November 25/22

 Wow it's hard to believe a month today will be Christmas!

Conferences are coming next week...Thursday Dec. 1st and Friday, Dec. 2nd.  Thanks for signing up on the parent portal.  Please remember these conferences are a total of 30 minutes, you should arrive at the time you sign up for.  The first 15 minutes your child will show their work in the hall and the next 15 mins will be with me and your child sharing and celebrating their learning plus setting goals for next term.  Please let me know if these dates do not work for your family and we can make other arrangements. ***Thursday is an 11:30 dismissal and there is no school Friday except for conferences.

Club RED The Book Swap was a big success. Thanks to everyone who donated books, the students were excited to choose some new ones.  

Upcoming Important Dates:

Nov. 29th - Flashlight Reading (please bring a flashlight) 

Dec. 1 - Club RED celebration  - please wear RED and parents are invited to come and read with your child(ren) 11:00- 11:30 our early dismissal day. 

Hopefully your child is reading every day, colouring the square and you are initialling it.  Div. 11's goal is for everyone to be a CLUB RED member (remember you get 5 days if you are too busy/tired to read).

Calendars should be returned asap but for sure by Dec. 6th.  Please ensure that. your child's name is on it and the dates they read are initialled and coloured.  Thanks

Div. 11 and Div. 3 are organizing the Toy Drive for the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper this year.  If you'd like to participate you're invited to donate a new toy (unwrapped) for a child close to the age of your child or $5.00/$10 CASH which will be used to buy appropriate items for the sponsored child.  Some suggested items are: crafts, balls, puzzles, alarm clocks, gloves and stuffies.  

Christmas Concert:  Dr. Saul and all the classes are busy preparing for our first in-person concert in a couple of years.  It will be on Dec. 8th at 8:50 and 12:50.  Tickets are/were on the parent portal.          Div. 11 will be with their big buddies, they are the puppets in the song 'Snow'.  If possible could they wear brightly coloured clothing, button up shirts and a bow tie, hats are optional.  A copy of their song went home on Friday, please have your child practice this you can access the music at:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HWceth_jFw40bBYNMC1clBAyz8keGEek/view

This week:  

Nov. 29th - Retake Day/ Flashlight Reading (Bring a flashlight)

Dec. 1st - Wear Red for our Club RED celebration 11:00 Family Reading 11:30 Early Dismissal for Conferences

Dec. 2nd - Conferences 

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November 18/22

Conferences are coming next week...Thursday Dec. 1st and Friday, Dec. 2nd please sign up on the parent portal. These conferences are a total of 30 minutes, you should arrive at the time you sign up for.  The first 15 minutes your child will show their work in the hall and the next 15 mins will be with me and your child sharing and celebrating their learning plus setting goals for next term.  Please let me know if these dates do not work for your family and we can make other arrangements. ***Thursday is an 11:30 dismissal and there is no school Friday except for conferences.

Club RED - one more day to accept books for book swap!   Thanks to everyone who helped their child find tongue twisters the students seemed to really enjoy this! Tuesday is Dress up as your favourite book character and the Book Swap. Hopefully your child is reading every day, colouring the square and you are initialling it.  Div. 11's goal is for everyone to be a CLUB RED member (remember you get 5 days if you are too busy/tired to read). Nov. 29th is Flashlight Reading (please bring a flashlight) and Dec. 1 is our celebration - please wear RED and parents are invited to come and read with your child(ren) 11:00- 11:30 our early dismissal day. 

Raz Kids - your child now has an new account on Raz Kids which can be accessed by following the Useful Link on the front of this blog. Your child's password in their name with a capital letter.  Please remind your child they should only ever go into their own name.  If you have any problems please email me so I can help you trouble shoot. 

Christmas Concert:  Dr. Saul and all the classes are busy preparing for our first in-person concert in a couple of years.  It will be on Dec. 8th at 8:50 and 12:50.  Information about tickets will be on the parent  portal Monday.   Div. 11 will be with their big buddies, they are the puppets in the song 'Snow'.  If possible could they wear brightly coloured clothing, button up shirts and a bow tie, hats are optional.  A copy of their song went home on Friday, please have your child practice this you can access the music at:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HWceth_jFw40bBYNMC1clBAyz8keGEek/view

This week:  

Monday, Nov. 21 - Last Day to get Movie Night tickets

Tuesday, Nov. 22 - Dress Up as your Favourite Book Character/Book Swap

Friday, Nov. 25 - Hot Lunch - Me N Eds

                                                          Our snowy owl bulletin!  

There are several students who have not returned their art work so if you find them at home please send them in.  Thanks

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November 9/22

Div. 11 made a beautiful Remembrance Day Bulletin Board.

Your child has brought home a few Remembrance Day poems and songs as well as an Animals at War activity booklet which they can complete and keep at home. 

Important Dates and Reminders:

*Thursday, Nov. 10 - NID (no school for students) 

*Friday, Nov. 11 - Remembrance Day  (no school)

*Please note that November is Club RED -  hopefully your child is reading each day, you are initialling their calendar and they colour that square.                                                                                                  *Next week we have two important Club RED activities.  Tuesday is our Tongue Twister Day, if you could please review this with your child and have them write out a tongue twister that they can practice and share with their classmates and the adults.  This is just another great way to encourage reading!  Also students are encouraged to bring in up to 5 slightly used books for our book swap on Nov. 22nd.  More information about this is on the parent portal.  

*Wednesday, Nov. 16th - Sign up for student conferences (this will be posted by 4 pm at the latest.        In looking ahead to our student-led conferences on Dec. 1 & 2,  I'm trying to plan ahead and organize the best way to set these up so could you please email if you unable to attend the conference with your child in person and would prefer a virtual zoom conference. It is an approximate 30 minute commitment (1st 15 minutes with your child in the hall to go through their work and celebrate their work and then up to 15 minutes with me).    

Below are some pictures from our Book Cafe and book tasting event which the students of Div. 11 seemed to really enjoy.

November 4th/22

 Thanks to the following families for providing our Halloween goodies!  Rhett, August, Ethan, Luciano, Zack and Eva.  They were appreciated by everyone!

We had a Book Cafe or a Book Tasting on Thursday morning.  Each child put their Book Tasting Menu (bright orange) in the front pouch of their planners.  Please have them share what this was (we explored 6 different genres of books) and they choose their favourite of each.  They were very excited about some of the books and this might be an idea for a Christmas present.

In looking ahead to our student-led conferences on Dec. 1 & 2,  I'm trying to plan ahead and organize the best way to set these up so could you please email if you unable to attend the conference with your child in person and would prefer a virtual zoom conference. It is an approximate 30 minute commitment (1st 15 minutes with your child in the hall to go through their work and celebrate their work and then up to 15 minutes with me).   The portal sign up will be up on Wednesday, Nov. 16  by 4:00 at the latest.  

Important Dates and Reminders for this week:

*Please note that November is Club RED -  hopefully your child is reading each day, you are initialling their calendar and they colour that square.  

*Tuesday, Nov. 8 - Indigenous Veterans Day - there will be a special zoom that morning

*Wednesday, Nov. 9 - Remembrance Day Assembly **If possible bring a donation for a poppy

*Thursday, Nov. 10 - NID (no school for students) 

*Friday, Nov. 11 - Remembrance Day  (no school)