Dec. 19/25

Div. 13 Final Update for 2025!

What a Week!
This past week was a busy one, especially with the storm day on Wednesday! Unfortunately, several students were under the weather and missed some of our Christmas crafts and activities. We hope you’re all feeling better now and ready to enjoy the holiday season.

Highlights from the Week

• The children loved the story Holly and Ivy—ask them to share their favorite part!
• Our Club RED Celebration was a blast! Mr. Scarcella joined us as a guest reader, and we had two very special visitors from the North Pole—Santa and Mrs. Claus!
• Div. 13 was the top primary class for Club RED members, earning a Starbucks field trip! We’ll be going with Mrs. Dailly’s class—date to be announced in the new year.
• Div. 12 & 13 snuggled up to watch The Polar Express, sip hot chocolate, and enjoy delicious snacks. A big thank-you to Casey, Kreaden, Yabsira, and Zayn for bringing the Christmas goodies!

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                                                                  Polar Express Fun!

                              

Thank you to parents and students for the thoughtful, generous gifts and hugs!   Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season! 

Important Reminder
Please sign up on the portal for our Science World Field Trip on January 13th as soon as possible—it’s in our second week back!

Upcoming Dates

• Jan. 5 – School Resumes
• Jan. 13 – Field Trip to Science World with Big Buddies
• Jan. 27 – Non-Instructional Day    

December 12/25

 Hope you were able to enjoy Fairview’s amazing Christmas concert!

Although Division 13 had several students sick, they still performed beautifully. We were lucky to watch the dress rehearsal on Tuesday, and it was such a treat to see everyone's hard work shine.

Club RED:
We’re proud to share that 14 out of 18 students are now Club RED members—way to go, Division 13! Keep up the great reading!

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
The children are loving our exploration stations and creating five special crafts. A big thank-you to Nolan’s mom for helping with these projects and to Sophia’s dad for generously supplying the wood for our snowmen!

SPIRIT WEEK

• Monday, Dec 15: Holiday Headwear Day (hats, headbands, etc.)
• Tuesday, Dec 16: Grinch Day – Wear Green
• Wednesday, Dec 17: Ugly Sweater / Christmas Shirt Day
• Thursday, Dec 18: Club RED Celebration – Wear Red
• Friday, Dec 19: PJ Day & Division 13’s Christmas Celebration – Wear pajamas and bring a blanket/stuffie. Thanks to these families for providing our snacks!

Snacks & Goodies:

• Fruit Plate – Casey
• Veggie Plate – Kreaden
• Sweet Treat – Zayn
• Popcorn/Chips or Pretzels – Caelus

December 5/25

Weekly Class News

It was wonderful to meet all of you over the past couple of days and celebrate your child’s learning so far this year!

New Books:
New books were sent home this week. For our Christmas Reader’s Workshop, students will not be practicing and presenting a book. Instead, we are working on Candy Cane or Christmas Sentences—organizing words to create sentences that make sense, then writing them with a focus on capital letters and punctuation.

We also have a special Christmas booklet filled with fun literacy activities. This will come home before the holidays and can be completed over the break. There is no need to return it to school.

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Concert Costumes:
Students should wear red and a Santa hat for both the dress rehearsal (Dec. 9) and the concert (Dec. 10).
Please label your child’s Santa hat and send it in on Monday, Dec. 8.
If you do not have access to a Santa hat, please let me know—Dr. Saul has a few extras.

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Toy Drive Extended:
Our Toy Drive has been extended! Please send in any toy or cash donations by Friday, Dec. 12.

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Parent Helpers Needed:
We need help on Monday and Tuesday (after recess due to the dress rehearsal) for a couple of Christmas crafts. It should take no more than an hour—even less if we have two volunteers.
Please email me if you are available to help out!

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Div. 13’s Christmas Celebration & Pajama Day:
Friday, Dec. 19 – Students are welcome to wear pajamas and bring a favorite stuffy.

Snacks & Goodies:

• Fruit Plate – Casey
• Veggie Plate – Kreaden
• Sweet Treat – Zayn
• Popcorn/Chips or Pretzels – Caelus

These are some pictures from our skating field trip!  

Thanks again to all those parents who made this trip possible.  

Upcoming Dates:

Dec. 9 - Christmas concert rehearsal am

Dec. 10 - Christmas Concert (9:00 & 12:45)

Dec. 12 - Hot Lunch

Dec. 18 - Club RED celebration  Wear RED

Dec. 19 - Last day before winter break. *PJ Day and class celebration

January

Jan. - School Resumes

Jan. 13 - Field trip to Science World with big buddies!

