Friday, January 20th

Hello! We hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather and wish you a fantastic weekend! As you were away from the school today, your teachers worked together with Dr. Jo Towers (from the U of C) to learn more about mathematical thinking and different ways to approach teaching Math. This weekend we encourage you to have a conversation: What does Math mean to you? What are some of your earliest memories of Math?

We are looking forward to a very exciting week of Inline Skating (***Submit your blue forms and payment ASAP please!) and Literacy. Our doors are decorated and our Robert Munsch Stories are ready to be read!

Our Alien In-Line Schedule is as follows. Students should wear comfy clothing and can bring their own approved helmet on their skating days.

Barley:                                      Daniels:
Wed. Jan. 25                             Th. Jan 26
Mon. Jan. 30                             Th. Feb. 2
Wed. Feb 1                                Mon. Feb. 6
Wed. Feb. 8                               Th. Feb. 9

Important Dates to remember:
23rd - 27th - Literacy Week! 
27th - PJ Day! Bring a Stuffy! Special Assembly in the gym!
27th - Snack Day
24th - February 14th - Alien In-line Skating

Circle of Courage Spotlight for January 27th - Katelyn & Yousuf

Circle of Courage Spotlight 

Congratulations, your child has been chosen to be our Circle of Courage student. Your child will have the opportunity to share more about themselves and how they show the four quadrants of the Circle of Courage to help build a caring classroom. Your child will present on Friday, January 27th   - Katelyn & Yousuf

Once our Circle of Courage student is announced the student will have a week until their presentation date to collect the following items to share with the class. 

Independence  

·         An artifact your child is proud of and demonstrates independence. i.e. piece of art, writing, project, or video of dance  

Mastery 

·         An artifact that demonstrates a skill or activity your child has mastered. i.e. medals, awards, and certificates  

Belonging 

·         Photograph (no more than 3) that shows belonging, i.e.Family photo, playing with others, family vacation, sports team, class photo. 

Generosity 

·         Family Letter: Family members will be responsible for writing a letter to the class telling us how special your child is to you. Send the letter in a sealed envelope to the school with your child on the presentation date your child is sharing. I will read the letter to the class during our circle meetings. The content of the letter is up to you, but you may wish to choose from one of the following ideas: Describe special or funny stories about your child for the class to hear, tell us some interesting facts (no more then 3) we may not know about your child, send silly or special pictures with a letter describing the picture, or write a short story with your child as the main character. You may also send a video for the class to watch if you choose. 

After your child has had the opportunity to share, his or her classmates will recognize your child as our Circle of Courage student of the day by writing about how they see your child demonstrating one of the four quadrants on the Circle of Courage. We appreciate your participation in our Circle of Courage Spotlight and look forward to getting to know your child better and build a caring classroom community!