Good morning families,

December is already upon us!

December Calendar:

Attached is our Calendar for December. Please note when more days are added I will update the calendar and the blog with any additions or changes. 

December 2025 Calendar

Goodbye Ms. Raj:

Ms. Raj’s last day at Suncrest for her Practicum is this Tuesday December 2. We will be having a small in class celebration in the afternoon. Even though it’s goodbye to Ms. Raj the student teacher it will be nice to see her around Suncrest in the future as a Teacher on Call (TOC). Congratulations Ms. Raj on completing your teaching practicum and Bachelors of Education!

Ms. Raj would like to celebrate with a pizza party at lunch. Each student will get 2 slices. Please still send snacks and a small lunch if your child would like some pizza.

Musical Information:

Division 11 is performing twice on Thursday December 11 at 1:30pm and 6:30pm.

Tickets: Tickets are due so we can sort out numbers for each showing. Please hand them in as soon as possible.

Musical Rehearsals: Will be every afternoon this week beginning at 1pm for Thursdays’ performance group.

Musical Costumes: Please support your child in getting their costume together for the performance. Division 11 will be wearing (any colour shorts, solid black t-shirt and black socks). Musical costumes should be brought to school labelled in a bag by Friday December 5.

Musical Dress Rehearsal: Will be held on Tuesday December 9 (Students will need to wear their costume this day)

Evening Performance: Please be back at school for 6pm. I will have my outside door ready and open to greet you back inside.

Twin Day (Spirit Day): Friday December 5

Our next spirit day is Twin Day. Twin Day means to dress in the same way as someone else. You can dress up and match with a friend, sibling or even your teacher. If you are in Division 11 and do not have a Twin, please be my twin and dress up with me! Let’s dress the same by wearing a grey top, black pants, white socks and sneakers!

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday December 2: Ms. Raj’s Last Day of Practicum

Friday December 5: Family Reading (8:50-9:10am)

Twin Day Spirit Day (Dress the same with a friend, sibling or the class)

Thursday December 11: Holiday Musical 1:30pm and 6:30pm

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 (Time: TO BE ANNOUNCED)

Friday December 19: Last day of school

 

Good afternoon families,

Below is some information for an activity (optional) at lunch on Thursday this week and upcoming dates as I am starting to put together our calendar for next month.

If you know you and your child will be going on vacation before or after the break please email me and our school secretary Ms. Boleak of your absence.

PJ Snack and Movie Day Information

Attached is the poster made by the leadership team at Suncrest (Grade 6 & 7 students) about the PJ Snack and Movie Day which is happening at lunch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students can wear their PJs or cozy items and bring their own snack to the short film playing at lunch in the gym.

Pro-D-Day

Also a reminder that there is no school on Friday November 21 for students while teachers are busy learning during our Pro-D-Day.

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

Upcoming Dates

Friday November 21: Pro-D-Day (No school for students)

Monday November 24: Family Reading 8:50-9:10am

Friday November 28: Scholastic Orders Due / Class Code: RC130056

Tuesday December 2: Ms. Raj’s last day at Suncrest

Friday December 5: Family Reading 8:50-9:10am

Wednesday/ Thursday December 10 or 11: Holiday Musical AM and PM Performance (Dates and Times: TO BE ANNOUNCED)

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 (Times: TO BE ANNOUNCED)

 

 

 

Good morning families,

It’s already November! What a fun school year it’s been so far!

Attached is the November Calendar!

Family Reading:

Join us for our 2 Family Reading times this month first thing in the morning (8:50-9:10am) on Friday November 14 and Monday November 24. We will start right away at the first bell so please come on inside with your child. We are hoping to have a couple days a month for families to come in and we encourage families to also read with others in the community if a family member cannot make it. Ms. Raj, Ms. Chow, Ms. Robyn and I will also be joining in!

Spirit Days:

Division 11 has already been divided into house team colours for sports day (later this year). Our team list is posted on our outside door. Each month the leadership committee run by the grade 6/7s have planned spirit days where students get to dress up and earn points for their house team colour.

Monochrome day is this Friday November 7th! Wear shades of one colour (top and bottoms) and earn 1 point, wear an accessory of the same colour and earn 2 points.

 

Upcoming Dates:

Friday November 7: Monochrome Spirit Day

Monday November 10: Remembrance Day Assembly @10:45am

Tuesday November 11: Remembrance Day (No school)

Friday November 14: Family Reading 8:50-9:10am

Friday November 21: Pro-D-Day (No school for students)

Monday November 24: Family Reading 8:50-9:10am

Friday November 28: Scholastic Orders Due / Class Code: RC130056

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

 

 

Good afternoon families,

Here is some information about our exciting end to October this Friday!

