HAPPY SNOW DAY!  I hope your kiddos have had a chance to play out in the snow!  My teenagers were out there this morning and I enjoyed a lovely walk with a friend!

A few quick reminders:

CLASSROOM DECORATING PARTY TOMORROW!  Please bring any unused decorations – we will return them before the break.

BYOMug Tomorrow – Please have students bring a MUG for hot chocolate tomorrow!  Classroom decorating CAN’T happen without a mug of hot chocolate!

Christmas Movie Night

Thank you!!  Enjoy your day today!

December is coming so quickly, isn’t it!  We have a number of Christmas festivities happening in our classroom and around the school this month…so stay tuned!

Candy In Lunches: I am asking students to refrain from bringing candy, pop or sugary drinks into the classroom.  Thank you for your help with this!

Class Decorating Party on Thursday!  On December 1st we will be decorating our classroom for Christmas!  I have items the students can use to decorate but we also would love for you to lend us any unused Christmas decorations you may have lying around – we will make sure they come back to you before the break.

Sugar Cookie Decorating Party on December 8th – I will be baking sugar cookies for the class to decorate.  The student table groups will be responsible to bring in any decorating items that they would like to use!

Class Christmas Lunch & Party on December 15th – We are excited to celebrate Christmas together before we break for the holidays.  Closer to the date, I will send home a list of items for students to bring so we can have a class lunch together.  We will also have a White Elephant gift exchange and ask each student to bring a wrapped $5 gift.  More information to come closer to the date.

Cinnamon Bun & Coffee Pick Up – December 2nd.

Missions Fundraiser on December 8th:  On December 8th we have the following activities to help raise funds for the missions team.

• Pay to wear casual.  Bring a donation and wear casual clothes
• Donuts.  Go onto Munch-A-Lunch to order your special treat (order by Dec.2)

Upcoming Dates:

It was a fun week this week – we finished up our Amal Unbound novel and students worked their way through an escape room! I’m happy to report that all groups worked together and managed to escape!  Enjoy the photos below!  Thanks for meeting with me this week – it was great touching base with each of you.  Please reach out if you ever have any questions or concerns.

Jersey Day:  On Wednesday students can wear any type of jersey and casual bottoms.

Missions Fundraiser on December 8th:  

On December 8th we have the following activities to help raise funds for the missions team.

• Pay to wear casual.  Bring a donation and wear casual clothes
• Donuts.  Go onto Munch-A-Lunch to order your special treat (order by Dec.2)

Upcoming Dates:

We had a great week this week and enjoyed the beautiful Remembrance Day assembly this morning.  Here’s a snapshot of what we’ve been working on this week:

• Students are LOVING  Amal Unbound, the novel we are studying.  We will finish it up early next week.
• Multi-digit multiplication was what we started working on this week.  It can be a tricky concept for some students.  We will keep working on this over the next couple of weeks.
• We did a variety of activities this week leading up to Remembrance Day.
• We learned about colour theory this week and students went into the garden and looked for different coloured items to put around the colour wheel.  We will begin a colour name art project next week.
• We finished our mini-unit on the overview of the Bible and we have been working on memorizing books of the old testament (we are up to Ruth).
• We had our ‘Beat the Teacher’ book reading reveal today!  I managed to read 11 books since the beginning of the school year.  All students that read more than 11 will receive a slurpee on Monday afternoon.  Students will now begin again & have until spring break to try and beat the number of books I can read!

Parent Teacher Interviews:  Just a reminder that there is no school on Wednesday, as I will be meeting with each of you!  =)

Scholastic Book Fair:  Next week is our scholastic book fair. Tuesday – Thursday the book fair will be open before and after school for students and parents to purchase books.  It will also be open on Wednesday if you’d like to take a look while you are here for interviews.

Library Fundraiser:  Coffee and cinnamon buns…you really can’t go wrong with this!  Use the link to support the school library!  https://www.highroadacademy.com/myhra/store

November Dates:

Parent-Teacher Interviews on Wednesday, November 16th

Good morning.  I am still missing a number of families for our parent-teacher interviews.  It is important that I meet with each family next week.  Please sign up for a time as soon as possible.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qe8DaSUqlsYt4UafD5AeH_97C9Ll3K2uM1naEvUaukw/edit?usp=sharing

We had a wonderful week together, but I have to say my favourite day this week was Wednesday (which was my birthday).  You may have heard that all my kids were sick this week so every single ‘birthday tradition’ was postponed.  Let me tell you, though, your kids made me feel soooo loved on my birthday!  So many beautiful cards, special gifts and at least three ‘happy birthday’ songs were sung!  I made a birthday cake to share with the class and I truly felt celebrated!  Your kids know how to love well!

Here are a few things for this week…

Parent-Teacher Interviews on Wednesday, November 16th

On November 16th we have set aside a day to meet with each of our families to discuss your child’s progress.  Below is a link for you to sign up for a 15-minute slot.  It is important that we meet with each family for an interview.  If you are unable to meet on the 16th please email me at pgoosen@highroadacademy.com to arrange another time.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qe8DaSUqlsYt4UafD5AeH_97C9Ll3K2uM1naEvUaukw/edit?usp=sharing

IMMIGRATION INTERVIEW ASSIGNMENT: Last week students were given an immigration interview assignment.  Please have those completed and returned by Tuesday, November 8th.

Remembrance Day Service:  We are so grateful we get to gather this year to remember and honour those who have served us and our country through tremendous sacrifice. Our service will be held on November 10th at 10:30am. We hope you can join us.

Library Fundraiser: We are raising money for the library – head over to the school store to order your cinnamon buns and coffee today!

Here’s the link:  https://www.highroadacademy.com/myhra/store

Missions Team Pointsettia Fundraiser:  Our team is headed to Guatemala in the spring and they need your support. Order some poinsettia’s online and support the team. Orders due by November 11th and will be available to be picked up on November 24th and 28th in the Highroad lobby.

Select “I am a Team Customer” and the Team Name is Highroad Academy.

https://teams.growingsmilesfundraising.com/login

November Dates: