Good morning families,

Wednesday June 18:

Suncrest Water Park tomorrow depends on the weather. The day changes all the time so please be prepared if it gets nicer in the afternoon. If it rains in the afternoon Ms. Sharma and I have a backup plan for fun indoors.

If the weather is nice please take a look at the previous blog post for what to bring.

Thursday June 19:

We will be having a picnic outside with Ms. Chan’s class for snack after recess. Please bring a snack for outside and a blanket or towel to sit on.

Primary Picnic: Tuesday June 24

All forms due Friday June 20! Please see previous blog posts for more information. We will need some parent volunteers, everyone is welcome!

Thank you,

Ms. Toor

 

 

Good morning Families,

Cannot believe we are almost halfway through the month of June! Here is some information and upcoming dates to note as we celebrate the end of the school year:

Suncrest Water Park- Wednesday June 18 @1pm: Weather Permitting

If your child would like to enjoy cooling down in the water if the weather is warm please have them wearing their swimsuit when they arrive to school. As Suncrest does not have change rooms we recommend already wearing it underneath clothing and we will end early to dry off in the sunshine. If students do not want to get wet there is the playground and an outdoor space to play games or relax on their towel with art, card games, snack etc.

To wear: 

• swim suit under clothing
• sunscreen

To bring: 

• waterproof shoes or sandals (please do not wear all day)
• sun hat or ball cap
• towel
• bag for wet towel
• snack to enjoy at the park

Please refrain from bringing water toys or guns as we still will be following Suncrest’s Code of Conduct.

If the weather is not great we will have another indoor fun activity in our classroom.

Central Park Primary Picnic/ Walking Field Trip (ALL DAY): Tuesday June 24

A field trip form for all Primary Students will be making its way to you shortly. The form will also include a parent section to sign if you would like to join us on the walk there. I will be needing at least a parent or two to stay in the walking field trip ratio as I have Ms. A.  This is an annual Primary trip and the more parents that can come help supervise the better! Here is some information ahead of time.

Like last year we will be leaving the school around 9:30am and will make our walk back around 2:00pm. Drop off and pick up times are at 8:50am and 3:00pm as usual.

Please ensure your child is already wearing:

• their swim suit
• a sun hat/ ball cap
• suncreen
• running shoes **for the walk**

Your child will need to bring (in their backpack or spare bag they can carry on their own):

• water bottle
• sunscreen (to apply again after lunch)
• a towel
• a change of clothes (if needed)
• sandals or water shoes
• Litter-less snack and lunch

Please refrain from bringing water toys or guns as we still will be following Suncrest’s Code of Conduct.

Classroom Clean up: Last two weeks of School

We will be starting our classroom clean up. Students in Division 12 have already started helping me take things down in our classroom, tidying up shelves and cleaning out our spaces to get ready for summer clean up and next school year. Clothing and extra shows will be sent home the last full day of school (June 25) and sometime the last week of school we will begin sending home some of their materials and art in their folders.

Burnaby Public Library Reading Program

As Suncrest Library is closed for the school year I want to encourage families to use the Burnaby Public Library. To encourage your child to read over the summer I recommend signing up for the Summer Reading Program. There are many fun incentives and events this year!

Sign up using this link or visit your local public library for more details!

Thank you for a great school year!

Ms. Toor

 

 

Good afternoon families!

Attached is our draft schedule for June. We will be adding more dates as we go, such as Suncrest Water Park days and confirming when the last Library session with Ms. Ho will be.

We have a soccer program visiting Suncrest and Division 12 is on Monday June 2 in the afternoon, please dress for the weather as it will be outside (ie. sun hat/ sunscreen and clothing for movement). 

Please start looking at your books at home and return our home reading (the black and white levelled readers) and Suncrest Library books (check books for the barcode in the top corner) well before the last week of school so we can start cataloguing materials for next school year.

Looking forward to making many lasting memories during our last month as a class! Have a great weekend!

Ms. Toor

 

 

Good afternoon families,

A reminder that tomorrow is our field trip to the Vancouver Aquarium.

Attached is the field trip checklist that also went home in your child’s planner on Friday.

 

 

 

 

Please make sure your child has all the items in their backpack to carry. I also recommend dressing your child in bright colours as some of the exhibits are a bit darker to see the sea animals. 

Please be on time for the first bell tomorrow as we will go over expectations, use the washroom and depart on the bus at 9:15am.

Parents who are volunteering, I will have a schedule printed for you to follow and I also emailed a copy last week.

We will be leaving the aquarium at 1:30pm which will give us plenty of time to arrive at Suncrest for pick up at the regular time.

Thank you! So excited for tomorrow!

Ms. Toor

 

Good afternoon families,

Here are a few reminders this week.

Friday is sports day. Please have your child wear their house team colour and pick up/ dismissal is at 1pm. Please look at the email sent by Ms. Sakic with a schedule and more information. Looking forward to seeing you all there!!!

We also had a class talk about making “good choices” outside during unstructured times at lunch and recess. It’s the end of the school year but we always are working on this, especially while I am not supervising and eating my own lunch. Please have a conversation about this at home to share the same message as myself and Ms. Sakic.

