January 20th

Another busy week in Div. 7...   Thanks to those that have sent in 
cereal boxes please continue to do so - we plan to use them on Thursday.  We also need any food flyers so please send any in.  We also need any fabric that you could donate to make clothing for our cardboard people. Thank you.

We will be walking to Save On Foods this coming Wednesday.  We have just started our nutrition unit so this trip will be an excellent opportunity to learn about nutrition.  Even though some students went to Save On last year their knowledge about nutrition is quite limited. 

This week all students got new JRR books.  Please ensure your child is bringing those books back and forth to school daily as we do use them in class too.

Just for your information, the Maple Ridge Library is hosting Family Literacy Day January 28th so you might want to check it out.

I have been away a lot recently which I really don't like but the reason I have been away is to attend different meetings which I am very excited about.  I am part of the Literacy Network and we are developing our Language Arts program with the support of great helping teachers.  On Tuesday morning I was at a Curriuculm Inquiry session which is where we are developing  our whole unit on courage.  We heard a fantastic presentor who really inspired and educated us,  Every Wednesday Ms Roberts, Ms Neufeld and I are working together in the library to help the students learn about courage, help them understand the different feelings involved and how to react to situations, not to mention help them develop their confidence and become more aware of their feelings and others.
The other workshop  I went to was on how to teach children to code - something I never thought I would be doing but it was very exciting and we will be starting in our class next week.  Fairview got 5 new Sphero  (little robots) the students will learn how to code and manipulate!  Should be fun!  We will keep you posted.