Suncrest Division 11

Good afternoon families!

We have a couple long weekends coming up!

Family Day – Monday February 21

The school will be closed on Monday February 21. Have a wonderful long weekend! Tomorrow your children will be bringing their Kindness Coupon Books home to share with you. The class has worked really hard on idea generation and phonetic spelling for this activity. Have fun and enjoy what your child has in mind your family time.

 

 

 

 

 

**Tuesday is Library after the long weekend**

Pink Shirt Day – Wednesday February 23

Join us in celebrating our diversity by wearing pink. Pink Shirt Day aims to raise awareness of issues such as bullying, as well as raise funds to support programs that foster children’s healthy self-esteem.

Professional Development Day – February 25 

The school will be closed on Friday February 25 for students as staff are busy learning.

Thank you,

Ms. Toor

Good afternoon Division 12 families,

Here are some updates for February:

Fun Lunch dates (for families that pre ordered): 

February 4 – Pizza

February 11 – Subway

February 18 – Pizza

Please remember to bring a bag for your garbage (to take home)**

Valentine’s Day (Monday February 14): 

Our class will be celebrating by participating in fun Valentine’s day activities throughout the day. Individually wrapped treats and cards can be given out to the class. I will send home another updated class list on Monday next week.

Family Day – February 21

The school will be closed. Have a wonderful long weekend!

Pink Shirt Day – February 23

Join us in celebrating our diversity by wearing pink. Pink Shirt Day aims to raise awareness of issues such as bullying, as well as raise funds to support programs that foster children’s healthy self-esteem.

Professional Development Day – February 25 

The school will be closed for students as staff are busy learning

Thank you and have an amazing weekend!

Ms. Toor

P.S. Attached is our monthly calendar with special helpers added**

 

Good morning Division 12!

Ms. Ho’s meeting is now cancelled Tuesday afternoon which means our Library time on Tuesday is back on.

We will make note in our planners today.

Feel free if you are already done reading your books before the weekend you are more than welcome to bring them back early.

Thank you,

Ms. Toor

Good morning Division 12,

Due to a change in Ms. Ho’s schedule our Library day is being moved to Monday (January 24th) next week instead of Tuesday afternoon.

You are more than welcome to begin bringing your books early (tomorrow) as I will have the bins available if you are finished with them before the weekend.

We will also write reminders in our planners as well.

Thank you and have a great day!

Ms. Toor

Hello Families of Division 12,

In the event of a functional closure our class will be continuing to use Freshgrade and the class blog (accessible through the school website under staff tab). Activities and assignments will be posted on the blog and Freshgrade to be viewed by families. I will hold daily virtual meetings on Teams at 9am for about an hour to connect with the whole class about the objectives for the day and then meet with smaller groups to provide more individualized support.

To access teams, families can either download the app or go on the web browser. Student  information to access Teams will be put into student planners for your reference (student email and password — please keep it in a safe place at home). Please take some time to familiarize yourself with this program and ask me any questions you may have. If any issues occur we can try to solve it together before making any transitions online if needed.

Please fill out the Access to Technology survey below before January 28, 2022

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=LV7swROUrEqeab99Ida2Qr1Kv9Fm9XFOs_0GiNuw73hURTY2MTVHS1BIQ1ZLWVFBQVdaUExPWDZUNy4u

or using the QR Code Below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fun Lunches

Many families have inquired about future fun lunches, which are put together by the PAC (parent advisory committee). The PAC has reopened the online portal to purchase fun lunches for February and onward until Friday January 21  Please look for the email from PAC about how to purchase the fun lunches.

Thank you for your understanding and support during these uncertain times,

Ms. Toor

Good morning Division 12 families,

Black Excellence Day is Friday January 14.  This day is  meant to celebrate the rich contributions of Black people to our society and acknowledge the ongoing civil rights struggle and racism that Black people face.

Black Excellence Day was created by the Ninandotoo Society and the date was chosen in honour of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday which was January 15, 1929.

Staff and students are encouraged to wear black tomorrow. This message will also be written in your child’s planner today.

In our classroom we will be starting the conversation with age appropriate literature to  introduce Black Excellence Day to students and to continue guiding our learning for students who were introduced to the Black Shirt Day movement last year.

Thank you,

Ms. Toor

Hello Families of Division 12,

Welcome back

I hope you all had a restful and relaxing break. We were so excited to welcome everyone back into the building yesterday.  Staff was busy preparing for the safe return of students and planning for online learning should that be needed. More information regarding online learning will be sent out to families if the time comes in order to make as smooth a transition as possible.

Extra clothes and shoes 

Please make sure to have your child bring an extra pair of shoes and an extra set of clothes (especially socks) to leave in the classroom. Please try to label as much clothing items as possible as many students have the same gear and are around the same size.

Library

Unfortunately, Ms. Ho is away today and there was no replacement. Your children will not be coming home with new books today. Our library days are still on Tuesdays, please ensure your child returns their books before then to get new books to read.

Here are some things to note for this month:

January 14 – Black Shirt Day 

On January 15th, thousands of students, educators, and citizens across British Columbia and Canada will wear black shirts in recognition of the struggle for civil rights fought by Black and racialised Canadians.

​Commemorating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., Black Shirt Day is both a day of education and remembrance, and an invitation to a necessary conversation about racial justice.

January 14 – Fun Lunch

If you have ordered a fun lunch for your child, please bring a ziplock bag for your child’s garbage to bring home to dispose of.

Below is our updated calendar as there have been some changes and add ons

Thank you,

Ms. Toor

Happy Holidays!

Thank you so much for all your gifts, you are so generous and made me feel so appreciated this holiday season.

Today your child is coming home with their cubby items and in their planner pocket is their Raz-Kids log in information. For those who weren’t here today I have uploaded the information to Freshgrade. Raz-Kids is an app/website and each student in our class now has their own account to enjoy reading from home.

Thank you and see everyone on January 4th,

Ms. Toor

Goof afternoon Division 12 families!

Attached is the spirit week calendar for the last week of school before the holiday break.

Thank you! Lets have a fun festive week!

Ms. Toor

Good morning Division 12 families!

Next week Suncrest is having our Food Bank Drive (December 6- 10).

The Food Bank is looking for low-sodium canned tuna and salmon, dry pasta, and diapers sizes 4, 5, and 6, or other dry, non-expired products that are nutritious or high protein. Please no candy boxes or old food.

I will have a donation box available in the classroom for any items donated.

Donations can also be made online at:  https://vfd.foodbank.bc.ca/fundraiser/SuncrestElementary

Thank you for your support!

Ms. Toor