Our Suncrest Shines Motto is to ask yourself before you do something “Is it safe, is it friendly.”

Thank you for your support!

Ms. Toor

 

Good afternoon families!

Sports Day is next week. In your child’s planner they will be coming home with a list of colours to wear next week. If your child wears the colour of the day and their house team colour on Friday May 16, they can earn a point each day for their house team.

Attached is a screenshot of the calendar

Thank you,

Ms. Toor

Good morning families,

During the end of the year you will probably get more blog posts as things come up. Sorry in advance as information comes at the very last moment! I will forward information as soon as I get it 🙂

This Thursday May 8 the Grade 6 and 7s are having a Business fair where they are selling key chains, slime and items like squishes to raise money for the end of the school year. This is an opportunity for the older students to raise money for some of their year end events.

If your child is interested in buying any items please ensure they come with the money in an envelop/ ziplock bag with their name and how much is in there. I talked to many Grade 7s and they said each item is worth under $5.

As well on Thursday Students will be bringing home their Mother’s Day gifts. We have our practice Earthquake drill on Friday where students will be picked up outside and it is a better idea to send them home the day before than to accidentally get left on the field.

Thank you,

Ms. Toor

Good morning families!

Thank you so much for coming to yesterday’s Student Led Conferences. It was wonderful to listen and observe your children sharing their learning with you!

Attached is the May Calendar

 

 

 

 

Modern Minimalistic Monthly Planner May 2025 Calendar

To save paper please download your electronic copy or take a picture of the calendar in our classroom window!

Important Dates to note this month:

Thursday May 1:

• Student Led Conferences 2-6pm
• Early Dismissal 2pm

Friday May 2:

• Early Dismissal 2pm

Friday May 9:

• Yearbook Design Contest Entries Due @9am
• Earthquake Evacuation Drill (Dismissal 2-2:50pm)

Friday May 16:

• Sports Day (All Day) 1pm Dismissal

Monday May 19:

• Victoria Day (No school)

Friday May 23:

• Jump Rope for Heart Kick Off Assembly (Time TBA)

Tuesday May 27:

• Vancouver Aquarium Field Trip (All Day)

Thursday May 29

• Celebration of Learning Assembly (Run by the Gr. 6/7 Leadership Club) @10:40am

Friday May 30:

• Pro-D-Day (No school for Students

Field Trip Information:

Tuesday May 27 (All Day)

Students will need to be at school on time for attendance as we will load the bus around 9:15am and depart to the aquarium soon after that. We will be load the bus on the way back at 1:30pm.

Students will need to bring/ wear:

• small backpack
• water bottle
• snack
• litter less lunch
• wear comfortable clothing/ dress for the weather
• closed toed running shoes/ sneakers
• sun hat or baseball cap (some exhibits are outside)

Thank you to all the families who have shared their interest in volunteering for this field trip! We have more than enough parents who are available. We unfortunately only get 5 parents in free to volunteer because of our 1 to 5 student ratio. I will email the first 5 families who submitted their forms next week. I will also email the extra parents who also are free to volunteer and they are more than welcome to come join us, they would just have to pay the admission fee. I always find on field trips.. the more help the better! This is going to be a fun day for Division 8 and 12!

More information to come soon!

Thank you!

Ms. Toor

 

Good afternoon families,

Our caterpillars got too hot in our classroom over the long weekend. Just to give you the heads up… we chatted about uncontrollable things that could happen to them in the environment as well (example: being eaten by other insects or their chrysalis being knocked down by the wind or another animal). We had a great discussion about this today and our surviving caterpillars have been moved into our neighbouring / less hot environment (Ms. Santi’s Classroom Room 6). We will be continuing to learn about them and will be able to visit them with families during student led conferences next week.

Planner Design Contest!

It’s that time of year again! Attached is the design contest. If you are interested please let me know and I will photocopy the design sheet for you to take home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have not submitted the forms for the earthquake drill, field trip or student leds please send them back to school as soon as you can.

 

Thank you,

Ms. Toor

Good afternoon families,

Just a couple reminders and things to note before the long weekend coming up.

Earthquake Notice:

Just a reminder that the Earthquake Notice that went home last week is due tomorrow. Please return it as soon as you can as we are preparing for our drill.

Student Led Conferences Notice and Aquarium Field Trip Notice home (tomorrow- Thursday April 17):

Student Led Conferences are happening on Thursday May 1 from 2-6:30pm. The form will be coming home tomorrow in your child’s planner for you to pick a time slot that works for your family. Forms are due April 24. 

Aquarium Field Trip is booked for Tuesday May 27. Forms will be sent home tomorrow. Payments will be on school cash only and are due Next Friday April 25. We are taking a school bus and attending the field trip with our buddy class Division 8. We are looking for 5 parents from each class to help chaperone (for the entire field trip). If you are interested in supporting and chaperoning a group of 4-5 students please check yes on the form that will be sent home tomorrow.

Long Weekend:

Just a reminder there is no school on Friday April 18 or Monday April 21. See everyone on Tuesday April 22.

Library will be open for book exchange Tuesday April 22 at 1pm

Thank you,

Ms. Toor