Good afternoon families,

Just 9 more school days until Spring Break!

Below is our March Calendar.

Portfolio share March 9:

A reminder that our Term #2 portfolio share will be held in class on Monday March 9 at 8:50-9:10am. As this term was really short compared to term 1 the share will be a quick one!

We will also have another share in May for Student Led Conferences.

 

Poetry Contest:

Another reminder that the poetry contest is open until March 9.

This contest is optional and all the information is here, posted on our school website and in the window of our classroom. The winner of the poetry contest will win a pizza party for their class.

Below is more information:

Upcoming Dates:

Monday March 9- Term #2 Portfolio Share 8:50-9:10am

See you all first thing to view your child’s work this term.

Wednesday March 11- Reports available online

Friday March 13- Last day of school before Spring Break

Monday March 30- First Day back for 3rd Term

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

 

Good afternoon families,

Below is some information about some upcoming events and dates around our school and in Division 11.

Field Trip:

We are planning a field trip to Science World during Term #3. We are still working on booking, payments and once fully planned and approved we will send home a notice with all the information.

Suncrest Spirit Wear Orders:

Suncrest Clothing Fundraiser orders are due this Saturday! Please click the link below to check out clothing and create your order.

Suncrest Elementary

 

Pink Shirt Day and Assembly:

Pink shirt day is this Wednesday February 25. Remember if you do not have a pink shirt that is okay, what matters is not what you wear but how you treat others. This month we have been working on our social thinking around kindness.

Our Assembly run by Divisions 2, 6 and 8 begins at 10:40am in the gym.

Planning a Vacation:

Please let us know in advance by emailing myself and our secretary Ms. Boleak with the dates you plan on being away from school. This helps if I am ever away as it is already logged into the system.

Dropping off during Lunch:

Sometimes our doors are closed at lunch. After chatting with Ms. Boleak, she let me know that if you are dropping off at lunch that your child can go straight to play with their friends and I will log them in when they are back inside from lunch. If you are coming back during instructional time please sign your child in and out at the office.

Absenses

Thank you to the families who email me that their child will be away. Sometimes I am off site or not at work. I encourage families to also let Ms. Boleak know as I am not always on my email when I am off work, at a workshop or sick.

 

Report Cards:

This term our report cards will be available online on Wednesday March 11. More information was sent home by Ms. Sakic through email. Below is our Term #2 overview (which is also written into the subject sections on the report card.) Your child’s self-reflection will be sent home in their planner on March 11.

Suncrest Poetry Contest:

This contest is optional and all the information is here, posted on our school website and in the window of our classroom. The winner of the poetry contest will win a pizza party for their class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

Upcoming Dates:

Wednesday February 25- Pink Shirt Day and Assembly @10:45am in the gym

Friday February 27- Pro-D-Day (No school for students)

Saturday February 28– Suncrest Spirit Wear Orders Due

Monday March 9- Term #2 Portfolio Share 8:50-9:10am

Wednesday March 11- Reports Home

Friday March 13- Last day of school before Spring Break

Monday March 30- First Day back for 3rd Term

Good afternoon families,

Just a reminder that tomorrow is our Hip Hop Performance at 1:15pm in the gym. Hope to see you there!

Please ensure your child comes to school wearing their outfit as we are also having a dress rehearsal right after recess.

Outfit:

• Black clothing (tops and bottoms)
• Dark coloured hat and sunglasses (check to see if they will stay on during the performance

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

Good afternoon families,

Attached is our calendar for the busy month of February! Cannot believe how fast this school year is going!

Hip Hop

On Friday students will be performing along with Div. 12 (Mr. Sinclair’s class).

We ask that students wear on Friday the following clothing for our performance:

• All black clothing
• Sunglasses and ball caps (dark or black if possible)

Our performance is Friday afternoon at 1:15pm in the gym! Hope to see you there!

Valentine’s Day

Our class will have an in class celebration on Friday February 13th. If you’d like to make Valentine Cards for your classmates please bring them in the morning. If you are also bringing a treat to share, please ensure there are no nuts (all tree nuts and peanuts) and eggs inside and that treats are individually wrapped. We encourage the class to include everyone when creating their cards.

I will send home a Class List tomorrow for Valentine’s Day where you can keep and use the list to ensure no classmate is left out.

Upcoming Dates:

Friday February 6- Hip Hop Performance @1:15pm in the gym

Friday February 13- Valentine’s Day Celebration

Monday February 16- Family Day (No school)

Tuesday February 17- Lunar New Year

Friday February 20- Last day to order Jan/ Feb Scholastics

Wednesday February 25- Pink Shirt Day Assembly @10:45am in the gym

Friday February 27- Pro-D-Day (No school for students)

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

Good afternoon families!

Attached is the calendar. If you dress up for spirit days, you can earn a point for your house team!

Monday

• Write your own comic strip

Tuesday

• Dress up as your favourite character
• Bring your favourite book to school
• Drop Everything and Read (3 times a day)

Wednesday 

• Create your own “How to book”
• Fire Fighter Reading

Thursday 

• Wear clothing with words and letters
• Class book of poems

Friday

• PJ Day
• Bring a flashlight for reading in the dark

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

Good morning families,

We are so lucky the assembly is still on, the projector screen was fixed last night right after school!

Our assembly will begin at 10:40/45am right after recess (approx. 45 mins long). All of Division 11 has a part in skits and some students who felt comfortable have speaking parts (either leading our treaty land acknowledgement, introducing our class or sharing a poem).

