[Sorry, families of Div. 6. I realized this morning that the notification didn’t go out as I wanted yesterday afternoon.]

Hello families! Welcome to Division 6!

I am absolutely thrilled to be your child’s teacher this year! My name is Livia Chan and I am also the new Head Teacher at Gilmore so Marianna Paulich will be their teacher too when I have my Admin time. She is absolutely thrilled to be your child’s teacher too!! I am so excited to be joining the community here! Since the first day I walked in, everyone has been so very welcoming. Quite honestly, it felt like home almost immediately! It has been such a joy meeting everyone. I truly feel blessed to be placed here for my first assignment as Head Teacher! I have heard so many great things about the community!

Orientation Day – Friday, September 11 @ 10:30 to 11:45am
Students are asked to line up at the front side doors (south side, to the right of the main doors to the school). We will be spending some time getting to know each other and reviewing the health and safety protocols. There is no need to bring any school supplies on this day. Your child will bring home two things: (1) School supplies list, click here. (2) Parent questionnaire. If you prefer to fill this out electronically, click here to go to our online form. Thank you for your time!

Please note: Division 6 will be in the same cohort as Division 5, Ms. Reuter’s class.

Get to Know Us
Click here to view an introduction video! Please watch it with your child. You will learn a little bit about our class this year too.

Don’t have time to watch the video? No worries! You can watch it later! Here are the highlights:

• We are so excited to meet your child and you!
• BEFORE coming to school, please do a daily health check.
• Bring plenty of clothing to stay warm as we will have windows open and they will be going outside regardless of the weather.
• Bring your own laptop or tablet (iPad) and bring earbuds with a microphone to be used for educational purposes. Please be reminded that they are responsible for their own equipment. Clearly label, please.
• We are both passionate about building relationships and a strong community centered around respect, safety, kindness, and a growth mindset. We do this by building on our character, developing a drive for excellence, and an understanding of how we can be of service to others.

Have more time and want to get to know Ms. Chan even better? In June, I was a guest on Teach Better Talk, a podcast for educators. Click here to listen or click here to listen to my most recent on the Define YOUniversity Podcast! Feel free to visit my professional blog at livchan.com, too.

Communication
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Both Ms. Paulich and I are SO very excited to be growing and learning with your child in our classroom community and working together with you to support their learning. Thank you for all that you do at home! Anytime you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at Livia.Chan@burnabyschools.ca or Marianna.Paulich@burnabyschools.ca. Please feel free to leave a comment!

We will both see you tomorrow!!

Sincerely, Ms. Chan & Ms. Paulich

Dear families,

During our daily flexible learning time, I have most enjoyed watching each of you dive into your interests with your Passion Projects. The growth I have seen has been amazing and I am so very proud of every one of you for not only finding something you were deeply excited to learn about but for working so hard on your passion and then presenting your projects so eloquently! I am so very proud to present your projects here:

Ana (France)

Kyle (soccer)

Lauren (video game creator)

Steven (airplanes)

Zia (piano)

Yoo Joon (difference between a dog and a wolf)

Rushil (slug expert) and Rushil #2 (published author on Amazon)

Alex (stop motion)

Isaac (snake expert)

Jebrael (animation)

Kiana (published author on Amazon)

Liliana (photographer)

Lucas C. (Michael Jordan)

Lucas L. (skateboarder)

Max (video game creator)

Anna (hedgehogs)

Tyson (snake expert)

Yunsoo (stop motion)

With our Passion Projects, we saw our students become experts in so many areas! Please take your time to check out all of their passions! So proud of you all!

Sincerely, Ms. Chan

Dear students and parents, (please read this with your child, thanks!)

We welcomed back some students on Tuesday. It was so nice to spend the day with you! I also got to see others who came after school to pick up belongings. It was so nice to see you too! If you have not picked up your belongings yet, I will be in the Portable on Monday, June 8 after 3:15pm. Please let me know if you plan to come by. Thank you!

We had our last Book Club meeting last week. I asked the students if they would like to continue and an overwhelming majority did not but this does not mean they stop reading. They should still continue to read 20-30 minutes daily. Just like they should be getting some form of physical activity daily too. Thank you for your support with this!

