We’ve had a great week in the Grade Five classroom! Here are a few things coming up over the next week…
Bible Memory Verse is due on Monday: Please encourage your child to memorize their weekly verses.
MESSY Art Project on Wednesday – Bring clothes that can get dirty!! Students will wear their uniforms until lunch and then change into tops and bottoms that can get dirty. We will be working with tempera paint, which washes out of clothing, but I would hate for your child to come home with paint-filled uniforms!
Immigration Project: We’re excited to be starting a new Social Studies unit on immigration. Your child has come home with an Immigration interview sheet, and we’d love for them to interview a family member over the next week to hear their immigration story. This could be you, a grandparent, or a great-grandparent. If the person who immigrated isn’t available for an interview, please have someone who knows the immigration story step in for the interview. These interview sheets are due on Thursday, February 15th.
Clean Water Fundraiser: Please consider supporting this important fundraiser! Our goal is to raise $6,000 in February. Donations can be made online: Clean Water Project Donations (jotform.com) or at the school office. All donations $20 or above will receive a tax receipt.
A reminder that next Friday is a Pro D Day and the following Monday is Family Day.
Come and join the free basketball boy’s skills practice this Friday, February 9th from 3:00 – 4:30. Coach Kyle Graves from Chilliwack Basketball Club will be leading this practice. He has coached my son Riley for several years and he has been an excellent coach! This is a great opportunity for your son to attend a high-quality practice.
I hope you are enjoying the weekend and have been able to get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather! I have spent the week recovering at home and look forward to returning back tomorrow!
Here are a few things to note for this week:
BMV on Monday: Ephesians 3: 14-19
Field Trip on Tuesday: The bus will depart promptly at 8:30, so students must be at school by 8:20 at the latest. Please make sure they have adequate water and snacks for the long bus journey to Vancouver. We are looking forward to this field trip and believe it will be a fantastic day!
Missions Fundraiser: We are excited to be raising money to provide clean water for communities in the Philippines that really need it. Our goal is to raise $6,000 in February. Donations can be made online: Clean Water Project Donations (jotform.com) or at the school office. All donations $20 or above will receive a tax receipt.
Valentine’s Colour Dress-up Day: On Valentine’s Day students can dress up in Valentine’s colours.
I hope your kiddos enjoyed the extra day off this week! My apologies for getting this out to you a bit later than usual. I (Mrs. G) had an accident on Friday evening. I was running to my car and tripped, hitting my mouth on the pavement. I also managed to fracture my right ankle and spent a long night in the ER. I will be home this week recovering and am hopeful that I can return next week. Mrs. Shortridge will be with the students on Wednesday and Jase’s mom, Mrs. Hemming, will be in on Thursday and Friday.
Just one thing to note this week:
Field Trip Forms: Please ensure these are returned tomorrow!
Happy Friday & Snow Day #3! I hope your family has been keeping warm with all this crazy weather…and I hope your kiddos aren’t going too squirrely! I know my boys have been THRILLED to have three days off of school!
I don’t have much to report since the class has been home for over half of the week. 😀
Genius Hour Assembly: We will reschedule this for the first week of February.
French Quiz: This will take place on Thursday, January 25th.
We just wrapped up our first week back after a fantastic two-week break! Mrs. Shortridge and I were really impressed with how quickly the students got back into the groove of things. We also enjoyed a cozy casual day this week and got to enjoy some delicious homemade beef vegetable soup made with vegetables from the Highroad Garden.
Cozy Casual Day (again) this Wednesday: Lucky students…they get one more!
French Quiz on Thursday: Students brought home a study guide for a French quiz on Thursday.
Munch a Lunch: If you haven’t done so already, update your pizza orders on munch a lunch.
Genius Hour Launch on Wednesday: We’re thrilled to start Genius Hour next week. Our Genius Hour kickoff assembly is scheduled for Wednesday, and following that, a parent letter will be sent home. This is an exciting opportunity for students to delve into their interests and select a topic they’re eager to explore further.
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas break! We wanted to give you a heads-up that tomorrow is a cozy casual day – this is a prize for meeting our goal with the Christmas hamper items you provided.
Rube Goldberg Videos: My apologies for not getting this to you sooner – I meant to post this before the break. The students did SUCH an amazing job on their Rube Goldberg machines. Enjoy the video Mrs. Shortridge created!
It’s hard to believe we just have a few more school days until Christmas break! I hope you were able to make it to the Christmas concert this afternoon – the kids sure did an amazing job! This week was a busy one…students finishing up with the Amal Unbound novel study by working through an escape room, finishing their division booklets, working hard on their Rube Goldberg machines and starting to learn about Christmas Around the World.
Here are a few last things coming up before the break:
Food Drive: Please consider donating to the food drive this week. Items can be dropped off in the lobby.
Christmas Dress This Week: Students are free to wear Christmas-themed casual wear next week!
White Elephant Gift Exchange & Christmas Lunch: On Tuesday, December 19th we are having our gift exchange and our class lunch. Please bring a $5 wrapped giftand the lunch item to share. Below is the list of lunch items for each child to bring.
Alexis – 300 grams lunch meat
Avery – 300 grams lunch meat
McKena – 300 grams lunch meat
Jase – small veggies & dip
Danna – 300 grams lunch meat
Jordan – small veggies & dip
Kenton – dessert for 12
Sina – 2 litre pop or juice
Olivia – dessert for 12
Manny – 2 litre pop or juice
Max – 1 dozen buns, sliced
Nathan – 2 litre pop or juice
Ari – 1 dozen buns, sliced
Danny – 2 litre pop or juice
Jayna – 1 dozen buns, sliced
Kayleigh – 1 bag chips
Kianna – sliced cheese
Evan – 1 bag chips
Kaiya – sliced cheese
Maddox – 1 bag chips
Emilie – small fruit platter
Rebecca – 1 bag chips
Mrs. G & S – plates, cutlery, napkins, condiments
Primary Concert: On Thursday at 9:30 the primary department has their Christmas concert. Classes will be dismissed right after the concert, at 10:30.
Upcoming Dates:
Tuesday, December 19th: Class lunch & White Elephant Gift Exchange
Thursday, December 21st: Last day before Christmas break with 10:30 dismissal