Dear families,
We are gearing up for Pink Shirt Day coming up on Wednesday February 28th. We are encouraging all students to wear pink on Wednesday to send a message about inclusion. I’ve been inspired by the thoughtful poster ideas students have been coming up with to spread the message about inclusion, standing up to bullying and being an ally. Here is more info about Pink Shirt Day http://www.pinktshirtday.ca/ The Island School trip for grade 5 and 6 students. Students brought home the forms for the trip four day trip starting on March 26th. Please give the forms a careful read and sign and return them by this Friday at the latest. Many thanks! Crêpe making with Mme Gooden! Good day Parents and Guardians: This coming Thursday, March 1, the students will be solidifying their knowledge of The Parts of a Text - The Recipe, by making (and eating) crêpes in the Staff Room kitchen. Please review the ingredients of the recipe below and let me know, Mme Gooden, ahead of time whether or not your child is allergic to any of them. To ensure the success of this endeavour, we are kindly requesting approximately 3 parent volunteers. (We tentatively have one parent confirmed to attend.) Please contact Mme Gooden for more information: [email protected] In addition to the ingredients to the recipe, I am enclosing the utensils that are required. If you can lend us any of these utensils, even if you cannot attend, it would be greatly appreciated. Crêpes * *Students will be signing up for the ingredient items they will be in charge of bringing. There are 22 students in the classroom. 250 grams of white flour 1/2 litre of milk 30 grams of powdered sugar 3 eggs 1 tablespoon of oil 1/2 a teaspoon of salt ** Students are encouraged to bring in their favourite toppings so long as they do not contain nuts. Utensils Required 1 large mixing bowl 1 whisk/egg beater 1 ladle 1 crepe pan 1 spatula 1 tablespoon Utensils to spread toppings Napkins **I have paper plates. Thanks for your kind cooperation. Sincerely, Mme Gooden Syrian Refugee Family You may already have heard the good news that the family, after a very long wait and some strategic card and message making from our students to the PM's office, is finally arriving in early March! The family will be joining our local community, with their children attending Kensington school. The family consists of mother, father and two daughters, ages 4 and 7. Our class has been busy making six welcoming posters and all students in both schools will be participating in a Welcome to Canada banner on Thursday. The sponsoring group is looking for some final items to help the family get set up and feel welcome when they arrive. If you'd like to help, please check out the needs list on SoKind. The sponsors are aiming to have all items by the end of February. There is a drop-off point across from the school. Please send any questions about donations to [email protected]. Kind regards, M. Quigg
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Dear families,
Dawn and I enjoyed meeting with parents over the past two days. Here are a few resources that follow up on our conversations: French reading https://www.camptournesol.ca/40-french-books/ English reading Please take advantage of our excellent local children’s librarian at Lillian H. Smith. Joanne Schwartz will help your child find books that match his or her level and interest. Here is her email if visiting in person is a challenge: [email protected] English writing Word lists for spelling https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eLe1vCqrrv7p75BWLMb7YkAhwxktBw0aPh8xJaYehX8/edit?usp=sharing Upcoming Projects Students have been working in class on a Biographie project in French and in English, a project about a group of Indigenous peoples in Canada or residential schools. They have had class time to work on these projects but some students will benefit from time at home to complete them. These project are the only homework we will assign until their due dates. Projet Biographie ou Autobiographie - Due on Monday February 26th Success criteria: five paragraphs in the following format:
Indigenous Peoples of Canada - due Wednesday March, 21st (please note the date change) Please open this google doc for a detailed look at the tasks and strategies for success: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18HcTHbQjoH3alq0nobs8ZorEhCL2kTj5zn5Hn_wYbJY/edit?usp=sharing Bon weekend ! M. Quigg Dear families,
We'll be having a Valentine's Day celebration Wednesday in which students will be sharing the personal valentines they have made as homework. If your child is stuck on alliteration or haiku ideas they can get inspired by looking online, but they need to make sure to write original mini-poems. - If they need more hearts or the instruction page they are below in last week's post. Food Students are welcome to bring low-sugar food to share with the class. Some ideas: pretzels, tortilla chips (without MSG), fruit kebabs, chocolate covered strawberries, popcorn (already popped). Many more ideas: https://www.pinterest.ca/produceforkids/healthy-valentines-day-ideas/ Valentine's Day is always a joyous day of the school year. Thanks for making sure everyone is included. A reminder that Friday is a PA day because of P-T conferences. Bon Weekend! M. Quigg Dear families,
Some highlights from this past week was our Math project on angles. Students drew pool tables using a sheet of chart paper and had to make “bank shots” to get five different balls in different pockets. They sharpened their protractor skills to calculate the angles required. Homework We did a lot of math in class this week and the homework over the next two weeks is an English writing task for Valentine’s day. We talked about the commercialization of holidays and how hand-made gifts are always more meaningful. The homework, due Valentine’s Day, is to write a personalized message for each student in the class. To make this easier, students will be creating six templates to use for multiple messages. Students took home the template page and the blank hearts for the writing activity. Here’s a link to the Google Docs for students who were away... Instructions and template: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U7t53EoXgo0cvAhULtVEJgc1vlU605cDV_KyQnISzc8/edit?usp=sharing Hearts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SS5VvRXxi0N1o3ba4-n77yRjMJFhd_DZPko3fSzWuUY/edit?usp=sharing We talked as a class about how making the comments as personalized and creative as possible will make them more meaningful to give and to receive. I appreciate your help in making sure each student is putting in the time and effort. (This will be their only homework from me for the next two weeks.) A reminder that you are encouraged to join us for the: Cross-generational Dialogue: Parents and Students Building a Community of Allies Tuesday, February 6, 2018, Workshop begins promptly at 5:45 and ends at 8:15 PM at Lord Lansdowne Public School Led by Lord Lansdowne Community Builders, Student Leaders and Community Builders Trainers Together we will:
While this is a wonderful opportunity for families to participate together, we invite parents to come with or without their children and young people to come with or without their families! Workshop is FREE On-site childminding is FREE (…but donations accepted to help defray costs) Register online: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lord-lansdowne-cross-generational-dialogue-tickets-42156124102 A fundraiser Faris will be involved with: Faris and his mom will be baking cookies on Feb 23rd at the United church after 6pm. All proceeds will go to the Scott Mission the following morning. Here is more info: www.cisvtoronto.org Report cards Report cards will be going home on Monday the 12th. Parent-teacher conferences will be taking place on Thursday evening and Friday morning. This round of conferences is especially for students who need strategies for improving in different areas. Often parents like to wait until they see the report cards before scheduling a conference. That works for us, or you can, sometime this week, submit the form that went home this past week. Bon weekend! M. Quigg |
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