Nov. 24th

Div. 9 has had some excellent 'Great Canadian' presentations these last two weeks from Josh, Lily, Sienna, Jerome, Teresa, Alexis, Vienna and Ben!  These are up in our hallway for everyone to look at so remember to take a look when you are at the school.

The students seem to really enjoy learning about Canada.   We have done BC and all 3 prairie provinces so far.  At Reader's Workshop we are currently identifying all the provinces, territories and their capital cities.  A huge thank you to Kamryn and Vienna's mom who have been helping out during Reader's Workshop.  Your help is so appreciated and needed!  Thanks also to Ben's mom and Roman's grandma for volunteering this week.

In Math we have started to take a closer look at place value.  When you see numbers ask your child how many hundreds, tens, ones and even thousands too to help review this concept.

 Our field trip to Burnaby Village Museum  on Friday, December 15th was put on the portal on Monday.   Please sign up and thanks to those who already have.  The cost for this trip is $9.00.
Our skating field trip is on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 1:00 it will be on the portal soon.  We will put this on the notice but please remember that for skating you should NOT pay online as we take the money directly to the skating rink.

SCHOLASTIC IS DUE ON MONDAY.  I extended it as many students thought?? they wanted to order.  Please don't feel you have to, I just want to give you the opportunity if you really did want to purchase.

Conferences are next week on Thursday and Friday.  It is an early dismissal 11:00 am on Thursday and there is no school on Friday (just conferences).  Please remember your child must be there for the conference.  The first 15 minutes they will show you their work and then the last 15 minutes is with myself and your child.  You should arrive the time you signed up for.  If you have any questions please just ask or email.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Nov. 17th

Thanks to all the parents who joined us for Fort Langley.  We totally lucked out with the weather and the students seemed to enjoy it and learned about the fur trade.  Some of the highlights were dressing up in costumes, dancing, watching the blacksmith and panning for gold!

Jamie our Child Care Worker is coming to Div. 9 for 6 weeks to help the students review and learn 'The Zones of Regulation'.  We are focusing on self-regulation and how when we are in the different zones we have a variety of feelings and emotions.  Your child has brought home today (instead of their poetry books) what they have done so far.  Please have your child explain what the 'Green Zone' means - happy, calm, feeling okay, focused and ready to learn'.  They will be exploring their feelings and signs for each of the zones over the next few weeks.

Thanks to everyone who has already sent in earbuds.  If you haven't please do so as we have started using them during Reader's Workshop and in the computer lab.  Just a reminder that your child can access Raz Kids from home as a alternate source of reading.  JRR books were changed this week.

Scholastic book orders were handed out today, they are due back Thursday, Nov. 23rd. This is the last order before Christmas.  If you want to have any items for gifts please just indicate on the order form and then I will make sure to give it directly to a parent or hide it in a bag to keep it a secret for Xmas.

Upcoming important dates...

Nov. 21 & Nov. 22 - PAC Treat Days  TCBY Frozen Yogurt $2.00 Chips/Doritos $1.00
Please be sure to sign up for a meeting time via the 'Conference' link on this blog.  On the top of the conference sign-up is a detailed explanation about how the conference will run.  If you have any further questions please email me at sheralyn_rowledge@sd42.ca
Nov. 30th - Early Dismissal 11:00 Student Led Conferences
Dec. 1st - No School Student Led Conferences
Dec. 12th Evening - Christmas Concert 6:30
Dec. 13th Afternoon - Christmas Concert 1:00
Dec. 15th - Burnaby Village Museum Field Trip (parent drivers needed)
Dec. 19th  Afternoon - Skating (parent drivers needed)

Hope you all have a good weekend and stay dry (the forecast doesn't look promising!)

Nov 9th

Christmas cards and order forms went home yesterday, they must be returned by next Friday, Nov. 17th.  The students all worked very hard on these and were proud of their artwork.  Even if you are not ordering please return the art card so that we can add it to their memory books.

Our Great Canadian presentations are going very well so far!  Good work Jared, Alanna, Kamryn, Cody, Libby and Stephen(?) I am hoping that Steve did his he was a bit nervous yesterday.  We are all anxious to see the rest of Div. 9's presentations!  I am putting these up in the hall and then will be laminating them for your child's memory books.  If your child has a cue card or a piece of paper that they write their presentation on we will glue these onto the back of their poster after it has been displayed.

Please be sure to sign up for your child's student led conferences that will be taking place on Thursday, Nov. 30th in the afternoon and Friday, Dec. 1st all day.  The link is on the Useful Links on the front of the blog (this is difficult if you are using a phone - sorry).

Also Friday Nov. 17th is our field trip to Fort Langley.  Please send in the $3.00 asap.  Students should have an easy to eat snack in their pockets and dress for the weather.  Most of the field trip is outside! Thanks to everyone who has offered to volunteer and drive.

Just a reminder that there is no school this Friday (Pro D) and Monday for Remembrance Day.  Hope you all have a good long weekend.

Nov. 3rd

A big thank you to Alanna, Ava, Stephen, Ben, Troy, Sienna and Roman for brining in treats for our Halloween celebration.  Everyone looked great in their costumes!

This week we started new Explorations stations some of them with a Canada theme.  The picture below is a group that has cooperatively made a habitat for a variety of Canadian animals.

Our class has Raz Kids  an online reading program that is another great option for home reading (each child has access to books that are at their reading level).  I have the link on the front of the blog.  Your child should only ever go on their own name, their password is their first name with a capital. I will also be sending a sheet home for you to sign up (through email) which will allow you to get updates on your child's reading progress.

Our computer lab now has very few working ear buds left.   The district is no longer purchasing them so if possible could you please send in a pair of ear buds for the computer lab that would be your child's own set.  These are very useful for individualize learning programs, they allow students to focus better and having their own pair also reduces the spread of lice.  They can be from a dollar store but please send them in a ziplock bag marked with your child's name. 


