May 12th

Div. 11 has been a very small class so far this week,  as you are aware Fairview unfortunately has cases of covid and exposures. You should have recieved a letter from Fraser Health that our class should be self-monitoring regularly.  This means checking temperature and doing the daily health check-list on our website.  It is crucial that we are all deligent in taking all safety precautions that we can.  Hopefully things will settle down very soon. 

If your child is at home and you'd like some activities and school work please check out the Fairview Library link which I have added to our Useful Links.  Also there you will see Raz Kids, Epic and K-5 Math worksheets.  Of course you should continue to read and write daily.   

Next week we will be starting our Scientist of the Day.  Please see in the email the attachments of instructions, date each child presents and also the papers for the experiment that your child should complete.  Obviously we will be flexible with dates with our recent situation.  

We also have a special Library  'Zoom fieldtrip'.  Each child has a paper that was sent home (or will be sent home) to enable every child to get a library card so they are ready and hopefully join the Fraser Valley Summer Reading Program.  Please return this form ASAP.  

Club RED has continued and the students are really enjoying reading outside as well as our Mystery Readers.  Last week our special reader was Natalie's mom, a lunch hour supervisor.  We are guessing who it will be tomorrow!  Hopefully everyone is reading each day and enjoying new adventures or learning new facts!  Don't forgot about the Fariview Book Mark contest, these could be completed at home I have the blank bookmarks here that they can pick up.

Memory Book $10, please pay on the parent portal as soon as possible.   

Don't forget to check out the link for our courage collection projects...

https://read.bookcreator.com/MhSRoqbvsRarh9nEfqYBBqqhnu53/CKxE-Xm0RKeQE3_7e1q-Dg

This is the thank you we made to Brook at Me & Eds for donating the pizza boxes for our courage projects.  The creators were... Avin, Natalie, Neena, Niki, Neena, and Tatum!  

They did an awesome job.

 

May 6th

 Happy May!!  

If you didn't see the notice, unfortunately Fairview has Covid cases and there are several students and teachers that are isolating.  Please as usual be diligent with hand washing, keeping your kids home if they are not feeling well,  getting them tested if they have symptoms and thanks again for reminding and encouraging your child to bring and wear a mask at school. Please also remind your child that they are not to be bringing toys or items from home (like stuffies, etc) With Covid it is important that these things stay at home.

We have now finished our spelling program for the year, your child has brought home their duotang today.  I am proud of how the students worked through these lessons and have started to use some of these phonetic rules in their writing.  

We will soon be starting our 'Scientist of the Day'.  On Monday your child will be bringing home a letter  (check the secret pouch in their planner) to explain this and it will also highlight the day your child will present their science experiment. 

Your child brought home their body organ and brain project.  Div. 11 did an awesome job of learning all the differnt organs and their functions.  Be sure to ask them everything they learned and I'm sure you will be impressed (the songs in their Poetry books will help them remember if they have forgotten).

CLUB R.E.D. (Read Every Day). Every year at Fairview we celebrate reading and literacy! This year we have some special activities, we are reading outside on Wednesdays (weather permitting), Mystery readers on Fridays, we are making a chain of connections that we make to literature and they are going up around the library, and there is also a Fairview Bookmark contest that is optional - but all entires should include Fairview,  2020-2021, and a picture/design with their name on the back.  

Hopefuly you also saw the excellent courage projects that they brought home on Thursday.  Mrs. Neufeld is making a video with all their creations.  Please check out this link to see our collection...

https://read.bookcreator.com/MhSRoqbvsRarh9nEfqYBBqqhnu53/CKxE-Xm0RKeQE3_7e1q-Dg

Memory Book $10!  Please pay on the parent portal as soon as possible. Thanks to those who have already paid.

Pro D - on Wednesday, May 12th so no school for students.  

Have a wonderful Mother's Day Weekend!!  

April 30/21

Smencil Sale TOMORROW...                                                                                                          

Leadership Students have chosen to host a Smencil sale to benefit the BCSPCA.   

When: April 30th at lunch.    

How: Leadership students will be coming around (coffee cart style) to sell Smencils door-to-door to each class during lunch.                                                                                   

How Much:  1 for $3, 2 for $5,  3 for $8, 4 for $10, 5 for $13, 6 for $15, 7 for $18, 9 for $20

Class Photos next week on May 4th.

Thank you for reminding and encouraging your child to bring and wear a mask at school.  I have noticed a decline in mask wearing these last couple of weeks and hope we can get back on track as the numbers continue to be high.   Our classroom door and window is still being kept open to help with the ventilation. 

Please remind your child that they are not to be bringing toys or items from home (like stuffies, etc) With Covid it is important that these things stay at home.

