{"id":72,"date":"2024-09-29T17:00:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T00:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/zhenga\/?p=72"},"modified":"2025-09-29T17:31:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T00:31:45","slug":"welcome-to-our-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/zhenga\/2024\/09\/29\/welcome-to-our-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Our Class!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Families,<br \/>\nWelcome to our classroom community. We are so excited to share our learning with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can reply to this post<\/strong>, so I know you&#8217;ve seen it. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<br \/>\nMs. Zheng<\/p>\n<p>Some notes about our class:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Start Time:<\/strong> School starts at <strong>8:48AM<\/strong>. The first bell rings at <strong>8:45AM<\/strong>. Please wait with your child at my <strong>OUTSIDE<\/strong> door, not in the hallway. I usually close the door at 9:00AM. Please go to the office if you arrive past 9:00AM. Thank you!<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Pick-up times:<\/strong> Each day, home time is 3:00PM. On Wednesdays, home time is at 2:00PM. I usually wait about 5 minutes before I send your child to the office to be picked up. <\/span><\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Library:<\/strong> we have our library book exchange <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">every week<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0on <strong>Tuesday mornings<\/strong>! Please return your books\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">every <strong>Monday<\/strong> if possible!\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">We<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">encourage independence and develop self-help skills<\/span> in school. <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Children can learn so much from doing <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">things themselves. When<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0they practice self-help\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">skills, they practice their gross and fine motor skills, gain confidence in their ability to try\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">new things and build self-esteem and pride in what they can accomplish. <\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Inside shoes and extra clothes<\/span>:<\/strong> please bring a pair of inside shoes to change into for rainy and snowy days<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">. If your child has shoes with laces, it would be best to have them know\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">how to tie their shoelaces. <strong>Velcro shoes\/no-shoelaces shoes are preferred<\/strong>. It can cause longer wait times when we <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">are teaching and students are constantly asking for their shoes to be tied. Please bring your child extra clothes the next day <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">if they change and bring dirty clothes home. PLEASE WRITE YOUR CHILD&#8217;S NAME on the bag of clothes.<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Please remember to bring a <strong>water bottle<\/strong> to school as children often need a drink of <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">water throughout the day. It\u2019s always good to keep them hydrated!<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Snack Time and Hot Lunch:<\/strong> We are encouraging students to eat healthy snacks first such\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">as fruits and vegetables, so they have the energy to learn throughout the day. You can also <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">pack other foods if you know your child will not like the Hot Lunch of the day (if they are in the <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Hot Lunch Program)\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"8226\" data-font=\"Arial,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Check the<a href=\"https:\/\/morley.burnabyschools.ca\/\"> school website<\/a> or\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">newsletters<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"> for important dates and I will try to update the blog with weekly reminders.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Families, Welcome to our classroom community. We are so excited to share our learning with you. You can reply to this post, so I know you&#8217;ve seen it. Thank you! Sincerely, Ms. Zheng Some notes about our class: Start Time: School starts at 8:48AM. The first bell rings at 8:45AM. Please wait with your child at my OUTSIDE door, not in the hallway. I usually close the door at 9:00AM. Please go to the office if you arrive past 9:00AM. Thank you! Pick-up times: Each day, home time is 3:00PM. On Wednesdays, home time is at 2:00PM. I usually wait about 5 minutes before I send your child to the office to be picked up. Library: we have our library book exchange every week\u00a0on Tuesday mornings! Please return your books\u00a0every Monday if possible!\u00a0\u200b We\u00a0encourage independence and develop self-help skills in school. Children can learn so much from doing things themselves. When\u00a0they practice self-help\u00a0skills, they practice their gross and fine motor skills, gain confidence in their ability to try\u00a0new things and build self-esteem and pride in what they can accomplish. \u200b Inside shoes and extra clothes: please bring a pair of inside shoes to change into for rainy and snowy days. If your child has shoes with laces, it would be best to have them know\u00a0how to tie their shoelaces. Velcro shoes\/no-shoelaces shoes are preferred. It can cause longer wait times when we are teaching and students are constantly asking for their shoes to be tied. Please bring your child extra clothes the next day if they change and bring dirty clothes home. PLEASE WRITE YOUR CHILD&#8217;S NAME on the bag of clothes.\u200b Please remember to bring a water bottle to school as children often need a drink of water throughout the day. It\u2019s always good to keep them hydrated!\u200b Snack Time and Hot Lunch: We are encouraging students to eat healthy snacks first such\u00a0as fruits and vegetables, so they have the energy to learn throughout the day. You can also pack other foods if you know your child will not like the Hot Lunch of the day (if they are in the Hot Lunch Program)\u00a0\u200b Check the school website or\u00a0newsletters for important dates and I will try to update the blog with weekly reminders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10166,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/zhenga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/zhenga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/zhenga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/zhenga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/zhenga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/zhenga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1019,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/zhenga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions\/1019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/zhenga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/zhenga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/zhenga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}