I forgot to remind the students that tomorrow is Pink Shirt day … they may wear a pink shirt and casual bottoms, or uniforms! See you tomorrow!

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

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

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

 

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.

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.

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

 

Good morning and welcome back! It was so good to see so many smiling faces this morning coming through the door. I hope that you all had a great time of rest over the (extended) break.

Dates to Remember:

Friday, Jan. 14th – Knight Day

Wednesday, Jan. 19th – PJ Day

Friday, Jan. 21st – Knight Day

Friday, Jan. 28th – Knight Day

Monday, Jan. 31st – Pro-d Day

Spelling List:

List will be introduced on Monday, January 10th and tested on Friday, January 14th.

1. end
2. snow
3. sled
4. safe
5. help
6. January
7. soon
8. very
9. best
10. far
11. told
12. nine
13. new
14. down
15. dear

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

We made it!

While our concert looked a little different this year, and it is a little disappointing that our parents couldn’t all be there, we hope that you took some time to watch it and to celebrate all the hard work that the children put in. They did such an amazing job!

I also want to say a HUGE thank you for all the thoughtful gifts and cards. I am so blessed 🙂

Praying you all have a wonderful Christmas break, that you are able to enjoy this Christmas season. I hope you all find some time to rest and relax, and to enjoy your families.

Merry Christmas, see you in the new year!

It has been another fun-filled Christmas week! We had Stocking day, Christmas Cookie day, Candy Cane day, Gingerbread day and Reindeer day. We did a lot of fun activities … science experiments, decorating cookies, and sharing kind and encouraging notes to our friends, eating candy canes, decorating our salt dough ornaments and stories to go along with each of our themes. We also have continued our Holidays Around the World for Social Studies. This week we visited England where we learned that a popular tradition is Christmas crackers, so we popped our own. We also visited German, where Gingerbread is a popular tradition, so we decorated (and ate!) gingerbread cookies. And finally, we also enjoyed our Buddy Christmas Party. Lots of fun was had with our buddies as we played games, and had a ‘snowball’ fight. Check our FreshGrade for the pictures! It has been a great week, with lots going on. We are getting more and more excited, and more and more tired, as we get closer to Christmas Break, but we are almost there! Just one more busy, fun-filled week.

Thanks to those who have participated in the Food Drive so far this year, just a reminder that you have until Wednesday, December 15th to go to the office to donate!

Dates to Remember:

Wednesday, December 15th

• Christmas Sweater Day (Please do your best as this is also their costume for our Christmas concert)
• Last day for Christmas Food Drive

Friday, December 17th – Last day – 11:30am Dismissal

Spelling:

No spelling list

Reminders and Other Information:

Christmas Concert Costume/Christmas Sweater Day (Wednesday)

1. a long-sleeved Christmas themed Tshirt, sweatshirt or sweater
2. a long-sleeved plain T-shirt, sweatshirt or sweater
3. a long-sleeved Tshirt, sweatshirt or sweater turned inside out, if there is a design that doesn’t fit our Christmas theme.

Any choice of jeans or dark pants/skirts are preferable to complete the students’ ensemble.

 

• 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

Crim Checks – if you plan/hope to come on any field trips this year, or if you hope to volunteer in the classroom at some point, please get your Crim Check started right away, so that we have it on file when the time comes. Check in with the office about getting the appropriate paperwork.

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

Salvation Army Food Drive

• We are setting a school goal of $6000 by December 15th 
• if we reach our goal, we will have an Animal Dress Up day when we return after Christmas break
• We are inviting students and families to DONATE money to the food drive as the Salvation Army has more buying power than we do. All donations go to the SCHOOL OFFICE.

Right now, the Salvation Army can use all the money they can get as they are taking the lead on meal efforts for flood relief, providing extra supplies for those affected by this current situation, and then have a list of those already on the list for hampers and other needs this holiday.