Anti-Bullying Week

Here is what's coming up this week:

• This month's book reports are due Wed, Feb 29. Just a reminder that if you add up your child's minutes before sending it in, it really saves me a lot of time! :)

• Wed, Feb 29 is Anti-Bullying Day. It will be a non-uniform day if your child chooses to wear a PINK shirt!!

• Pizza Day will be this Friday. The students who are organizing the pizza days have said that orders are due today at 3pm. If you missed that, unfortunately I will be unable to accept orders tomorrow. :(

• This Friday morning we will be building skyscrapers! If you are available and would like to help out, I would greatly appreciate it! Please send me an email letting me know you're available.

Have a great week!!!

Reminders and Tidbits for Feb 20-24

• Wed Feb 22 – Bake sale – Send some change with your child to
  support our graduates

• Thurs Feb 23 – Student Led Conferences. Sign up sheet is just inside the portable
  door if you have not signed up already.
  
• Friday Feb 24 – Pizza day
  
• Pleas continue to send old newspapers to school. We will
  need a lot as we are planning to build skyscrapers with them!!
  

Valentine's Week!

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! <3

It will be a non-uniform day; send your child in red, white, and pink! Please feel free to send any treats or snacks that you would like, as we will have a bit of a party in the afternoon. Also, a reminder that if you send Valentines, make sure there is enough for all 20 studnets in our class to ensure we maintain the sens of community and inclusion we have been working hard to attain! :)

Here are the tidbits for this week and next:

• Pizza lunch this Friday – Forms were due today; send them
  tomorrow at the LATEST
• Bake Sale next Wednesday, Feb 22
  
• Student Led Conferences next Thursday, Feb 23 – please sign
  up on the form inside our classroom if you haven’t already!
  
• We are still collecting building materials. Keep sending
  your recyclables and newspapers as you collect them. We will need a LOT of newspapers!

HAVE A GREAT VALENTINE'S DAY!

<3 Mrs. Thiessen

Long Overdue

Hello all! I apologize that I haven't posted in a while! The internet access in my portable has been giving me grief, and thus prevented me from gettting a post out to you good people. Here are the tidbits for this week:

• 
  Thank you to everyone who got their child’s book reports in on time! The book reports for February are on a pink sheet. Both book reports on are that double sided sheet. They will be due Feb 29 this month. I encouraged most kids to take home another reading log entry page, but please let me know if you need another one!
  
• 
  We are just beginning a new science unit on Structures! As a class we will be collecting ‘building materials’ for a few activities and experiments, so if you happen to have these
  items around your home could you please send any of the following by this Friday:
  Popsicle sticks, straws, marbles, milk cartons, string, yogurt cups, pipe cleaners, newspapers, masking tape, cardboard and boxes, aluminum foil, a sponge, tin pans.
• 
  
  In a couple of weeks we will be hosting student led conferences. I have posted a sign-up sheet for conferences on February 23 after school. Up to 4 families can sign up for each block.
• 
  We have another pizza day coming up! I have sent forms home for Friday, Feb 17; please have them back to school before Monday, Feb 13.

Have a great week! Mrs. Thiessen :)

Two more things!

• I just read in this weekend's warrior that there is a pizza day this Friday, Jan 13! Forms can be printed from the warrior email and are due this Monday, Jan. 9th. There will also be another pizza day next friday January 20th.

• Also, just in case you are wondering, the post cards sent home today are for you to pass out to any friends or families who might be interested in attending WRCA. It is an invite to our open house coming up next week. You could also post them on your church bulletin boards or somewhere else you think is appropriate. The open house is January 19th from 7 - 9pm.

Don't forget to scroll down and read my original post for this week! :)

Hello everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas break! Here are some tidbits and reminders for next week:

• A friendly reminder to make sure you child comes to school with their gym strip and proper footwear on PE days (Wednesday and Thursday). Also make sure your child's uniform and gym strip are labelled.

• The parent volunteer sign up sheet is now up inside our classroom. Please feel free to sign up if you wish.

• Our librarian, Mrs. Klomps, has given the students the opportunity to do "book talks" during library time for the next month or two. It is a mini book report that the student will present orally to the class. I have sent it home as one of this month's book reports. It is the one titled "Bookville". These are due the last day of January, however some students will need to complete it early as they will be scheduled to present before the end of January. Each child will write in their planners when they present once we have the dates finalized. Please note, the other book is for non-fiction books. If necessary, we have a wide selection on non-fiction books in our classroom library that can be signed out.

• Class pictures will be Wednesday, January 11th.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Thiessen

Christmas Break is here!

Here are your holiday updates and reminders:

• I spoke with Mr. Dykstra today and it is becoming regular occurence where grade three students do not have proper footwear. I think all students should have a pair of gym shoes at school, especially girls who like to wear dress shoes or boots. If you choose not to do this, please make sure your child comes to school on PE days with proper athletic footwear. Also, every PE class there has been at least one student who does not have PE strip. Please make sure your child has gym strip on Wednesday and Thursday. I try to send all gym bags home over the weekend, so they can be washed and sent back Monday or Tuesday in time for gym.

• Homework: I have sent home some "Holiday Homework" to keep the students sharp over Christmas. Also, remember to keep reading and recording! Book reports and reading logs will be due January 3rd, the day we come back to school.

• If you are interested in volunteering next year, I will have a sign up sheet on the bulletin board inside the portable. If you have a certain day or time that works best, and is not listed please do not hesitiate to contact me.

• Scholastic Oders will be due the Friday after we get back (January 6th).

I wish you a MOST WONDERFUL Christmas, and all of God's Best in the New Year!

Mrs. Thiessen