Bienvenue à la deuxième année!!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful summer break! I'm excited to welcome parents, guardians, and especially students to my class and to our classroom blog. I'll be using the blog instead of sending home paper newsletters. We're an EcoSchool so we do what we can to reduce our negative impact on the planet.

Below I've posted our timetable. Please note that this is a preliminary timetable which may change after the first week or so of school. If it does, I will update it in a new blog post.

Please take a good look at it and take note of when we have Gym, Drama/Music, Visual Arts, and Library. You must come to school prepared for these subjects so that you can participate fully. For example, if you don't bring proper gym shoes, you will have to sit out for Gym. If you don't bring your library books back on time, you won't be allowed to take out another library book... oh dear!

In preparation for the start of the year, each student in the class will need to have the following materials ASAP.

1. Indoor, well-fitting running shoes; these will be worn in class every day and should be appropriate for gym class (ie. no Crocs, dress shoes, etc).  If your child is not able to do up their own laces, please rely on velcro running shoes.  
2. A reusable water bottle; students should keep a water bottle in class which may be filled from our water fountain.  Having a water bottle at the desk limits interruptions and the need to come and go from class.  Clairlea P.S. is an EcoSchool and plastic water bottles are not recommended.
3. One box of Kleenex; with 20+ students in the classroom, every year we go through many boxes of tissues.  I would be very grateful to receive one box from each family to keep our noses dry throughout the year.  Merci d'avance:)

First Assignment

Don't panic! It's a fun one! As a way to get to know each other and to exercise our French oral skills, students will be creating an "about me" bag. Each student will bring home a paper bag to be filled with FIVE things that reveal something about who s/he is. For example, if your child loves gardening s/he might put in a packet of seeds. Once five things have been collected, the bag comes back to school and your child will present to the class, explaining what each item is and why it is important or representative of who s/he is. I will model my own "about me" bag so that students are clear on what is expected. If you have questions, please ask your child to explain my presentation to you.

I look forward to getting to know everyone and to a wonderful new school year! If ever you need to reach me, please feel free to do so via a note in your child's agenda, a phone call, an email (recommended), or even via this blog.

Happy Labour Day Weekend and 

Welcome Back to Clairlea!!