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!

Family Artifact/Upcoming Events

Dear Parents and Students,

As part of our Social Studies Program, we are learning about the past. Part of our study includes our family history. Please have a discussion with your child about an important family artifact that helps represent your cultural background. Examples include, jewelry, recipes, decorations, clothing, flags, etc. If you are able to send the artifact in with your child that is great. Otherwise, your child can draw or take a picture of the artifact and bring it into school by June 1st. Your child will be expected to answer the following questions about the artifact and will be presenting their item and information to the class. Here are some questions that students will be expected to answer about their family artifact.

What is the artifact?
Who or where is it from?
What special significance does it hold for your family?

Thank you for your cooperation and support,

Mrs. Tudjan

Upcoming Events:

• Return all library books
• Bring a picture of your family artifact to share with the class
• Tuesday, June 1st to Thursday, June 3rd, you may wear orange with your uniform bottoms.
• Friday, June 4th casual day/Bring your homework/Spelling test
• Wednesday, June 9th, dress up like a pioneer if you wish too.
• Friday, June 11th is our Sports day. You may wear casual./Bring your homework/Spelling test

May 17th-20th

You have had another busy week with “At Home Learning”. Be sure to thank your mom, dad and Mrs. McDonald for all their support and hard work over the past two weeks. We are all glad that we will be back to classes on Tuesday, May 25^th.

There is no school on Friday, May 21^st or Monday, May 24^th. Be sure to email me your work. If you have not emailed it by Monday, please make sure that you bring it to school on Tuesday, May 25^th. We will not be borrowing library books for the remainder of the school year, so if you did not return your book already, please do so on Tuesday as well.

We are planning some special pioneer days for June. Please check the homework document and send in a long paper tube, like you get with wrapping paper, prior to that day. You can start bringing it in right away. If you happen to have more than one, please bring it as well so that we can share with a classmate who does not have one.

 

Upcoming Events

(Informal Uniform all week)

Tuesday: Bring your completed homework and at home learning, if not emailed.

          Make sure that you bring your personal TIMELINE

Friday: Spelling test/Bring your homework folder

Monday, May 31^st No School

May 10th-14th

I hope that you enjoyed the on-line learning activities for this past week. Be sure to remember to email me your projects. I am looking forward to seeing all your wonderful work. I miss you all very much and wish that I could be there with you. I will be away again this week. Ms. McDonald will be on line with you again. I hear that she is an awesome teacher. You are all so lucky to have her.  

Enjoy your weekend! Be sure to get outside for some exercise and to spend time with your family. Stay safe and healthy!

 Google Meet Schedule:

Click HERE for At-Home Learning for the week of May 17th-20th.

Monday: 
8:30am- Lesson #1 
10:30-11:30am- Drop-in for questions
12:30pm- Lesson #2

Tuesday: 
8:30am- Lesson #1 
10:30-11:30am- Drop-in for questions
12:30pm- Lesson #2

Wednesday: 
8:30am- Lesson #1 
10:30-11:30am- Drop-in for questions
12:30pm- Lesson #2

Thursday: 
8:30am- Lesson #1 
10:30-11:30am- Drop-in for questions
12:30pm- Lesson #2

 

Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful, supportive moms of students in Room 11. I hope that you enjoyed your special gift from your child. I had so much fun making it with them.

I have been away this week and will be again next week. I have heard from Ms. McDonald that you guys had a great week and that you worked super hard on all the tasks that I left. I am super proud of you all! I have missed you guys so much and can’t wait to see you again soon. Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend on-line learning this week. You will still get to send me your work on Friday. I look forward to seeing all your awesome projects!

I will post the online learning for the week of May 10^th-14^th here and in addition to the homework page. The weekly homework will be posted as usual on the homework page. Adults- please read these important notes to keep learning on track for the next two weeks: 

1) Bean seeds should be watered daily, or whenever the soil on top looks dry. They should start to sprout within the next week and visible above the soil shortly after that. We will be discussing them online, and completing a short journal about them every couple days. Thank you for accepting these into your home for their science learning. 

