Junior Kindergarten – Mrs. Jarvis

Have a wonderful extra long week! Make you share some wonderful memorable moments with your family on Monday.

Star of the Week: Aidan
Monday: Family Day-No School
Tuesday: FRIDAY SCHEDULE, ALL JK'S ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND, Free Dress day for those who brought in their bowl-a-thon pledges last Friday.
Wednesday: Bring in an object that starts with letter l sounds
Friday: Teddy Bear Picnic Day, send in your favourite teddy bear for the day, Free Dress day for those who brought in their bowl-a-thon pledges.
Bowl-A-Thon: remember to return your pledge sheets. Our class is doing fantastic, keep up the great work! So far our class has raised $425
Star of the Week Round 2: Each of the students will have another opportunity to be the star of the week again. A new letter explaining what has to be prepared at home will come home at the beginning of the month your child will be the start.
Good Behavior Game: I have introduced the class to a new game. Many of the students are struggling to follow our class rules of "We share, we care & we cooperate." To help instill these rules we are now playing a game with them. The students have been divided into 3 teams. I review the rules with the students daily and set a time of when we will play the game (we start small intervals 20 mins, it will increase in time and then be expected to be all times). While the game is taking place the students are expected to follow all the rules of the game. If a student does not follow the rule, that team will receive a tally mark. Each team is allowed to get a maximum of 4 tally marks during the duration of the game. At the end of game time, the team(s) with the least amount of tally marks wins. They will receive a reward. At the end the week the team that has won the most will earn a special privilege. To learn more about The Good Behaviour Game check it out on Youtube.com "Channel 9 Good Behavior Game" or "Pax Good Behaviour Game". This was just in the news recently.

Full-time (a.k.a. 5 Day Gang) Junior & Senior Kindergarten – Mrs. Jarvis

Helper of the Week: Nadine
Tuesday: FRIDAY SCHEDULE-NO 5 DAY GANG
Thursday: Return library books

Senior Kindergarten – Mrs. Bosch

We had a busy, exciting week in SK! Thank you, parents, for helping your child prepare for both Valentine's Day and Favourite's Day. Enjoy the long weekend!

Monday: Happy birthday, Ryan!, Family Day - no school
Tuesday: VIP: Trinity
Wednesday: Return word card - v
Bowl-a-thon: Remember to bring in those Bowl-a-thon pledge forms for Friday!

Grade 1a - Mrs. Reckman

Wow, what a week! We had a great time spreading the love on Tuesday for Valentine's Day. On Wednesday we celebrated 100 Days of School in grade 1 with many different activities. We also enjoyed spending time with the pastors and singing for them on Wednesday afternoon.

We've finished our unit on "long a" words in our phonics and word wall words and are moving on to word with "long i". Look for "long i" words at home and practice saying and spelling them together! In Creation Studies we've begun learning about the people in God's wonderful world who live in the country of Kenya! If you have any resources related to Kenya that you'd like to share with us, please let me know! Next week we'll be back to "normal", after many extra-special days in the past few weeks. Whew!

May you have a fun, restful and safe Family Day long weekend!

Accelerated Reader: We have come to the end of Term 2 so please note that any AR tests taken from this point on will count toward each student's Term 3 AR goals. Way to go, super readers!
Memory Work: No memory work test this Tuesday due to the short week!
Next week's memory work: "God began by making one man. From him came all the different people who live everywhere in the world. He decided exactlywhen and where they must live. Acts 17:16-27
Reading Words (practice at home): things good down came have
Spelling Words (study for Friday's spelling test): call car find now who dice twice mice nice rice ride side hide tide wide
Pants Mix-up: Olamide has been missing his pants from Mc Carthy's (size 6) His name on the inside seam in a label. Olamide brought home instead an older Mc Carthy pants with the name J Patterson writen in ink. This switch probably occured during last Friday's gym class. Could you all please check your pants at home to see if you can find the missing pants? Thanks.
Bowl-a-thon: Remember to bring in those Bowl-a-thon pledge forms for Friday!

Grade 1b - Mrs. Boom

Wow we have quite a busy week! Valentine's Day was a lot of fun celebrating Jesus' love for us and each other! The 100 Day posters were terrific! We all loved our100 trail mixes and made wonderful 100 Day hats! We ended the day with cake and the movie 101 Dalmatians!

This week we also took a tour of the villages in the mountains in Mexico and realized how blessed we all are with our modern day conveniences. We picked reeds with Maria to make baskets to sell. We then went on a tour of a very busy city called Guadalajara and enjoyed the open air markets on the sidewalks and delivered newspapers with Jose!

