You should have received 2 permission slips by now. One was orange (for gymnastics) and asked for $12. The other was blue (for skating) and has no cost associated with it. Just a heads up that skating is taking place next Thursday afternoon so each student needs to have skates before then. They also must have a helmet or they can't skate. There will be a third permission slip coming at the end of next week or the beginning of the week after asking for $3 so that we can go to watch one draw at the Canadian Brier (I'll make sure it is a different colour).
Basketball is in full swing. Parkcrest has 4 teams (thanks to those parents/teachers who are coaching) There are practices and games each week so please make sure to ask your child (if they are on a team) what days those are taking place. Rides are the responsibility of the student so please make sure that they have secured a ride if the game is in another location.
Next week there will be no science/socials switch as Monday is Family Day, Wednesday afternoon we have a performance group coming in (in lieu of YPC), Thursday we are going skating in the afternoon, and Friday is a Valentine's Day dance for the intermediates. I will send home a list of name of everyone in the class in case your child wants to do Valentines. Just one of those weeks!
In an effort to keep this shorter....I'll summarize only the new topics we're covering. In math, we are starting ratios and then moving on to rate and percent. I have the Awesome Possums back with me for a while (I swear I didn't come up with that name) so ask your child which math group they are in. We will be trying to incorporate the Olympics into quite a bit of the schedule as the Games are upon us starting on Friday.
Let's take a look at these two weeks:
Monday, Feb. 3 - P.E.
Tuesday, Feb. 4 - Boys BB
Wednesday, Feb. 5 -
Thursday, Feb. 6 - Library exchange, P.E., Girls BB
Friday, Feb. 7 - Last day for permission slips
Monday, Feb. 10 - NO SCHOOL....FAMILY DAY
Tuesday, Feb. 11 - Math test for both groups (on ratios), Boys BB
Wednesday, Feb. 12 - Performance Group (Axis Theatre) in the afternoon
Thursday, Feb. 13 - Skating in the afternoon, Girls BB
Friday, Feb. 14 - Valentine's Day Dance in the afternoon
As always, you can reach me at [email protected]