It seems that Spring has sprung (we may get another snowfall but not, I think, to stay). We are asking all students to take their boots home, check lost and found, and look in their lockers for mitts, scarves etc. Time to clear that all out!
Just a heads up that we are skating again on Mar. 9. We do have some skates here at the school so if your child needs skates, please feel free to come in and fit them. There won't be another permission slip going home as I have their permission slips from the last time.
In L.A. we have finally finished our novel study. It was a great ending to the mystery. We will start our next novel study after Spring Break (which is starting on Friday, March 13....remember that it is two weeks this year so we aren't back in school until Monday, March 30). We are working on writing, editing and presenting written work in the class. Each and every student has stood up in front of the room and read out stories. A HUGE accomplishment for some. In Math, we are moving on to measurement after a quick couple of days on percent. We have a project to do before the break so we are moving along quite quickly now. In HACE we are wrapping up internet safety and are doing a quick unit on nutrition. For Science we have wrapped up our grade 5 unit (Human Body) and are working on Extreme Environments (a grade 6 unit). After Spring Break we will go to a grade 5 unit on Simple Machines before wrapping up the year with the final grade 6 unit on Diversity of Life.
A couple of people have asked me about Track and Field. We don't start up usually until the end of April (in fact our first track and field rotation is April 21). The scheduled meets are: School Meet (weather permitting) May 12, Zone Meet - Friday, May 22, District Meet - Tuesday, May 26. The biggest issue is always appropriate footwear and gym strip. Please make sure your child has running shoes (not skater shoes) for this time of year.
NOTE FROM MRS. SARRASIN.........
Boogie the Bridge and RUN CLUB
This year's Boogie the Bridge is Sunday April 26, 2015. We have already set up a school team (Parkcrest Elementary) and registration is now open at www.boogiethebridge.com. There is a 1K Mini Boogie for $10.00, which includes a Boogie t-shirt (if registered by Mar 31), medal and post-run food. There is also the 5K/10K option which includes a timing chip, medal and post-run food. The school with the highest percentage of Boogie participants can win $200!!!! We would love to see everyone there!
Starting March 4th , we will be starting our Run Club. The Run Club will run every Monday,Wednesday, and Friday at 12:00pm (provided a minimum of 2 adults are available) We will do one run around the block. Students will have an opportunity to eat lunch after the run. The Run Club is open to all students from Kindergarten to Grade 6, provided they have a completed permission slip and proper running shoes (skateboard shoes are not acceptable). Intermediate students are required to change into gym strip before the run. Run Club permission slips are available at the office. Parents are invited to join us on our runs, and we are always in need of walkers too. Thanks
Sophia Sarrasin
Any questions comments or concerns.....you can always reach me at [email protected]