Thank you so much for the thoughtful cards and gifts, and kind words as we head into summer. I hope you all have a wonderful summer!

Just a reminder of what to bring tomorrow:

• Casual clothing and a bathing suit
• Plenty of water to stay hydrated
• Sunscreen
• A water gun for some splashy fun – water guns will NOT be provided, and you may want to consider writing your child’s name on your water gun so that they don’t get mixed up or lost when they aren’t being used
• A towel
• A great attitude and lots of sunshine spirit!
• Lunch

Some details for the next couple of days …

Tomorrow: 

• students may wear knight clothes tomorrow
• they may bring a favourite stuffy
• please bring a flashlight

Thursday:

What to Send Your Child With:

• Casual clothing and a bathing suit
• Plenty of water to stay hydrated
• Sunscreen
• A water gun for some splashy fun
• A towel
• A great attitude and lots of sunshine spirit!
• Lunch

End-of-Year Celebration – Siblings Welcome (With a Few Limits!)

Dear Parents,

We’re so excited to celebrate the end of a fantastic school year with all of you this Thursday! It’s going to be a fun-filled day with plenty of activities for the kids, including a waterslide and a bouncy castle.

We know many of you may need to bring younger siblings along, and that’s absolutely fine — we welcome all families to join in the celebration! However, please note that for safety and logistical reasons, the waterslide and bouncy castle will be reserved for students only.

Thank you for understanding and helping us keep things running smoothly.

We can’t wait to see you all on Thursday for a fantastic wrap-up to the school year!

Highlights from our Week:

Monday: Bubbles Day – Today’s theme was bubbles … bubble gum, soap bubbles bubbles everything …

Tuesday: Games Afternoon – played several minute-to-win-it style team games. Lots of fun was had!

Wednesday: Popcorn and a movie afternoon! Mrs. P brought in her theatre style popcorn maker, which was super awesome!

Thursday: Beach Themed day … everything we did today was around our beach theme … surfboard multiplication to directed drawing of the beach. All day long we had either the beach waves or underwater sounds playing.

Friday: Fun Day – so glad that the rain held off and we were able to have such a great morning. A huge thank you to the parents that volunteered to help us out with the morning!

Dates to Remember:

Thursday, June 19th

• alternate plan due to waterslides being closed – see previous post for details, including what to bring!
• last day before summer break

Reminders and Other Information:

• all home reading books need to be returned

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We wanted to let you know about a change in plans for our Grades 1-3 year end Waterslides field trip. Unfortunately, Bridal Falls Waterpark is experiencing some unforeseen issues and will not be open in time for our original date.

But don’t worry — we’ve lined up lots of exciting activities to make this day special! We’ve rented three different bouncy castles, including a spectacular 22-foot water slide, which will be set up on the field. There will also be fun games, a water gun station, and plenty of ways for the kids to enjoy the sunshine.

New Date:
Thursday, June 19th — the last day of school.

What to Send Your Child With:

• Casual clothing and a bathing suit
• Plenty of water to stay hydrated
• Sunscreen
• A water gun for some splashy fun
• A towel
• A great attitude and lots of sunshine spirit!
• Lunch

Parent Helpers Needed:
We would love some parent volunteers to help make the day even more fun! If you are able to lend a hand, please contact your child’s teacher. Your support will help ensure a smooth and enjoyable celebration for everyone.

Please send your child to school at the usual time. We’re looking forward to a fantastic day filled with fun and laughter!

Thank you for your understanding and support. We can’t wait to celebrate the end of a wonderful school year together!

Pamela Goosen

Elementary Department Head

Tomorrow for our countdown we are doing a beach theme day! Students are allowed to come dressed in their beach clothes (but still Highroad dress code appropriate).

This weeks blog post is coming to you a day early because I am not going to be here tomorrow, I am going away for the weekend.

Highlights from Our Week:

This week we started our SUMMER Countdown! It is hard to believe that we are actually at that point in the year, and yet, here we are.

Monday – Sit anywhere you want for the day … this was met with some excitement as they were sitting on the counter, at my desk and anywhere else that they could think of!

Tuesday – Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament and a Paper Airplane Contest – Congratulations to Christopher for winning the Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament and to Elias for having the farthest flying airplane!

Wednesday – Picnic Lunch – it was a beautiful day to enjoy the sunshine while we ate lunch!

Thursday – Construction Day – students chose a nursery rhyme, and along with the nursery rhyme came a STEM challenge … an array of materials was provided for them to complete the challenge.

Dates to Remember:

Friday, June 13th

• Fun Day
• Early Dismissal – 11:30 am

Wednesday, June 18th –  Waterslides field trip

Thursday, June 19th – Last Day before SUMMER!

Reminders and Other Information:

• All library books need to be returned
• All home reading books need to be returned

Still in need of volunteers for Fun Day! Please let me know if you would be willing to help out with this day!

Highlights from Our Week:

This week has been a little bit all over the place as we have had practices and dress rehearsals for the Spring Sing … and then the Spring Sing itself, in which the students all did such an amazing job. Proud of them and how hard they worked to do their best!

Math: This week we learned what Area is … keeping straight the difference between Perimeter and Area is a bit of a challenge, but they have all worked hard to make that differentiation when they are working. This week they measured the area of a dinosaur before putting it together.

Poetry:  We finished our Poetry unit for the year! The last poem that students wrote had to include alliteration …. repetition of the beginning sound. I hope you will spend some time reading through all the poems that they wrote, they worked hard on them and have done a great job. (Poetry books went home on Tuesday).

Dates to Remember:

Friday, June 13th

• Fun Day
• Early Dismissal – 11:30 am

Wednesday, June 18th –  Waterslides field trip

Thursday, June 19th – Last Day before SUMMER!

Reminders and Other Information:

• Parent Volunteers needed for Fun Day still – please send me an email if you are willing to help out!
• All library books need to be returned
• All home reading books need to be returned

It is hard to believe that we are beginning June and are in the home stretch to the end of the year! Let’s finish strong!