We understand that some families have work and other commitments, but we hope to see you there!

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

P.S. Next week is literacy week!

Attached is our schedule: We have a bingo card going home to complete during the week due on January 30, theme days and in class/ school wide activities!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning families,

On Tuesday January 13 our class will be visiting Division 2’s Donation Fair. Division 2 students have been working on items to sell in groups such as key chains, book marks and stickers to raise money for local charities. Proceeds sold at the fair will go to charities such as the BC SPCA, BC Children’s Hospital, Team Trees, Save the Children Canada, Penny Appeal, Parkinson Canada, Parent Support Services Society of BC and more. Many items are between 50 cents to 2-3 dollars.

Division 11 has signed up for a time in the afternoon to visit from 1:45-2:00pm on Tuesday January 13. If your child is partaking please discuss how many items they could purchase and discuss how much money they are able to bring to the fair.

On Tuesday January 13 I will collect the money in the morning from students to put into my locked cabinet until it is time to visit the fair.  Please have your child’s name (on an envelope or plastic bag and how much money is inside) this will let me know that your child has permission to purchase and make a small donation to the local charities that day. 

After the fair all extra money will remain in the bags and items will be in my cabinet until we line up for home time. Most items are small to fit inside the plastic bag or envelop.

Thank you for your support,

Ms. Ciolfitto

 

Good afternoon families,

Happy New Year everyone! Thank you very much for the lovely gifts before the holidays! I am well rested and ready for second term!

Attached is our monthly calendar and information for upcoming events and dates.

January Calendar:

The month looks very blank but I will update when more dates are added.

Indoor Shoes and Clothes:

Please bring indoor shoes, rain boots and extra clothes (all labeled) for your child’s cubby as soon as possible as the weather is calling for heavy rain tomorrow and throughout the week.

Toys from Home:

Thank you for your continued help keeping special belongings at home. Just a reminder unless you are special helper sharing your items, a school expectation is that toys and items from home stay at home.

Dressing for Winter:

As the weather continues to get colder and wetter please have a conversation with your child about dressing for the weather. I will continue to encourage changing into warmer and waterproof clothing as well as changing into outdoor pants and shoes.

Assembly:

Our class will be leading our Celebration of Learning Assembly on Friday January 23 at 10:40am (after recess). We will be presenting along with our buddy class Division 5. We hope you can make it!

Report Card Envelopes:

Thank you to the families who have signed and returned report card envelops. I will continue collecting this week.

Term 2 Learning Themes:

 

• Math: Addition and Subtraction /Grade 1s (numbers 1-20) and Grade 2s (numbers 1-100)
• Science: Season of Winter, Force and Motion, Light and Sounds and BC Animal Research (life cycles, habitat etc.)
• Social Studies: Diverse features of the environment in other parts of Canada and the world and continued learning on roles and responsibilities in our classroom/ school environment
• English Language Arts: Non-fiction writing, Fiction writing through story writing and learning the elements of story, personal writing through journaling, poetry and writing letters. Continue working on phonics, reading skills as well as parts of speech (nouns, adjectives etc).
• Physical Eduction: Ball skills and continued collaborative games and physical literacy (note: Wednesday 40 minute block taught by Mr. Chau and Friday 40 minute block taught by myself)
• Art: Drama focus
• ADST: Design focus using recycling materials and plasticine for BC animal research projects
• Career Education: Goal Setting and Growth Mindset

Upcoming Dates:

Friday January 16: Family Reading 8:50-9:10am

Friday January 23: Celebration of Learning Assembly @ 10:40am in the gym

Monday January 26– Friday January 30 Literacy Week (activities soon to be announced)

Monday January 26: Kicking off Literacy Week with family reading 8:50-9:10am

 

 

Good morning families,

Just a friendly reminder that our class’ portfolio share is this morning at 8:50-9:10am. Please come on inside with your child at the first bell.

Looking forward to seeing you soon and for you to see some of the work we have been doing this term.

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

Good afternoon families,

Thank you all for coming out to see both of our shows!

Here is a post with some updates before we enter the last week of school.

Birthday Celebration in Div 11

We have a birthday celebration tomorrow. Even though it is fun lunch we will also have some pizza (2 slices per student).

Portfolio Share

Portfolio share is on Monday December 15 at 8:50-9:10am. We would love for all families to join us to see our work from the term before reports go home. See you then!

Reports Home

Reports will go home on Wednesday December 17. Please bring back your signed envelopes as we will be reusing the same envelope all 3 terms.

Pancake Breakfast and PJ Day

Pancake Breakfast and PJ day will be on Thursday December 18. Our time is 10:45 – 11:15am in the gym. We recommend still bringing a small snack and lunch on this day.

Classroom Clean Up

We will be cleaning out our cubbies and taking home out indoor shoes and extra clothing on Friday December 19.

Holiday Spirit Day

Wear festive holiday wear or accessories on Friday December 19.

 

Upcoming Dates:

Monday December 15: Term #1 Portfolio Share (in our classroom) 8:50-9:10am (See your child’s portfolio and slideshow of our work this term)

Wednesday December 17: Reports Home

Thursday December 18: Pancake Breakfast & PJ DAY (10:45-11:15am)

Friday December 19: Last day of school, Holiday Spirit Day, Cubby Clean Out

Thank you for a wonderful first term! Happy Holidays!

Ms. Ciolfitto