Nov. 28th

Yikes it is hard to believe it will be Dec. 1 on Monday, it is such a busy but wonderful time of the year!

Div.  3 and 13 are promoting Fairview's Annual Toy Drive.  We created posters for the school and each morning 2 members from our class make an announcement.  For the next two weeks students are encouraged to bring toys or cash donations for the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Christmas Hamper.  We hope to prove that 'Little People Can Make A Big Difference'!

Div. 13 is making good progress with their Christmas song but please continue to practise 'What's This' in your child's poetry book. Please use the music link so they remember where they need to sing.  christmas-concert-class-resources.html   Wear red and a Santa hat for both the dress rehearsal (Dec. 9) and the concert (Dec. 10).   Please label your child's Santa hat and send it in on Monday, Dec. 8th.  lf you do not have access to a Santa hat let me know as Dr. Saul does have a few extras.

Thank you to all the parents who helped out with skating by driving, tying skates and joining us on the ice.  It was amazing to see the improvement of so many students in less than an hour!  Everyone was happy and excited to have had this opportunity.  Thanks for making it possible!

On Thursday Dan the Recycling Man came and reviewed how we should be recycling both at home and at school.  The students enjoyed his presentation and should be able to help you with this important task.  We have a pack in pack out policy in our classroom as soft plastics can not be recycled at school.

Conferences are this week Dec. 4th in the afternoon (11:30 dismissal) and Dec. 5th all day.  Please be sure to sign up on the parent portal.  The conference will be a  30-minute commitment (1st 15 minutes with your child in the hall to celebrate and go through their work and then 15 minutes with me and your child to discuss their report card and set goals for our next term).  If none of these times work for you please email and let me know when you are available and we can make arrangements. 

Club RED Calendars need to be returned by Dec. 3rd.  Hopefully Div. 13 has done lots of reading for this past month!  Students seemed to really enjoy learning all the words of the day and have definitely expanded their vocabulary.  Our Club RED Celebration will be Dec. 18th.

Upcoming Dates:

December

Dec. 3 - Club RED calendars due

Dec. 4 - Early Dismissal 11:30 Conferences 

Dec. 5 - Conferences (no school for students)

Dec. 9 - Christmas concert rehearsal am

Dec. 10 - Christmas Concert (9:00 & 12:45)

Dec. 12 - Hot Lunch

Dec. 18 - Club RED celebration  Wear RED

Dec. 19 - Last day before winter break

January

Jan. - School Resumes

Jan. 13 - Field trip to Science World with big buddies!

Nov. 21/25

More Exploration Fun!

Div 13 student led-conferences are posted, you should have received an email from the parent portal.  Dec. 4th and 5th are our conference days.  The conference will be a  30-minute commitment (1st 15 minutes with your child in the hall to celebrate and go through their work and then up to 15 minutes with me and your child to discuss their report card and set goals for our next term).  If none of these times work for you please email and let me know when you are available and we can make arrangements. 

Art Cards are due back by Monday for those who want to purchase but please remember to return these cards even if you're not buy as we are adding them to your child's memory book.

Please be practising Reader's Workshop books, we will start presentations on Monday. Also please practice the Christmas song in their Poetry book, the concert is only a couple weeks away. You can connect the sound track by using this link christmas-concert-class-resources.html 

We are almost set for skating on Tuesday, Nov. 25 afternoon.  Several students need to bring in cash for their skates $4 and helmets $3.  Thanks to the following parents who have volunteered to drive, Nolan, Sophia, Casey, Devon, Lilac, Chase and Caelus. All students require a booster seat so they should be brought to school on Tuesday morning, unless you are driving. Please let me know if you are planning to drive your own child, thanks.

                Adjective Day was a big success!  Div. 13 now has a good understanding of adjectives.  

We have one final week left of Club RED, hopefully all students are reading daily and colouring in their calendars.  Several studnets asked for new calendars, if your child has brought one home please have them  colour the squares on the dates they did read and you should initial each of these squares.  

Upcoming Dates:

Nov. 25 - Skating (pm) 

Nov. 28 - PJ Day - Hot Lunch 

December

Dec. 3 - Club RED calendars due

Dec. 4 - Early Dismissal and Conferences

Dec. 5 - Conferences (no school for students)

Dec. 9 - Christmas concert rehearsal am

Dec. 11 - Christmas Concert

Dec. 12 - Hot Lunch

Dec. 18 - Club RED celebration  Wear RED

Dec. 19 - Last day before winter break

January

Jan. - School Resumes

Jan. 13 - Field trip to Science World with big buddies!

Nov. 14th

Div. 13 had a quick but busy week! 

