Friday Update

Another full week in Grade 2! A few highlights for all were: Math Mayhem, playing math games and winning prizes; having a mini party with our Grade 6 buddies, playing games and dancing with them; reading stories about real life events and people from British Columbia for our Reading Across Canada Socials unit; and learning about 2D Shapes, being creative to use as many as they could in a creative picture. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, have some time to rest as we gear up for the last week before Spring Break!

Dates to Remember:

Thursday, March 17th

  • swimming field trip
  • Green Day
  • Pancake Lunch

Friday, March 18th

  • Knight day
  • Movie afternoon
  • Last day before Spring Break

Reminders and Other Information:

Swimming

If you have not yet returned your swimming field trip permission slips please do so ASAP! Be sure to indicate if you will be joining us on the field trip. A Criminal Record Check MUST BE completed in order to come to the pool.

We will be leaving at 9:05 sharp, so please be on time, and we will be returning to school about 11:30. Students need to bring swimsuits, towels, and life jackets (if needed). If students come to school already dressed in their swimsuit, please make sure the necessary clothes are packed to change into after swimming.

Pancake Lunch 

On Thursday, March 17th, students do not need to bring a lunch. I will be making green pancakes for the students to enjoy as it is St. Patrick’s Day. If your student does not want to participate they can just bring a lunch that day.

Donut Fundraiser

The Elementary department is doing $2 donut fundraiser for the school in Guatemala. On Friday, March 18, students can bring $2 to their teacher and at lunch they will receive a glazed donut from Safeway bakery. We have ordered enough for each student to have one donut if they wish.

  • Respond, and return Friday Letters
  • please return ALL library books – students will not be taking books home over Spring Break
  • Home Reading program – read and return your books
  • Pizza Orders – please remember to PRE-ORDER if you would like pizza lunch on Tuesdays
  • Reminder to send your child with water bottles – we don’t have a fountain in class

Scholastic Orders: If you are placing a scholastic order,  you can do so online, and this is the class code that you will need: RC155750

Friday Update

We have had a solid week in Grade 2. And it is hard to believe that we have just two more weeks until Spring Break, although we are starting to feel ready for it. This week we spent much of our math classes working on a mystery puzzle. Students had to solve different clues, figuring out which suspect was guilty. They loved working on this, and did so well completing each clue with their partner. We have also started a Social Studies unit about Canada. We will be ‘reading across the country’ learning facts and interesting stories/history of each province and territory. And finally, we had an assembly this week on Safe and Unsafe Substances. It is important to review this, and students accurately recalled much of what they have learned in the past.

I’m sure most of you heard that on Thursday i had no voice, which led to me being away on Friday. On Thursday, when I had no voice the students were all so sweet, and they were very good listeners and adapted to switching things up a little. Although, they did think I was trying to play a joke on them at the beginning of the day.  I’m sure they are enjoying their day with Mrs. Milec.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Dates to Remember:

Monday, March 7th – Class Picture Day 

Friday, March 11th – Knight Day

Thursday, March 17th

  • swimming field trip (more details to come)
  • Green Day
  • St. Patrick’s day pancake lunch (more details to come)

Friday, March 18th

  • Knight Day
  • Last day before Spring Break

March 19th – April 3rd – Spring Break

Spelling:

We will have no more spelling lists until after Spring Break.

Bible Memory:

Philippians 4:6

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all that he has done.

Reminders and Other Information:

Swimming field trip permission slips have been sent home. Please sign and return them to class. Be sure to indicate if you will be joining us on the field trip. A Criminal Record Check MUST BE completed in order to come to the pool.

The Elementary department is doing $2 donut fundraiser for the school in Guatemala. On Friday, March 18, students can bring $2 to their teacher and at lunch they will receive a glazed donut from Safeway bakery. We have ordered enough for each student to have one donut if they wish.

  • Complete your daily health check
  • Respond, and return Friday Letters
  • it is helpful if you send me an email when your child is going to be away – thanks!
  • Home Reading program – read and return your books
  • Pizza Orders – please remember to PRE-ORDER if you would like pizza lunch on Tuesdays
  • Reminder to send your child with water bottles – we don’t have a fountain in class

Scholastic Orders: If you are placing a scholastic order,  you can do so online, and this is the class code that you will need: RC155750

Friday Update

A sunny, albeit cold and blustery week! It was wonderful to see the sun shining, but I was happy to see the children come dressed appropriately to be outside, especially on Tuesday and Wednesday. Wednesday was also Pink Shirt day. We talked about what it means to be a good friend, and what to do when we see others being unkind. I was away today (Friday) and Mrs. Milec spent the day with the Grade 2’s.

