- Please return library books by next Tuesday for exchange.
- The next Point of Progress report came home. Please sign and return the envelope so we know you received it and if you have any questions, please contact us.
- The February Sharing/ Family Project is a collection of 100 items for 100s Day. Please return when it is done. Thank you!
- We will have some activities for Valentine's Day on Friday, Feb. 12. Please refer to the previous blog post regarding card/ treat info.
- Monday, Feb. 15 is Family Day and therefore a long weekend.
- Friday, Feb. 19 is a Fresh Air Friday. Please dress your child appropriately.
- Scholastic digi-flyers for February can be found here.
- Please have Team Awesome read any little paper books that come home (approximately 1 per week) multiple times for practice/ fluency. Thank you.
- The BEST newsletter can be found here.
- Check out what Mrs. Phillips is doing with Team Awesome here.
- Sight words we are learning in class: come, did, have, get, love, of, said, very, will, yes. Please feel free to practice them at home.
Did you know that School District 73 has a Parent Resource Page? It not only has the latest Covid-19 schools exposure updates, but also wellness links for parents, support for children and teens resources and a video presentation on understanding ADHD. If you haven't already taken a look at it, what are you waiting for?! Check it out here.
On Fridays after recess Miss Manywounds, the Aboriginal Education Worker assigned to BEST, will be joining us in our classroom. Last week she introduced us to Skel'ep the Coyote, who helped her with her lesson which we loved. She taught us how to say stop, stand up and sit down in Secwepemctsin, the Secwepemc language, then we played a marching game listening for and using them. Lastly she shared the story of how fire came to the People. Before she left, she and Skel'ep came to each of us to personally say goodbye. We hope to see Miss Manywounds and her friend Skel'ep every Friday. When I looked for a picture of the Valentine cards I remember giving when I was in elementary school I had to use the search term "vintage". Boy am I dating myself! Every card was printed on sturdy thin cardboard and no two were the same. They all had to be cut out by hand and one had to be very selective who received which card lest the message conveyed something unintentional. I remember spending hours cutting, choosing the perfect beneficiary, and laboriously printing names the night before Valentine's Day. No fancy stickers, toys, lollipops or candies involved, just homemade chocolate cupcakes with sprinkles to share with the class. For most of Team Awesome this will be their first experience with Valentine's Day and cards and the children will only have a vague idea what its all about. We will be doing some activities like crafts with hearts throughout the week but of course will go all-out on the 12th. Please make sure the 'From' part on Valentine cards are filled in before coming to class as we will not have time on Friday to do that. Please leave off the name beside 'To' as it makes the cards easier to hand out. We have 36 children in our class this year. Have your child bring their valentines in their zipper bag and then put the zipper bag in its usual box in the morning so they don't get lost/ crunched- we will hand them out after lunch. Unfortunately there are rules around what is allowed to be given out this year. Sharing of food of any kind including, but not limited to, individual exchange or communal sharing of chocolates, cupcakes, candy, treats that come with Valentine’s day cards, treats that are prepackaged and are individually wrapped is not allowed. If you have any questions, please contact us. |
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