Hello Everyone,
Well, our Starbucks field trip was rained/hailed out but we did enjoy our hot chocolate in the classroom. Thank you to the parents who helped out with this and Mrs. Vamplew for supplying marshmallows.
Earlier this week your child brought home a notice with attachments about our upcoming 'Scientist of the Day'. Please help your child practice for a brief presentation of their experiment to the class. There is a schedule on the back of the package.
Your child will also be brining a poem home over the next couple of days. This is for the primary poetry recital on May 11 (10:35-12:00). Grade 2's are working in pairs and grade 3's are presenting on their own (either an original poem they have written or one they have selected). This is a great way to prepare for public speaking which begins in grade 4. We are hoping that students can memorize their poem and they will also be getting some class time to practice.
A reminder to please sign up for the Grouse Mountain field trip if you have not already done so.
I have added on important dates in May to our 'Monthly Calendar' section of the Blog.
Thank you,
Amanda Roberts
Friday, 24 April 2015
Friday, 17 April 2015
April 17, 2015
Hi Everyone,
It looks like a sunny weekend ahead. I hope everyone has the opportunity to get outside and enjoy it.
A big thank you to our parent drivers for taking us to the ACT Theater. (A special thanks to parents in Mrs. Rowledge-Toscani's class who offered to drive our class too so that we could also attend). The students really enjoyed the play and were very well behaved. They represented Fairview Elementary very nicely!
Please remember to check the portal and sign up for our Grouse Mountain Fieldtrip which will be taking place at the end of May. Parent drivers will not be needed but we are always happy to have volunteers come and help supervise.
We are also planning to walk to Starbucks next Friday to enjoy the hot chocolate we earned during 'Club Red'. We will do this first thing in the morning (instead of Family Reading) so please come and join us if you are able.
Please feel free to come and see my or write a note in your child's planner if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Amanda Roberts
It looks like a sunny weekend ahead. I hope everyone has the opportunity to get outside and enjoy it.
A big thank you to our parent drivers for taking us to the ACT Theater. (A special thanks to parents in Mrs. Rowledge-Toscani's class who offered to drive our class too so that we could also attend). The students really enjoyed the play and were very well behaved. They represented Fairview Elementary very nicely!
Please remember to check the portal and sign up for our Grouse Mountain Fieldtrip which will be taking place at the end of May. Parent drivers will not be needed but we are always happy to have volunteers come and help supervise.
We are also planning to walk to Starbucks next Friday to enjoy the hot chocolate we earned during 'Club Red'. We will do this first thing in the morning (instead of Family Reading) so please come and join us if you are able.
Please feel free to come and see my or write a note in your child's planner if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Amanda Roberts
Friday, 10 April 2015
April 10, 2015
Hi Everyone,
I hope you have had the chance to get outside and enjoy the sunshine this week. We have been very fortunate!
Reminders:
*our 'ACT Theater' fieldtrip is next week (April 16th). Please sign your child up via the portal if you have not already done so. All students need to be registered by April 14th as registration will no longer be available via the portal after that time. If you are having difficulty with the portal I can arrange a time to walk you through it or you can complete a paper permission form. Please write a note in your child's planner for Monday morning if you need a hard copy of this form. We are still short drivers for this field trip.
*the students have brought home a paper to complete their homework on. The assignment is explained on the half paper that was sent home with it (draw/write a sentence or 2 about their favourite place in our community) It is due on Tuesday, April 14th.
*The next morning exercise session with Mrs. Godin begins on May 7th. Interested students from our class has been participating in the first session but I wanted to notify you of this date in case any siblings/friends are signed up/interested.
*The primary 'Grouse Mountain' field trip booked for May 29th is also available on the Parent Portal. We will be hiring a bus for that trip so parent drivers will not be needed but parent volunteers will still be necessary.
Thank you,
Amanda Roberts
I hope you have had the chance to get outside and enjoy the sunshine this week. We have been very fortunate!
Reminders:
*our 'ACT Theater' fieldtrip is next week (April 16th). Please sign your child up via the portal if you have not already done so. All students need to be registered by April 14th as registration will no longer be available via the portal after that time. If you are having difficulty with the portal I can arrange a time to walk you through it or you can complete a paper permission form. Please write a note in your child's planner for Monday morning if you need a hard copy of this form. We are still short drivers for this field trip.
