Dear Division 17,

I hope you are doing well. 

This new term is a little different as we are creating new ways to keep connected and learn due to the current COVID-19 situation. Most likey most of you have beet trying to connect with some of your family and/or friends and neighbours in new ways. I hope we will do our best to stay connected and continue close communication through ways available to us. 

While as a school district we are working on what learning will look like in the meantime, here is a helpful link with someactivities you can do with your child at home:

https://learning.burnabyschools.ca/grade-1/

As well some additional information from our school district which can help you answer some of the questions you maight have:

https://learning.burnabyschools.ca/

Sincerely,

Ms.S.

As we continue to receive updates from our school district, I would like to share some ideas for some fun activities we could do with the kids. The weather is beautiful and amazing, but if and when it rains and you are stuck at home, there are some fun things your kids could do. Here is a couple of links which I hope you will find helpful. 🙂

https://www.familyfuncanada.com/the-ultimate-list-of-free-online-tours-experiences-and-homeschool-resources/ https://www.buzzfeed.com/melissaharrison/educational-resources-activities-kids-coronavirus

Our students are getting ready for our annual Sports Day. This year  our theme is Space. Our first House Teams meeting took place on January 17 and students chose the following names for their house teams: Red Swirling Nebulae, Blue Freezing Neptunes, Black InevitableGalaxies, and Green Cosmis Aliens. 

On Thursday, January 30, we will have a Spirit Day. Since it is a Literacy Week at Armstrong, our student leaders  decided that to earn points for your house team, stuents should dress as their favourite book characters or they can bring their favourite books. 

Our intermediate students helped our school to have a lot of fun around Halloween time by performing for the whole school.

Now it is the primary students’ turn to zhare our skills and give back to our community by preparing some fun Holiday performances.

We are going to have a Winter Concert on December 18. It will take place in the Gym at 1:30 and 6:30. Our division is going to sing “Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney” and a finale song.

Here’s a link to “When Santa Got Stuck Up the Chimney” song:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhRL7xlDJIE

Our school is once again participating in the Holiday Angel Project. This project is an opportunity to support families and help them bring more joy to their kids during the Holidays. If your family would like to participate, your child will bring a card home which will have some info about a child for whom you can donate a toy. All the toys collected at our school will go to the Burnaby Christmas Bereau’s Toy Drive.

Please wear an orange shirt on Monday, September 30 to recognize the survivors of residential schools.

Dear Families,

I will be happy to meet with you on Wednesday and Thursday, September 25 and September 26. During our Families and Teachers as Partners Conferences, I hope to get to know your vision for your child and our school as well as will try to answer your questions.

We highly value your ideas and will try our best to support your initiatives. If you would like to be part of a cultural night, movie night, Pancake Breakfast with Santa, etc, please let me know. I am here to work together with you to make sure your children are happy and successful.

Thank you,

Ms. S.

At Armstrong Elementary, we deeply value every member of our community. Please join us at our Communitea on Friday mornings. Share your ideas and have fun time socializing with other members of our community.

Your participation in our PAC (Parent Advisory Committee) is a great way to share your ideas and have an even greater positive impact on your kids’ school experience. Our next PAC meeting is on Wednesday, September 25, at 6:30 p.m. I hope to see you there! 🙂

Let’s make our school a great place for our kids together!

Ms.S.   🙂

Ms. Corwin shared this article with me and I would like to share it with our families. 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-14/ipad-generations-fingers-not-ready-to-write/9143880

Dear Families,

Kids love rain and it rains a lot in Vancouver. Playing in the puddles is a lot of fun!  A lot of kids get wet during Recess and Lunch breaks. Please send your kids to school in rubber boots and rain jackets on rainy days. At least one set of a change of clothes should stay at school (three pairs of socks, two airs of pants and a shirt). Wet and/or dirty clothes will be sent home.

Please find detailed information about the West-Coast Recess on our school website.

Thank you,

Ms. S.   🙂