Dear Families,

I apologize for the late update. In our last week in December, we performed “Your Welcome” at the Winter Showcase. I videotaped them each time the previous week and showed them the video so they could self-reflect on how they can improve. They were keen to watch themselves – well, most of them. I was proud to see that each time they practiced, they looked better and better. Hope you enjoyed their performance too! Thank you to our amazing music teachers for putting on a fantastic show and for the other staff and students who dedicated countless hours to prepare the choir, props, practices, etc. We also appreciate the parents who helped with the Winter Raffle and Pancake Breakfast. Our school is blessed to have such dedicated parents!

During the week, students worked hard to finish their Christmas stories with a partner. First, they used a story frame to brainstorm their ideas and then used storyboards to develop their scenes. Most were partnered with someone they did not know very well. I was so very proud of how every partnership worked so well and so hard together as they brainstormed, shared ideas, collaborated with patience and kindness, took turns, and successfully completed very creative and very different stories. So much laughter I heard as they diligently worked. These puppet shows using Puppet Pals have been uploaded to their OneDrive account. To view, ask your child to login to O365. Go to OneDrive and click on their story projects. Also look for your child’s written reflection on how they worked as a partner and some core competencies, “I can” statements, too.

As you are in your child’s OneDrive, take a look at some of their other work that has been uploaded. You will find their Time and Fractions & Decimals books, and toucan art, among other things. Consider this your child’s e-portfolio. We will be adding more key samples of work with reflections on our learning or core competencies.

In Math, we worked on probability and the likelihood of simulated events. Please check We are Mathematicians page for what was covered. We will continue this week but will move to Measurement soon.

Students have been coding away in Tynker. To make things easier, I have changed their passwords and will share with them when they return. If you wish and your child is interested, they can continue to code or play Prodigy Math at home. Please ask should you have any questions about either of these opportunities.

Some exciting news… we are welcoming two new students to our class! Please help us welcome them to our school family. We sadly say good-bye to Sophia who has returned to Korea though. We will surely miss her kindheartedness and warm smile and wish her well. 

I hope you have had a wonderful break! I am excited to see your children first thing in the morning!

Sincerely, Ms. Chan