Tomorrow we are spending the day at the Langley Centennial Museum.
We are still missing a number of permission slips. Please return your permission slip tomorrow morning if you have not done so already.
Welcome to June!
Things are getting busy as we enter our final month of school. Plans for a year end field trip and other fun activities are in the works and we will keep you posted as we finalize details.
Please note that due to an urgent and unavoidable family matter, I will be away for the next two weeks. Mrs. Smith will be teaching in my place.
I look forward to finishing up our year together when I return!
~ Mrs. Legassie
First of all, Happy Mother’s Day to everyone. Hope you are all enjoying your day!
Secondly, tomorrow is going to be a scorcher! Please remember to dress accordingly and to send hats, sunscreen, and water bottles.
Last, if you have not already connected to our class SeeSaw journal, please scroll down to the last post and follow the instructions there. There is a special Mother’s Day message from your children waiting for you.
Over the past few weeks we have been learning how to use a new app called Seesaw. We will be using Seesaw to track and share our learning for the remainder of the school year.
I discovered this app over Spring Break and think it is amazing! So many of the things we do in our class are Hands-On activities that do not result in papers to be brought home and shared. With this new app, you can catch a glimpse of what your child is working on day to day. Requiring students to “Seesaw” their work also keeps them accountable and motivated during our classroom activities. I wish I had discovered this earlier in the school year!
Note: Students are still learning how to take good pictures and record without muffling their voices, but they’re improving everyday.
Your child should have come home today with a notice with instructions to help you easily sign into Seesaw Family. If you didn’t receive it you can follow the instructions below.
Please Sign Up Now
1 Click on this link: https://app.seesaw.me/s/474-749-110
2 Choose your child from the list
3 Create your account
4 Once I approve you, you can see content from your child
After you sign up, download the free Seesaw Family app and sign in. You can also access Seesaw from a computer at https://app.seesaw.me.
Over the next three days our class will be participating in the iRide program.
In order for your child to participate, you MUST complete this online waiver form. Click here!
Also, it is highly recommended that students bring their own helmets. However, bikes and helmets will be provided for those who do not bring their own.
Report Card season is upon us again. It feels like we were just here! This term flew by with lots of busyness, excitement, and learning.
While looking through your child’s report card, please keep in mind that report cards provide a snapshot of how your child is doing right now. It is not the sum of all the assignments they have completed. Nor is it a predictor of their future success as a student. It is our opportunity as teachers to formally communicate with you, as parents, about what we see in your child’s achievement and understanding at this point in time. In our class, the majority of our time is devoted to ensuring students have mastered the foundational numeracy and literacy skills they need in order to be successful in the intermediate grades and beyond. Students are regularly exposed to other curricular areas, but our emphasis is on numeracy and literacy.
Please be sure to sign into the My Education BC Parent Portal to access your child’s Term 2 Report Card.
In order to help you better understand what is going in with your child’s learning this year, we are going to be holding a different type of parent-teacher conference this Wednesday and Thursday. Your child has been collecting information throughout the term, and is preparing to present to you these efforts and achievements.
Students will be leading the conference and explaining to you what they have been doing in each subject area this term. We will also be at each conference to offer our perspectives on the work and to answer any questions you may have.
Students have worked really hard preparing for these conferences, so please try to attend. It is their chance to show you all the work they have done this year. Your input will be important for setting our learning goals for the remainder of the year.
Sign up sheets are posted outside the office. If you cannot attend at the designated times, please contact us so we can work out an alternate plan for your child to present their learning.
Not everything that happens in a classroom is measurable and reportable on a report card. In fact, often the most profound and memorable lessons come from experiences that are simply un-measurable.The vision of Fort Langley Elementary is to develop successful learners through working together in a supportive environment. It is our desire to graduate students who are respectful, responsible, inclusive, and who contribute positively to the world they live in. Here are some highlights of our un-measurable learning this term:
Our class has struggled this year with kindness, both in our words and actions. At the beginning of February we read a book, called The Invisible Boy, about a boy who felt so unimportant to his classmates that he was practically invisible. We had a very heartfelt class discussion about times when we have felt invisible or unimportant. Students expressed empathy and understanding of how others have been made to feel invisible or unimportant by their words or actions. After this, students were encouraged to think about things they could say to their classmates that would help them feel important and valuable. The end result is a bulletin board filled with Words of Life, and a classroom full of students looking for ways to encourage their classmates.
During the month of January, we had a special presenter come in once a week to lead our class in a Peace Circle. The goal of the Peace Circle to help students recognize and understand their emotions and frustrations and to provide strategies to calm down when they start to ‘climb anger mountain.’ During our times together, we noticed students had more empathy towards each other and were better at recognizing when a classmate was becoming frustrated. Our hope is that these experiences will be a good foundation upon which we can continue to build a more positive and caring classroom environment.
Having buddy classes in a school helps to build bridges across the grades and create a sense of community and connectedness. Our class is fortunate enough to have two buddy classes. Our Big Buddies are Grade 6 students in Ms. McMitchell’s class. During our times with our Big Buddies, we benefit from their knowledge and experiences. Our Little Buddies are Grade 1 and 2 students in Ms. Harder’s class. Their class is part of the district Outdoor Education Program. When visiting with our little buddies, students have the opportunity to practice their leadership and respectful communication skills. In the middle of February we walked over to their Winter Base Camp at Brae Island. We had a great time exploring the trails and beach along Bedford Channel. Last Tuesday we returned to Brae Island and began a Collaborative Research Project. Together with their buddies, students will be researching an animal found in and around Fort Langley.
Just a reminder that we are walking over to Brae Island Regional Park tomorrow after recess.
Please be sure to send weather appropriate clothing as we will be outside for most of the day – rain or shine.
Also the following students have not returned permission slips. Please bring them in the morning: Austin, Peyton, JD, Mikayla, David, Eva, Jurri, Isabella.
On Tuesday we will be heading back over to Brae Island to meet with our Little Buddies. We will be officially starting our Collaborative Research Projects. Students will be working with their Little Buddies to research animals found in and around Fort Langley.
We will be outside for most of the day. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Students were well dressed and prepared for our last trip! Always err on the side of too many layers. And don’t forget toques and gloves!
If you have not already done so, please return permissions slips by tomorrow, March 5th!
Just a quick reminder to dress for the weather today (and every day!)
We will be outside for recess, lunch, and brain breaks.
Please send jackets, toques, gloves, scarves, even snow pants/ or rain pants to act as wind breakers. Better to be over dressed than freezing!
I hope you have all had an absolutely wonderful Family Day weekend! It is so nice to see the sun shining!
Just a reminder to dress appropriately for the weather tomorrow. According to the forecast, it should be dry but VERY cold.
We will be leaving the school around 10:45am and returning shortly before the end of the day. We will be outside for the majority of that time.
Dress your child for a day in the mountains (just without the snow!)
Cold Weather Clothing Tips
Please send your child to school wearing their base layer and pack the rest of the layers in their backpacks. I will give them lots of time to layer up before we head out.
If your child doesn’t already have a complete change of clothes at school, it’s probably a good idea to send a complete change of clothes to school tomorrow – just in case!
If you have any questions about what to wear or our field trip in general, please feel free to email me. I will check my email a couple more times tonight.
Hlegassie@sd35.bc.ca