Terry Fox Run

On Tuesday, October 3^rd, Royal Oak School and William D. Pratt School will be participating in the Terry Fox Run.  Students will gather on the field between the two schools to take part in the annual 30-minute run, which is scheduled to begin at 10:30am.  Students attending afternoon Kindergarten are welcome to attend, if they are accompanied by a supervising adult.

On this day please ensure that your child is appropriately dressed for the weather (including running shoes).  If the weather is poor, students will walk inside the school during their PE class time.

We are asking that each child donate a “Toonie for Terry” for the Terry Fox Foundation during the week of September 26 - October 3^rd. 

All parents/guardians who are interested in joining their child/children in this event are more than welcome.

We do require a fair number of volunteers for this event to ensure its success.  If you have security clearance and if you are able to volunteer during the run time, kindly contact our school Volunteer Coordinator at rosvolunteers@gmail.com.

Thank you for your continued support.

The Terry Fox Run Committee

This Week At School

Jonah - For our drumming today, some parents came in and drummed with us.
Simon - We started our Friday Writing Journals.  Please read mine and write me a note in it!
Bryan - We had a Circle of Courage meeting.  Please ask me about it!
Olivia - Today we finished our poems.
Jenara - We finished our Face Art today during WOW.
Reece - We started a Circle of Courage Box.
Tobe - Today we finished our journal covers.

Next week is Safety Week and there is no school for students next Friday.  Thursday and Friday are Parent/Teacher Conferences.  Please book online!!  There will also be a book fair next week!

Ms Rutland - We had a very busy week!  In math, we are working on adding and subtracting our basic facts (0-18) and thinking about what strategies we are using for these.  If you'd like a copy of a game that you could work on at home with your child, please send me an email and I'd be happy to send a copy home!  We also spent some time this week with Mrs. Libbey's class doing a couple challenges to discuss group work.

Roger from One World Drumming

Adding and Subtraction Basic Fact Practice - Connect 4

The Marshmallow Challenge

The Marshmallow Challenge

Saving Sam!

Monday, Sept. 11

Jenara - We had a Beakerhead Assembly
Hadley - There was a circus performer (named Sapphire) who had swinging glow sticks and they would show a picture or a pattern when she swung them fast.
Bryan - Sapphire showed us "contact juggling" with a glass ball.
Tobe (and Kaelyn) - Sapphire did cool tricks with glow-in-the-dark hula hoops.
Ava - Sapphire showed us the science behind her tricks.
Lily - Sapphire used her body (knees, toes, elbows, shoulder, and even one other part that you will have to ask your child about).
Hadley - Beakerhead is how science, math, and technology make our world amazing!

Check out: www.beakerhead.com for all the events and schedules!

Also exciting today...
Maguire - in music we did drumming with Roger from One World Drumming.
Hadley - Rodger tried to trick us in Drumming.
Simon - we mostly finished our poem writing.
Olivia - we played math games, working on "Doubles"

There are packages coming home today.  Please sign and return all forms as soon as possible.

Thank You!!

One final post to say thank you to you all for sharing your children with me this year!  It was a great year - full of challenges, laughs, and the odd tear now and then!!

Thank you also for the cards and gifts - I truly appreciate the generosity of this community!  I wish you all the best over the summer and next school year.  Please come by and say hello if you are in the neighbourhood!

For the students, we finished reading "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo today.  I told the class I'd put the author's name on the blog as she's written lots of other children's books.

Thank you again - have a wonderful and safe summer!

Class Lost and Found

Here are some items that your children are certain do not belong to them!
Let me know (or them) if you recognize anything - otherwise items will be donated next week!

Wednesday, June 14th

As we get closer and closer to the end of the school year, it seems like there is a never-ending list of things to do - inside the classroom and out!  I apologize for not keeping the blog as up-to-date as previously throughout the year.
Here is a snapshot of what we are working on:

Math
There are a few topics we are working on (such as 3D shapes), along with reviewing concepts taught throughout the year.  Students worked on a "Pyramid Math" activity, where they used addition and subtraction to find missing numbers.

Science
We are looking at Endangered Animals and will be using the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF - I know, terrible abbreviation) to research the threats to endangered animals around the world.

Language Arts
Most students are working on illustrating their animal story - these are on google drive if you'd like a sneak peak.  (Or wait for the illustrated version to come home!)

From Administration

June 14, 2017

Dear Parents:

Re: Please - Keep Fidget Spinners at Home

Recently, we have noticed an increase of fidget spinners at school which are causing disruptions in the classroom, office, lunch room and during recess. We are asking that these fidget spinners please stay at home.

If you have a doctor’s note that states your child requires a fidget spinner for educational purposes, please provide a copy of this note to your child’s teacher.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation. 

Sincerely,
Lynn Sparks, Principal