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On Friday, February 26th we are having our annual Jump Rope for Heart Event Day. Miss Stark is looking for parent volunteers to help with the various center activities from 9am to 3pm. If you are able to help, please contact Miss Stark at bstark@highroadacademy.com
**Spelling Test will be on Thursday this week**
We had a great week…the kids were all PUMPED to be back at school…okay, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but we did have a great first week back. As you can see from the dates below, we have a busy month coming up! Below are some January dates to take note of:
January 15th – Pro D Day (no school)
January 19th & 20th -Ski Trip Registration/Payment in the Lobby (3:10-3:50)
January 21st – Winter Olympics Afternoon (more info to follow)
January 26-28th – Scholastic Book Fair
Spelling Lists
List 1: poison, chain, iron, evening, lightning, bottle, strange, sugar, intent, spacious, capital, range, fare, quart, kitten, built, mixture, nor, linen, rope
List 2: feature, neighbour, beige, sleeve, poverty, visitor, toward, pickle, advice, tobacco, article, drown, liquid, decade, disaster, vessel, avenue, janitor, against, method
Have a super weekend!
Ski Trip Online Registration
It is time to register for our annual Intermediate Ski Trip which will be on Friday, February 12th.
Your child should have brought home the forms today regarding the ski trip registration. There is lots of important information on those forms. Please read through those and gather the information needed to register before you go to the online registration.
The Ski Trip Online Registration is now open. Please register at your earliest convenience. However, please confirm all decisions before registering. Online registration closes on Monday, January 18th.
Where: Online. Go to Mrs. Couse’s blog at: http://bcouse.edublogs.org/ski-trip-registration-2 Be sure to fill in each category.
The waiver forms should be signed (legibly) by all members going, and then returned to the classroom teacher.
If you have further questions, please contact Mrs. Couse at the address listed on the letter.
Today we are kicking off our Immigration unit in Social Studies. I am so excited about this area of study since the topic of Immigration is forefront in the news right now and the students are able to make lots of connections to the topic. We will be focusing on the history of immigration in Canada, but in order to do so, I NEED YOUR HELP! There are 2 opportunities for volunteering in the next month or two. Please take a look at the options and see if one or both fit with your schedule.
1) Did you immigrate to Canada? I am looking for parents that immigrated to Canada (at any age) to come and speak to the class about their (and/or their families) experience. I have a few questions that I would love for you to answer and can give them to you beforehand. This is very casual, so no need to get nervous. We just want to hear your story of immigrating to Canada. I know there are a few of you that this applies to, so if you don’t get in touch with me, I’ll be tracking you down. 🙂 I would love it if you could come join us for Social Studies on Monday, January 18th at about 2pm. You can simply pop in to share your story or you can stay for the whole block (2-3pm) to hear the stories from the other parents as well.
2) I am going to be setting up centers around the class for small groups of 4-5 students to visit and learn about a specific people group that immigrated to Canada. I will have artifacts/pictures/video available for each group but need a PARENT VOLUNTEER to sit at each center and help facilitate discussion. This will be FUN and EASY!! I will have everything ready to go, I simply need you to assist the students in looking at the information and talking about it. I need 3-4 parents for one 45 minute block a week, for four weeks. The centers would take place on the following TUESDAYS: Jan 26, Feb 2, 9, 16. I am fairly flexible for what time of day would work. The only time that DOESN’T work is last block of the day. Once I have a few parents available, I will talk with them to discuss a time that works for everyone.
Thank you, in advance, for helping out in the class and enriching the students’ educational experience. If you have any questions or want to volunteer, please email me at mderksen@highroadacademy.com.
Melanie Derksen
Mrs. Derksen and I would like to say a huge thank you for all of the thoughtful cards and gifts we receieved this week…we sure did get spoiled! We wish you and your family an amazing Christmas holiday and we look forward to seeing you in a few weeks!
Mrs. Goosen & Mrs. Derksen
I just wanted to send a friendly reminder about our class lunch tomorrow and the $5 gift exchange! Also, Friday is early dismissal, right after the Christmas concert is over!
