Happy Friday!  Below I have some dates and information for you.  February is a busy month with a lot of things happening.

• February 4th and 5th – no school
• February 8th – Family Day
• February 12th: Ski Trip
• February 15th:  Love Guatamala Day Hot Lunch and $2 Casual Day
• February 16th: Math Mayhem
• February 24th – Anti-Bullying Day (wear pink shirts and casual bottoms)
• February 26th: Jump Rope for Heart

Due to a short week there will be no spelling and Bible Memory Verse.

 Love Guatemala Day  Students will have the opportunity to order hot lunch for February 15th and forms will be coming home shortly. It will also be a pay to wear casual day where students can wear play clothes if they bring $2. All proceeds from the hot lunch and pay to wear casual will go towards building a school in Guatemala. This is a wonderful opportunity for students of our class to support our High school missions trip.

Jump Rope for Heart  Miss Stark is still looking for volunteers to help with various jumping stations on February 26th.  If you are able to help, please email myself or Miss Startk at bstark@highroadacademy.com

Good morning!

On Friday the students brought home a pamphlet with sample books that will be at the book fair.  It will be happening this week Tuesday – Thursday and will be open both before and after school.  This is a great way to support our library as it brings in funds to acquire new books.

This Wednesday is Knight’s Day!  Your child can wear casual bottoms and Knight’s t-shirt or hoodie.

Thanks and have a great week!

We began a new Science unit today on Force,  Motion and Simple Machines.  We started the lesson off with two videos and then I tasked the students to solve the problem on the bulletin board – how did the pencil get sharpened.  The bulletin board was in the form of a ‘Rube Goldberg’ machine – a complex machine that performs a very simple task.  The students got down to work and most of them were able to figure out the different steps involved…well done!  At the end of this unit the students will be creating their very own Rube Goldberg machine…it will be a lot of fun!!!  Below are the two videos I showed the class and some photos for you to enjoy.

Clubs are starting next week and we have two clubs with spaces still available.  Orgami has some space left and meets on Tuesdays.  We also have room in Chess and that meets on Thursdays.  Please email me if your child is interested in either of these clubs…they can even sign up for a second club if they wish!

Here are the spelling words for this week:

List 1:  waste, ate, hole, throw, threw, slide, struck, weather, second, weary, waist, eight, whole, needle, through, board, port, station, rate, shine

List 2:  century, centennial, centimeter, examine, examination, marry, marriage, condition, government, stopped, knowledge, theater, megaphone, belief, believe, ability, union, behave, behavior, course

My apologies for the late notice.  We had planned on doing a winter olympics day tomorrow but decided to join the primary and do crazy hat day.  Students can wear play clothes tomorrow.

Thank you!!

The Intermediate After School Clubs brochure went home yesterday.  If your child is interested in one of the five options, please register them in the school foyer on THURSDAY at 3:15.  Below is a copy of the brochure.

Intermediate Clubs 2016 PDF

Hello Parents,

Next Tuesday, January 26th, we will be starting our Immigration Centers.  I am still in need of 2 PARENT VOLUNTEERS to help with them.  The commitment would be from 9:15-10:15am on the following TUESDAYS:  Jan 26, Feb 2, 9, 16.  If you have this time available in your schedule, PLEASE consider helping out.  Having an adult to help ‘direct’ each group will only make the educational experience deeper and more enriching for the students.  Please e-mail me ASAP if you are able to help at mderksen@highroadacademy.com.  Thanks so much!

SKI TRIP REMINDER

Just a friendly reminder to register for the upcoming ski trip if you haven’t already.  Monday is the final day to register online, on Mrs. Couse’s blog.  http://bcouse.edublogs.org/ski-trip-registration-2/  Please also return the signed consent forms to the classroom teacher by this Monday.

Tuesday and Wednesday (Jan. 19th and 20th) are the payment days.  There will be a table set up in the school lobby from 3:10-3:45.  You can make payment with a cheque (written out to Highroad Academy), your student reserve account, Debit card, or cash.  Please do NOT pay at the office.  If you cannot make these dates, you can send the pre-written cheque to the lobby with the student, or make an alternate plan with Mrs. Couse by email.  All payments must be made by Weds. at 3:45.

Thank you for your assistance with this.  We are looking forward to an exciting ski trip with as many intermediate students and their parents as possible.  Remember there is a “free” option of tobogganing.

GUATEMALA COLLECTION

The missions team is heading to Guatamala over spring break and has begun a collection of items that they would love to have donated by the children in various classes.  Below is a list of items that the team is looking to bring.  Please have the donations in by the beginning of March.

Things we need donated….

Pencils, Pencil crayons, Felt pen, Rulers, Erasers, Small Cars, Small stuff animals, Bouncy balls, Face Clothes, Small soaps, Tooth brushes, Scissors, Small Tooth paste, Hair combs, Small dolls, Children clothes, Children shoes, Twin sized bottom sheets, Baby clothes

Spelling Lists:

List 1: author, aunt, uncle, captain, chief, sailor, nobody, police, thief, friend, indicate, repeat, explain, sentence, reprove, request, object, address, refuse, mourn

List 2:  impartial, possible, total, particular, natural, temporary, pleasant, grateful, certain, serious, local, opposite, peculiar, brilliant, divine, fertile, original, handy, constant, anxious

Enjoy your weekend!

On Friday, February 26th we are having our annual Jump Rope for Heart Event Day.  Miss Stark is looking for parent volunteers to help with the various center activities from 9am to 3pm. If you are able to help, please contact Miss Stark at bstark@highroadacademy.com

**Spelling Test will be on Thursday this week**

We had a great week…the kids were all PUMPED to be back at school…okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but we did have a great first week back. As you can see from the dates below, we have a busy month coming up!  Below are some January dates to take note of:

January 15th – Pro D Day (no school)

January 19th & 20th -Ski Trip Registration/Payment in the Lobby (3:10-3:50)

January 21st – Winter Olympics Afternoon (more info to follow)

January 26-28th – Scholastic Book Fair

Spelling Lists

List 1:  poison, chain, iron, evening, lightning, bottle, strange, sugar, intent, spacious, capital, range, fare, quart, kitten, built, mixture, nor, linen, rope

List 2: feature, neighbour, beige, sleeve, poverty, visitor, toward, pickle, advice, tobacco, article, drown, liquid, decade, disaster, vessel, avenue, janitor, against, method

Have a super weekend!

Ski Trip Online Registration

It is time to register for our annual Intermediate Ski Trip which will be on Friday, February 12th. 

Your child should have brought home the forms today regarding the ski trip registration.  There is lots of important information on those forms. Please read through those and gather the information needed to register before you go to the online registration.

The Ski Trip Online Registration is now open.  Please register at your earliest convenience.  However, please confirm all decisions before registering.  Online registration closes on Monday, January 18^th.

Where:  Online. Go to Mrs. Couse’s blog at:  http://bcouse.edublogs.org/ski-trip-registration-2  Be sure to fill in each category. 

The waiver forms should be signed (legibly) by all members going, and then returned to the classroom teacher.

 If you have further questions, please contact Mrs. Couse at the address listed on the letter.