I hope you all had a fantastic spring break! We had a lovely ‘stay-cation’ – lots of time with friends and family, play dates, spring cleaning, sleep-in’s…all that good stuff! And now, sigh, it’s time to get back into the swing of things!
Upcoming dates: No School – Good Friday (April 3rd) & Easter Monday (April 6th).
We will not have a spelling list this week due to no school on Friday. We will have our first list on the week of April 6th.
We are running short on school supplies and we are all out of Kleenex! If you could bring a box in this week that would be much appreciated. Some students are also out of pencils, erasers and glue sticks. Please check and see if any additional supplies need to be brought in for this last three months of school. **We will be using glue sticks this term so please ensure that your child has one at school**.
And I think that’s it! Enjoy your Sunday!
Mrs. Goosen
I think everyone, teachers included, are excited that this is the final week of school before spring break! We have a few things going on and one final spelling test for the students to take before we all enjoy a well-deserved two week holiday!
Here are a few things happening this week: Friday is our first “Green Pancake Breakfast”. The intermediate department will enjoy green pancakes in honour of St. Patrick’s Day! Students can wear green shirts and arrive at school with an appetite!
Report Cards also go home on Friday and will be handed out at the end of the day.
Our weekly spelling list is below:
List 1: R5
choose, entertain, weigh, improve, promise, prefer, chose, illustrate, prepare, soldier, machine, treason, objection, area, service, treasure, create, creation, quiz, effect
List 2: U5
social, communicate, reverence, probably, calculate, application, admittance, occupy, material, relief, courtesy, respectful, developed, responsible, agreement, consideration, assured, vision, divided, conceal
Just a reminder that tomorrow there will be a bake sale before school and at both recesses in support of the missions team that heads to Thailand next week. All items are $1.
We will have no spelling this week due to a half day on Friday. Students will be dismissed at noon.
Spring is in the air! It is so nice to have long stretches of sun as winter finally turns to spring. With the beautiful weather we have been having, it is a great opportunity for students to have fun together on the field and playground equipment after school. However, as students stay longer and longer after school, we just wanted to take this opportunity to remind parents that school supervision of students concludes at 3:30. After that point, students who are still at school should already be picked up or should be supervised by parents while students are playing. Though there may be teachers still at school, they may or may not have the ability to supervise students after that time due to other obligations. To ensure their safety and supervision, after 3:30 students will be asked to wait for parents in the front lobby of the school.
I took a few pictures of the students working during Genius Hour today. Love watching all their creative minds at work!
And a few students presented their projects to us:
Way to go Grade 5 & 6 students!!
We will be having a bake sale on Wednesday, March 4th with all proceeds going towards the Thailand missions team. The treats will be sold in the foyer before school, at recess, lunch and after school.
This Wednesday is anti-bullying day. Students may wear pink shirts in support of this day and casual pants. If students do not wish to participate they can wear their uniforms.
Her are the spelling lists for this week:
List 1: R-4
modern, popular, complete, adopt, revealed, distribute, purpose, different, satisfy, control, publication, virtue, search, together, patience, consider, injure, injury, interest, education
List 2: senate, senator, expense, acquire, elaborate, elegant, ancient, delicious, confidential, conversion, distinguish, ignore, ignorance, necessity, excellence, meant, providence, finally, interfere., interference
The students have been doing an excellent job this last month of wearing their correct uniforms to school. Mr. Hancock has asked all of the intermediate teachers to send out a reminder that kilts for the girls need to be knee length. We understand that some of the girls have grown quite a bit this school year, and as a result, some of the kilts are getting quite short. They are encouraged to wear shorts under their kilts but some of the kilts may need the hems taken out or new ones purchased – we want to encourage modesty with all students.
Thank you for your understanding with this matter!
Mrs. Goosen
We had a fabulous day skiing on Friday! The weather was warm and the slopes were full of happy kids and parents! Thanks to all of the moms and dads who joined us at Manning on Friday! And please say a huge thank you to Mrs. Couse if you see her around this week! She did an amazing job getting us ready for our ski day!
Here are the spelling lists for this week:
R3: bargain, fierce, gracious, humble, bright, busy, general, square, according, angry, tomorrow, secure, manner, increases, combine, due, release, wear, lose, already
U3: pigeon, heir, emperor, citizen, attorney, customer, majority, issue, tissue, scene, journey, compliment, appetite, apparatus,envelope, vegetable, approach, difficulty, aisle, icicle
Have a great week!
Just a reminder that tomorrow is valentine’s dress up day. If any students want to hand out valentines, we will do that tomorrow as well.
Here is a class list: Lydia, Lukas, Annie, Halle, Annika, Austyn, Matthew, Elijah, Carys, Ivan, Brooke, Felicity, Jenna, Shaelyn, Kaetlyn, Brock, Della, Jacob, Alison, Roan, Sophia, Yulie, David
We are looking forward to our Manning Park ski trip this Friday. Just a reminder that students who are taking the bus need to be here at 6:30am and pick up is at 4:30pm.
Next Thursday we will be having a math quiz on measurement. The grade 5’s & 6’s need to MEMORIZE the following information for it.
1 km = 1000 m
1 m = 100 cm
1 cm = 10 mm
1 t = 1000 kg
1 kg = 1000 g
1 L = 1000 mL
The grade 6’s (only) also need to know how to convert units. They need to remember how many times to move the decimal over AND in what direction they should move it.
km to m: 3 places to the right m to km: 3 places to the left
m to cm: 2 places to the right cm to m: 2 places to the left
cm to mm: 1 place to the right mm to cm: 1 place to the left
t to kg: 3 places to the right kg to t: 3 places to the left
kg to g: 3 places to the right g to kg: 3 places to the left
L to mL: 3 places to the right mL to L: 3 places to the left
Mrs. Goosen will complete a final review with them on Tuesday.
ENJOY YOUR EXTRA LONG WEEKEND!