We had our first Passion Project presentations last week on Wednesday. I was so impressed with the PowerPoint presentations and how you presented your projects. I can’t wait to see more! We will continue on Monday and Tuesday, June 8 & 9 at 1:30pm on Zoom. Please sign up on Grid Method Division 9 to choose your day. For the single point rubric (criteria), please click here. It can also be found in OneNote > Content Library > Passion Project. If they are finished their Passion Project, they can begin a new one!

For Math last week, we focused on just the division facts. The goal of this week will be to understand concepts of division (e.g., sharing, grouping, repeated subtraction) while continuing to improve in our fluency in facts.

Exciting news! Rushil just published his first e-book on Amazon! If you would like to purchase a free copy, click here (limited time offer). We have some other exciting news to share about another published author in our class but we will wait until after she presents her Passion Project before we share with parents.

Report cards are due in the office on June 10. I only have a handful of pictures submitted so far. Please send me a photo of your child holding on to something they are proud of so I can include it on their report card. If it’s their Passion Project PowerPoint and I have access to it on OneDrive, then just let me know and I’ll copy the title slide and insert that. I will also need one sentence that goes with the picture about what they are proud of too, please. Thank you so much for your support with this! Note: It is best if you can send me the picture as an attachment. Thank you.

I have always appreciated your support at home and continue to feel so grateful for you. Thank you for your help, parents and thank you to all my students who have continued to work so hard at home!

Sincerely, Ms. Chan

Dear students and parents, (please review with your child)

Tuesday marks the first day that some students will return to school on Mondays and Tuesdays until the end of June (except June 1). It will be full days. Please review the checklist sent to you via email about what to bring to school. Students at home and school will have a similar list of tasks for the week.

Last week, we worked on writing self-reflections on our learning and the year. If your child has not completed these reflections yet, please encourage them to hop into OneNote > Hand in to complete. Thank you for your continued support!

For Math, we continued with multiplication. Grade 3’s were to finish up previous levels. Grade 4’s, we learned how to multiply 2-digit x 1-digit numbers up to 3-digit x 1-digit numbers. It was self-paced last week. If you need me to have a special lesson, please indicate it on our Grid Method Div 9 document or email. If I see there are a few students who can take advantage of a special Zoom class, then I will schedule it. I have only had a handful of students ask for the final assessment for multiplying 3-digit x 1-digit so far. When your child is ready, please email and I will upload a copy of the assessment into OneDrive. Thank you! As always, any questions, please ask. This week, we will begin Division – just learning the facts so if you know your multiplication facts, this will be easier. If you don’t know your multiplication facts yet, then spend more time practicing those this week.

For Literacy, we will be working on a short story this week inspired by the Mystery Doug video we will be watching on Tuesday.

Looking forward – 3 Zoom meetings this week, all at 1:30 pm:

• Passion Projects Presentation Day 1 on Wednesday, June 3 at 1:30 pm: If you are ready to present, please sign up to present on our Grid Method Div 9 document in OneDrive. Thank you! Day 2 will be on Monday, June 8 at 1:30pm. After students present on Wednesday, they will be asked to do a self-reflection.
• All Book Club meetings will be on Thursday, June 4 at 1:30 pm: We will start off together and then I will create breakout rooms where students can meet to discuss the book. Please update the Grid Method Div 9 document with the book you are reading this week and prepare a reading response so you have something to share. Remember “say something” strategy. Look for Zoom invite in your Outlook mail!
• Whole class meeting on Zoom will be on Friday, June 5 at 1:30 pm: Mark your calendars! This week’s theme: Picnic with stuffed animal friends! Bring your favourite stuffies and a snack to “share” (not share, haha). Meet Bubba! I’ve had him for 25 years! He will be joining us!

TO DO: Please submit your friend requests for next year. Which friends would you love to have in your class next year? Think about people currently in other classes too. Click here to fill out online form.

Some school news:

• Check out the Virtual Celebration of Learning – featuring our new math teachers Zia, Liliana, and Lucas L!
• Join the Virtual Jump Rope for Heart on June 19!

Thank you for your continued support at home! Soooo very excited to see some of you on Tuesday!!

Warmly, Ms. Chan