Welcome back!!!

It is very nice to be back to school after a very disruptive situation for all!

I have really enjoyed getting to know my new (and reconnect with my old) students!  Parent interviews this week were also great!  I love getting to know the most important people in my students’ lives.

It has been a very hectic two weeks but we are now getting into the swing of things.  The classroom is now fully set up again, school supplies are all in place, and students are getting used to the routines.

I am thrilled to have in my class this year some of my former grade ones as I am enrolling a grade one and two class for this school year.  This occurs at our school every 2 – 3 years, mainly due to numbers.  I always enjoy these years as I have the opportunity to help the grade twos develop their leadership skills and abilities as they take on the role of peer mediator / peer helper.  This is, of course, on top of their full grade two academic curriculum.  The grade ones also benefit from this arrangement.  One of the many things that I love about Rosser is that, because of our size, our older students (all the way up to grade seven) know our younger students (all the way down to kindergarten).  This has so many benefits they are impossible to list – the main one being, of course, the social and emotional benefits of a good, strong civilization.

I try to keep this blog updated with class happenings, current events, and things to look forward to in the school and classroom.  I will be sending home a letter on Monday with the guidelines for our digital responsibilities, along with a letter about ‘informed consent’ which is now required by the District for access to this blog.  Please complete this and return it as soon as possible.

I am looking forward to a great year working with your children.

Thank you,

Mrs. Shelagh Temple

Student Led Conferences

This Wednesday we will be hosting our annual Student Led Conferences.  Students will be dismissed at 1:45 to allow for these.  The conferences will run from 2:00 – 4:30 and then from 5:00 – 6:20 p.m.  Most of you have indicated the time slot which works best for you.  Confirmations will be going home tomorrow.  If you have not yet returned your form, please do so tomorrow.

Typically the conference takes about 20 – 30 minutes to complete.  Once you are done you are encouraged to go and check out the Scholastic Book Fair that Mrs. Anstee has arranged for us.

Goodbye, Ms. Sue

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Last Friday we had to say good-bye to Ms. Sue.  Earlier in the week I had read the book “The Important Book”, by Margaret Wise Brown, to the class.  Students then each made a page for our class book which was titled “The Important Things About Ms. Sue”.  Each student used their own unique experience with Ms. Sue to write and draw about what they felt was something that was important about her.  This was put together (with photographs of events from her time with us) into a book that I am sure she will treasure forever!

We then presented her with a ‘suitcase’ full of books and other items to start her on her ‘teaching journey’.

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Of course, we also had to eat cake!!

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Spring Break / Ms. Sue

Tomorrow is our last day of school before our two week Spring Break.  I hope you all enjoy a lovely break!

Ms. Sue will be with our class for the first week back after the holidays.  This is her ‘phase-out’ week as the wrap up to her practicum experience with us at Rosser.  Her last day with us will be Friday, April 4th.  The students and I have all really enjoyed our time with her.  She will be missed.

Be safe over the holiday and we will see you on Monday, March 31st.

Marshmallow Structures

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As a follow up to our Math unit on 2-D and 3-D geometry the students put their knowledge of edges, vertices, and faces together to create these lovely 3-D framed shapes.

It was a lot of fun for the students and it really reinforced their learning of this unit.

A huge thank you goes out to Ms. Sue for planning and getting this together for the children.

 

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

This Friday – February 28th – we will be going by school bus to the VSO.  This is always a great field trip and a lovely experience for the students.

As we are going to a ‘fancy’ place (the Orpheum Theatre) we do allow – and encourage – students to ‘dress up’ for the occasion.  While this is not mandatory, if you like your child can wear ‘party clothes’ for this special event.

Acts of Kindness

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Students have been working on being ‘kinder’ to each other.  Under Ms. Sue’s direction they have been doing ‘acts’ of kindness.  They are working on reaching 100 acts.  These are displayed on individual small hearts made into groups of 10 onto larger hearts on our bulletin board in the hallway.

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They also planned and videotaped a mini-movie showing many of these acts.  Students really enjoyed the process of deciding on scenes and then recording each other.  This video was introduced by students and shown to the whole school this afternoon during our Celebration of Learning Assembly.  When the movie was over all students in the class took small hearts (that they had made with nice sayings on them) and gave them to different students and staff members in the assembly.

I think it was a great process of learning and it was enjoyable to see their pride in a job well done!