Monday, February 20: No School. Family Day
Tuesday, February 22: Friday schedule-return library books (even though we will not have library)
Friday, February 24: No Spelling and Memory work due to the short week.
Pants Mix-up: Olamide has been missing his pants from Mc Carthy's (size 6) His name on the inside seam in a label. Olamide brought home instead an older Mc Carthy pants with the name J Patterson writen in ink. This switch probably occured during last Friday's gym class. Could you all please check your pants at home to see if you can find the missing pants? Thanks.
Bowl-a-thon: Remember to bring in those Bowl-a-thon pledge forms for Friday!

Grade 2a - Mrs. Schuurman & Mrs. Panza

We had a wonderful Valentine's Day this past week. Thank you to Mrs. Rizzuto-Willan for coming in and sharing nut-free cupcakes with the class. Thank you, also, to all of you for sharing and showing love to all of us, including the teachers who were spoiled with chocolates, notes and hugs!

We had an exciting time sneaking up on the Grade 7/8 class this week and surprising them during their math class. As part of "Grade Switch", our Grade 2 class blessed the Grade 7/8 class with a bowl of ice cream and a special card to show them our love for them. In keeping with the theme of the month, Mrs. Panza had organized this special event for the two classes. Our Grade 2 class showed a servant heart!

Thank you to Aidan for sharing his poster and his favourite things this past week. Our Special Person of the week continues the following week, not next week.

Keep up the fundraising for the Bowl-a-thon. We have an extra long weekend to make those calls and requests. Thanks for your hard work!

Here's next week:

Friday: No Spelling Test this week, Memory Work: Psalm 135:3-4, Bible Test (study sheet has gone home)
Bowl-a-thon: Remember to bring in those Bowl-a-thon pledge forms for Friday!

Have a great weekend!

Grade 3b/4b - Mrs. Ekron

An exciting week was had by all ....Valentine's Day, Pastor's Lunch! We were probably one of the first classes to be out of chocolates as we were right in the line of fire so to speak :)

Tuesday: Spelling Lesson 23. Memory Verse: "Do not become angry easily." (James 1:19)
Wednesday: Recorder
Friday: Spelling and Memory Verse test.
Math: Please continue drilling times tables at home. We are progressing very well!
Novel Study: Number the Stars is about two young girls, one Jewish, one Danish, set during WW2.
Bible Quiz: On Solomon will be on Tues 28 February. A review sheet will be sent home.
Recorder: Practice songs #39-42. Practice bugs count towards Term 3.
Health: The students have been paired up and will compete a project on an aspect of the human body that interests them. They will complete this during class time. They are expected to answer the following questions : What, How, Where, Why, Christian Perspective. They also need to have an illustration. I have encouraged them to be creative and explore a topic they find mutually interesting. The project will be done on bristol board, or in a duotang. This will be supplied by me. We have been doing research during our Technology time, but I encourage them to bring other research materials to school. The project is due on February 29.
Bowl-a-thon: Remember to bring in those Bowl-a-thon pledge forms for Friday!

Have a wonderful extra long long weekend!

Grade 4a - Mrs. Heeringa & Mr. Fledderus

We've had a good week in grade 4! Our class even achieved the highest amount of Bowl-a-thon pledges for the Junior Division this week! Woo hoo! Students have worked hard over the past few weeks in their studies, good job students! Here we are at the end of term 2--it's hard to believe! Many accomplishments and goals have been achieved, and soon it will be time to think about new goals for the final term of grade 4. We hope you enjoy a well deserved break for the routine and have a fantastic long weekend, grade 4 families :)

Next Week:

Mon: Family Day--no school
Tues: Friday's Schedule!
Socials: Bring your research to class
Wed: Reading-Test on Taste of Blackberries (study sheet has been sent home)
Socials: Bring your research to class
Thurs: Spelling Test
Fri: Socials--Bring your research to class, math test
Thursday: Memory Verse Test: "Do not become angry easily." James 1:19
Bible Quiz: On Solomon, will be on Tues 28 February. A review sheet will be sent home.
Bowl-a-thon: Remember to bring in those Bowl-a-thon pledge forms for Friday!

Grade 5a - Ms. Semplonius

We had fun practicing our polite introduction manners during the pastor's lunch this week. Ask your son/daughter to shake hands -- there are some great handshakes happening in 5A! :) We learned all about our lungs in science class this week and finished up our unit on "The Gospels" in Bible. Students have received a study guide as there is a test next Thursday. Don't forget to get pledges for our Bowl-a-thon, grade fives. Have an excellent weekend!

