We made it through the first week! It has been so good to connect with many of you over the first few days of school, to chat about your child and the year ahead. I am looking forward to all that we have ahead for us, and I hope you are as well. Have a wonderful weekend.

September Dates:

Tuesday, September 12th – Picture Day

Wednesday, September 13th – Welcome Back BBQ

Friday, September 29th – Orange Shirt Day

Spelling:

We will be starting our spelling lists right away. List will be introduced on September 11th and tested on September 15th.

Our list for the first few weeks are ‘No Excuse’ words. These lists will be to review and ease into the spelling lists.

1. for
2. this
3. every
4. off
5. they
6. about
7. have
8. one
9. to
10. on

Reminders and Other Information:

Just a few things to get us started for the year. I sent home a newsletter, and some of this information was on there, but some of this is new also.

• If you have not yet brought in kleenex boxes, paint shirt and gym shoes, please do so as soon as possible
• A criminal record check will be MANDATORY to be in the classroom or to participate on field trips, please make sure you have these on file at the office, or get the process started right away
• Water bottles – I would encourage each student to have a water bottle … we don’t have a water fountain in the classroom, so it is important to bring their own
• Planners have fone home and this will be an effective way to communicate back and forth – I check it each morning. Please be sure to bring it to school EVERY day.
• Tell Me About Your Child information sheets went home this week, and I would appreciate if you would fill it out and send it back to class with your child. It is helpful for me to have some information to get the year started off right, and to know what you want me to know about your child.
• Our gym days are Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, please make sure to send your child with gym strip and gym shoes as we will be starting to learn those routines next week.
• Library is on Thursday
• Scholastic: periodically you will receive a scholastic book order. If you wish to order you can do so online with our class code: RC155750

Seesaw: Sometime over the next few days you will be receiving an invite to Seesaw. This is an online platform that will allow me to share pictures with you. If you don’t get it in your inbox, (check your junk mail too), please let me know and I will figure out why it hasn’t come through. It is a new program to me, and so I am learning as I go. When you receive this invitation please accept it. It is a great way for me to share what is going on in the classroom, and you can feel free to comment as well.

Welcome! I am looking forward to the year ahead and getting to know you and your children.

This is the place you will come to find out all kinds of information. Important dates, spelling words, Bible memory, and other pertinent information to what is going on in class. I will try and post every Friday with all the information for the week ahead. Please be sure to check in here and read through the information. You can always email me with further questions from there.

This week has been, and will continue to be, full of information; learning routines and rules in the classroom, as well as just getting to know each other.  I sent your child home today with an  “All About Me” page that I would love for you to take time to fill out. It helps me get a quick glimpse of your child so that we can start the year off well.

Please don’t hesitate to pop in and see me, or shoot me an email with anything you need.

trast@highroadacademy.com

Tomorrow for our Summer Countdown we are doing a beach themed day … students may come to school wearing beach clothes!

Realized I forgot to write a blog post for this week. Here is upcoming information for the week!

Dates to Remember:

Friday, June 16th

• Fun Day
• Half day

Tuesday, June 20th – Waterslides

Thursday, June 22nd

• Last day! Summer holidays begin
• Report Cards go home

Reminders and Other Information:

• Please return all library books and home reading books

For tomorrow’s countdown surprise the students have been told that they are allowed to bring ONE stuffy and a flashlight. I haven’t told them what the day is, just that they may bring those things 🙂

The Spring Showcase on Monday was great! The students all did such an amazing job, a wonderful evening. Thanks for coming out to support your kids and all the hard work they put into it! I hope you  all have a wonderful weekend!

Dates to Remember:

Monday, June 5th – Summer Countdown begins

• Kent’s Ice Cream field trip

Tuesday, June 6th – Nutrition Assembly

Friday, June 9th – Knight Day

Friday, June 16th

• Fun Day
• Half day for report cards

Tuesday, June 20th – Waterslides

Thursday, June 22nd

• Last day! Summer holidays begin
• Report Cards go home

Bible Memory:

Psalm 100

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Reminders and Other information:

• Students may wear play clothes on Monday for our field trip in the afternoon (we are leaving the school around 1pm)
• RETURN – all home reading and library books
• Friday Letters – don’t forget to write a letter to your child each week, they really look forward to reading and responding to them when we pull them out on Fridays!
• Scholastic: periodically you will receive a scholastic book order. If you wish to order you can do so online with our class code: RC155750
• Contact Information for me: trast@highroadacademy.com

Are we really entering June this next week?? It is hard to believe we are at this point! Lots going on in these last few weeks, be sure to keep track of all the dates and everything!

Dates to Remember:

Monday, May 29th – Spring Showcase – 6:30pm (details below)

Wednesday, May 31st – Jean’s Day (details below)

Friday, June 2nd – Knight Day

Monday, June 5th – Summer Countdown begins

• Kent’s Ice Cream field trip

Tuesday, June 6th – Nutrition Assembly

Friday, June 9th – Knight Day

Friday, June 16th

• Fun Day
• Half day for report cards

Tuesday, June 20th – Waterslides

Thursday, June 22nd

• Last day! Summer holidays begin
• Report Cards go home

Bible Memory:

Psalm 100

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

Reminders and Other Information:

Spring Showcase Details:

• wear white short sleeved t-shirts with pants, and sandals or sneakers. 
• students need to be dropped off at the classroom at 6:10pm and will be picked up from the classroom after the concert in the class

Jeans Day 

Jeans Day is on Wednesday, May 31st. To wear jeans on the 31st students need to bring a $5 minimum donation for the Children’s Hospital .

• Home Reading – make sure you are reading and returning your book as regularly as possible!
• Friday Letters – don’t forget to write a letter to your child each week, they really look forward to reading and responding to them when we pull them out on Fridays!
• Scholastic: periodically you will receive a scholastic book order. If you wish to order you can do so online with our class code: RC155750
• Contact Information for me: trast@highroadacademy.com

Good morning! I’m looking for a couple of parents that are willing and able to volunteer to help out on our Primary Fun Day … it will be on Friday, June 16th from 9-noon (and it’s a half day, so students will be going home after). Please email me to let me know if you can help out! Thanks!

Just a reminder that tomorrow we are going to the Zoo. Students may come dressed in play clothes. Please remember to send them prepared for the weather!

• sunscreen (before they come to school)
• hat
• water bottle
• good shoes
• backpack with a lunch that is easy to eat outside at the picnic tables

Thanks!