This week we did a math activity that required students to know their phone number. This was something many of the students didn’t know, so I would encourage you to work with your children to make sure they know their phone number, as well as their home address. These are important things for them to know in case they ever have an emergency. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

March Dates:

Tuesday, March 1st – Safe and Unsafe Substances Assembly

Friday, March 4th – Knight Day

Friday, March 11th – Knight Day

Thursday, March 17th

  • swimming field trip (more details to come)
  • St. Patrick’s day pancake lunch (more details to come)

Friday, March 18th

  • Knight Day
  • Last day before Spring Break

March 19th – April 3rd – Spring Break

Spelling:

List will be introduced on Monday, February 28th and tested on Friday, March 4th.

  1. March
  2. spring
  3. bird
  4. nest
  5. green
  6. joy
  7. forgive
  8. kind
  9. rain
  10. made
  11. want
  12. break
  13. deep
  14. prayer
  15. faithful

Reminders and Other Information:

  • Complete your daily health check
  • Respond, and return Friday Letters
  • it is helpful if you send me an email when your child is going to be away – thanks!
  • Home Reading program – read and return your books
  • Pizza Orders – please remember to PRE-ORDER if you would like pizza lunch on Tuesdays
  • Reminder to send your child with water bottles – we don’t have a fountain in class

Scholastic Orders: If you are placing a scholastic order,  you can do so online, and this is the class code that you will need: RC155750

 

Weekly Update

Valentine’s day on Monday was a lot of fun! The students enjoyed handing out their valentine cards to their friends. We also enjoyed a full day of Valentine’s day themed activities …. conversation heart math, writing creatively about what we would do if it started to rain hearts one day, and talking about all things we love! It was a great day, and fun to see them all in red, white and pink! A huge thank you for being so generous in support of building a school in Guatemala.

The rest of the week was quite busy … and we were very high energy and chatty the whole time! A short week, that didn’t seem like a short week. We ended the day off today with a movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (we just finished reading the book the other day). I hope you all have a restful long weekend.

Dates to Remember:

Monday, February 21st – Family Day, no school

Wednesday, February 23rd – Pink Shirt day

Friday, February 25th – Knight Day

Spelling:

No spelling list due to the short week.

Bible Memory:

1 John 4: 16 & 18

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us … let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

Reminders and Other Information:

  • Complete your daily health check
  • Respond, and return Friday Letters
  • it is helpful if you send me an email when your child is going to be away – thanks!
  • Home Reading program – read and return your books
  • Pizza Orders – please remember to PRE-ORDER if you would like pizza lunch on Tuesdays
  • Reminder to send your child with water bottles – we don’t have a fountain in class

Scholastic Orders: If you are placing a scholastic order,  you can do so online, and this is the class code that you will need: RC155750

 

Friday Update

A full week in Grade 2. We have finished off some units and will be starting new ones in the next few days. One unit we completed is our Force and Motion unit for Science, and now we will begin a unit on Water. In Socials, we are starting to talk about Canada, and we will be taking a ‘trip’ across the country. And finally, in math, we are going to start learning how to do double digit subtraction. Lots of endings, and new beginnings, in these couple weeks.

Reminder that Report Cards went home today.

Dates to Remember:

Monday, February 14th

  • Pay to wear casual (red, white and pink) day – bring a donation for Guatemala
  • Valentine’s Day celebrations

Friday, February 18th – Pro-d Day

Spelling:

No spelling due to short week.

Bible Memory:

1 John 4: 16 & 18

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us … let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

Reminders and Other Information:

  • Complete your daily health check
  • Respond, and return Friday Letters
  • it is helpful if you send me an email when your child is going to be away – thanks!
  • Home Reading program – read and return your books
  • Pizza Orders – please remember to PRE-ORDER if you would like pizza lunch on Tuesdays
  • Reminder to send your child with water bottles – we don’t have a fountain in class

Valentine’s day: Valentine’s cards are optional, however if you choose to do them, I ask that you include the whole class. Any treats must be pre-packaged.

Class List: Ryan, Joelliane, Hudson, Elody, Lizanne, Zeke, Taylor, Chloe, Deliah, Cadence, Thea, Armand, Sophia, Jase, Kazsem, Lacey, Eli, Ella, Isaiah, Kalia, Micah and Emerson

On Monday, February 14 , we will be having a colour day – students can wear red, pink or white in honor of Valentine’s Day. It is also Love Guatemala Day and students are encouraged to bring $2 to support the classroom we are building in Guatemala.

