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December N. Kamloops Library Programs

17/11/2016

 

Remembrance Poppies

14/11/2016

 

International Children's Day

13/11/2016

 
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Pumpkin Party

12/11/2016

 
Goodness! Look what I found lurking in my 'unpublished' file. I thought I had posted it weeks ago. Sorry for the late post.

The Week In Photos

12/11/2016

 

Friday Housekeeping

10/11/2016

 
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Did you have a good week? Having a day at home at the end of it all is lovely but I find Nov. 11 often produces some sober musings, and well it should. I will spend most of the day doing the usual must-be-done things (report cards) but will also take a few moments to remember why I am home and not working. Our Remembrance Day assembly today was very well done and I was happy to see many parents join us. The children were so well behaved at the assembly and I was so proud of them! At the end of the assembly, after classes had delivered moving performances and we had watched two children from every class lay a wreath underneath a cross with the words 'Lest We Forget', some of the children were feeling sad. Truth to tell, I always feel emotional at the Remembrance assembly too. And I couldn't help but wonder what must have been going through the minds of the three veterans attending this morning. So while I am thankful to have a day at home at the end of the week, it seems ungracious to revel in it as the cost for it was so high.
Please refrain from sending more than 1 Halloween treat to school each day with your child in November. They will be encouraged to eat their healthy food (ie sandwich) before having the treat at lunch.
  • Don't forget to send the library books back by Monday next week and your child will put it in the Library Box on their way in.
  • Friday, Nov. 11 is Remembrance Day and therefore the school will be closed.
  • Friday, Nov. 17 is Fresh Air Friday. At this point in the week the river has come up and there is no beach (how crazy is that?). If that holds true for next Friday we will plan alternate activities outside at school. Please dress for the weather.
  • Permission slips and $2.00 for the bus for our trip to the BLSC are due back Monday, Nov. 21.  Our trip is the morning of Friday, Nov. 25.
  • Const. Sophie Winkels will be joining us Monday, Nov. 21 to present the WITS program (walk away, ignore, talk it out, seek help).
  • PAC sent home a notice re: parent volunteers today. Please return by Friday, Nov. 18.
  • I have asked the children to no longer bring their toys from home into our classroom as it was causing issues. They are free to leave them in their packs for play at recess and lunch but be aware that loss and damage is a possibility. 
  • The BEST newsletter for November can be found here.
  • November Family Projects are due back whenever they are completed.
  • December Family Projects will come home early next week and will be due Dec. 1.
  • B.E.S.T PAC will be having a Christmas Gift Shop at the school December 7 – 9 for students to buy Christmas gifts for their family. Items will be priced between .5 cents - $5.00. More information to come.
  • Due to popular demand, the PAC will be raffling gift baskets filled with donated items at the Christmas Concert again this year. More info and our class theme for donations will be coming soon.
  • Christmas gift idea? We have scheduled three skating sessions across January and February. If your child does not have skates they are welcome to borrow them from the school but the sizes might be off and they are a kijillion years old so not terribly warm or comfortable. This is a good time to start looking in secondhand shops for something suitable as the school books skating time for all classes every year.
  • Zipped up coat weather is here and a number of the children cannot do them up themselves. Please practice zipping at home and putting on gloves/mittens too.
  • November sight words are: at, and, do, from, go, he, see, she, stop (which we already know). If a word comes up repeatedly in our studies we will sometimes add it to our words for the month. Please feel free to practice them at home. 
Go forth and Be Awesome!

Classroom Helpers

9/11/2016

 
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​ From the time you drop them off in the classroom in the morning until you pick them up at the end of the day, the children are expected to be independent, responsible and motivated individuals. They put on their own shoes, tidy up after themselves, push in their chairs, put on their outside things, make decisions about what to eat for snack and where its best to sit during carpet time. Their work is their own and they are accountable for doing their best at all times. I don't do for the children what they can do for themselves. They are also responsible for making sure their choices do not adversely affect someone else in our classroom. The children are learning to make wise decisions for themselves and feel competent, especially when their accomplishments are reinforced, encouraged and appreciated. Most of the time the children manage this all wonderfully on their own but there are situations during the day that require adult help or reminders and that is to be expected as responsibility is not something acquired automatically at a certain age. It is attained slowly over many years. And, for the most part, they are thrilled to be given responsibility. We have a list of rotating jobs on the wall and I have yet to hear one child complain that it is their turn to do something. Rather, they check the list and hop up and down when they see their name on it. If a student is absent there are many volunteers to take charge of the job. And there is never any shortage of happy helpers if someone else needs a hand with something. Happy helpers means everyone is happy!

Indigo/ BEST Fundraiser

9/11/2016

 
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​You’re invited to a FUNdraiser for Bert Edwards Science & Technology School Monday, November 14, 2016 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm @ Chapters Bookstore, 1395 Hillside Drive 250-377-8468. Chapters and Bert Edwards school cordially invite you to this community FUNdraising event. Come out and go shopping while supporting Bert Edwards school. With every purchase of regularly priced, in-store items at Chapters on this special evening, up to 20% of the purchase price will be donated directly back to Bert Edwards school! Choose from a wide selection of book, gifts, toys, magazines, music and much more! Your purchase will make a difference. Please join us to see how much fun giving to Bert Edwards school can be! When you arrive at the store, please ensure that you register at the registration desk, which will be located directly inside the main doors. Please note, in order to ensure the most successful and profitable FUNdraiser possible for BEST, any discounts (including iRewards, Plum Rewards, Bestsellers, etc.) will not be in effect during the event, and the purchase of Gift Certificates, Membership Cards, electronics and Love of Reading Donations do not count towards the FUNdraiser. See you there!

Happy Halloween

5/11/2016

 
You are going to notice that this video is heavy with some children and light on others. Although I try to show a balance of all the children, sometimes it is just not possible. For activity days such as this the children are often broken up into multi-age groups and I am only able to take photos of those children who are in a group that come to my classroom. Such was the case on Halloween.

The Week In Photos

5/11/2016

 
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