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School Photos, Agendas, 1st Weeks and More!

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Dear 5R Community…

It’s been another great week in 5R! This week we have begun the routines of reading and writing workshop, and we have worked on some math challenges that have really gotten the students thinking. Additionally, we’ve been attempting to articulate who we want to be as a class, and what rights and responsibilities will help us get there. This has been connecting to investigations of online, digital citizenship as well.

 

This is photo week!

  • Individual Student photos will be taken on Monday, August 28
  • The class photo will be taken on Friday, Sept 1, before PE (students may come in special clothes for the photo if you like, and change afterwards into their PE kit).

 

Writer’s Notebooks

We will be decorating our Writer’s Notebooks this Friday. Each child needs to bring in photos, postcards, drawings, or other flat images that can be glued to their writer’s notebook.  The writing notebook is a place where students will write about personal things, and by decorating and personalizing it, the notebook becomes a cherished object, rather than just a school notebook. So, for Thursday, please have your child bring in 10 or more photos or other images that they can glue on their notebook.  I will provide writing quotes that they can use, as well. (I can print images for the children, as well. Please have them send me the images, sized for how they’d like them printed in ONE Google Doc or Word file, rather than separately attached to an email.)

 

Torgon

Our Torgon trip is coming soon!  I will post updates on our class blog, including information about arrival and departure times and photos of each day.  Please make sure you have subscribed to the blog so that you receive these updates.

 

Meet the Teacher Night

Thanks to all the families who attended our Meet the Teacher Night last week. Here is a link to Monday night’s slideshow in 5R and in the MPR. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I enjoyed meeting you all, and I appreciate your commitment to your child’s education. I look forward to working in partnership with you this year.

 

ZIS Accounts & 1st Weeks Video Reflection

On Friday 5R spent some time getting used to using our Google Accounts. You should have received an email from your child with a password you’ll need to view their blog. If you didn’t receive it, please let me know! Their ZIS accounts (email, Google Classroom, blog etc) are available from any online device, using their ZIS email address and password. The password they sent you was specifically for viewing their blog.

As part of this students completed their first Google Classroom assignment, following instructions and uploading videos to be edited. The following video is the result of this. If your child is missing, that’s a sign that they had some challenges with the workflow and instructions. We’re all learning! 🙂

 

Agendas

Last but not least, as part of our efforts in G5 to prepare students for Middle School, they will be receiving the same organizer/agenda that the MS students use. This will come to and from school each day. More on this soon!

Thanks for supporting your child and our community!

Signing Off…

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Dear 5R Families,

First of all, thank you for supporting our class throughout this year. The notes the students delivered to me yesterday were lovely. Touching, personal and very meaningful. The whole day’s events had a touch of that actually. I’d like to offer a special thanks to Mandy and Katy for stepping up to class parent responsibilities and being so solidly on point all year. For photos of yesterday’s event, please follow this link.

Your child’s report went live on Wednesday. They’ve also brought home considerable amounts of work from thoughout the year. Enjoy going through this record of their process and learning with them.They have notebook after notebook filled with their thoughts, ideas and processes.

Thank you for entrusting your children to our care this year.
Thank you for continually supporting them in their work, both at school and home.
Thank you for being so respectful, supportive, open and approachable.
Thank you most of all for raising such lovely, fun, creative individuals.

Some families have asked about options to continue academic learning over the summer. Here are a couple ideas. If you’re looking to motivate writing, please click here for a great list of writing prompts. If you’re looking to continue Math explorations, this would provide a great review of many concepts from 5th grade, with daily activities, dos and don’ts and some possible stories to share. Additionally, your child’s Aleks account is still open, and will be until August.

I wish you all a fantastic summer. For those who are moving on from Switzerland, I wish you the very best. If you or your child feels inclined to send me an update at some point down the road, I’d be thrilled to hear where your adventures have taken you. For those heading to the Middle School, we’ll be in the same neighbourhood, but we often don’t cross paths. I’d love an update!

Again, thank you.

Signing off…

Jamie

Middle School Visit – Weds June 7

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Dear 5R Families,

Thank you to everyone who has been supporting our 5R students in all of their preparations for the Middle School transition. I appreciate your helping them keep organized with their homework, signing their reading logs and more. They’ve been having a really great experience with our mock Middle School!

Next Wednesday, June 7, we will be spending the morning at the Middle School so that students can meet some teachers and get a sense of that campus.

We will be getting an earlier than usual start to the day, so you have two choices of how you may like to get your child to school that day. Please see this post from the G5 blog for details. Let me know if you will be taking advantage of dropping off your child directly at the MS campus by 8:30. Otherwise I will presume that I will see them at Wadenswil by 8:00, so we can leave promptly!

Additionally, looking forward, we are cruising towards our G5 Celebration! Please review this post for the details of that day. And remember it’s a day for students to dress sharp, with an early dismissal!