Scholastic Orders: If you are placing a scholastic order,  you can do so online, and this is the class code that you will need: RC155750

Friday Update

Lots going on this week, we have kept very busy. We had an assembly this week where we talked about bullying … what it is, what it isn’t, and what our responsibility is if we see someone being bullied. This week for writing we talked about new things we are learning, and how we are working at that. It was fun to hear about all the different things students are trying and learning … from guitar and piano, to rollerblading and skateboarding, so much fun! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Dates to Remember:

Friday, February 11th

  • Knight Day
  • Report Cards go home

Spelling:

  1. valentine
  2. heart
  3. red
  4. pink
  5. white
  6. love
  7. friend
  8. card
  9. bug
  10. left
  11. place
  12. group
  13. hope
  14. shape
  15. part

Bible Memory:

1 John 4: 16 & 18

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us … let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

Reminders and Other Information:

  • Complete your daily health check
  • Respond, and return Friday Letters
  • it is helpful if you send me an email when your child is going to be away – thanks!
  • Home Reading program – read and return your books
  • Pizza Orders – please remember to PRE-ORDER if you would like pizza lunch on Tuesdays
  • Reminder to send your child with water bottles – we don’t have a fountain in class

Valentine’s day: Valentine’s cards are optional, however if you choose to do them, I ask that you include the whole class. Any treats must be pre-packaged.

Class List: Ryan, Joelliane, Hudson, Elody, Lizanne, Zeke, Taylor, Chloe, Deliah, Cadence, Thea, Armand, Sophia, Jase, Kazsem, Lacey, Eli, Ella, Isaiah, Kalia, Micah and Emerson

On Monday, February 14 , we will be having a colour day – students can wear red, pink or white in honor of Valentine’s Day. It is also Love Guatemala Day and students are encouraged to bring $2 to support the classroom we are building in Guatemala. A special hot lunch is also available to order through our website “munchalunch”

 

Scholastic Orders: If you are placing a scholastic order,  you can do so online, and this is the class code that you will need: RC155750

 

Friday Update

It has been a great week in Grade 2, we have really enjoyed the sunshine all week! We have started a new weekly routine this week, called Friday Letters – check out the newsletter that went home about it, as well as information below. For writing, the students also had to choose this week, whether they prefer sunny or snowy days, and tell me about why – some of the students had a really hard time choosing as they love things about both! On Wednesday we had an earthquake drill. It is so important that we practice as though it were real, and they have shown me over and over again this year that they know what is expected, and they listen well. So that is great to see. I hope you all have an enjoyable long weekend, and we will see you back on Tuesday!

February Dates/Dates to Remember:

Monday, January 31st – Pro-d Day

Tuesday, February 1st – Assembly

Friday, February 4th

  • End of Term
  • Knight Day

Friday, February 11th

  • Report Cards go home
  • Knight Day

Monday, February 14th

  • Red, white and pink day – Valentine’s Day
  • hot lunch fundraiser (must order online ahead of time)

Friday, February 18th – Pro-d Day

Monday, February 21st – Family Day, no school

Wednesday, February 23rd – Pink Shirt day

Friday, February 25th – Knight Day

Spelling:

No spelling this week due to the short week.

Reminders and Other Information:

  • Complete your daily health check
  • it is helpful if you send me an email when your child is going to be away – thanks!
  • Home Reading program – read and return your books
  • Pizza Orders – please remember to PRE-ORDER if you would like pizza lunch on Tuesdays
  • Reminder to send your child with water bottles – we don’t have a fountain in class

Friday Letters – I am excited for this activity that we will do each week – students went home today with a letter they have written for you, and we want you to write them back! This is a great way for them to practice a lot of the skills we are working on (printing, sentence writing, etc). The duotangs will go home every Friday, and need to be sent back with your child on Monday. There is a newsletter explaining this further in your child’s planner today. They are always very excited to read the letter from their moms and dads, so please try to make it a priority to respond to the letter that they write.

 

Valentine’s day: Valentine’s cards are optional, however if you choose to do them, I ask that you include the whole class

Class List: Ryan, Joelliane, Hudson, Elody, Lizanne, Zeke, Taylor, Chloe, Deliah, Cadence, Thea, Armand, Sophia, Jase, Kazsem, Lacey, Eli, Ella, Isaiah, Kalia, Micah and Emerson

 

Scholastic Orders: If you are placing a scholastic order,  you can do so online, and this is the class code that you will need: RC155750

 

2022 Guatemala!!

As a school, Highroad has linked with Compelling Love Ministries in Guatemala since 2014.  We have built classrooms in 4 villages.  If a village can provide a classroom then the government will provide a teacher in Guatemala.  The classrooms we have built have changed the futures of these villages and their kids. As the leaders of Compelling Love, Rocky and Karren Chupa work closely with a pastor in the village and this also brings an opportunity for spiritual impact.