Monday: PD Day
Tuesday: Friday Schedule
Thursday: Bible Test
Friday: Spelling Test L. 21
Recorder: Don't forget about those recorder practice sheets, due February 27!
Bowl-a-thon: Remember to bring in those Bowl-a-thon pledge forms for Friday!

Grade 5b/6b - Ms. Pasma

Have a wonderful long weekend everyone!

Band: Theory sheet #3 is due on Thursday, February 23.
French: We will have our regular quiz on Wednesday. It will be the words that were supposed to be covered on February 15.
Recorder: Don't forget about those recorder practice sheets, due February 27!
Science: Digestive system quiz Wednesday. Test corrections and parent signature Wednesday.
Math: Our geometry unit continues. We did not test this week but will look to have a series of smaller, well spaced tests beginning next Wednesday, February 22.
Socials: Our Ancient Greece unit continues.
P.E.: Our basketball unit continues.
Science: Digestive system quiz Wednesday. Test corrections and parent signature Wednesday.
Bible: Our next memory work (Exodus 2:7) will be on Thurs. Feb. 23.
Bowl-a-thon: Remember to bring in those Bowl-a-thon pledge forms for Friday!

Grade 6a - Mr. Cruickshank

I wish everyone a great break as we enter Friday and a nice long weekend honouring the family on Monday.

Math: Our geometry unit continues. We did not test this week but will look to have a series of smaller, well spaced tests beginning next Wednesday, February 22.
Socials: Our Ancient Greece unit continues.
P.E.: Our basketball unit continues.
Science: Digestive system quiz Wednesday. Test corrections and parent signature Wednesday.
Bible: Our next memory work (Exodus 2:7) will be on Tues. Feb. 21.
French: We will have a test on the play exercises from cahier 3a, 4a, and 5a on Friday, February 24. Students are encouraged to complete unfinished pages and review before the test.
Band: Theory sheet #2 is due on Thursday, February 16.
Bowl-a-thon: Remember to bring in those Bowl-a-thon pledge forms for Friday!

Grade 7a - Mrs. Reid 

A long weekend is upon us! Yahoo! I hope that each of you have a relaxing, well-deserved break from school!

Current Events: Kayla is responsible for current events and devotions on Tuesday. James is responsible for current events and devotions on Thursday.
Math: We are almost finished our unit on Integers. Students will have a unit test on Thursday, February 23. Please study both the textbook work and handouts.
Bowl-a-thon: Remember to bring in those Bowl-a-thon pledge forms for Friday!
Basketball: The senior basketball teams are playing in the Christian school tournament on Wednesday. The boys will be playing at Toronto District Christian High. The girls will be playing at Clearview CRC. We wish you the best of luck!
Art: Students should continue working on their art papers, which are due in about 2 weeks. Students are also reminded to bring in a wooden object and a picture of their artwork if they have not yet done so.
Band: Band practice sheets will be due on Monday, February 27.

Grade 7b/8b - Mr. Bibby

The class made it through another busy week of tests and assignments and had some nice visits by church pastors on Wed.! Congrats on finishing the semester well and you can now enjoy an extended break! Have a great weekend, Mr. Bibby

Misc.: Please send in Kleenex boxes with your student as the class is out of them.
Art: Students should continue working on their art papers, which are due in about 2 weeks. Students are also reminded to bring in a wooden object and a picture of their artwork if they have not yet done so.
Math: We begin a new unit on Integers this week.
Literature: We are continuing our novel study on The Bronze Bow. We will have a W.I.T. log (What I Think journal entry) due on Friday. We will be writing on chapters 15 and 16. The entries should be a minimum of a page in length.
Band: Band practice sheets will be due on Monday, February 27.
Bowl-a-thon: Remember to bring in those Bowl-a-thon pledge forms for Friday!

Grade 8a - Mr. Shelley

Wow! Valentine's Day was a hit (and a chocolate overload!), and we enjoyed having many pastors visit our classroom during the Pastor's Lunch. I hope you all have a great long weekend and a blessed Family Day!

Math: We begin a new unit on Integers this week.
Literature: We are continuing our novel study on The Bronze Bow. We will have a W.I.T. log (What I Think journal entry) due on Friday. We will be writing on chapters 15 and 16. The entries should be a minimum of a page in length.
Art: Students should continue working on their art papers, which are due in about a week and a half. Students are also reminded to bring in a wooden object and a picture of their artwork if they have not yet done so.
Band: Band practice sheets will be due on Monday, February 27.
Bowl-a-thon: Remember to bring in those Bowl-a-thon pledge forms for Friday!