Steve and his mom found this very interesting website with interesting facts about Robert Munsch.  This is something you may want to read over with your child and discuss.  I was sadden to hear of his addiction and depression.  Such a talented man who obviously has many struggles too.

http://www.cbc.ca/books/70-amazing-facts-about-robert-munsch-1.4093534

Please be sure to sign up on the portal for our field trip on Friday, Nov. 17th and send in the $3.00 asap.

Reminder that next Tuesday, Nov. 7th is Hot Lunch Day and next Friday, Nov. 10th is a pro d day (no school for students and then Monday, Nov. 13th is also off for Remembrance Day - so yes a 4 day weekend is coming up!

Oct. 27th, 2017

We have a new student, Craven! Div. 9 have been very kind and welcoming, I am very proud of them all!

Our skating field trip on Tuesday was a success and fun was had by all!   Thanks to all the parents that drove and helped out with skates.  We wouldn't be able to go without all your help!

Just right reading (JRR) book bags came home on Wednesday, hopefully you got the letter and bag. If not please let me know.  I have also reminded the class they need to bring these book daily. Not all students have their Reader's Workshop books yet, as they don't get them until they have been at the Book Club station with me.  Everyone will have them by Tuesday (usually they have the books for a couple of weeks (2 rotations) but being these are all Halloween related books we are only doing one rotation).  Thank you to Kamryn and Vienna's moms (Miranda and Nancy) for volunteering to help out with our Reader's Workshop each morning - your help is so appreciated!

Tuesday is Halloween and our celebration.  There will be a parade at 8:45 am.  ***WE WILL NOT BE DOING PLANNERS THAT DAY - everyone will be out trick-or-treating so I didn't think it made sense to bring home a book!  Please ensure that your child's costume is easy to take on and off as they are going out for recess and lunch, plus Div. 9 has a 40 minute gym class.  You won't want their costume to be ruined for Halloween night.  Thanks to the students for providing the snacks and goodies for our party.  Alanna - fruit plate, Ava - veggie plate, Steve - cheese/crackers or small sandwiches, Ben - sweet treat, Troy - popcorn/chips or pretzels, Sienna - ?.
***Please remember no peanuts.
Please be sure to still send a lunch as we won't be having our celebration until the afternoon.

Field trip to Fort Langley on Friday, Nov. 17th is now on the portal.  Thanks to everyone who has already signed up ad sent in the money.

Our Great Canadians start on Thursday, Nov. 2 so hopefully everyone has started at least thinking about these and checking their child's date.

During Explorations the students have been doing 'Holman Wang' style art with puppets and one single word.  Their work is creative as you can see from just a few of their pictures!

October 20th

A short but busy week!   We were very lucky to have a special guest on Thursday.  Shannon (a friend of Logan's Mom from Div. 8) came to our class and brought a large container of all the felt crafts she has created.  She explained how she made all of her different characters and even made it possible for each student to try to poke the yarn (similar to Holman Wang's creations).  Amazing to see and hear how an artist gets and creates their ideas.

Each child should have brought home their Great Canadian information sheets and soon to be Canadian flags.  If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

Sorry for the bad news but our class does have a case of lice.  Please be checking your child's hair regularly and alert the school if and when you find anything.  Unfortunately,  it's that time of year!

Our skating field trip is on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 24th). Please sign up on the portal if you haven't already done so, ensure that you send your child's booster seat, skates and appropriate clothes and also send in the money if renting skates and helmets.  We will be leaving immediately after lunch.  Thank you so much to all the parents who have signed up to drive and confirmed their driver's abstracts.  Please don't worry if your child is also in cross country - there will be time to get to the race afterwards - Mrs. Roberts and I are coaches so we too will be leaving after we get back from skating.

Our Halloween celebration will be on Tuesday, Oct. 31st.  Your child can wear a costume but please remember it needs to be easy to take on and off as they will be going outside at recess and lunch and will even have gym that day.  You wouldn't want their costume to be ruined for Halloween night.  Thanks in advance to the following families for providing the snacks and goodies for our party.
Alanna - fruit plate,   Ava - Veggie Plate,  Steve - cheese/crackers or small sandwiches, Ben - sweet treat, Troy - popcorn/chips or pretzels, Sienna - other.  Please be sure to still send a lunch that day as we don't have our celebration until the afternoon.  

Friday the 13th of October!

Div. 9 had a lucky day!  The weather was perfect for our field trip to the Public Library to see and hear the author and creator/artist  Holman Wang. Thanks to Roman's grandma, Vienna, Kamryn and Ben's moms for joining us for this trip.  The students liked the bus trip plus really enjoyed learning Mr. Wang's journey to become an author and how he makes all the characters in his board books.  Ask your child about their field trip - when we brainstormed this afternoon they were very excited to share.  Prior to the field trip we had looked at the videos on the link below which explains the process he uses to make all his characters.  https://www.amazon.com/Holman-Wang/e/B009F0HJD2 

We are hoping to do some kind of art project using some of his ideas so if anyone has any yarn that  can be donated to the class that would be really appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

This past week was fire safety week and all the students were sent home information from the fire department which hopefully you have discussed and made your home escape plan.  We also read a couple stories today and discussed the importance of knowing and being able to repeat their addresses.  Please practice this with your child because if an emergency did occur they need to be prepared.

Div. 9 has 3 upcoming field trips planned so please keep these dates open on your calendars.
Tuesday, Oct. 24th pm - skating at Planet Ice (form should be up on the portal soon  - it has been submitted)
Friday, Nov. 17th - Fort Langley
Friday, Dec. 15th - Burnaby Village Museum