Thanks!
We are quickly approaching Christmas break…yea! We have had a fantastic fall together and the students and teachers are all ready for a well deserved two week holiday! Here are a few reminders for the last week of school:
Monday – Christmas concert. Please have the students dressed in their nativity costume and at the classroom by 6:40pm.
Wednesday – final spelling test
Thursday – Classroom Party and Lunch. In a previous blog post I had said that we would have snacks in the afternoon but I forgot that I traditionally do a class lunch before Christmas. I have composed a list of items (below) that each student can bring on Thursday morning and we will enjoy lunch together and then a class party in the afternoon. **Please remember to bring a $5 gift for our gift exchange**
Friday – early dismissal. The primary Christmas concert starts at 9:30 and runs for about an hour. The students will come back to the classroom once the concert is over and be dismissed from there. My best guess is between 1030 & 10:45.
CLASS LUNCH – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17TH
FOOD LIST
Kaden – 300 grams lunch meat Cadence – veggies & dip
Noah – 300 grams lunch meat Macayla – small fruit platter
Isabella – 300 grams lunch meat Samantha – 300 grams lunch meat
Luke – dessert for 12 Blaine – 1 dozen buns, sliced
Stanley – 1 dozen buns, sliced Nathanael – sliced cheese
Quinn – sliced cheese Keegan –2 litre pop or juice
Grace – dessert for 12 Minjae – 2 litre pop or juice
Charlie – dessert for 12 Jaedyn – 1 bag chips
Claire – 1 dozen buns, sliced Suna – 1 bag chips
Annie & Mahalia – 1 bag chips Jacob – 2 litre pop or juice
Mrs. G – plates, napkins, cups, Seojin – 2 litre pop or juics
condiments & chips
Thank you!
Food Drive – Just a friendly reminder to keep bringing in those cans!
Pro D Day & Parent Teacher Interviews – Friday is a professional day at school, with teachers working on new curriculum in the morning and parent-teacher interviews from 1-4pm. If you would like to see us on Friday, please call the office to arrange a time to meet.
Intermediate/High School Christmas Concert – Monday, December 14th is the date of our concert and we would ask that all students meet in the classroom by 6:40pm. Students are to be dressed in nativity costumes.
Grade 5 Christmas Party – next Thursday our class will have a Christmas party in the afternoon. We will be having a ‘white elephant’ gift exchange and ask that each student bring a wrapped $5 gift to school that day along with some treats to share.
Thank you! Enjoy the week!
Report cards went home today with the students. What a great first term we have had! Please return the envelope SIGNED. Thanks you!
Here are the spelling words for next week.
List 1: mark, arrow, blood, front, wonder, dairy, note, death, cause, bridge, court, fair, smoke, full, tire, mean, check, except, till, thus
List 2: choose, entertain, weigh, improve, promise, prefer, chose, illustrate, prepare, soldier, machine, reason, objection, area, service, treasure, create, creation, quiz, effect
CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Monday, December 14 at 7pm
Our class will be dressing as nativity characters. Please dress your children as shepherds, wise men, etc.
Casual Day TOMORROW!! My apologies for not reminding the students today. Students can pay $2 and dress in casual clothes OR they may wear their uniform as usual. All money raised is going to support the Highroad Guatemala Missions Trip.
Food Drive: Our Salvation Army food drive will begin on Monday, November 30th. We are competing with K-3 classes to see who can bring in the most cans. All food items are worth 1 point each except the following items are worth 5 points each:
1. canned tuna
2. peanut butter
3. Kraft Dinner
4. Canned chicken noodle soup
5. canned tomato soup
6. canned pasta sauce
7. dried pasta
8. canned fruit
9. chunky soup
10. canned vegetable soup
Christmas Concert: The Intermediate/High School concert is on Monday, December 14th at 7pm. Our grade 5 class will be dressing up in nativity costumes. Please plan to dress your child as a shepherd, wise man, Mary/Joseph, etc. Dig out those robes and head towels. Look forward to seeing you all there!