September 26

 



ORANGE SHIRT DAY: September 30

Monday is Orange Shirt Day and we are encouraging our students to wear orange if possible.  This is a national day when we honour the indigenous children and their families who were impacted by the residential school system.  Division 5 created some orange shirts this week and read about a first hand experience within the book, I Am Not a Number.  Elsie Roy will be closed on Monday in honour of this national day of Truth and Reconciliation.

MATH QUIZ:

During our first few weeks, students have been reviewing and learning about the following concepts: less than/greater than, identifying place value, decimals and rounding.  We will have our first quiz in the coming days and I will send home an outline next week for students to use as a guide in preparation.

STUDENT VOTE:

Division 6 will be hosting the student vote at Elsie Roy this year.  This will run parallel with the provincial election and our students will have an opportunity to monitor the process.  We are currently looking at the levels of government in Canada and any conversations you can have at home would greatly support our efforts.

CLUBS AT ELSIE ROY

Grade 5 students have an opportunity to join a number of clubs that have recently started: cross country, math club, choir and indoor soccer (November start).  Interested students may also seek to represent our class on student council.  I am hopeful that students will seek out some of these opportunities if they have not already.

PHOTO GALLERY:

I'd like to send out photos on occasion highlighting some moments and activities from the classroom. Please let me know via email if you would prefer that your child NOT be featured in these photos. Thank you.








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