Good Morning Lyonsgate Families,
This is the last week before the March Break. Have a wonderful, restful, or adventuresome, two weeks everybody and we’ll see you on Monday, March 25.
It’s a gradual return to full-time schooling when we return as we have an early Easter this year with Good Friday and Easter Monday falling on March 29 and April 1 respectively, followed by the rescheduled PD day on April 8 (originally April 19) due to the total solar eclipse that day.
Hello Toddler Parents,
It was wonderful to observe parents coming into the classroom with their children for Show and Share. It was heart-warming to see children touring the environment with such enthusiasm and pride.
Please remember to consult the weather each day before sending your child to school and send the appropriate outerwear. It seems like such a mixed bag of temperatures from one day to the next.
Ms. Gervais.
Bonjour à Vous Tous!
We are almost at the end of our winter term. We have been practicing many songs:
- Meunier tu dors
- Pomme de reinette
- Les sept jours de la semaine
- Tête, épaules, genoux…
- Sur le pont d’Avignon
- Le petit navire
- Dans mon sac à dos
Action songs helps build confidence, language development, memory recall, listening skills, coordination, and following of directions.
We continue to work on “les opposés,” naming and matching colours, animals, transportation, weather, different foods, and seasons.
I’m looking forward to our upcoming term and introducing more fun exciting activities!
Bonne semaine mes chères familles!
Mme Renée Perazzo.
The students are excited to be wrapping up the second term of school and anticipating lots of fun over the spring break! For the past nine weeks, the children have worked hard to improve their reading, writing, and math skills, while also working hard to care for the classroom and each other. They kept their hands busy with collaborative model-building in geography and demonstrating heart functions in biology. They read beautiful stories and shared their thoughts in literature circles and laughed a lot as they acted in short plays for reader’s theatre or French class. They learned karate and kick-boxing, tried a variety of dance styles, and returned to soccer skills, with senior students stepping into coaching roles. They learned more about human history and the important inventions and events that have shaped our culture, and others’. They delighted in experimenting with new artistic styles, and are thrilled to reveal their own artistic works to you this afternoon at the Elementary Art Show. We are looking forward to a great final week of the term, and hope you all enjoy a wonderful spring break!
Warmly,
your Elementary Team.
Open Classroom Art Show — TODAY
Family members are invited to join us as the Elementary campus is transformed into a gallery of student artwork! The classroom will be open to visitors from 3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Our student fundraising team will be selling brownies and cookies in support of KidsSport Canada, which helps children access sports programs in their communities with registration fees and equipment, so be prepared with your sweet tooth and some change! We look forward to celebrating and sharing the children’s work with you.
Elementary Progress Reports — Friday, March 8
Keep an eye out for your child’s progress report, which should be accompanying them home from school this Friday. While there are no parent-teacher conferences scheduled at the end of the second term, parents are always welcome to contact us to discuss how things are going at school. We look forward to meeting with all families at the beginning of June.
March/April Scholastic Order
Your child recently brought home a flyer from Scholastic with spring deals on books for all ages, with many more titles available on their website. If you would like to be included in our April shipment, please place your family’s online Scholastic order by Friday, March 15.
To receive free shipping, simply include our class code: RC144312 when checking out, and your order will be grouped together with others from the school, and shipped to campus. Please let us know if there are any surprise or gift items in your order you would like to be kept hidden from your child, and we’ll set it aside for you to pick up discreetly. Happy reading!
from the Classroom Historians
