Jonathan Lapierre

We had an excellent term 1 together with lots of fun and learning!
This week we performed the lyrics to Harder Better Faster Stronger as a fun way to cap off the term, and we had a pancake brunch thanks to some generous parent volunteers!

I have attached a few photos from the brunch.

Thank you all for your collaboration in helping everyone learn and grow, and have a great winter break. If I don’t see you after school to thank you in person, thank you for a great term 1 and your generous gifts!

J Lapierre

The business fair was a great success! I know that it can also be a bit of a job for parents as well so thank you for your support. There was a lot of great learning happening throughout this activity.

Most students have completed their booklets and should now repay any company debts for used items before splitting profits with their teammate (if they turned a profit).

I have added some morning pictures before all the sales.

Hi Parents,

I have attached some photos from our recent walk to Burnaby Mountain. These were all taken with a class camera by students!

Also, if you haven’t done so yet, please have your child show you their progress on Teams in the coming week. They should have a couple assignments completed and a few upcoming assignments that they are working on.

We will soon begin our business fair projects and we are currently writing short stories and learning about the election in preparation for Friday’s student vote. Also, we will do an egg drop for science once students bring materials – thanks for your support with this!

Happy October!

Division 1 will be partaking in walking field trips to Burnaby Mountain this year and our first trip is this Thursday.

These trips will provide our class with various learning opportunities including plant identification and writing scenes. These trips will be led by Mr. Lapierre and we will bring along one additional staff member.

Students will be expected to maintain safe and positive behaviour. We will depart the school by 9:30 and return to school prior to the 3pm bell. Students should dress for the weather and bring their lunch in a bag with room for some school work and a water bottle. Having said that, these trips will generally coincide with good weather.

Appropriate clothing may include:

• Hat
• Sunglasses
• Layered tops and bottoms
• Sunscreen
• Light gloves

Also Bring:

• Lunch
• Water

In case of emergency please call the school and they will contact me immediately.

There is no cost with this trip, but students may want to buy a little snack at the store on the way back to school.
Thank you to those who have brought back parent contact verification forms, YPC forms, and have paid for the grade 7 graduation hoodies.

Thank you,

Jonathan Lapierre

Hi everyone,

Today I sent home a notice for all grade 7s regarding their grad hoodies. Generally everyone in grade 7 has ordered one. I have written the size that your child has decided fits best from the samples they provided us. Please review this size and let me know if you’d like to change it. Some students prefer them pretty baggy and if they were between sizes we opted for the larger size to grow into.

Also, please return the YPC and Contact Verification Info sheets as soon as possible.

Thanks,

J Lapierre

Hello,

For Thursday’s meet-the-teacher night it’s just a casual time to say hello and ask questions. I’ll share a short demo of how to sign in to Teams and student expectations for work.

Feel free to drop in any time from 3-4pm and send me an email if you’d like to come by closer to 5 so I know to stay in my class (I have a child at Aubrey as well so I may jump into his class).

Thanks,

Mr Lapierre

Welcome Division 1 parents and students!

I look forward to meeting many of you next week at the Meet the Teacher night (Thu Sept 19 from 3-5pm).

I recommend that you subscribe to receive updates on this blog so that you keep up to date without having to manually check this page. I will try to restrict updates to about once every two weeks to not flood your inbox. I will post some important reminders as well as photos of class activities, etc.

School supplies:

In division 1 this year each student will be using their own school supplies. I have discussed these items with the class and they should be able to help answer any questions about them.

You may have many of these items from previous years which is great, and buying quality items means they can continue to be used in high school. For example, I discussed geometry sets with a compass with adjustable tension and which holds regular pencils as being the most useful.

I have attached the document below in case it doesn’t show up well on WordPress

Some items like pencils and paper may need to be replenished as the year progresses. It is my hope that in grade 6 / 7 they can communicate this with you : )

Thanks,

J Lapierre