Ms. Miller and I want to say a HUGE thank you for the kind words and generous gifts we were spoiled with this week!  We were overwhelmed and are very grateful.  It was a pleasure teaching your child this year and we with you a relaxing and fun-filled summer!

Just a reminder that we have a fun day tomorrow!  Please ensure that your child has something they can get wet in, as well as a towel and change of clothing.

Please also send along a few shopping bags as we will be sending a bunch of things home tomorrow.

Thanks!

What a year this has been!  We cannot believe how quickly it has flown by and HOW MUCH your child has grown this year!  We have been so blessed to have your child in our class and have grown to care for them so much!  We will enjoy our final week together and then wish them an AMAZING summer break!

Here are a few things to note for this week:

Packing Up:  We will start sending things home on Monday so please send along a few bags for them to fill up!

Class Party:  Students have earned a final class party this Wednesday afternoon.  Please send along a snack to share!

Intermediate Fun Day on Tuesday: 

It really feels like the end of the school year is coming so quickly, doesn’t it!  This year has just flown by!  We had a great track and field meet on Friday!  It was so fun seeing the class compete hard and show excellent sportsmanship!  Way to go!  Ms. Froyland put together a video of our Track and Field Meet!  Enjoy!

Below is some information for you as well as what we worked on last week:

Math:  We continued our learning on long multiplication.  We will keep working on this until the end of the school year.

Writing:  Students have been mapping out their fractured fairy tales and will begin writing tomorrow.

Science:  Students have been creating a brochure for the respiratory system,

Reading: Students completed nonfiction reading tasks in which they identified various text features within articles.

Social Studies: The class reflected on all of their learning this year about Canada and the treatment of Indigenous Peoples. This week we looked at ‘now what?’ as a way to build community and hope. This included an in depth look at the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as well as an overview of Canada’s action plan in the TRCC document. Many of the students made a decision to actively stand up to racism after we visited the ribbon display created by our high school students on the soccer field.

Current Events: Quebec map is due on Wednesday

Videos for Shelly Thiessen & Kathy Teschke

Hello parents,

We are putting together some SURPRISE videos for Kathy and Shelley’s retirements/last days at Highroad. If you don’t know them, they are two of our key office ladies we have been so blessed to have. Shelley is retiring and Kathy is moving up to Prince George where her and her husband bought at RV park. They are removed from this group and won’t see this, so don’t tell them. We will also be having a drive by parade which is currently planned for the 15th at the 3pm school pick up if you want to drop off a card or something then.

We are using a program that is super simple for our video! Click the link below if you are interested in joining and it will give you instructions on how to add your video. You could do either a little thank you clip, funny memory or something on your heart. Doesn’t need to be long, short and sweet is preferred! We are hoping to get this done by the end of next week.

Thanks!

You can email kvansanten@highroadacademy.com if you have any questions.

Kathy’s video link

https://share.vidday.com/f-2u4pcb

Shelley’s video link

https://share.vidday.com/f-84y1wk

If you can’t click below just copy and paste it in your web browser.

Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, June 15th – Intermediate Fun Day

Wednesday, June 16th – Class Party

Friday, June 18th – Last Day of School (noon dismissal)

We are going to run a track meet for our Intermediate Department on the morning of Friday, June 4th.  Students will stay in their classroom groups and move through a variety of track and field events.  This will be a fun way to celebrate the work they have been doing in PE, and cheer on their classmates.

Please have your child wear their gym strip or an orange shirt with gym strip shorts to school on Friday. Athletic shoes are a must.  Students will need a water bottle to take and are encouraged to wear sunscreen and a hat.