Love Guatemala

Just a reminder that tomorrow, April 13th,  is our last Love Guatemala Day. Children are given the opportunity to bring $2 and to have a casual dress day. Also, if you ordered online, there will be hot lunch. Thank you for financially blessing our efforts to build a classroom in Guatemala.

Chapel

Today is the first time since before Christmas that we were permitted to meet together grades 1-3 and have Chapel together. We were also allowed to sing and worship together. It was a lovely time as we celebrated Palm Sunday!

Spelling Words

I will introduce the Spelling list on Monday, April 11th and test them on Thursday, April 14th.

ask, let, then, gas, read, for, yes, door, now, lot

Birthday treats

HRA has now relaxed their covid policy on only pre-wrapped treats. If you would like to send in boughten or home-baked birthday treats, you now have that opportunity!

Bowling

There was lots of excitement, energy and fun at bowling today!

Easter Centres

On Thursday, April 14th, we will be doing Easter Art Centres as part of our Easter celebrations. Can you send 2 boiled eggs with your child on Thursday? We will be colouring them together.

Stranger Safety

Our Assembly topic this month is Stranger Safety. This is a challenging concept for the children to understand as they often think a stranger is a bad guy with a mask or that every adult is safe. It is my goal that the children are not scared of people that they do not know, but that they have some skills to keep them safe. We will be talking about what a stranger is and who is a safe stranger. We will be reading books on what to do if you get lost and who can pick you up from school or activities. The students will be learning “rules” to help keep them safe and a song that will hopefully remind them of how to be safe.

This is a great topic for you to chat with your students at home so they know what you would like them to do if they get lost or if someone tries to pick them up who is not authorized.

Sickness Reminder

We have lots of coughing and sneezing in the classroom today! It is also allergy season so I know that some of the kids may be suffering from allergies. We are still following covid protocols and trying to curb the spread of sickness. If your student has allergies, it would be helpful if your sent an email letting me know their allergy symptoms. If you are wondering when to keep your student home, here are the guidelines that we are using. Students stay home if they have:

• • • • Fever (above 38 C)
      • Loss of smell or taste
      • Difficulty breathing
      • Chills
      • New Cough
      • Sore throat
      • Loss of appetite
      •  Headache
      • Body Aches
      • Extreme Fatigue or tiredness
      • Nausea or vomiting
      • Diarhea

Love Guatemala

We will be having one more fund-raising day for our missions out reach for Guatemala on Wednesday, April 13th. Chilren are invited to bring a toonie for pay to wear casual and order hot lunch. Hot lunch can be ordered on our website under Munchalunch. The dead line for ordering hot lunch is Wednesday, April 6th.

Spelling Words

I will introduce the words on Monday, April 4th and test them on Friday, April 8th.

bread, child, star, day, wall, milk, hair, shot, floor, land