Farewell 2011-2012 Class

Well, here we are with the year officially over.  I cannot believe how quickly it has gone or how much we managed to pack into ten months.

I would like to thank each parent for the trust that you placed in me as your child entered my classroom.  Your support throughout the year has been appreciated.  You all have amazing children and I feel very fortunate that I could have a part in their learning and growing up. 

They have had laughed and cried and everything in-between but at the heart of it all they learned something and were able to share themselves with other children who are also learning and growing. 

Enjoy your summer and be sure to say hi if you see me in my summer fog around town or at the lake.

It was an honour to teach your child.

Mrs. Newman

Amazing Day

Well, today I discovered (after 20 years of teaching) the absolute best way to plan a year end field trip.  The secret is put the kids in charge.  They played ALL day and should be completely exhausted for you tonight. I think they enjoyed the day, and I can assure you that I did.  Thank you Wendy, Leah, Tasha, Serge, Jason, Vivian, Jennifer and especially Colette (the hostess for the afternoon) for joining us today.  

Please send a change of clothes for your child on Monday - the Olympics have some water events and if it is nice could end in a water fight.

Counting Down

Happy Monday

Please make sure that you return the field trip form by tomorrow so I can fax the order in to Dairy Queen. If you are joining us and would like to order your meal ahead of time and have it come in a bag for the picnic feel free to send me your order and money with your child's. (form attached if you need it)

Remember Thursday is the Elementary awards ceremony -check Monday note for time, and the bike rodeo in the afternoon so bring your child's bike and helmet if possible. We are looking for parent helpers so let us know if you are available.

Monday June 25th Mrs. B and Mr. Feil are planning the Elementary Olympics - sounds great, I am sure your children will have an amazing day.

Friday

Wow, grade fours are off to Marshall tomorrow for their first ever Tri Meet. They are all excited and perhaps a bit nervous. We have selected the events that they wish to participate in and I think they are ready for an amazing day. Due to interviews for our high school math position being set for tomorrow, I will not be attending the meet. Mrs. Simons will meet the grade fours and get them on the bus once they arrive at school tomorrow and will be their contact person for the day.

Colette Dixon and Mrs. Simons will be helper/leaders for the 9 year old girls and boys respectively. (Yes I know many of them are 10 now, the cut off date for the age groups was Dec. 31, 2011). it sounds like several parents will be joining us for the day.

If the weather is iffy, contact Ms. Peach at the school she will know for sure what the plan is. Marshall staff will make the decision and communicate it to us if needed. The alternate day is Monday if it does happen to be cancelled.

The grade threes will be working with Mrs. Baier tomorrow with a Cookie Theme day. I think they will enjoy the day a lot!

One last reminder - if you are planning to attend family fun evening, send me an email, return the note from the Monday note or call Jana at the school. We ere hoping to have a pretty close estimate so that we are able to ensure there is food for everyone in attendance.

Thanks!