Hi everyone, It has been a little while since I've reported on our ongoings. At the moment, things are up in the air with the strike so it's been hard to complete anything. However, when we are at school, we have been learning about the Arctic and which animals live there. We've made a little igloo in the class that they have been quite excited about:) In terms of the strike, I assume everyone was informed about the lack of February report cards. Please keep in mind that assessments are still taking place, so if you would like an update, I'm more than happy to provide one. As for February, I thought I would get a head start on Valentine's Day information. I am hoping to collect cracker boxes, small cereal boxes etc for the students to decorate. They will be used to hold all the cards that they receive. If you can send in empty boxes that would be great! In terms of the cards, to make our lives easier we would appreciate if you simply wrote "To: my friend or To: mon ami" on each one so they don't have to distinguish between names. Of course, there are some students who may want to write all the names, and that's ok if they do. Here's a class list: Amy, Arthur, Austin, Briar, Callan, Cohen, Cora, Drew, Eilidh, Elliott, Evelyn, Ewan, Lachlan, Levi, Lily, Mack, Maddie, Mia, Michaela, Moss, Rosie, Tyson, Zak, Zola Upcoming Events: Tuesday Jan 28th - Strike (No school) Jan 30 @ 5:30pm - Movie Night Friday Jan 31 - PD Day (No school) Tuesday Feb 4 - UGDSB Strike (No school) Thursday Feb 6 - Province wide ETFO strike (No school) Monday Feb 17 - Family Day ( No school) Thursday Feb 20th - Heart shaped rice krispie squares (Feel free to comment below if you would like to donate ingredients - Rice Krispies, Marshmallows, Chocolate, sprinkles) Show and Tell Program
Lastly, I'm trying to get organized to begin a take-home backpack program. Our SKs are already familiar with it. Each student gets a few days with the backpack to write about what they did at home and present it to the class. This year I wanted to do a "Take it outside" theme about outdoor activities. It will all be outlined in the backpack, but if your student comes home with a little red backpack, don't worry!
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I hope everyone is feeling good about the return to school! A big welcome back from Mme Miller and I!
January is pretty low key in terms of events: Jan 9th: Fire Presentation Jan23rd: Making popsicles (Yogurt, fruit). If you would like to donate fruit, you're welcome to! We don't need much. Jan 30th: Movie Night through Parent Council Jan 31st: PA Day Safety Safety Safety! We have started the year with some talk about safety. Specifically this week we are looking at our phone numbers and trying to memorize them. I thought that it might be neat to motivate the kids with a phone call to mom/dad if they are able to remember the number. So, if you happen to receive a call from John McCrae P.S. over the next week or two - don't panic! It's likely just your child calling to say hi! I've picked out phone numbers from either mom or dad for them to try to remember. In cases where I know someone is at home during the day, that's the number I picked for your child. If you would like me to change it to a specific phone number please let me know. If you're too busy to answer when we do try to call, you can ignore it and we'll try again later! On that subject, I also thought it might be neat to use some old cell phones to practice with. Does anyone have any that they could part with temporarily? C'est tout from my end. Have a great first week back! Melissa |
A little bit about Mme EllisI have worked in Guelph for 8 years and have been teaching for 12 years. It is my 6th year at John McCrae and I love it! I have 3 young kids at home, so I know exactly what you're going through! A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MS MILLER... I have been working as an ECE for 18 years and have a young child at home. This is my 6th year working with UGDSB, I am excited for the school year to get started and getting to know everyone. Hope everyone had a great summer! Archives
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