfortunately, with the pandemic it is difficult to connect with parents in the same ways we have in the past.  Please feel free to come over at the end of the day to say hi and introduce yourself and if you have any questions or concerns, we can make an appointment. I can also be reached via email at amanda_roberts@sd42.ca

Updates/Reminders/Thank you's

*Please return the purple 'Getting Acquainted' and Student Verification forms if you have not already done so

*Please pay $7.00 for your child's planner via the parent portal. Thank you for checking/initialling the planner daily.

*In addition to the school supplies that you have already sent in, students will need inside shoes, a sketchpad (many have brought these in already) and headphones for this school year.  Thank you! 

*If anyone would like to donate a box of kleenex to the class that would be much appreciated, I have purchased a few boxes to get us started.

*Today your child has brought home his/her 'Poetry and More' duotang.  This week contains a simple song to support learning classmates names and a short math activity.  Please support your child with learning the names and completing the math sheet.  There will be an additional poem/activity each week and this will be your child's homework for the weekend and should be completed/returned each Monday.  

*Masks are encouraged while students are in the classroom. Thank you for your support with this.

*Our classroom door is open the majority of the day to provide optimal air circulation.  Please ensure that your child has an extra layer to put on if they get cold.

*Each day we are playing 'Name Boggle'.  We are using the letters in the first/last name of the current special helper to make as many words as we can.  When it is your child's day to bring home the list, please feel free to add more words if you are able to and return the sheet to school so that your child can share the additional words with the class.

Important Days in the remainder of September

September 24th  Terry Fox Run (on school grounds). Our leadership students are encouraging everyone to wear 'Tie Dye' for Terry (anything tie dyed).  Students should wear running shoes and comfortable clothes for exercise.  This will be happening rain or shine so please ensure your child is dressed appropriately. We are only be accepting online donations this year at:

http://www.terryfox.ca/FairviewElementaryMapleRidge

September 27th  Picture Day

September 28th and 29th Orange Shirt Day

September 30th  National Truth and  Reconciliation Day (federal holiday, schools will be closed)

Non-instructional Day (no school for students)