Wow, it’s hard to believe that the school year has come to an end. I would like to thank you for entrusting your child to me and supporting us both throughout the year. I have enjoyed watching each student grow and learn much this past year. I was so sad to see them go home yesterday. I am already looking forward to seeing them throughout the school next year.

Thanks for all the lovely gifts that you sent in for me this past week. It was absolutely unnecessary, but much appreciated.

I just wanted you to know that you have access to Raz-Kids and Mathletics over the summer months. Please continue to read as much as possible throughout the summer months. There is also a special project to encourage reading by the Public Library. Drop by your nearest location and choose books of interest for you and your child to read together.

This past week, we finished our Animal Research and shared some of our learned knowledge with our peers. It’s amazing how much we learned and how well students did with answering questions posed by their peers. In Math, we completed our measurement unit and looked at some artifacts from the past in Social Studies. We also got to say “goodbye” with everyone virtually yesterday.

Report cards can be seen on your Power School account starting today, June 26^th. Please see Mrs. Taylor’s email regarding details.

I hope that you all have an awesome summer having lots of fun as a family. I know that I am looking forward to some extra sleep, road trips, reading and visits to Calaway Park with my nephews and nieces, that I haven’t seen in over a year. Stay safe and healthy as we enter into the next phase of battling “COVID”.

 

We have had a busy week trying to finish up some projects before the end of the year. Students have been enjoying researching a Canadian animal with a partner. We have been writing about our animal’s appearance, habitat and diet over the past two weeks. We will continue this week with predators or enemies, young and interesting facts.

 

On Friday, students brought home their black uniform shoes and some of their work from the year. Please unload your child’s backpack, as more will be coming home again this week. We still have our gym shoes at the school. These will come home on Friday.

If your child will not be in school on Friday, please let me know, so that I can send things earlier in the week.
Also, if you do not plan on being here at the beginning of the year, please talk to Mrs. Taylor so that you do not lose your spot. If you do not plan on returning at all, please also notify Mrs. Taylor so that we can plan for next year.

I would like to wish all dads a Happy Father's Day! I hope that your family treats you well today. 

 

Upcoming Events:

Monday to Friday is casual week! You may wear your casual clothes.

Friday, June 25th is the last day of classes!

Report Cards do not come home. They will be available on Power School. You will receive information from Mrs. Taylor regarding this soon.

More materials and work will be coming home throughout the week. Please clean out backpacks each night! Thanks!

Used Uniform Sale: Fall

If your child has outgrown any of the uniform pieces and you would like to donate them to the school for the used uniform sale in the fall, please clean them and send them in with your child.

It was a fun week in room 11 as we travelled back in time to experience life as a pioneer. We had to adjust Pioneer Day this year due to COVID, so there were some activities that we could not do, such as make biscuits and butter, and some outdoor games due to closeness to others. You may want to try some biscuits and butter making at home this week or over the summer. We learned how things have changed over time. We got to see/use some olden day toys and games, pretend we were in a pioneer school and make paper dolls that represented how children grew back in the olden days. We also learned about entertainment, transportation, cooking, communication, and houses of that time frame. Comments by many students were that it was hard being a pioneer and of course it was tough to believe that they did not have electronics.

We also had Sports Day and intramurals on Friday. Students enjoyed all the activities that Mrs. Ghertsos planned for us. I enjoyed having fun playing games with the students as well. Thanks to School Council for donating “Freezies” for our special snack.

There is no official homework for the next two weeks. Students are expected to read each night on RazKids and to do any Mathletics items that were not completed. You can also redo any of the Mathletics items that you did not get 100% on and try to improve your skills. I will not assign them again, as you can just go in and redo on your own. RazKids will be available to you and your child over the summer months, as we want your child to continue reading so that they do not lose the progress that we have made this year. I am so thankful to all parents who read regularly with your child. It has made such an improvement in their development. I will switch RazKids levels just before summer, so that books are just right, not too easy or difficult.

The upcoming week, June 14^th-18^th, is our last week of wearing uniforms. It is formal uniform on Monday and casual uniform with a crested piece of clothing and black or navy socks for the remainder of the week. The last week of school will be all casual days.

I will be sending home the homework folders, last spelling test and other completed work throughout the week as well, so we do not have as many things to bring home the following week. Please clean these materials out of your child’s backpack each night. On Friday, I will send home black shoes and we will just leave our gym shoes at school for the last week.

Our class has returned all of our library books, so thanks so much for helping Mrs. O’Neill get the library ready for next year.

Please notify the school if you are not returning to our school next year or if you will be not here the last week of classes or at the beginning of the new school year. Special arrangements will need to be made to get you materials, reports or to save your spot.

Upcoming Events:

Monday, 14th: Formal Uniform

Friday, 18th: Last day of Intramurals

Sunday, 20^th: Father’s Day

Monday, 21^st - Friday 25^th casual days

Friday, June 25^th: Last Day of Classes for students

                  Report Cards and all materials come home

 

 

Pioneer Day Outfits

These are some typical outfits to give you some ideas:

Boys

Shirts were worn loose.  Plain colors were common, but stripes or plaids were also used.  Wear shirts with long or short sleeves and a collar. 

Trousers (pants) were also worn loose.  Heavy cotton, corduroy and canvas pants or overalls are good choices.  Colors included blue, black, gray, browns, especially beige and tan. 

Open front vest

Suspenders: Pants were held up by suspenders that were buttoned on the outside of the waistband and crossed in the back. 

Hats:  Everyday hats ranged from pilot caps, straw hats, or wide brimmed low felt hats. 

Girls

Dress or Skirt

Young girls wore simple cotton dresses or skirts to about mid-calf or to just above the ankle. Dresses and blouses had sleeves.

White or coloured cotton apron

Shawl

sunbonnet

Hairstyles: A center part is very common.  Chin to shoulder length bobs or long hair worn in three-strand braids were both typical girls’ styles.

Please do not be concerned about creating a totally authentic pioneer costume.  Students may dress up as much as you can manage.  Have fun!!!

Also, students may bring their lunches in pails just like the pioneer children

Thank you for your continuing support.

Mrs. Tudjan

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday: Wear your formal uniform

Wednesday: Pioneer Day (dress like a pioneer)

Friday: Bring your homework/spelling test

        Sports Day 

        (wear blue in your casual clothes, as we are the blue team) 

You may also want to wear:

• a hat
• suncreen
• off
• raincoat
• sunglasses

DON"T FORGET YOUR WATER BOTTLE!