Open House & Parent Teacher Interviews

Tuesday, October 4th OPEN HOUSE

Early Dismissal 12:30pm

Mrs. Piroddi's Open House - 1:00pm- 3:00pm
Opportunity to grab a map and explore the school, meet the teacher and have your child show you around the classroom and tell you what he/she has been learning.

Wednesday, October 5th P/T Interviews

Early Dismissal 12:30pm

If you have concerns or questions or anything you need to discuss with me please contact me via email (spiroddi@sd73.bc.ca) and we can set up a time.  I will be contacting some of you to request an interview.

20 minute slots from 1:00pm- 4:20pm

Orange Shirt Day

Orange Shirt Day is Friday, September 30th.  Please wear an Orange Shirt. 

Why Orange Shirts?

Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) residential school commemoration event held in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in the spring of 2013.  It grew out of Phyllis' story of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at the Mission, and it has become an opportunity to keep the discussion on all aspects of residential schools happening annually.

The date was chosen because it is the time of year in which children were taken from their homes to residential schools, and because it is an opportunity to set the stage for anti-racism and anti-bullying policies for the coming school year.  It also gives teachers time to plan events that will include children, as we want to ensure that we are passing the story and learning on to the next generations.

Orange Shirt Day is also an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.

Terry Fox Run

The Terry Fox Run will take place Thursday, September 29th, just before lunch.  Please have students come in appropriate clothes to participate fully.

Spelling!

It was a great first spelling test today.  Most put in their best effort and tried their best.  If your child is struggling with the words do not hesitate to contact me and we can cut the list down to 10 words or provide an alternate list.  I want them to feel successful and overall improve in their spelling when writing.

Here is the new list...

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, January, February, July, August, September, November, month, year, holiday, autumn, season, calendar, second, minute.

Only 18 words this week.  Please go over the list nightly.  Either spelling orally or in written form.

Picture Day...

Tuesday, September 27th

Forms went home today.  Please let me know if you did not receive one. 
This year please bring form filled out with payment.  All students will get their picture taken but only those who bring form and payment will receive a package of photos.

SPELLING TEST TOMORROW, THURSDAY.  See List Below...

Notices coming home...

- New Lunch program forms for October

- Scholastic flyers - do not feel pressured to purchase however, it helps me to purchase supplies and resources for the classroom. They are due September 30th.

-  Social Studies handouts to fill out:
   1. Household culture- please fill in the boxes with your child and return
   2. My Family Recipe- think of a special or traditional recipe that your family       makes and write it out.  Please contribute one as it will be going towards a class recipe book.

Reminders

Library- Wednesdays

Gym - Wednesdays and Fridays

This week Gym will be Wednesday and Thursday

No School this Friday, September 23rd- PRO-D DAY

Thursday is Colour Day- Wear Blue and Green!

Strings Program information and form went home today

Spelling

Here is the list for the week of September 16-22:

about, awesome, because, beautiful, cousins, friends, great, important, minutes, pictures, school, stayed, their, there,they, visited, where, when, were, went (20 total)

Check out what is happening at the library for the fall for TWEENS.

Social Studies on Culture

We are starting a unit on Culture.  Please have some conversations with your child on cultural in Canada and your own family culture and traditions.  Culture is a wide topic.  It can be defined as beliefs/values, food, music, arts/crafts, objects, clothing, way of life and traditions. Students will be brainstorming their own culture and presenting this in poster form.  It would be great to include pictures (photos and/or magazines) from home.  Please support and help your child discuss this topic and gather information.

Spelling 

Weekly spelling lists will be sent home on Fridays.  Each list will either be words we need to work from our journal writes or themed by suffixes, prefixes, contractions, etc.  We will work throughout the week with these words with games, writing, reading, etc. On the following Friday we will have a test on the words.  If you can work with your child on these words at home that would be helpful.  I will post the list on the blog tomorrow. 

Lunch Program

I signed my girls up for this program yesterday.  It is going to save me some time in the evenings :) It is optional but covenient as the meals are delivered to the classroom.  You will still need to provide snack.  As of now there is no vegetarian program.
If you are interested please fill up the top portion and return it to the canteen (not to me) with cash or pay debit for the month.  This will have to be done every month.  It says "Dates on program"...please fill out the specific dates your child will be having lunch on the program.  You keep the bottom portion for reference.

I hope this helps clarify.

Dates to Remember

Friday, September 23rd- Pro-D Day - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, September 27th- Picture Day :)

Forms

Agendas were handed out to those students who paid their school fees.  They are due by September 30th.

Please hand in the blue information form asap.

Fruits and Veggie program permission forms will be coming home tomorrow.  Please sign and return as we would like all students to be able to partake in free fruits and veggies throughout the year.

KSA is offering a lunch program.  That form will be coming home tomorrow as well.  Please read over and decide if you would like your child to sign up for this program.

Exercise balls

Exercise balls are allowed as an alternative seat, provided by the student.  If at any time the exercise balls become a distraction or unsafe they will be removed.

Kleenex boxes needed

We are approaching that time of year of flus and colds. Please contribute a kleenex box for the class.