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Hello all,
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Happy Winter Holiday!
It’s that busy and joyous time of year again 🙂 Thank you for your understanding as my December news is a bit later than I would prefer! Please take some time to read the notes here, as there are several leading up to our much needed and deserved winter break. Cold weather: Please continue to send enough warm and rainy day clothes for your child to go outside. Many students need several pairs of socks as they get wet outside. Also please ensure your child’s name is on ALL pieces of spare clothing and in a bag. We have several items floating around the changeroom with no one claiming them.
Clothing and Food Drive: Please work as a family to bring in new warm clothes, non-perishable food and/or cash for the Clothing and Food drive, respectively. I am challenging our students to bring in at LEAST 23 items or 23 dollars. We have 20 students plus Mr. Parco, Mr. Maan and myself! That’s one item or 1 dollar each! We can do it!
Math: You may have had your child say some kids are going for ‘Mega Math’ in Ms. Saunders class next door! Ms. Saunders and I are working together to provide the best math we can for our split grade 1/2s. For now, we are doing 3 times a week where Ms. Saunders teaches some of our Div 9 students, and I teach some of hers. We will switch groups later in the year as well. If you have any questions about this, please let me know.
Work folders: I am going to send home a folder with your child next week, on either Thursday or Friday. This will have some work done over the term. As we do SO much process based work and conversation, this is a great way to ask your child about what they bring home and engage in discussion. In our class we want to celebrate process over product, mistaking making and risk taking, and big ideas over rote learning. SO, we may not have as many polished products but what we bring home can inspire great conversations with you.
Snapshots of learning: Your child will be bringing their ‘Snapshot of Learning’ home on Friday. This is an informal report, a snapshot, to let you know how your child is doing so far this year. If you have any questions or comments after reading your child’s snapshot, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Things to do over the break:
Practice skip counting and writing numbers; watch numberblocks on netflix; play board games and math games; read, read, read! And enjoy being together as a family– get rest and relaxation, have hugs and play!
Monday Dec 13- Ms. M away- Ms. Tang is TOC Tuesday Dec 14th- Last library day, be sure to bring books back Thursday or Friday Dec 16 or 17- A folder of wonderful work coming home Friday Dec 17th- Snapshot of learning coming home Fri Dec 17th- PJ day, last day before holidays