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It was a beautiful week … except for Thursday for our field trip! I am so thankful for the parents that came along and helped, despite the cold, rainy day. The zoo was a lot of fun, and because of the cooler weather, I think we also got to see a lot more of the animals! This week we also had our Missions Chapel. It was great to hear and watch a video about the trip to the Philippines after praying for the team, and partnering with them along the way. I hope you all enjoy the sunshine this weekend!

Dates to Remember:

Monday, April 15th – Parent Info Night (details below)

Tuesday, April 16th – Grandparents Day

Wednesday, April 17th – Jersey Day

Friday, April 26th – Pro-d Day

Tuesday, April 30th – Bake Sale ($1/item – Library fundraiser)

Spelling:

1. half
2. third
3. fourth
4. fifth
5. fraction
6. equal
7. whole
8. share
9. divide
10. split

Reminders and Other Information:

• Respond and return Friday Letters
• Home Reading – be sure to be reading each night
• Thursday is Library day – just a reminder to return library books on that day so your child can take out new books
• Gym strip goes home on Fridays and needs to be returned on Mondays!
• Don’t forget to send water bottles
• Contact Information for me: trast@highroadacademy.com

A couple notes for our field trip to the Zoo coming up on Thursday.

We will be leaving the school at 9am!

If there are any parents that would like to carpool (as I have had a few of you mention that you would like to) can you send me an email (trast@highroadacademy.com) to let me know that you would be interested in that. And then maybe we can just say to collectively meet outside of my classroom at 8:50. The goal is to be there around 9:45am.

For all students, please remember to dress for the weather! We will be going rain or shine! Students also need to make sure that they have a lunch that is appropriate for eating outside at the playground. They also need to have a filled water bottle with them. Students will be responsible for their own backpacks.

Looking forward to it!

 

Sorry, I forgot to post at the end of last week … so here are some dates for you!

Dates to Remember:

Wednesday, April 10th – Pay to Wear Casual day ($5 minimum donation – Library fundraiser)

Thursday, April 11th – Zoo Field Trip

Tuesday, April 16th – Grandparents Day

Wednesday, April 17th – Jersey Day

Friday, April 26th – Pro-d Day

Tuesday, April 30th – Bake Sale ($1/item – Library fundraiser)

 

 

Just wanted to say Welcome Back! I hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break and Easter; that you were able to find time to rest and have some fun. We are jumping right back into things in class today, but it has been great to hear about some of the fun things that the students all did over the break!

One quick update for right now, students are once again allowed to bring all nuts in their lunches. We are no longer a Nut Free classroom. Thanks!

We made it! Happy Spring Break. I hope you all have a wonderful two weeks off! Just some dates to keep in mind for when we return.

April Dates: 

Tuesday, April 2nd – School Resumes

Wednesday, April 10th – Pay to Wear Casual (Library Fundraiser)

Thursday, April 11th – Zoo Field Trip

Tuesday, April 16th – Grandparent’s Day

Wednesday, April 17th – Jersey Day

Friday, April 26th – Pro-d Day, no school

Tuesday, April 30th – Bake Sale (Library fundraiser)

 

 

A Notes from Mrs. Shinness (music teacher) 

Happy Spring Break!  For your listening pleasure, here is the recording of the entire Music Machine musical that your child will be performing on May 13 at 6:30 pm.  First come, first served seats will be available so mark your calendars and turn up the music!  Included in this link is a file with all the lyrics if you want to sing along….

The Music Machine

 

We are getting so close to Spring Break … just one more week. The students are all ready for a break, but they have been working hard still. This week we had a new friend join us, and it has been so great to get to know him and to watch all the kids jump in to help him learn the routines and rules. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, get some rest for this last week before Spring Break!

Important Reminder ** we are now a NUT FREE classroom – students cannot have anything with any nuts … including sandwiches with nutella or peanut butter, granola bars, muffins, etc. Thank you!

Dates to Remember:

Wednesday, March 13th – Storybook Character Day

Friday, March 15th

• Early Dismissal – 11:35am
• Interims go home
• Spring Break starts!

Spelling:

No spelling list this week

Bible Memory:

1 John 4:7-14

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves God has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world.

Reminders and Other Information:

• Permission Slips went home today for a field trip in the first couple weeks back after Spring Break – please sign and return field trip forms!
• Information about Little Hoopsters and Little Diggers also went home today!

 

• Respond and return Friday Letters
• Home Reading – be sure to be reading each night
• Thursday is Library day – just a reminder to return library books on that day so your child can take out new books
• Gym strip goes home on Fridays and needs to be returned on Mondays!
• Don’t forget to send water bottles
• Contact Information for me: trast@highroadacademy.com

I apologize that this is being sent out last minute, but tomorrow we have a new student starting and we will be a NUT FREE CLASSROOM from here on out. Please make sure you adjust your child’s snacks and lunches accordingly. This is effective right away. Thank you!

We have had a busy week this week, working hard! We have started a Math Unit on patterning, and we looked at both repeating and growing patterns. The students have had to slow down and think to see what is changing in a pattern when it is growing, and this has helped them to think differently about numbers. This week we also did a couple of experiments in Science. We have been looking at atoms and molecules and all the ‘stuff’ of matter. There curiosity and engagement has been so great. In Social Studies we have been talking about Indigenous groups in Canada, but this week we started to expand our view more, and have been looking at Indigenous Groups around the world. We did a short overview, but will be diving into the lifestyle and culture of each more in depth over the next little while. I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend!

Dates to Remember:

Tuesday, March 5th – Math Mayhem (details below)

Wednesday, March 6th – Class Pictures

Wednesday, March 13th – Storybook Character Day

Friday, March 15th – Early dismissal, 11:35am – Spring Break begins!

Spelling:

Last list before Spring Break.

1. Easter
2. place
3. pattern
4. repeat
5. grow
6. March
7. bird
8. nest
9. forgive
10. spring

Bible Memory:

1 John 4:7-14

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves God has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world.

Reminders and Other Information:

Math Mayhem is from 6:30-8pm on Tuesday, March 5th. This is a fun way to get your children playing math games and having fun. It is a family event, there is no supervision so parents are expected to be with their children! Come join the fun!

• Respond and return Friday Letters
• Home Reading – be sure to be reading each night
• Thursday is Library day – just a reminder to return library books on that day so your child can take out new books
• Gym strip goes home on Fridays and needs to be returned on Mondays!
• Don’t forget to send water bottles
• Contact Information for me: trast@highroadacademy.com

Lots happening this week. The students were so excited to start researching for our Insect Reports. They have only just begun the process, but it was very fun to listen to them as they discovered new facts that they didn’t know before. We have also continued to talk about Atoms and all the ‘stuff’ of life that the world is made up of. Many of them have found this to be so interesting. We are also wrapping up our Math unit on division. Pink Shirt Day was on Wednesday, and we read the story ‘Recess Queen’ and talked about what bullying is and is not. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Dates to Remember:

Friday, March 1st – Knight Day

Spelling:

1. family
2. friends
3. church
4. played
5. stayed
6. watched
7. cleaned
8. whole
9. March
10. spring

Bible Memory:

1 John 4:7-14

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves God has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world.

Reminders and Other Information:

• Respond and return Friday Letters
• Home Reading – be sure to be reading each night
• Thursday is Library day – just a reminder to return library books on that day so your child can take out new books
• Gym strip goes home on Fridays and needs to be returned on Mondays!
• Don’t forget to send water bottles
• Contact Information for me: trast@highroadacademy.com