Happy Chinese New Year!

Hope everyone is having a good week.  Here is an overview of the next week:

Monday January 27:
-Spelling Homework
-Memory Verse: Matthew 7:7

Tuesday January 28:
-Home Reading Due

Wednesday January 29:
-PE

Thursday January 30:
-Staff Retreat - NO SCHOOL

Friday January 31:
-Pro-D - NO SCHOOL

Upcoming Events: 

1.     Spring Musical Announcement

We are excited to announce the spring musical will be Disney’s The Little Mermaid! Auditions for both speaking and singing roles will be February 4-6 from 10AM-2PM in 10 minute increments. Call backs will be February 11-12. Sign up for auditions will be posted on the board by the office on Monday. Performances begin May 14.

2.       Grandparent/Grandfriends Day is Feb 14th

Please let Grandparents and Grandfriends know that this year’s Grandparents’ and Grandfriends’ Day is on Valentine’s Day in the school’s gym.  Invitations will be sent home next week with the youngest child in each family. To register, please email or call Heidi Thiessen at: thiessenh@wrca.bc.caor 604.531.9186. We are still looking for volunteers for set up, food & beverage prep, and tear down. If you are available, please contact Heidi Thiessen.

3.       Re-Enrollment Info

Re-Enrollment forms were sent home last week. Please return your forms with the fee to hold a spot for your child is $150/child to a maximum of $300/family. Please return the forms to the office before February 14, 2014.

A few updates:
- Book Reports are due tomorrow (book and report).  We will practice presenting in class. 
-A green sheet went home with your child today called "Moon Phase Journal."  It is an assignment for our Science Unit on Space.  I have asked the students to draw the moon each night for fourteen nights.  Today, we learned about moon phases and this activity will help solidify this concept.  Ask your child about their Oreo moon phase activity!
-Each week, I plan on posting photos from the previous week activities on our bulletin board by our class door.  Feel free to check it out!  Photos will be sent home at the end of the week.

Hope everyone is getting back into routine! 
I feel we as a class are back learning, exploring and discovering new things.  Hope your child has been excited.  I have been enjoying getting to know them and their different personalities and character.  They are a great bunch of students with lots of potential.

A couple of things in review:
Chinese New Year: Lunch order forms due Monday!
Newsletter
Your child should have brought home a blue newsletter this past week.  It is concerning next years enrollment, please fill it out and return it to the office.  If you are pre-registering, you will be ask to make a deposit of: $150/child to a maximum of $300/family.
Book Report
On Friday, your child was given their book report template to fill out on a book (chapter or picture book, no comic books).  Each student is required to read, fill in their book report and then present to the class.  Grade 3s will be marked on their written and oral presentations, while the grade 2s will only be marked on their written presentation although they still have to give a presentation. I will be giving them time to practice during school time before their actual presentation:
Rubric:
Written:
Title/Author /2
Book Info  /4
Neatness  /4
Picture  /5
Presentation (clarity, expression) /5
Knowledge (questions period) /5
Enthusiasm (create interest) /5
Please feel free to have your child practice for you, grandparents, pets, etc.
Schedule:
January 24: Jonathan, Lily, Jorja, Angelie, Ethan, Sue, Jaden
February 7: Christian, Annika, Daniel, Megan, Rory, Alexander,
February 14: Mila, Joshua, Maclean, William, Sean, 
Febrauary 21: Daniel Wang, Emily, Ryan, Eva, Anna-Sophie
***Their report with their book are due this Thursday Jan. 23.

Here is an overview of the week:

Monday Jan. 20

Scholastic orders are being sent home. (any parent wanting to oversee this, please come and talk to me).  Orders will be place whenever we have several order forms handed in. 

Memory Verse: Mathew 7:1 Don't Judge

Spelling Homework

Tuesday Jan. 21

Mr. Jager will be away at a professional development seminar.

Wednesday Jan. 22 

PE

Thursday Jan 23

Book report due

Friday Jan. 24

PE, Library, Buddy Chapel

See You Monday!

Mr. Jager

Hello Everyone,

An important blue newsletter went home with your child (youngest in the school) concerning next years' enrollment.  Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Welcome Back,

It has been a busy first week.  I have enjoyed meeting so many of you and look forward to this year teaching in your child's class.  If you ever want to meet to discuss your child's progress and/or have questions or concerns, I am more than willing to meet with you.  

The raining season is upon us and I have noticed that a lot of students are getting wet at recess and lunch. Students need to have appropriate outdoor gear that fits the weather.  I am also encouraging students to bring an extra pair of socks/pants that they could have for those times they do get overly wet.  If you can help us in this, that would be great

Some new units we are starting are: Space, Pastels and Paints, First Aid.

In Math, grade 2s are working on multi-digit addition and grade 3s are working only skip counting and multiplying by 8.
In LA, we are working on fixing incomplete sentences, suffixes and making connections with the books we are reading.  I have noticed that a lot of students are avid readers, keep up the great work.

Monday Jan. 13
-Bible memory work Matt. 6:21.  Students will unscramble words to make the verse.  Please review the verse for Monday.
-Individual and class photos will be sent home.
-Home reading logs and book reports are going home.  Book reports are due January 29. Hand in reading logs when completed.  Let's keep reading!
-Memory verse this week will be Mat. 6:34.
-Spelling homework- suffixes "ing" and "ed"
Tuesday Jan. 14

Wednesday Jan.15
PE:  We are going to have a trial run for the Grade 3s only on changing into their PE clothes.  Grade  three students should wear their school uniforms and bring their PE clothes to change into. It is my goal that they only take a maximum of five minutes to change. Grade two students can wear their PE clothes for the day.
Thursday Jan. 16

Friday Jan. 17
PE, Chapel, Library.

Upcoming Events:

Staff Retreat Jan. 30, 31, 2014: No School

I hope everyone has a great weekend.  See you Monday!
Mr. Jager