How is Division 11 going to Celebrate Halloween?

We are going to participate in Halloween activities throughout the day that will also connect to some of our academic topics.

After the parade we will have a small halloween celebration with a short film, games and snacks. If you would like to bring a snack for the group to eat, please ensure it is individually wrapped (peanut, egg and all types of nut free) as we do have students with allergies and sensitivities to those foods mentioned above in our class. You are also more than welcome to just send a snack for your child to enjoy during the film. All goody bags will be handed out at the end of the day. Myself and the staff in the classroom also have some goodies to hand out at the end of the day Friday.

Halloween Parade 

The parade will begin by 1:15pm. Parents are always welcome to view the parade outside or in the gym. The gym is a dry place to view the parade if the weather does not cooperate. The weather is calling for rain so please ensure your child is also prepared to go outside for lunch and recess as Suncrest is a West Coast Recess school.

Carved Pumpkins

If you are bringing your pumpkin back to school carved on Friday morning please ensure your child’s name and Division 11 is on the back or bottom of their pumpkin so we can return it you at the end of the day. All the pumpkins brought to school will be displayed in the gym during our parade! This is a great Suncrest tradition that is still around since I attended the school! So nice to see it continue!

Thank you and I look forward to seeing all your costumes!

Ms. Ciolfitto

P.S. I will make another blog post early next week with upcoming dates and reminders for November as dates are being added to our calendar including some family reading mornings and spirit days planned by the leadership team!

Good morning families,

It was so nice meeting all of you last week and hearing the goals you have for your children. All of the conversations allowed myself and Ms. Raj to get to know your child on a deeper level and we are looking forward to continue being a part of your child’s learning journey.

Here is some upcoming information for the next couple weeks of school.

School Wide Write: Heartifact Due (no later than) Tuesday October 21

Attached is the Heartifact Notice that already went home. A school wide write is done twice a year for grades K-7 and each member of our school community will be writing about their “Heartifact.”

Please begin bringing your items starting Monday morning and the last day to bring it to class is on Tuesday morning as the photography club will stop by our class to take polaroid photos before 10am.

Please support your child by having them bring their item in a bag with  their name on it. I will keep the items in my cabinet until it’s time for photos and on Tuesday afternoon your child will bring their chosen items back home.

We will be using these items for our school wide write.  Please support your child, if you haven’t already, in selecting a meaningful piece for their writing.

Photo Re-Takes:

Please let me know in your child’s planner or through email to let me know if your child will be re- taking their school photos on Thursday October 23. It will happen in the morning before Outdoor Classroom.

Fun Lunch:

If you order fun lunch do not forget to pack a small snack for snack time.

Words Their Way Spelling:

This week we began our phonic spelling program called “Words their way.” We have students working in various groups focusing on initial letter sounds, letter blends (digraphs), vowels, vowel blends (dipthongs).  Each week your child will bring home an envelop of cards to practice. They are yours to keep after we spend the week focusing on certain cards. Words their way is a great program that supports students phonemic awareness for writing and spelling. A notice will be coming home Friday that shares many ways to engage in the program.

Next steps are to get our reading groups and home reading program going! We are also going to have a couple family reading mornings beginning next month during our morning soft start. Stay tuned for more details!

Upcoming Dates:

Thursday October 23- Photo re-takes 

Friday October 24- Pro-D-Day (no school for students)

Monday October 27- Suncrest Pumpkin Patch 

Div 5 and 11 will be at the pumpkin patch from 11:15-11:30am and hot chocolate to follow

Friday October 31- Halloween Parade (after lunch)

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

 

Good morning families,

September flew by so quickly and so did our summer weather! We have continued to form routines, connections and are beginning many of our academic units.

October Calendar:

Attached is our October Calendar with all the dates I know of so far. The blog is a great way to add any additional dates. Please look to the blog weekly and feel free to download or take a picture of our calendar in the window.

Questions for Welcome Conversations:

Thank you in advance for reviewing the questions as a family prior to our welcome conversations next week. It will help structure our conversation as 10 minutes flies by and when the time the next family will be arriving ready for the  next conversation.

I am also still waiting on 3 more families to sign up for a time. By the end of the week I will email you personally to schedule in a meeting.

As conferences will be a short 10 minutes please be prepared to answer the following questions about your child:

Questions about your child:

• What are your child’s interests?
• What are your child’s strengths?
• What are your child’s stretches? (things you want them to develop or work on)
• How is your child adjusting to Division 11?
• What are two goals you have for your child this school year? (1 academic and 1 social emotional goal)

Question for/ about parents:

• Do you have any skills/ hobby or career you’d like to share or teach the class?
• Does your family celebrate any cultural holidays? (if so, we can celebrate and learn about it in the classroom)
• Any medical information/ allergies I need to know to support your child?
• Anything the school can help support you, your child or your family?