For so many reasons it seemed clear that we couldn’t launch a mission trip this year.  We are praying that opportunity might be possible in 2023.  As a school we feel led to focus on something “outside of our community” and we are planning on building a schoolroom in Guatemala.  Looking beyond ourselves will help us to know that God is at work, that we are blessed and that we can still be a blessing.  This year’s village, Cerrania Los Mayas, has 45 families and 70 students whose present “school” is pictured on the right.

On February 14th there will be a hot lunch fundraiser with all profits going to the building fund.  Please note, too, that larger donations can go through City Life Church and receive a tax receipt.  The cost for a classroom to transform a village is about $7000.

Friday Update

It has been a good week in Grade 2. I was away on Tuesday, and everyone did great with Mrs. Milec in here. Wednesday was PJ day, and we had a lot of fun just being able to be dressed in our comfy, cozy clothes! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Dates to Remember:

Friday, January 28th – Knight Day

Spelling:

List will be introduced on Monday, January 24th and tested on Friday, January 28th,

  1. February
  2. outside
  3. inside
  4. hard
  5. most
  6. line
  7. here
  8. sun
  9. age
  10. mine
  11. test
  12. Canada
  13. Chilliwack
  14. flower
  15. money

Bible Memory:

Lamentations 3:22-23

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning;  great is your faithfulness.

Reminders and Other Information:

  • Complete your daily health check
  • it is helpful if you send me an email when your child is going to be away – thanks!
  • Home Reading program – read and return your books
  • Pizza Orders – please remember to PRE-ORDER if you would like pizza lunch on Tuesdays
  • Reminder to send your child with water bottles – we don’t have a fountain in class

Scholastic Orders: If you are placing a scholastic order,  you can do so online, and this is the class code that you will need: RC155750

 

2022 Guatemala!!

As a school, Highroad has linked with Compelling Love Ministries in Guatemala since 2014.  We have built classrooms in 4 villages.  If a village can provide a classroom then the government will provide a teacher in Guatemala.  The classrooms we have built have changed the futures of these villages and their kids. As the leaders of Compelling Love, Rocky and Karren Chupa work closely with a pastor in the village and this also brings an opportunity for spiritual impact.

For so many reasons it seemed clear that we couldn’t launch a mission trip this year.  We are praying that opportunity might be possible in 2023.  As a school we feel led to focus on something “outside of our community” and we are planning on building a schoolroom in Guatemala.  Looking beyond ourselves will help us to know that God is at work, that we are blessed and that we can still be a blessing.  This year’s village, Cerrania Los Mayas, has 45 families and 70 students whose present “school” is pictured on the right.

On February 14th there will be a hot lunch fundraiser with all profits going to the building fund.  Please note, too, that larger donations can go through City Life Church and receive a tax receipt.  The cost for a classroom to transform a village is about $7000.

Friday Update

Good afternoon! We have had a great first week back after a long break. The students all came in ready to work hard and to do their best. We have picked back up some of the places that we had left off, and have also started a couple of new things in class too. I was so happy to see everyone, and to start the year off so well. I also just have to say that they all made me feel so SPECIAL today for my birthday – I feel so blessed to have such an amazing group of students.

Dates to Remember:

Wednesday, January 19th – PJ day

Friday, January 21st – Knight day

Spelling:

List will be introduced on Monday, January 17th and tested on Friday, January 21st

  1. magnet
  2. why
  3. happy
  4. our
  5. said
  6. read
  7. same
  8. never
  9. think
  10. life
  11. under
  12. Lord
  13. bible
  14. fine
  15. every

Reminders and Other Information:

  • Complete your daily health check – please explain this to your child so they know what I am talking about when I ask if it is completed
  • it is helpful if you send me an email when your child is going to be away – thanks!
  • Home Reading program – read and return your books
  • Pizza Orders – please remember to PRE-ORDER if you would like pizza lunch on Tuesdays
  • Reminder to send your child with water bottles – we don’t have a fountain in class

Scholastic Orders: If you are placing a scholastic order,  you can do so online, and this is the class code that you will need: RC155750