Great photos from the talent show

Dear parents,

Miss Gardiner took some great photos of the talent show. Enjoy!!

Best wishes,

Mrs. Gerri Karr

Spelling words for April 28-May1

Dear parents, 

Our words for next week are words spelled with silent letters. Our words are: wrist, wrong, wreck, wren, wrapper, knee, know, knew, knuckle, knotted, climb, comb, crumb, lamb, and limb. Our bonus words are biological and environmental. 

Our theme reading for next week is about cycles of change. We will be reading about how tadpoles change into frogs. Our content words are gills, inhabit, gradual, development, environment, biologists, growth, algae, lagoons, and darts. Please go over the meaning of these words with your children. 

Next week we have walking Wednesdays at 8:10 if you wish to participate. We have early dismissal at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, May 1st. Please make alternate arrangements to pick up your child at this earlier time. 

On Friday, May 2nd, we have a Professional Day so there is no school on this day. 

Best wishes,

Mrs. Gerri Karr and Miss Debbie Gardiner

A day for Fine Arts!

Dear parents, 

The children had a special day today. They danced during their Fine Arts class and were treated to an awesome trio of musicians called Infinitus. Check them out on the internet at www.infinitus.com Wow! They were splendid! 

The children are doing very well under Miss Gardiner's tutelage! I love watching her work with them. The future of education is in good hands with the likes of Miss Gardiner coming up through the ranks. 

Best wishes,

Mrs. Gerri Karr

Spelling words for April 22-25

Dear parents,

Our Spelling words for next week are ones that reinforce the process of writing. The students will use the following words to write a report about the weather. Our words are: melted, from, minutes, always, month, also, warm, drift, flood, burst, warning, forecast, beautiful, during, evening, and almost. Our bonus words are irreplaceable and itinerary.

Our Theme Reading for this week is a folk tale titled "The Mango Tree". Our content words are: hometown, recover, ignore, robust, mulch, mango, welfare, soul, appetite, and adores. Please go over the meaning of these words with your children. 

I hear that the Talent Show went really well. I was so disappointed I missed it. Miss Gardiner took pictures though, so I'll post them later. 

I'm not sure if my voice will be back by Tuesday, but I will be there. I am feeling much better. Thanks for all your emails wishing me a speedy recovery from strep throat! 

Best wishes,

Mrs. Gerri Karr

Week ahead April 22-25

Dear parents,

We celebrate Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22nd, our first day back to school after Easter holiday. Please have your child bring their lunches in recyclable containers not plastic sandwich bags. Please don't include juice boxes or extra waste for this special day. If possible, have your child wear earth colours like blue, green, and white. 

We'd like to wish you and your children a very Happy Easter! 

Best wishes,

Mrs. Gerri Karr and Miss Debbie Gardiner

No new Spelling words

Dear parents,

Next week is a review week in Spelling, so we don't have any new words. There will not be a Spelling test on Thursday either.

Our Theme Reading for next week is about volcanoes. Our words are molten, refuge, active, overflows, furnace, lava, slopes, warnings, erupts, and flee. Please go over the meaning of these words with your child. 

We had a great game of bum ball three corner soccer in gym this morning. We learned how beet juice and blueberry juice can be used to dye things (eggs). We planted alfalpha seeds in our eggs. Hopefully over the weekend, "hair" will begin to grow. 

We used chalk pastels to create some wonderful pictures of Spring cherry blossoms on trees.

Next week, we have the Walking School Bus on Wednesday morning. Participation is, of course, optional but fun. Congrats to Cyrus for winning last week's draw. Wednesday is also Treat Day for Fun Lunch. 

On Thursday, we have Sport Spirit Day and our Talent Show. Wear your Canuck jerseys or BC Lions jerseys or Whitecaps jerseys with pride. Talent show begins at 1:30 and parents are welcome to attend. 

School will be closed on Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 22nd for Easter holidays. 

Best wishes,

Mrs. Gerri Karr

Spring Has Sprung

Dear parents,

The class is making the transition to Miss Gardiner teaching the majority of lessons quite nicely. Please reinforce the need for excellent listening skills at all times. Thanks for your help with this. 

I will be returning your child's first novel study tomorrow. I have made individual comments on a blue sheet taped to the inside of their duo tang. Please look for this and discuss this assessment with your child. 

Please make sure your child has runners at school. If they wear boots to school I'd like them to change into runners once they're inside. 

With nicer weather we will be outside as much as possible. Spring has indeed sprung! Yippee!

Best wishes,

Mrs. Gerri Karr