 

Reminders and upcoming dates:

Friday October 3– Individual Photo Day (our photos will be taken before recess; we are right after the kindergartens in the morning)

Wednesday October 8- Parents as Partners Conversations

Thursday October 9- Early Dismissal 2pm

Thursday October 9- Parents as Partners Conversations

Monday October 13- Thanksgiving (no school)

Thursday October 23- Photo re-takes 

Friday October 24- Pro-D-Day (no school for students)

Monday October 27- Suncrest Pumpkin Patch

Friday October 31- Halloween

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

 

 

 

 

Good afternoon families,

Here is some information for the week.

School Closed Tomorrow:

A reminder that the school is closed tomorrow on Tuesday September 30 for Truth and Reconciliation.

In Class Birthday Celebration Wednesday:

On Wednesday October 1st Dwarika’s family would like to celebrate by bringing pizza for lunch. As always a recommend bringing your own snack and lunch. We are excited to celebrate!

Library:

Since Library is cancelled tomorrow. Students can bring their books on Thursday and go to open book exchange at 1pm in the Library. Open book exchange is open after lunch on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday when Ms. Ho is at Suncrest.

Welcome Conversations:

The link to sign up went home last week. I am still waiting on 3 more families to sign up as soon as you can so I can finalize my schedule. I will send out the questions by Friday this week.

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

 

 

Good morning families,

Just a couple reminders about some upcoming events this week and the rest of September. Ms. Raj has begun her practicum today and she will be with us until December 4th.

Tuesday September 23rd- Pizza Birthday

We have a birthday in Division 11! Johannes’ family would like to celebrate with a Pizza Party. I recommend still packing a snack and lunch on this day and the class will enjoy a special treat. We are very excited to celebrate!

Thank you to families who have been checking in with me for birthdays. We currently have 21 students. I will be sending home a class list with names for families sometime this week.

Division 11 Class Charter

Attached is our Class Charter that we created as a class after many discussions on what we want our classroom to look, sound and feel like. This is something we will refer to as we create our classroom community.

Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:

A reminder that Monday is Orange Shirt Day. We will begin our age appropriate discussions during Social Studies and will continue our learning throughout this school year. As we have Tuesday off Library will be cancelled. Feel free to bring your books on Monday or Thursday next week for open book exchange at 1pm after planners.

Planners:

Thank you for supporting your child in bringing their planner to school each day. It is a safe spot for notices and a great tool to enhance organization, planning and communication. Each week take a look in the planner for your child’s words of the week. They will be posted on the right hand side beside Saturday and Sunday.

As everyone is at different levels in the class in regards to literacy skills, here are some ways you can work on the 5 words each week:

• sight word recognition
• spelling
• writing the words into sentences
• create a story using all 5 words orally or in written form

At the end of each week I would like to start doing a mini white board spelling task to go over these words.

Library:

Division 11’s Library will be on Tuesdays with our Librarian Ms. Ho. Each week I encourage students in my class to take 2 books that are just right for them and 1 book that a family member can read. A total of 3 books can be taken out of the Library under one account. Below are the images I use to help support students decide what books are right for them and their development.

Outdoor Classroom:

Division 11 will be exploring and making connections to our curriculum outside. Every Thursday please ensure your child is prepared to go outdoors rain or shine. When it begins to rain I recommend rain gear such as boots, waterproof pants, water proof jacket and extra socks!

Inside Shoes:

As the weather is starting to change each student in Division 11 will need indoor shoes. It is not only a way to keep our feet dry after going outside but it also keeps our classroom, hallways, Music room, Library, gym and carpet clean to sit on throughout the day. Let’s all work together to keep our classroom and community clean.

Friday September 26- School Supplies and Planner Payments Due

Monday September 29- Orange Shirt Day

Tuesday September 30- Truth and Reconciliation Day (no school)

Friday October 3– Individual Photo Day

Wednesday October 8- Parents as Partners Conversations

Thursday October 9- Early Dismissal 2pm

Thursday October 9- Parents as Partners Conversations

Monday October 13- Thanksgiving (no school)

Friday October 24- Pro-D-Day (no school for students)

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

 

Good morning families and welcome to our class blog!

I am so excited to have your children in my class. The next couple weeks is all about getting to know each other, forming routines and creating a kind, safe and caring classroom environment to foster growth and independence.

I will be using this blog to communicate upcoming dates, important school new and different things that will be occurring within our classroom. Things always pop up throughout the school year and using the blog goes straight to your email. It also gives families who are learning English alongside their child a more accessible way to translate information into their home language.

