Student Holiday Craft Market: The main school Grade 6 & 7 classes are selling crafts and baking on Monday December 11th. The sale is a fundraiser for Covenant House, a charity that supports disenfranchised youth in our community. The sale will take place from 2-5 pm in the school Gym. We will go down to the gym to admire their handiwork a few minutes before our regular dismissal time. Feel free to send a small amount of money to school with your child on Monday. Or feel free to come on in to shop for yourself after dismissal time at 3:00pm.
Intermediate students: Dec 14 is the due date for the next Interim Submission. Please ensure you provide evidence of learning for all the areas outlined on the SLP.
Pajama day will be Dec 19 and 22. We will all kick back and relax with games and stories on our last day before the Winter Break. I will provide hot chocolate or peppermint tea. Feel free to send along some goodies to share at our pre-holiday PJ party!
Interested in having a little pet? Those of you who have been reading this blog for a year or so may remember that my tropical aquarium at home contains a variety of freshwater snails. They are quite entertaining to watch; a super science project, or perhaps a springboard into creative writing about the life of a snail…. Lots of possibilities! Currently, I have an abundance of “Assassin Snails” that I am looking to rehome. These are quite different that the previous year’s snails. Assassin Snails have swirly brown stripes and are pointy. They eat cucumber. If you would like your child to bring home a few of these low maintenance, entertaining critters, please let me know this week. Then send your child to school with a clean glass jar that has several clean stones and a lid with 5-6 holes poked in the top. I will send home the critters next week. I will add seasoned water, and a one-page info sheet for ‘care and feeding’ (and humane disposal should that ever be necessary.) All I ask in return is a commitment to never release them into the environment.
Check out the updated calendar on this blog. Ms. Bordon has got our program calendar up and working once more! Important dates will be posted as they arise.
A few parents have forwarded me some online resources they find helpful. Feel free to take a look!
Math Instruction: Time4MathFacts https://www.time4mathfacts.com/reflex/
Self-regulation for young children: MrChazz https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyyUtozut7S/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==