Memory Book $10!  Please pay on the parent portal as soon as possible. Thanks to those who have already paid on the parent portal.

We are just finishing both our body/nutrition unit and our courage.  Discuss with your child the highlights. They will soon be bringing home their 'Body' project and courage creations.  They did amazing work on both of these!  

April 23/21

 I have put the memory book of $10 fee up on the parent portal, please pay as soon as possible. Thanks!

EARTH DAY bulletin board...    I was very impressed with the students ideas of ways to protect our planet.  A perfect lead in to our new unit on the environment!   

                                         

Book Taste Testing Activity!  When they arrived on Thursday morning they said the classroom looked like they were at a wedding! All the students were very engaged and seemed to enjoy exploring different genres of books (fiction/non-fiction, fantasy, science fiction, graphic novels, autobiographies, biographies, mystery).  They definitley had their opinions of what genre of books that they liked best.  

Leadership Students have chosen to host a Smencil sale to benefit the BCSPCA. 

 

When: April 30th at lunch.

How: Leadership students will be coming around (coffee cart style) to sell Smencils door-to-door to each class during lunch. (If you would prefer Leadership Students did not come to your class, or you would like to schedule an alternate time, please let me know).

How Much:     1 for $3, 2 for $5,  3 for $8, 4 for $10, 5 for $13, 6 for $15, 7 for $18, 9 for $20

April 16th

Spring is finally here and it is so nice to be enjoying this fantastic weather.  On Wednesday for Forest Fun and Learning we read a great book called Swirl by Swirl.  We then went on a shape hunt of all the natural shapes we could find in the forest and afterwards made a variety of shapes using natural objects we found. See some of their cool 'shape' collections below...

Thursday we started our final courage projects using modeling clay (like Barbara Reid!!) to create a scene of us using our courage!  The students are so creative and enjoying this art!  We will show you pictures of our final projects!  

We are so lucky that Fairview has an amazing PAC and they are currently doing two main fundraisers. Plants and Flower sale  - check out this website:  https://fairviewelementarypac.growingsmilesfundraising.com/home                                                       and Neufeld Meats (plus cookies and pies!!) this order went home this week - visit www.neufeldfarms.ca/fundraising   and your order should be emailed to fairviewelemfundraising@gmail.com                                    Thank you for supporting our school!!

Reminders:

Monday, April 19th is green day!  If possible children should wear green to support Earth Day and our leadership students!

Smencils will be for sale on April 30th. 

April 9th/21

This week a new Scholastic order went home.  If you would like to order, please use our class code:       RC 250266

Our spelling words are more challenging this term,  so it is important that you review the words (the phonetic rule of the week e.g.) this week was ai/ay  for green and or for the blue group).  A reminder to please check with your child on Wednesday/Thursday nights to see if they have spelling homework.  Also check out the Spelling City link on this blog as extra practice.  

Your child has or will be bringing home their Body System Book/plus another My Body Book (they were put in the secret pouch of their planners) please have your child read these to you  or read together.  

I wanted to let you know that in the near future I will put on the parent portal an announcement for $10.00 per student for their  memory book.  Included in this price is the binder, photos, collages and colour photocopying.  Students and parents in the past have loved this keepsake!  

Needed:  Kleenex! If anyone has a box they could donate to the class, that would be appreciated as the school is right out!

Upcoming Events:

• Walk/Bike to school - April 13th
• Green Day - April 19th
  

April 1st/21

It was great to see everyone after our spring break.  The students were very engaged in our Collaborative Writing Project.  They worked with a partner, with a set of words to create a story.  They seemed to love this activity and wrote very interesting stories.  

Div. 11 made these cool Easter Baskets pictures. I love how they all turned out so unique!!

     The students had lots of fun this afternoon with our 'Moon Shoes'!!

As most of you have probably heard and seen, there is now a mask mandate for Gr. 4 -12 and for K-3 they are strongly recommending children also wear mask.  With the constantly rising number of cases I do recommend and appreciate when the students wear masks and they have shared that they too feel safer when more of us are wearing them.  Especially when we have at exposures at Fairview.  Thank you so much for your support and encouragement with this!

Leadership news...

Leadership Students have chosen to host a Smencil sale to benefit the BCSPCA. 

 

When: April 30th at lunch.

How: Leadership students will be coming around (coffee cart style) to sell Smencils door-to-door to each class during lunch. (If you would prefer Leadership Students did not come to your class, or you would like to schedule an alternate time, please let me know).

How Much:     1 for $3

   2 for $5

3 for $8

4 for $10

5 for $13

6 for $15

7 for $18

9 for $20

Hope you all have a wonderful, safe long Easter weekend! Remember there is no school Friday or Monday.  Hope the Easter Bunny finds all of you!!