December 22nd

Thanks to all the parents who drove and helped out with skating.  The fact it was snowing just made it even more exciting!

The children loved the snow and ice and had very creative ideas of what they could do!

Thanks to those parents that sent in snacks and treats today for our celebration. Also thanks to everyone for the neat and generous gifts and Christmas wishes.  I hope you and your families have a wonderful holiday season!
Strange to say but we will see you in 2018!

Dec. 15th

It was a busy 'Christmas' week at Fairview.  We hope you liked the concert I thought Div. 8 & 9
did an excellent job of 'Zat you Santa Claus'!

We have been busy with some Christmas crafts, Christmas math games and even Christmas 
explorations!  At Explorations they are creating 'The Polar Express' with the train set and then
 a North Pole station which they can create whatever they'd like.  Below are a few pictures of 
their creations.  

Look we made 'The Polar Express'!

Christmas card art orders came in and were sent home on Thursday.  

Our field trip to Burnaby Village was very successful   Thank you so much to all the parents who drove 
and helped with the supervising. Even the staff at Burnaby Village commented on how fortunate 
we were to have so many volunteers!  You're the Best! I think the children learned a lot about how 
Christmas and life was many years ago.  They were asking some great questions!

This last week before the break Fairview Leadership is collecting new and gently used warm clothing

and towels and blankets for the  SPCA.  Please send any donations in with your child, we have boxes 

outside each classroom.

Tuesday, Dec. 19th is hot lunch and skating in the afternoon.  Thanks to everyone who volunteered 
to drive and help out!  You will need to send boosters and all their skating gear on Tuesday morning.  
Please send in the money for skates and helmets on Monday so that I can organize it all after school.  

Pajama and bring your favourite Christmas book is Friday!  Treats for our celebration on Friday, Dec. 22 
afternoon are provided by the following...
Alexis - fruit plate, Jerome - veggie plate, Mannat - cheese/crackers or small sandwiches, 
Kamryn - sweet treat, Jared - popcorn/chips or pretzels, Josh - Grinch Kabobs.  Thank you all!

Dec. 8/17

Excitement is definitely in the air! Christmas concert tickets that were pre-ordered went home today with the oldest child attending Fairview (if you wanted tickets and didn’t order any please check the parent portal and contact Natalie Currie by email) 

Concert reminders…

Costume - pajamas and a Santa Hat (only if you want them to have one – if you are sending one please label it with your child’s name with masking tape on the inside) Sorry for the late notice but one of the student’s suggested it and we thought it was a cute idea!

Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 9:00 dress rehearsal ***Students should come to school in pj’s

Evening performance at 6:30 that day ***we are asking the children to arrive at their classrooms at 6:15 pm so please have them stay with you until that time!

Wednesday, Dec. 13 1:00 pm performance

Div.9 has now finished all their great Canadians. I was very proud of how well all of the students did. Public speaking is not easy and all of them did an awesome job!  The posters all look great in the hall too and will be an important addition to their memory books.

You should have received your copy of your child’s report card on Tuesday.  If for some reason you didn’t get it please let me know.

Our field trip to Burnaby Museum is on Friday, Dec. 15^th.  Thanks to everyone who volunteered to join us.  It should be a great day!  Please send in the $9.00 asap. 

Skating is on Tuesday, Dec. 19 afternoon after hot lunch! Another exciting day!

Our Christmas celebration will be on Friday, Dec. 22.  Thanks to the following students for supplying the goodies and snacks.

Your child may have mentioned that I didn’t come back after lunch today. Unfortunately, my mom isn’t well and I had to suddenly book a flight to Calgary. I am actually writing this as I am flying over the rockies! I really hope to be back for Monday but I may to need to stay longer.  Hope you all have a great weekend.  Sheralyn

   

December 2nd

Thanks to everyone for attending your child's conference these last couple of days.  It was great to see everyone, to celebrate your child's work and learning so far this year and to set goals for our next term.

It's so hard to believe it is already December!  It will be a fun but busy month.  I have updated the calendar on this blog with all the important dates for class and school wide events.

Our concert is coming up quickly and you've probably heard your child singing their songs.  We will be wearing pyjamas for our costume. They will need to wear them on Tuesday, Dec. 12 in the morning for the dress rehearsal, again that evening (the concert is at 6:30pm) and then again for the afternoon performance on Wednesday, Dec. 13th (1:00pm).

We have two field trips planned for December. Friday, Dec. 15th to Burnaby Village Museum and then skating at Planet Ice on Tuesday, Dec. 19th.  Both of these trips are on the portal so please sign up asap.  Thanks to everyone who already has and also to everyone who has signed up to drive.  Please ensure you have a current driver's abstract on file in the office.  If you are uncertain please contact Joy in the office (604-465-9331) or just write a note in your child's planner and I will send home the volunteer form with all the directions (it is very quick and easy now as it can be done online or over the phone).

The last day of school before the break will be our classroom celebration. I will post the reminder notice to all parents who are bringing in snacks closer to the date.

Enjoy your weekend - it looks like we may see some sun next week!

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.