Jonathan Lapierre

Thanks to everyone who has made the first camp payment. The deadline for this payment is April 30, but if you are able, please complete this sooner as it helps us finalize plans with Camp Elphinstone!

Thursday is class + grad photo day at Aubrey! Also, please make sure grade 7s come to school with their grad hoodies! The parents organizing the yearbook would like to take a grade 7 photo where they are all wearing their grad hoodies!

Lastly, next week is our student led conferences. Since they are led by students I think this one can be done without sign up. Grade 6 parents please come any time after 2pm. Grade 7s will return from the play at Alpha at 3pm so grade 7 parents are welcome to come after 3pm with their child!
Please send me an email if you are planning to attend after 4pm so that I know to expect you.

Thanks,

Jonathan Lapierre

Hi everyone! I’ve got a few reminders/updates for everyone.

Our Heritage Fair went very well last week. We had tons of great posters showing lots of great research on Canadian history. The finalists from our class are: Arielle, Moana, Jasmine & Andrea! Congratulations!

We are still fundraising for Camp Elphinstone and running a freezie sale next week for the whole school. Once this is done we should have a final cost for the 2nd payment for camp. Camp runs from June 10 to 12th and we leave from Aubrey at 8am on the 10th. We will return by 3pm on the 12th.

This Friday we will be going on a hike to Burnaby Mountain! Please ensure everyone has layers as it’s still brisk in the mornings and we’ll be outside all day.

Also, student-led conferences are coming up on May 1st! Please come any time between 2 and 4pm and contact me if you’d like an alternate time. Our grade 7s have been invited to see Clue – a play put on at Alpha. These students will return to school around 3pm, so if you’re planning on attending the student led conference, please plan to come after 3pm with your child.

Lastly, we’ve got two projects coming up that may involve some parent assistance to acquire materials. We’ve got our annual business fair (now slime-free!) and an ancient artifact project which requires students to make a model of an important historical artifact. Students should be able to explain these, but feel free to ask me any questions!.

This was a lengthy post, but thanks for getting through it!

We have a wonderful cultural experience headed our way next week. On Monday morning we will be welcoming Chef Kevin Houssais to make authentic French crệpes with our and other intermediate classes. Chef Kevin has shared his talents in many schools from kindergarten to grade 12 for the last several years.

The crệpes are made with vanilla, lemon, butter, and sugar. There is no need for students to bring anything except their appetites. Feel free to check out his website at https://www.lespetitschef.ca/

Bon appetit!

Pink Shirt Day and Legally Blonde!

Wednesday we will have a 9am Celebration of Learning assembly which is also Pink Shirt Day at Aubrey. Immediately after the assembly we will depart by public transportation to Shadbolt to see the play put on by high school drama students. Since our class is departing early, I’ve mentioned that we can visit the Tim Horton’s / Pizza shop for lunch/snack around noon so students are welcome to bring their own money for this if they choose to. The weather isn’t looking great so please ensure students are dressed to wait for buses outside!

Important note: The play ENDS at 2:45 at Shadbolt and we have 4 classes returning at the same time. We may have to walk a while to take a different bus line as 4 classes can’t fit on one bus. Any parents wanting to pick up their kids from Shadbolt please ensure you are there before 2:45 as we’ll need to leave as soon as the play ends and can’t wait. I am hoping we’ll be back at Aubrey at 3:30pm but this depends on bus capacity. You can call the office for updates as I’ll keep them in the loop.

Lastly, we are finishing our massive L.A. projects on speeches and our novel study. Most students should be working on these at home as they are both due next week (March 7th and 8th respectively). We have put in a lot of class time with these, but the deadline is quickly approaching!

Thanks!
J Lapierre

Bridges, Posters and Burnaby North!

Hi everyone!

Today we were finally able to test our creations! We had some impressive results and I’ve attached a few pics below.

Also, please submit the course selection forms (grade 7s) as soon as possible so I can forward them to the high school.

Lastly, you may have noticed a $5 notice on School Cash. Ms Smith is organizing a bulk order of posterboards for our Heritage Fair projects. They are the required size for the outside judges who will be coming to look at our projects. Students may be selected to move on to a regional fair. It’s cheaper to order in bulk than each group purchasing them separately.

Let me know if you have any questions! Term 2 reports are coming already in a month and we’re hard at work on PIXLR Subvertisements, Speeches, Novel Study, and Heritage Fair along with our usual subjects.

Hi everyone,

This is just an update about the large projects we’re starting in class. In term 2 it’s critical that students keep up with assignments and steps in our large projects. Some students may need support with this so I encourage parents to check in with students and to check assigned work on Teams for an indication on how they’re doing.

Some of the projects include:
Speeches (topic is An Authentic Moment)
Heritage Fair
Novel Study (most of the class is working on City of Ember)
Popsicle stick bridges (ADST)
Photo editing using PIXLR
Along with our other usual learning.

Also, in gr7 Math we’ve started using our Math sets with compass and protractor. If you haven’t purchased one yet, I recommend getting one which fits a standard pencil in the compass as the ones with little pieces of graphite are hard to refill. These will be used in high school as well.

Thanks!

Happy holidays everyone!

I hope everyone has a safe, fun time together.

I don’t assign any work over breaks, but some students who haven’t wrapped everything up just yet are encouraged to find a little time over the next couple weeks to have those finished so that we can start fresh in the new year.

I’d just like to thank everyone for their support this year with school and your generosity. We’re lucky to be in such a great community!

Here is a piece we worked on in the past few weeks. It was done in the style of a fuzzy memory and shows evidence of the anthropocene.

Hi everyone!

We’re in our last few days of this term (Last day is Thursday next week). Our soapstone carvings have been a great learning experience and some have turned out great!

This is an invitation to grade 7 band parents to come join our assembly on Tuesday next week at 9:30am in the gym for the school band performance. I’m not sure on too many details but I’d say it’d run until about 10am.

Also, report cards are coming home today with student reflections on core competencies attached, as well as goals for term 2. Let me know if you have any questions!

J Lapierre

Hi parents,

A few notes about the end of Term 1:

First, we have two parents from the French class who have signed up to join the Grad planning committee. If there are any parents willing to help plan the Grad day for our 7s please check the PAC email.

Second, we seem to have some hungry students who eat erasers, glue sticks, and pencil sharpeners. If anyone is able to donate some to our class, we’ve gone through quite a few and have blown the budget. The small wedge sharpeners are perfect. Boxes of Kleenex are also appreciated!

The last day of class is Thursday Dec 22. Please let me know if you have any questions about your child’s report card (coming Fri Dec 15).

Thanks!

We had an excellent hike last week and were lucky to have beautiful views above the fog! We also said goodbye to Mr Lee, our student teacher. He is now graduating and beginning work as a TTOC!

We also began our soapstone carvings Friday. It is slow work, but many are looking great already.