*the students have brought home a paper to complete their homework on. The assignment is explained on the half paper that was sent home with it (draw/write a sentence or 2 about their favourite place in our community) It is due on Tuesday, April 14th.
*The next morning exercise session with Mrs. Godin begins on May 7th. Interested students from our class has been participating in the first session but I wanted to notify you of this date in case any siblings/friends are signed up/interested.
*The primary 'Grouse Mountain' field trip booked for May 29th is also available on the Parent Portal. We will be hiring a bus for that trip so parent drivers will not be needed but parent volunteers will still be necessary.
Thank you,
Amanda Roberts
Friday, 27 March 2015
March 26, 2015
Welcome back, everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic Spring Break!
We just celebrated our 100th day of school. All of the primaries moved around the school and participated in 100 themed stations. Remember to ask your child which station he/she liked best! :)
Reminders:
*Two field trips have been posted on the parent portal (Pinocchio and Grouse Mountain). Please sign up for the Pinocchio fieldtrip ASAP as we have to pay the Act Theater next week and there will be no refunds. Drivers are required for this fieldtrip, please. I also need 2-3 parents who are willing to stay and enjoy the play with us. The cost is $8 per person. Please see me if you are able to volunteer in this capacity.
*Next Friday is Good Friday and Monday is Easter so there will be no school on those days
*I have now added on April's activities to the 'Monthly Calendar'. Please check this page each week as updates do occasionally occur.
Thank you!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Amanda Roberts
We just celebrated our 100th day of school. All of the primaries moved around the school and participated in 100 themed stations. Remember to ask your child which station he/she liked best! :)
Reminders:
*Two field trips have been posted on the parent portal (Pinocchio and Grouse Mountain). Please sign up for the Pinocchio fieldtrip ASAP as we have to pay the Act Theater next week and there will be no refunds. Drivers are required for this fieldtrip, please. I also need 2-3 parents who are willing to stay and enjoy the play with us. The cost is $8 per person. Please see me if you are able to volunteer in this capacity.
*Next Friday is Good Friday and Monday is Easter so there will be no school on those days
*I have now added on April's activities to the 'Monthly Calendar'. Please check this page each week as updates do occasionally occur.
Thank you!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Amanda Roberts
Thursday, 5 March 2015
March 5, 2015
I hope everyone is outside enjoying this beautiful, sunny day!
Here are a few updates/reminders:
***Important dates in March can now be found in the 'Monthly Calendar' section of this Blog***
*tomorrow is the 'Club Red' celebration (you can wear something red if you have it)
*Raz Kids levels have been updated (do not be concerned if your child's level hasn't changed, particularly if it is level M which covers a wide range of reading levels). If your child finishes every book before leaving that level, please let me know.
*'Your time' will be beginning after Spring Break! The first 15 minutes of each day (Monday through Thursday due to Family Reading on Fridays) will be a time when students can bring something from home to show their classmates, play a game, create a project etc. Mrs. Rowledge-Toscani has been doing this in her class as part of her graduate studies and has had very positive results. I do ask that electronics be left at home, along with anything fragile or valuable as students will be allowed to move freely and I would not want to see anything special to your family broken/damaged.
*Friday your child will be bringing home a piece of paper so that he/she can create a '100 Day Project'. You do not have to use this specific piece of paper if you have something else in mind. This project can be a poster, sculpture, whatever your child wants to make, as long as it is made with 100 items (examples: popcorn, cheerios, marshmallows, lego, pennies, stickers etc). Be creative and have fun! We will be celebrating the 100th day of school on Thursday, March 26th so please send in all projects by Wednesday, March 25th so that I can put them on display. Thanks so much!
*We have booked tickets for Divisions 6 and 7 to see 'Pinnochio' at the ACT theater on April 16th (drivers will be needed, notice will be posted after the break.
Have a wonderful spring break, everyone!
Amanda Roberts
Here are a few updates/reminders:
***Important dates in March can now be found in the 'Monthly Calendar' section of this Blog***
*tomorrow is the 'Club Red' celebration (you can wear something red if you have it)
*Raz Kids levels have been updated (do not be concerned if your child's level hasn't changed, particularly if it is level M which covers a wide range of reading levels). If your child finishes every book before leaving that level, please let me know.
