Week of Jan 31

Thank you to everyone for getting back to me about your child's ski or snowboard information.  We expect to be heading to Norquay in March but final plans for each class haven't yet been made.  If you are interested in joining us as a parent volunteer though, please be sure you have a criminal record check on file at our school.  

** Don't forget that our classroom book orders can be placed online at anytime until the end of February and all of the books bought using that class code helps us to expand and renew our classroom library **

Monday:  Spelling #8 coming home.    * I have about half of our portfolios already returned, if you still need yours for a few days, no worries but please send it back as soon as you have finished with it so we can keep building it up with our learning this second half of the year.

Tuesday:  Music & Library   

Wednesday:

Thursday: Music  Social group presentations

Friday (full day):  Spelling test and assignment due

Reading Records are due completed, with a parent signature, for next Tuesday first thing.  If they are done ahead of time they can certainly be handed in early too :)

  Week of  Jan 24

* Please return ski/snowboard information page so we can move forward with planning our field trip to Norquay.  This will likely occur in March and we will hopefully be able to have parent volunteers (with criminal record checks on file at the school) join us.  

Monday: Math weekly comes home

Tuesday:  Music & Library

Wednesday:   Gr. 7 options Market will take place Wednesday.  Students are invited to buy items made by the gr.7 options class.  Items mainly run between 1 - $10.

Portfolios come home ahead of report cards being released Friday. Please take some time to look through these binders (as well as your child's Google Classroom work).  Return them to the school by early next week at the latest please.

* at this time please also discuss supplies that need to be replenished with your child.  We have a lot of students without pencils, scissors and glue in the classroom right now *

Thursday: Music 

Friday (full day):  Math weekly #8 is due

- Report cards are available for viewing online. 

 Week of Jan.17

* Thank you to everyone that continues to talk about using masks, distance and hand washing to help to keep everyone healthy.  Please ensure that your child has a clean mask each day as well as spares at school.  Thank you for also continuing to use rapid tests at home and letting me, or the office, know of any positive results.  

Monday:  Gymnastics still delayed.   Spelling comes home.

Tuesday: Music      

- Math timed multiplication facts

Wednesday:  

- Grandpal letters to be complete

Thursday: Music

Friday:(full day)  

- Spelling #7 due

* Flashlight Friday - students can bring a blanket or pillow, some classroom healthy snacks and they should have a few books as well as a flashlight for a morning of cozy reading *

 Week of Jan.10

Monday: gymnastics postponed (we are still hoping that we can do this at a later date so please send in the field trip forms if you haven't yet

Tuesday:

Wednesday: math - algebra on Google Classroom due

Thursday:  LA - story retelling on Google Classroom due, Science posters due

Friday( half day for students):  Math weekly # 7 due, Social postcard assignment due

 Updated update...

Apparently I sent you the update last week a day too early and as we got closer to our return to in class learning some additional safety precautions were put into place by CRPS Friday afternoon to help keep everyone safe and healthy.  Hopefully by now you have read the email sent out by both LGMS and CRPS.  

We will be taking things one week at a time but for now these changes mean that:

- our gymnastics field trip Monday is postponed (if you did complete the gymnastics waiver online though, thank you, that should be added to their files so you won't have to do another)

- medical masks are to be worn (over the mouth and nose) at all times in the school even when seated or in the gym.  Students can remove them briefly for eating at their desk only or when outside and practicing distancing.  

- we are also requesting that families notify the school directly of any positive COVID cases and that close contacts (even those without symptoms) not attend school during the isolation time.

If your child is isolating at home

1.  Please let me know and also be sure to call in to the office (if you know it will be multiple days you can call once and tell them that)

2.  Have your child check Google Classroom both in the morning (after 9:00) and again in the afternoon (after 1:00) for any new assignments or resources that have been posted.  * Make sure they TURN IN their work when it is complete*

3.  Daily reading as well as daily math practice (adding and subtracting decimal numbers, practicing multiplication and division flashcards) should be completed in addition to any other assignments

 Update on return to school, Monday Jan.10th

As you have heard, our government has decided to return to in class learning this coming Monday.  At school there has been additional cleaning, and like in December, student desks are spread out as much as possible.  

Our physical space

Due to the size of our class this year this leaves little space for walkways or movement spaces in the classroom (this includes our bike which has been removed for desk space).  If your child finds it challenging to focus with limited movement, please consider adding some exercise time in the morning before school, discussing using recesses to play running games, and/or sending them with a silent personal fidget to be kept in their pocket or desk.

Health and Safety for everyone

Please take a few minutes before Monday to talk again with your child about the importance of keeping their desk and items in their own space, using lockers for all coats and other items, and wearing a clean, well fitted mask at all times unless facing forward in their own desk.  

You will have heard that the government plans to provide N95 masks for students at staff - that process of delivery is planned to begin Monday but we have no additional information on what the timeline will be specifically for our school.  We have had a number of students misplace or forget masks this year, please be sure that your child has spare masks and that these are medical grade or at least multiple cloth layers that fit securely around the ears or head (please no Buffs or scarves).

Some Happy News!

We get to continue learning together and we are still able to go to gymnastics together!  Our gymnastic time starts Monday right after lunch.  The field trip form was sent out ahead of Christmas break, but if your child was not in school, or did not return it they will need to bring in their copy Monday morning to be able to join us.  All students also have to have a new online form completed for the Alberta Gymnastics Federation.  Please complete this as soon as possible by following the link below:

Alberta Gymnastics Federation - release of liability

LGMS field trip form (sent home before Christmas - if not already returned must be printed out and returned Monday morning)

Jan.3

Happy New Year to all of our Smart Cookies and their families!  

As you would have heard, both through the Education Minister's announcement as well as through the email from CRPS, our winter break for students has been extended until January 10th as schools and divisions across Alberta work to make a plan in light of new COVID trends. 

We had all been crossing our fingers that there would be no more disruptions to our learning together but, if nothing else, this pandemic has taught us to be flexible!  I have no additional information to share with you at this time since I have no more information myself but we'll move forward together :)

Please watch for new emails directly from CRPS and LGMS which will be arriving over the course of this week to outline expectation moving forward.