Agenda - Jr. Tech: Mondays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Sr. Choir: Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Sign Language Club: Wednesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Hot Lunch Program: Tuesdays, Thursdays
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Please see the following email, shared yesterday evening: Good evening, Just a reminder that we will be having a small classroom celebration on Thursday, October 31st. Just a reminder that at Christina Gordon Public School we are committed to being a healthy school! As a proud APPLE School, we strive to promote healthy eating, an active lifestyle and positive well being in all we do! We follow provincial nutrition and physical activity guidelines as well as FMPSD’s District Administrative Procedure 164. As such, for our classroom celebration, we will have some snack options that help encourage the healthy habits we are striving to promote. As a class we are going to synergize to make (and eat) some healthy treats! We will be making some vegetable skeletons and some orange jack o'lanterns. Students can collaborate and work together to make their ghoulish delights and then enjoy their delicious creations. If you are able to supply an ingredient for the above, please add your name to the attached document (Snack/Ingredient Sign-Up Sheet) along with the ingredient that you will supply. Any items that parents are able to send pre-sliced or cut would be greatly appreciated. Families are in no way obligated to bring ingredients. I will provide whatever else is needed so that everyone can participate. Please remember that snacks that meet the provincial guidelines and adhere to the District Administrative Procedure we follow can be shared with classmates during organized class celebrations but those that do not, cannot be. As such, please do not send in any snack items that are outside of our guidelines or they will have to be returned home. Please remember we are a nut sensitive school. We will also be working together to create our own spooky obstacle courses for a fun, collaborative, daily physical activity break. Students are welcome to wear costumes to school, however, we will ask that students remove masks in the hallways or common areas for safety purposes. We also ask that families be mindful that costumes are appropriate for a K-6 school (ie. weapons, etc.). Our annual costume parade will be held at 10:00 am. Families are welcome to attend, just be sure to sign in at the front office. - Ashley Barrington, Grade 3 Teacher Agenda - Jr. Tech: Mondays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Sr. Choir: Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Sign Language Club: Wednesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Hot Lunch Program: Tuesdays, Thursdays - United Way Spirit Week: Thursday, October 31st, Costume Day ($2 donation) - Family Halloween Dance: Wednesday, October 30th (5:30-7:00 pm) - Costume Parade: Thursday, October 31st (10:00 am) - Classroom Halloween Celebration: Thursday October 31st Sorry to not have posted consistently this week! Sometimes special events like Three-Way Conferences make it more difficult. I will do better next week. Please see the following email shared by Ms. Barrington in regards to the upcoming week: Good evening, Just a few updates a reminders about activities taking place next week, to help you plan and put first things first! First, as part of the Fort McMurray School Division's partnership with the United Way, Christina Gordon Public School has been given the opportunity to assist with raising money for our community. Next week we will be hosting a Spirit Week that will encourage students who dress up to bring in $2 donations on that day. Spirit Week will run from October 28-31st. The theme days are as follows:
Second, a reminder that our annual Halloween Family Dance will take place next week. Dress up and bring the entire family to the Halloween Dance happening on Wednesday, October 30th from 5:30-7:00 pm. We will be accepting monetary donations for our Healthy School Initiatives at the door. Glow sticks, water, and snacks will be on sale in support of our Grade 6 Edmonton Trip. Our Halloween Dance also features our annual family Pumpkin Carving Contest, so don't forget to bring along your already carved pumpkin for a chance to win! Students are encouraged to bring indoor shoes with them to reduce accidents while dancing on the gymnasium floor. We do ask that students attend with their family for supervision purposes. It's bound to be a spook-tacular event and ghoulishly good time! Finally, we will be having a small classroom celebration on Thursday, October 31st. Just a reminder that at Christina Gordon Public School we are committed to being a healthy school! As a proud APPLE School, we strive to promote healthy eating, an active lifestyle and positive well being in all we do! We follow provincial nutrition and physical activity guidelines as well as FMPSD’s District Administrative Procedure 164. As such, for our classroom celebration, we will have some snack options that help encourage the healthy habits we are striving to promote. As a class we are going to synergize to make (and eat) some healthy treats! We will be making some vegetable skeletons and some orange jack o'lanterns. Students can collaborate and work together to make their ghoulish delights and then enjoy their delicious creations. If you are able to supply an ingredient for the above, please add your name to the attached document (Snack/Ingredient Sign-Up Sheet) along with the ingredient that you will supply. Any items that parents are able to send pre-sliced or cut would be greatly appreciated. Families are in no way obligated to bring ingredients. I will provide whatever else is needed so that everyone can participate. Please remember that snacks that meet the provincial guidelines and adhere to the District Administrative Procedure we follow can be shared with classmates during organized class celebrations but those that do not, cannot be. As such, please do not send in any snack items that are outside of our guidelines or they will have to be returned home. Please remember we are a nut sensitive school. We will also be working together to create our own spooky obstacle courses for a fun, collaborative, daily physical