*'Your time' will be beginning after Spring Break! The first 15 minutes of each day (Monday through Thursday due to Family Reading on Fridays) will be a time when students can bring something from home to show their classmates, play a game, create a project etc. Mrs. Rowledge-Toscani has been doing this in her class as part of her graduate studies and has had very positive results. I do ask that electronics be left at home, along with anything fragile or valuable as students will be allowed to move freely and I would not want to see anything special to your family broken/damaged.
*Friday your child will be bringing home a piece of paper so that he/she can create a '100 Day Project'. You do not have to use this specific piece of paper if you have something else in mind. This project can be a poster, sculpture, whatever your child wants to make, as long as it is made with 100 items (examples: popcorn, cheerios, marshmallows, lego, pennies, stickers etc). Be creative and have fun! We will be celebrating the 100th day of school on Thursday, March 26th so please send in all projects by Wednesday, March 25th so that I can put them on display. Thanks so much!
*We have booked tickets for Divisions 6 and 7 to see 'Pinnochio' at the ACT theater on April 16th (drivers will be needed, notice will be posted after the break.
Have a wonderful spring break, everyone!
Amanda Roberts
We are starting something new on Monday called YOUR TIME!
Each morning except Friday (because we have Family Reading) students will have the opportunity to spend the first 15 minutes of their day doing whatever they choose to do. Children like most adults like to have time to socialize and share things, ‘Your Time’ will give them an opportunity to do this or sit with a group of friends to play a new card game they had just learned, read a book together or show their peers a craft they had made, etc. Students are welcome to bring in something from home but they are responsible for it and after 15 minutes it will be put away for the day. So yes they are allowed to bring things from home with your permission (toys, trophies or ribbons, something they have made or just discovered). We will not be doing Show and Tell or Sharing this year so this is a time that they can bring something in to share with some of their peers. The children asked about pets, if it is a pet that has a cage and you are okay with it staying the day then that is fine or if the parent is willing (and able) to bring the pet for that 15 minute time frame and then take it home that is also okay. No Pokemon cards or electronics are allowed out during Your Time but our class does have access to some IPads, if they wanted to do some research.
I got the idea of ‘Your Time’ at the university graduate program that I am currently taking, other teachers have found it successful both socially and academically. Even large corporate companies like Google and Facebook have realized the importance of giving their employees time to do what they want and by doing this, creativity and problem solving has drastically increased.
For these reasons I was anxious to experiment with ‘Your Time’ and see how the students in Division 7 feel and respond to this opportunity. Thank you for your support with this!
Friday, 27 February 2015
February 27, 2015
Hi Everyone,
Just a reminder that conferences are this upcoming Wednesday and Thursday. Please sign up for a conference time using the link on this blog. Please see the previous post and the 'Monthly Calendar' for details regarding dismissal times and conference expectations.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Amanda Roberts
Friday, 20 February 2015
February 20, 2015
*A big THANK YOU to all of our parent drivers. We had a great time skating yesterday :)
*The conference link is now set up for March conferences (see link on this blog). A reminder that the procedure is the same as the last conference. You sign up for one 15 minute time slot only. That time will be spent going over your child's work with them. The next 15 minutes will be spent with all of us together, celebrating your child's progress and goal setting for the final term.
*We are looking for donations for outdoor play equipment to be used during recess/lunch. If anyone has any balls, badminton rackets etc. they would like to donate to our class that would be greatly appreciated.
*Please note that the early dismissal day on March 4th is 11:40, not 11:00 as we were originally told
*Please ensure that your child is only logging into their account for Raz kids, some peoples accounts have been tampered with
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Amanda Roberts
*The conference link is now set up for March conferences (see link on this blog). A reminder that the procedure is the same as the last conference. You sign up for one 15 minute time slot only. That time will be spent going over your child's work with them. The next 15 minutes will be spent with all of us together, celebrating your child's progress and goal setting for the final term.
*We are looking for donations for outdoor play equipment to be used during recess/lunch. If anyone has any balls, badminton rackets etc. they would like to donate to our class that would be greatly appreciated.
*Please note that the early dismissal day on March 4th is 11:40, not 11:00 as we were originally told
*Please ensure that your child is only logging into their account for Raz kids, some peoples accounts have been tampered with
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Amanda Roberts
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