Flashlight Reading was a big success today! We hope all Division 13 students are reading daily and coloring their calendars for Club RED. After finishing a book, they can color a feather with the book title, their name, and “Div. 13.” Please cut it out and return it for our special Club RED bulletin board.       Dress up as an Adjective is Friday!

All students brought home A Surprise in the Barn, a small booklet they completed during Reader’s Workshop. Please take a few minutes to read this over with your child.

Art cards came home on Friday. If you plan to order, please complete the back and return by Friday, Nov. 21. Even if you do not purchase, please return the card so we can include it in your child’s memory book and create a bulletin board featuring these artistic gingerbread houses.

Book Bags also went home today. Inside, you’ll find a letter explaining the program and a bookmark with strategies for decoding unfamiliar words. Please note that these book bags should be returned to school daily, as we will use them in class and for extra reading practice with buddies, EAs, or parent volunteers.

Thanks to all parents who have signed up for our skating field trip—it’s looking very positive! If you haven’t signed up yet, please do so as soon as possible and either pay online or send cash in a labeled ziplock bag if your child needs to rent skates and a helmet.
If you’ve volunteered to drive other students, please ensure you have:

• Completed the volunteer form and the driver’s volunteer form 
• Submitted a driver’s abstract from ICBC
• Provided a copy of your insurance and driver’s license (a photo is fine)

If you plan to drive only your own child, please indicate this on the portal and/or send me an email.

A big thank-you to Sophia’s dad for offering to supply and cut the wood for our Christmas craft!

Upcoming Dates:

Nov. 22 - Dress Up as an ADJECTIVE!  Family Hallway Reading 8:30

Nov. 25 - Skating (pm) 

Nov. 28 - PJ Day - Hot Lunch 

December

Dec. 3 - Club RED calendars due

Dec. 4 - Early Dismissal and Conferences

Dec. 5 - Conferences (no school for students)

Dec. 9 - Christmas concert rehearsal am

Dec. 11 - Christmas Concert

Dec. 12 - Hot Lunch

Dec. 18 - Club RED celebration  Wear RED

Dec. 19 - Last day before winter break

January

Jan. - School Resumes

Jan. 13 - Field trip to Science World with big buddies!

Nov. 7th

Dear Families,

Interim reports were sent home on Wednesday in your child’s secret pouch. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.  Self-assessment can be challenging for children, but it’s an important skill to develop. Some statements on the report are specific, while others are more subjective. I based my judgments on your child’s own reflections about how they feel they are doing.

Club RED Activities
Our Club RED activities began this week! You may have noticed your child adding the “Word of the Day” to their planner. We’ve discussed the meanings in class, I've encouraged them to share these with you they  can write the word in a sentence to enter our weekly draws.

Today, your child also brought home a copy of our reading feathers in their planner. After finishing a book, they can decorate a feather with the book title, their name, and Division 13.

Thank you for your continued support in encouraging reading and self-reflection at home!

Zoob is the best!

Such a fun and creative idea! Using an umbrella as a hoop for tossing pinecones turns something ordinary into a playful outdoor game.

Our three field trips are now confirmed, please sign up fon the portal for skating  Nov. 25th.

Our three field trips are now confirmed! Please sign up on the portal for skating on November 25th.

Reader’s Workshop
New books (marked with post-its in planners) have started coming home or will be coming soon. Please practice these with your child.

Math Practise                                                                                                                                                   If you didn’t have a chance to play Subtraction Bump last weekend, please try to play it this weekend—it’s a fun way to reinforce math skills!

Celebrating Division 13
I’m so impressed with Div. 13! They brainstormed wonderful words connected to Peace and created beautiful PEACE acrostic poems. 

Looking Ahead: Christmas Craft
I’m planning a holiday craft and wondering if any families have 2x4 wood pieces they could donate and cut for our class. The size needed is approximately 7" x 3½", and we’ll need 18 pieces. If needed, I can purchase the wood if someone is able to cut it. Please let me know if you can help!

Upcoming Dates:

Nov. 1 - Club RED started

Nov. 10 - Pro D day (no school for students) 

Nov. 11 - Remembrance Day (no school) 

Nov. 14 - Hot Lunch

Nov. 25 - Skating (pm) 

Nov. 28 - Hot Lunch 

December

Dec. 3 - Club RED calendars due

Dec. 4 - Early Dismissal and Conferences

Dec. 5 - Conferences (no school for students)

Dec. 9 - Christmas concert rehearsal am

Dec. 11 - Christmas Concert

Dec. 12 - Hot Lunch

Dec. 18 - Club RED celebration  Wear RED

Dec. 19 - Last day before winter break