2) Students have learned my expectations for Google Meets, but for your reference: 
         a. your child should be at a desk, table, or other hard surface, prepared with a sharpened pencil and their notebooks
         b. they should be dressed for the day (not in pyjamas) unless otherwise specified...
         c. no digital backgrounds- they are distracting for them and others
         d. students should remain muted unless invited to share (otherwise background noise may interfere with audio quality)
         e. the first 5 minutes of every Google Meet is a socializing period, for the class to catch up with one another and talk freely

3) Homework can be completed at any point during the week, but at-home assignments should only be completed after they have been assigned during a Google Meet

4) All work can be sent via e-mail at the end of the week. Please send all the work in one e-mail to simplify tracking of work on my end. 

5) This can be a stressful time for you, your child(ren), and others around you. Please take the time to just play together and enjoy the extra time together. 

Google Meet Schedule:

Monday: 
8:30am- Lesson #1 
10:30-11:30am- Drop-in for questions
12:30pm- Lesson #2

Tuesday: 
8:30am- Lesson #1 
10:30-11:30am- Drop-in for questions
12:30pm- Lesson #2

Wednesday: 
8:30am- Lesson #1 
10:30-11:30am- Drop-in for questions
12:30pm- Lesson #2

Thursday: 
8:30am- Lesson #1 
10:30-11:30am- Drop-in for questions
12:30pm- Lesson #2

Friday: 
8:30am- Lesson #1 
10:30am- Lesson #2

 

 

Time line

We will be completing a special project during the week of May 10^th. Please fill out the following sheet and return it to class no later than May 10^th. Please click HERE. You may see this form in your email as well. Please send as a separate page, not in the homework book. Thanks for your support. 

 

Upcoming Events

Monday: Wear your formal uniform

(Socks must be black or navy, no grey or bright colours please)

Wednesday: Library Book Exchange

Wear a hat for mental health with your informal uniform

Friday: Return Homework folders/Spelling test

 

April 16th-23rd

Be sure to read Mrs. Taylor’s email for weekly updates and reminders.

We continue to work on our Fairy Tales and Building Things Units. This past week, we read Goldilocks and the Three Bears and built a bed, table and chairs.

I was so impressed with one of the students who took all of our spelling words and turned it into a story. (This is one of the new options for practicing our spelling words for homework each week.) I’m hoping to see more of this type of story in the future, even if you can only use a few of the words. It will also help with our writing skills. Awesome work!

"Once upon a time there was a cat with big paws and sharp claws. She saw a man hauling his boat to launch into the ocean. She also saw a lady thawing a fish. She could smell the yummy fish. Would the cat go to steal the fish? No, she would not because her paws were sore from walking all night on the frozen ground."

Upcoming Events:

Monday: No school

Tuesday: Classes Resume/Informal Uniform

Wednesday: Library Book Exchange

            Fun Lunch (if you ordered)

Thursday: Arbour Day

Friday: Spelling Test/Homework Folders

April 15th-19th

Students have been enjoying our Building Things Unit in Science. We are also tying this into a Fairy Tale Unit in Language Arts. We are looking at story elements, as well as comprehension of the stories and the moral/virtue or character lessons in these fairy tales. So far, we have read the nursey rhyme, Humpty Dumpty and built a wall, Rapunzel and built a tower, The Three Billy Goats Gruff and built a bridge, and The Three Little Pigs and built a house. We are working in small groups, where students have to discuss their ideas and then carry it out by taking turns and working fairly with others. Students have been very creative and are enjoying the different building materials that we are using.

We will also be including some measurement activities with this unit as well.

 

Upcoming Events

Monday: Wear your formal uniform/Yearbook picture for returning hub students

Wednesday: Return your library books

Thursday: Earth Day

Friday: Return your homework folders/Spelling Test/Music Appreciation Day

 

 Please let me know if your child is fasting during Ramadan. 

Thank You!

April 6th-9th

It was great to be back to school this week! We were excited to see our friends again! I hope that everyone had a great, relaxing break and had lots of fun together as a family!

We had another busy week. We completed our Science Unit of Colour and will be moving onto the Building Things unit in the upcoming week. Students enjoyed a science experiment where they got to separate the colour black. Ask them to describe it to you.

We should complete the Math unit on 2D and 3D shapes next week as well. We experimented with what 3D shapes could stack and roll. We also sorted shapes and discussed the sorting rule using mathematical language. We also made a 3D drawing of some city buildings.

Upcoming Events

Monday: Wear your formal Ramadan clothes or your formal uniform

Tuesday: Wear your formal Vaisakhi clothes

Wednesday: Library Book Exchange

Friday: Homework is due/Spelling test

Please enjoy our daffodil bulletin board to help celebrate the beginning of Spring!