I am looking forward to meeting and getting to know you, your child and your family during our Parents as Partners conversations in Early October.

If you would like another parent or family member added to the blog please send me an email. I added all primary accounts listed on the MyEd system.

Welcome Letter:

Thank you to families who already went through the letter sent home on Monday. It has important information for the start of our school year. Please send extra clothing and indoor shoes as soon as you can to help your child get into the routine of swapping shoes before the season of fall and the wet weather that often follows. I recommend labeling all clothing as many students have similar clothing and are similar sizes.

Planners:

Thank you for supporting your child in bringing their planner to school each day. It is a safe spot for notices and a great tool to enhance organization, planning and communication. Please take a look at the planner each evening. Each week take a look in the planner for your child’s words of the week (starting next week). Grade 1 and 2 will have 5 different words to practice each week. These 5 words will help support your child with sight word recognition and spelling.

Literless Lunches:

Thank you for your help and support as we become a more sustainable school by taking all our garbage from home back home. I loved seeing all the new reusable lunch containers and bags provided in lunch kits to take home at the end of each day. It is a transition and when we work together we can make great change happen.

Student Teacher:

Please give a warm welcome to my Student Teacher from Simon Fraser University, Ms. Raj! She will be with us in Division 11 from September 22nd until the first week of December. Ms. Raj is currently an Educational Assistant in our school district and is working her way to becoming a certified teacher. Last school year during Term 2 Ms. Raj completed her first practicum under my supervision, mentorship and guidance and I am so excited she is back at Suncrest to complete her second practicum. She will be here this week shadowing myself and getting to know the students in Division 11.

Scholastics:

Our class Scholastic code is RC130056. If you are interested in purchasing books for your library at home to promote literacy and reading each day I highly recommend scholastic as they have many books at the Grade 1/ 2 reading level, have many options for fiction and non-fiction and have a current selection of books. Grade 1 and 2 are great foundational years to promote early literacy skills and I am so excited to be on your child’s journey. Our first Scholastic orders will be due on Friday October 10th.

September Calendar:

Below is our monthly calendar. It will also be posted in the classroom window. To continue being sustainable and saving paper (a Suncrest wide school goal this year) please download or take a photo of the calendar in our window as I will not be printing out copies for everyone.

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Scheduling:

Currently our school is still finalizing schedules for Library, Gym, Music, teacher prep time, ELL and LSS. Once those schedules are finalized I will be adding when we have Library, Outdoor Classroom and Family Reading into our monthly calendar. Library and Outdoor Classroom will be once a week and Family Reading a couple times a month during our morning soft start from the first bell (8:50-9:10am). Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available!

Upcoming September Dates:

Friday September 12- Terry Fox Run

Friday September 19- Pro-D-Day (no school for students)

Monday September 29- Orange Shirt Day

Tuesday September 30- Truth and Reconciliation Day (no school)

Wednesday October 8- Parents as Partners Conversations

Thursday October 9- Early Dismissal 2pm

Thursday October 9- Parents as Partners Conversations

Monday October 13- Thanksgiving (no school)

Friday October 24- Pro-D-Day (no school for students)

Thank you,

Ms. Ciolfitto

pronounced (sh-fee-toe)

 

Good afternoon families! Happy last week of school!

Central Park Field Trip

Tomorrow is our Central Park Field Trip! All parents who signed up to walk with us please be at Suncrest around 9:15 am and we will depart after that. If you want to join us (but did not sign on the form) or meet us at the park we will be right in front of the playground area (closer to Kingsway).

Please ensure your child and you go through the checklist together sent in the planner today and please bring something to sit on as picnic bench seating is limited. This could be a small blanket or towel that can fit in your Child’s bag.

Central Park Trip Checklist for Div. 12

• Water bottle
• Snack
• Lunch (litterless)
• Sun hat/ Ball cap
• Close toed shoes (running shoes)
• Clothing for the weather

If you are planning on getting wet at the water park please wear your swimsuit and bring sandals/ flip flops or water shoes in your bag to change into at the park. There will be no change rooms at the park. 

Name Change (no longer Ms. Toor)

In other news I will be changing my name in the fall as I have decided to take on my husband’s last name personally and professionally. I won’t be leaving the school but you will notice some changes to the school’s website, email and so on. In the fall I will be Mrs. Ciolfitto (pronounced sh-fee-toe)! 

Classroom Clean up

Our portfolios and financial literacy stores went home last week.

All clothing and indoor shoes will be sent home Wednesday afternoon also drawing books and our story folders too.

If you will be away Thursday please let me know through email so I can make sure you have everything before the last day of school.

It has been a wonderful school year! Thank you all for the support! Looking forward to hearing all about your summer during the first week back in September!

Thank you,

Mrs. Ciolfitto