activity break. Students are welcome to wear costumes to school, however, we will ask that students remove masks in the hallways or common areas for safety purposes. We also ask that families be mindful that costumes are appropriate for a K-6 school (ie. weapons, etc.). Our annual costume parade will be held at 10:00 am. Families are welcome to attend, just be sure to sign in at the front office. Thank you everyone! As always, let me know if you have any questions or concerns in regards to any of the above, - Ashley Barrington, Grade 3 Teacher Agenda - Jr. Tech: Mondays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Sr. Choir: Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Sign Language Club: Wednesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Hot Lunch Program: Tuesdays, Thursdays - United Way Spirit Week: Monday, October 28th, Twin Day ($2 donation) - October Book Orders: Due October 30th - Family Halloween Dance: Wednesday, October 30th (5:30-7:00 pm) - Costume Parade: Thursday, October 31st (10:00 am) - Classroom Halloween Celebration: Thursday October 31st Please see the following email, shared with families earlier this evening: Good afternoon, Just a few updates of events and activities taking place at school. First, students are bringing home their term one progress reports in the student agendas. These progress reports are not to be confused with the report cards. Report cards will go home at the end of each term. Term one report cards will go home in December. The progress report is a brief snapshot, meant to communicate areas of strength and areas of concern that students, teachers, and families can focus on throughout the year. Progress reports are meant to help you better know how your student is progressing towards these Grade 3 skills. Please note, the skills on the progress report are not expected to be mastered. Students have only been in school for a few weeks and behaviour, literacy, and numeracy are skills that we will work on continuously throughout the school year. This is just a source of information on what skills might need more practice. Please take a few minutes this evening to review the progress report with your student. Complete the questions at the bottom together as best you can and return the signed progress report in the student agendas tomorrow. We will be using them to guide our discussion at our upcoming three-way conferences. Second, students have been working very hard over the past few weeks. As a result we have met our October behavioural goal. Students have earned 30 points on our "Beat the Teacher" scoreboard. As such, tomorrow we will be having a classroom celebration to celebrate our success. Students have decided to have a Stuffed Animal Day. Students are invited to bring 1-2 stuffed animals to school. Students will be able to enjoy and share their stuffed animals throughout the day (ie. Soft Start, Classroom Meeting, etc.). During Independent Reading, students will be able to read to or read with their stuffed animals (practicing fluency). If students are unable to bring a stuffed animal of their own, there are extras that students will be able to borrow tomorrow. Third, a reminder that our three-way conferences begin tomorrow evening. Three-way conferences for Grades 1-6 students are scheduled for October 23rd and 24th. Parents/guardians should set up appointments online to meet with classroom teachers. Report cards for Grades 1-6 will be sent home at a later date (at the end of term 1 in early December). At Christina Gordon Public School we believe that early communication with parents/guardians and children to discuss the child's progress is vital, which is why these meetings are set up mid-term. In doing so, parents/guardians and students are able to have a discussion prior to the first term report card going home. This allows changes to be made where necessary to ensure the student's success. This is a more proactive approach than simply reacting to the report card. We believe there is much benefit in both the parent/guardian and student sitting down and having these discussions, which is why we have three-way conferences intended to involve all parents/guardians, students, and teachers, instead of a traditional parent-teacher interview. Please bring your student to these three-way conferences. While each conference is only 10 minutes long, with no grace period scheduled between scheduled appointments, please feel free to come early or stay after your scheduled appointment. There will be a number of activities and centres set up within the classroom so that students can lead their families through some of the features of our classroom and some of the activities we have been working on. To book an appointment for Grades 1-6 students, please go to the school website (http://christinagordon.fmpsdschools.ca/view.php?action=signin). If you have not already created an account, you will be asked to do so at that time. Please note, ECDP and Kindergarten three-way conferences will be held at a later date. Finally, the School Council is currently in need of two more executive members to work alongside our School Council chair, Alethea Austin. This is an important request that we are asking all families to consider. It is important that the School Council remains active and viable as it provides much needed parental input and advice to the school and school division administration. They are in need of the following:
Thank you everyone. As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns in regards to any of the above, - Ashley Barrington, Grade 3 Teacher Agenda - Progress Reports: Sign and Return (ASAP) - Jr. Tech: Mondays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Sr. Choir: Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Sign Language Club: Wednesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Hot Lunch Program: Tuesdays, Thursdays - Stuffed Animal Classroom Reward Day: Wednesday, October 23rd - Book Fair: October 21-24th - Three-Way Conferences: October 23-24th (Schedule an appointment HERE) - October Book Orders: Due October 30th - Family Halloween Dance: Wednesday, October 30th (5:30-7:00 pm) Agenda - Sr. Choir: Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Sign Language Club: Wednesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Hot Lunch Program: Tuesdays, Thursdays - Jr. Tech: Mondays, 3:15-4:15 pm (will begin October 21st) - Book Fair: October 21-24th - Toonie Toss for United Way: Tuesday, October 22nd - Three-Way Conferences: October 23-24th (Schedule an appointment HERE) - October Book Orders: Due October 30th - Family Halloween Dance: Wednesday, October 30th (5:30-7:00 pm) Please see the following email, shared earlier this evening: Good evening, Just a few updates on events and activities taking place at school. First, students are all bringing home their book bags with a parent/guardian letter tonight. This letter is meant to inform parents/guardians of some of our routines and expectations with our book bags. Students are expected to return their book bags to school each week (they can bring them to and from school each day if they prefer). Each Monday (or Tuesday if there is a school holiday) students will bring home the book bags with self-selected texts to read to/with a friend or family member. Students should record their reading minutes daily in the front of the student agenda. Please do not expect students to read every text independently. Students are self-selecting texts that are of interest to them intentionally. This is meant to further their curiosity, a love of reading, and learning. Reading these self-selected texts with someone (instead of always to someone) is valuable to their learning (eg. phrasing and fluency are modelled, exposes students to new vocabulary words, allows students to focus on comprehension, etc.). Included in this letter are also suggestions of ways that you can help your student as you read together. I have also attached a copy of the letter in this email. Second, the Christina Gordon School Council has formed a sub-committee to be called the Christina Gordon Inclusion Advisory Committee. The first meeting will be held on Monday, October 21st from 7:00-9:00 pm in the Staff Room at Christina Gordon Public School. This committee is a place where parents, teachers, EAs, and administrators can come together to discuss some of the barriers that students face as well as possible solutions. It is intended to be a place to talk about what is going well as well as how to support one another in order to do what is best for all students. This sub-committee will be seeking someone to fill the positions of Secretary and Vice-Chair at this meeting. Please let Mrs. Power ([email protected]) know if you would like further information or are interested in attending. Third, three-way conferences for Grades 1-6 students are scheduled for October 23rd and 24th. Parents/guardians should set up appointments online to meet with classroom teachers. Report cards for Grades 1-6 will be sent home at a later date (at the end of Term 1 in early December). At Christina Gordon Public School we believe that early communication with parents/guardians and children to discuss the child's progress is vital, which is why these meetings are set up mid-term. In doing so, parents/guardians and students are able to have a discussion prior to the first term report card going home. This allows changes to be made where necessary to ensure the student's success. This is a more proactive approach than simply reacting to the report card. Early next week, parents of Grades 1-6 students will receive a brief progress report for the students, focusing on literacy and numeracy. This is meant to be helpful in guiding the discussion at the three-way conferences. We believe there is much benefit in both the parent/guardian and student sitting down and having these discussions, which is why we have three-way conferences intended to involve all parents/guardians, students, and teachers, instead of a traditional parent-teacher interview. Please bring your student to these three-way conferences. To book an appointment for Grades 1-6 students, please go to the school website (http://christinagordon.fmpsdschools.ca/view.php?action=signin). If you have not already created an account, you will be asked to do so at that time. Please note, ECDP and Kindergarten three-way conferences will be held at a later date. Finally, the Arctic Adventure Book Fair will be held during three-way conferences next week. The Book Fair will be open for browsing from 10:00-11:15 am and 2:00-3:00 pm from Monday-Thursday. We will be visiting the Book Fair as a class next week. Students are also able to visit the Book Fair during morning recess (if they intend to purchase a book). Flyers will be sent home with the October Book Orders tomorrow in the student agendas. The Book Fair will also be open at night, during our three-way conferences. Thank you everyone! As always, please let me know if there are any questions or concerns in regards to the above, - Ashley Barrington, Grade 3 Teacher Agenda - Sr. Choir: Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Sign Language Club: Wednesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Hot Lunch Program: Tuesdays, Thursdays - Fri-yay Popcorn Day (October 18th) - Jr. Tech: Mondays, 3:15-4:15 pm (will begin October 21st) - Family Halloween Dance: Wednesday, October 30th (5:30-7:00 pm) Agenda - Sr. Choir: Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Sign Language Club: Wednesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Hot Lunch Program: Tuesdays, Thursdays - Fri-yay Popcorn Day (October 18th) - Jr. Tech: Mondays, 3:15-4:15 pm (will begin October 21st) Agenda - Sr. Choir: Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Sign Language Club: Wednesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Hot Lunch Program: Tuesdays, Thursdays - Fall Spirit Week: Throwback Thursday ($2 or Mini Wheats) - Fri-yay Popcorn Day (October 11th) - Jr. Tech Forms (please return by October 15th) - Jr. Tech: Mondays, 3:15-4:15 pm (will begin October 21st) Agenda - Sr. Choir: Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Sign Language Club: Wednesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Hot Lunch Program: Tuesdays, Thursdays - Fall Spirit Week: Wacky Hair Wednesday ($2 or Apple Sauce Cups) - Fri-yay Popcorn Day (October 11th) Agenda - Sr. Choir: Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Sign Language Club: Wednesdays, 3:15-4:15 pm - Hot Lunch Program: Tuesdays, Thursdays - Fall Spirit Week: Team Spirit Tuesday ($2 or Multigrain Cheerios) - Fri-yay Popcorn Day (October 11th) |