Today we had a brief discussion about what Team Awesome can expect on Monday, Oct. 31 and I had better share the details with you before you get a 5 year old's version (which I am sure would include tons of treats in their lunch and a new puppy each). A few years ago BEST added the opportunity to dress up in Halloween costumes during the school day. The children are welcome to wear their costumes throughout the day (or not) but no weapons, masks or gore are allowed. Please note that if your child wears their costume all day it probably will not come home in the same shape it came to school in. Please label all costume pieces with names and refrain from sending little bits and pieces/accessories as they are difficult to keep track of and often end up lost. Various Halloween activities will take place throughout Monday, including a costume parade, Halloween safety review discussion (Cst. Sofie gave us the 'official' one on Thursday), rotating stations in mixed K-3 groups between recess and lunch and a dance in the gym for part of the afternoon. Fun fun fun!!
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.
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.
- PAC pizza orders are due Monday, Oct. 31 with pizza delivered on Friday, Nov. 4.
- PAC cookie dough orders are due Tuesday, Nov. 1 to the office. I'm not sure of delivery date.
- The whole school Spirit Assembly will be the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 2.
- If you would like to make a Scholastic order as a gift for your child, please let me know beforehand and I will be sure to deliver it to you directly rather than to your child. The book orders went home on Wednesday and are due back Friday, Nov. 4.
- 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 Family Projects are due back Thursday, Nov. 10 or whenever they are completed.
- October sight words are: am, to, my, for, was, is. 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. We will have new words next week for November.
- Please have your child read any little paper books that come home multiple times for practice. Thank you.
- Thank you thank you thank you to the parents who were able to accompany us to the pumpkin patch and help supervise. Without your help taking field trips is much more difficult (and stress inducing!).
