Just a reminder, unless there is a torrential downpour, we do go outside several times throughout the day. Please make sure your child has a jacket, boots, umbrella, or whatever they need to be comfortable and to have a successful day.

On Friday students are invited to wear an orange shirt. There will be no Knight Day this Friday. If your child does not wish to wear an orange shirt they will have to wear their uniform. We will be talking about Residential Schools in an age appropriate way. If you have any questions let me know.

On October 10th we will be going on a field trip to Fort Langley to visit the National Historic site. We will be going with Mrs. Moisin’s grade 4 class. We will be leaving the school at 8:45 and returning at 2:45. I will be sending home a permission slip tomorrow. I am hoping to have 3 parent volunteers to join us and lead a group. Please email me if you are able to join us!

I wanted to let all of you know I will be in meetings all day tomorrow at the school. There will be a TOC in for me. Mrs. Orrell will be in class all day.

Mrs. Orrell and I are piloting a new endeavor and have set up a PRIVATE Instagram account so we can easily share pictures with you through the year. If you would like to follow the account you will need to request to follow mrsvsbusybees. If you have any questions or concerns about this please let me know. I assure you this is private and only parents in the class will be approved to follow.

If your name does not match your Instagram account please email and let me know otherwise I wont approve the request.

Tomorrow is Terry Fox Day, we will be learning about this great Canadian hero and then running 3 or 4 laps around our field. Students can bring in a Toonie for Toonie’s for Terry.

A friendly reminder…

Parking Lot Information:

Please ensure that you always follow the procedures for parking lot safety while using the Highroad Academy parking lot.

1. Follow direction of flow as indicated by the arrows and signage.
2. Park ONLY in designated parking areas. Do not park in ‘No Parking’ zones including the Drop Off lane on the west side of the building.
3. Pull into a parking stall when dropping off and picking up students rather than stopping in the driving lane. Do not stop next to the pylons to drop off or pick up your students.
4. Do not drive alongside the overhang of the main school entrance, north side of the building.
5. Do not enter through the Chilliwack Central Entrance nest to the playing field. This is a Fire Lane, and the parking area is not available for HRA use.
6. Always be alert for children who may dart out between cars.

After-School Duty: We would like to remind everyone that our staff will be supervising the playground until 3:00. With the sunny weather, we have noticed an increase in the number of children and parents using the playground after school. At 3:00, our duty teachers will blow the whistle, signaling that ALL children need to leave the bark mulch and join their parents. For students without parents present, they will be directed to the lobby. Once the duty teachers blow their whistle three times, students who are with their parents can return to the playground. We appreciate your cooperation in ensuring the safety and well-being of all our students.

Mrs. Orrell and I are piloting a new endeavor and have set up a PRIVATE Instagram account so we can easily share pictures with you through the year. If you would like to follow the account you will need to request to follow mrsvsbusybees. If you have any questions or concerns about this please let me know. I assure you this is private and only parents in the class will be approved to follow.

We did it!! We successfully completed our first week of school. We are learning the rules and routines of the classroom. We had a great time in the garden creating art and writing a reflection about it. We are doing a bit of review in Math and Language Arts. The students enjoyed a celebratory popsicle after school today, they deserved it! In your childs planner you will find our Chromebook policy. Please read it over.

Chromebook Acceptable Use:  The IT department is asking each family to fill out an acceptable use policy for the chromebooks we use in our classroom. Please fill this out as soon as possible.  http://link.highroadacademy.com/chromebook/

Next Tuesday is individual photo day.

Next week Wednesday is our Back to School BBQ. I hope to connect with many of you.