I am in need of a large canning jar for each student for a Science project this Friday.  If you have several at home then please send them along in case not everyone has one.  We will wash and return them once we are finished with them.

Thanks so much!
Mrs. Goosen

We had a busy week here in the grade 5/6 classroom!  The energy was high with the excitement of the book fair this week as well as Fall Fun Afternoon!  Below I have some November dates for you, spelling words for next week as well as some other classroom information.

November Dates:

Tuesday, November 1st – Winter Uniform Begins – no more shorts or sandals

Thursday, November 10th – Remembrance Day Assembly – 2pm

Friday, November 11th – Remembrance Day – No School

Monday, November 14th – Pro D Day

Friday, November 25th – Early Dismissal – 12:15

Wednesday, November 30th – Knight’s Day

Spelling Words:

List One: cousin, passenger, nurse, mayor, tailor, daughter, guest, nephew, husband, clerk, exhort, counsel, answer, imitate, correct, commit, approve, share, reply, whisper

List Two: therefore, wisdom, peace, abundance, too, quarrel, handkerchief, ceiling, rein, neither, further, teeth, piece, steak, often, morsel, oxygen, carriage, sauce, witness

School Store:  The classroom economy has just finished it’s second month and has been very successful thus far!  Our school store was opened for the second time this year and we are starting to run low on supplies.  If you happen to have extra candy this week then we would love a small bag full!  I can put together little grab bags and sell them in November’s store.  Small chip bags are also a great selling item – as are full sized chocolate bars.  I keep my eyes open at the grocery store and this week I managed to pick up 4 for 86 cents each…not too bad.  Small stuffies and other small items that your kids don’t use anymore are also HOT items!!  Thank you for helping us out with this!

Comfort Kits:  I am still missing a number of these and would like to have them all in by the end of next week…thanks!!

Bible Memory Verse:  I have adjusted the BMV page to reflect the break we took with our weekly Bible memory verse.  The students will be tested on one this Thursday.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Happy Friday to you all!  We had a great week here in the grade 5/6 classroom.  Wednesday was our annual Pumpkin Math morning and we had a great time doing a variety of fun activities with pumpkins!  I have some pictures below for you to enjoy!  We also earned our class party this Friday afternoon – a nice treat for all of the hard work and great behaviour that we have seen this fall.

Below are a few reminders for next week as well as the new spelling words:

Knight’s Day is on Wednesday.  Please wear your Knight’s t-shirts and casual bottoms.

Fall Fun Dress Up & Fun Afternoon is on Friday.  Please wear fall colours and be ready to do some exciting fall centers in the afternoon!

Spelling List #1:  lengthy, loud, naughty, hungry, heavy, brief, simple, guilty, slow, strong, entrance, cloth, spend, cattle, steel, view, pie, destroy, spread, bottom

Spelling List #2:  elephant, sergeant, companion, affliction, audience, musician, niece, bachelor, college, society, frighten, acknowledge, purchase, accuse, pressure, arrive, affect, listen, investigate, supply

We hope you and your family had a fantastic Thanksgiving and enjoyed spending time with friends and family!  Below is some information and dates for you:

A reminder that Full Dress Uniform has begun and is on Wednesdays.  Winter Uniform begins November 1st

Comfort Kits – these are due to the classroom teacher.  If you have not handed one in, please do so this coming week.

Tuesday, October 18th – Photo Retakes.  If your child is getting retakes, please make sure they are wearing full dress uniform.

Pumpkin Math – It is time for our annual Pumpkin Math morning.  On Wednesday, October 19th  we will be working with Mr. Hancock’s class as we explore pumpkins and Math!  We will be counting, measuring, weighing, making patterns and getting messy!  Please send along a large t-shirt or something that can get dirty.  Many students like to use kitchen gloves when they are taking out all of the goop and seeds from their pumpkins so please send those along if needed.  I will also need 1-2 parent volunteers to help out next Wednesday morning.  We will begin around 9:15 and go until noon.  Please send me an email at pgoosen@highroadacdemy.com if you are able to help out.

Fall Fun Dress Up & Fun Afternoon – On Friday, October 28th we will have a fall colour dress up day and a fall fun afternoon.  The intermediate department will be split up into groups and rotate through some fall themed centers – it is always a fun afternoon!

Spelling Lists and Bible Memory Verse – both will resume next week.  The new spelling lists are listed below and will be on Spelling City for practice.  If your child gets 20/20 on Spelling City and you write a note indicating this in their planner or via email they will get a bonus mark on their Friday quiz.

List 1:  sale, subtract, nearly, several, equal, since, animal, curious, ninth, which, sail, hundred, o’clock, decimal, amount, complaint, strength, caterpillar, newspaper, hearse

List 2:  sleigh, affair, paragraph, island, ambition, temperature, opinion, difference, onion, pistol, recess, canvas, dictionary, community, vanity, grocery, yourself, mushroom, celery, gallows

I think that is it!  Have a fantastic weekend!

We had a great week this week and I am pretty sure that everyone in the class (teachers included) are looking forward to a long weekend!

Here are a few things for you to put on your calendar:

No Spelling or Bible Memory Verse next week due to a short week.

Pro D Day: Tuesday Oct. 11, 2016– School Closed

Full Dress Uniform Wednesdays: Begin Wednesday Oct. 12, 2016. Please refer to the HRA Uniform Policy for information regarding uniform requirements for your students.

Photo Retake day: Tuesday Oct. 18, 2016– Please notify the school office if your student will be having their photo retaken. Students must wear their Full Dress uniform if they are having retakes done.

I think that is it!  Have a fantastic long weekend and we will see you next Wednesday!