Spelling words for the week of a June 9-13

Dear parents,

Our Spelling words for next week are compound words. They are: airplane, airport, outside, inside, upstairs, bedroom, classroom, afternoon, weekend, sometimes, another, anything, maybe, breakfast and outfit. The bonus words are turbulence and vagabond.

The Theme Reading for next week is about the Iditarod dogsled race. Our words are goal, hardy, victory, overcome, opponents, weariness, determination, loneliness, rugged and endure. Please go over the meaning of these words with your child. 

There is no school on Wednesday due to teachers' rotating strikes. 

On Thursday, June 12th, all parents are invited to our appreciation tea. It will commence at 3:15. Official invites will come home on Monday with your children if they haven't already. 

We had a great "Canada Day" party this afternoon. Thank you for the goodies! 

We said our goodbyes to Miss Gardiner today. We are all going to miss her SO much! She has promised to visit us in the weeks to come. 

Best wishes,

Mrs. Gerri Karr

Miss Gardiner's last day!

Dear parents,

Friday is Miss Gardiner's last day with us! It seems hard to believe that she has been with us for 10 weeks. She has passed her practicum with flying colours. We will all miss her SO much. I will be purchasing a gift and a card that all the children will sign. 

Remember we're having a Canada Day celebration on Friday. Your child should wear red and white and bring a snack to share. A sign up sheet is by our classroom door. 

We have a gymnastics class on Friday. Please have your child wear appropriate clothing for doing somersaults. We also have another installment of Science Alive on Friday. 

Best wishes,

Mrs. Gerri Karr and Miss Debbie Gardiner

 

More great dioramas!

Enjoy!!

Spelling words for June 2-6

Dear parents,

Our Spelling words for next week are words that have double consonants and "le". They are: apple, puzzle, little, bottle, rattle, middle, wiggle, bubble, puddle, juggle, scribble, cattle, nibble, riddle, and giggle. Bonus words are xylem, phloem and dispersal. 

We didn't do Theme Reading this week so the theme about the space race is on for next week. Our words are spacecraft, conquer, orbited, astronaut, satellite, delay, nations, launch, triumphant, and data. Please go over the meaning of these words with your child. 

Please review the location of the provinces and territories of Canada with your child. Also go over the names and locations of the capital cities of the provinces and territories and the name and location of the capital city of Canada. We have our Social Studies test on Monday, June 2nd. 

Please be advised that there is no school on Tuesday, June 3rd, due to rotating teacher strikes. 

Next Friday, June 6th, we have another Science Alive workshop in the morning. We have Fun Lunch-Wok Box on Friday. Yummy!! 

Best wishes for a lovely weekend!

Mrs. Gerri Karr and Miss Debbie Gardiner

Wonderful Social Studies presentations

Dear parents,

Thank you for assisting in your child's Social Studies diorama projects. They look super and they are doing a great job with their oral presentations!

Best wishes,

Mrs. Gerri Karr and Miss Debbie Gardiner

Reminders

Dear parents,

We have a math test on our Measurement unit on Friday, May 30th. Things that will be tested include cm, m, km, perimeter, area and volume. 

We will be doing our art project involving the use of milk/juice cartons to make bird feeders, on Friday as well. If your child hasn't brought one in yet, please remember to send it along on Friday.

If you'd like some worms for your compost or castings for your garden at home, please send a plastic container with holes poked in the top to school with your child. We will be sharing our worms and castings on Friday. Any leftover worms and castings will be donated to our school garden club. 

We will have a Social Studies test next Monday, June 2nd. Included on the test will be the names of the provinces and territories of Canada and their capital cities. Students will need to know their location on a map of Canada. They will also be tested on symbols of Canafa and the major bodies of water that surround our country. 

We will have a party on June 6th to celebrate the conclusion of our study on Canada. The children should wear red and white, and bring a treat that is symbolic of Canada or symbolic of your country of origin, as Canada is a multi-cultural country. We celebrate Miss Gardener's last teaching day on this day as well. 

If anyone has a snow cone machine at home, please let us know. We'd like to make maple syrup. 

Best wishes,

Mrs. Gerri Karr and Miss Debbie Gardiner

What a super field trip!

Dear parents,

We had such a fun day today on our field trip to the Vancouver Airport. The children were incredibly well behaved! They listened to instructions and as a result they kept

themselves safe on all modes of transportation (bus, Seabus, Canada Line sky train, and escalators). All of Miss Gardiner's safety preparation with the children really paid off. We are incredibly proud of them! Thank you also to our parent volunteers! We can't do these trips without parent support.

Reminder that we have early dismissal tomorrow, Wednesday, May 28th, at 2:00 PM. 

There is no school on Thursday, May 29th, due to rotating teacher strike.

Best wishes,

Mrs. Gerri Karr and Miss Debbie Gardiner