December 20, 2015

Dear Parents,

I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU on behalf of both of us for the lovely gifts- very thoughtful!

Also, a thanks to our helpers on Wednesday when we did our gingerbread houses. The kids really enjoyed, and it was great to see the sharing of supplies that was happening.

We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas with your families, as well as a safe and Happy New Year!

We"ll see you in 2016!

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Gingerbread building

A few photos:

Photos from this week Dec. 16

Dec. 14 Thank You's

Thanks again to Ava and Michael's moms for coming out to drive and walk with us today, as well as our helpers on Friday! We were fortunate to not get rained on, and as always we also are thankful for the generosity of the members of this community. 

Thank you also for the donations that people have made to our Jingle Mingle basket. 

We now look forward to the upcoming Jingle Mingle as well as the making of our gingerbread houses on Wednesday afternoon.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Jingle Walk

Week of December 14, 2015

Dear Parents,

Here are a few photos from our singalong and jingle walk today. My apologies if they are a bit blurry!

Week of Monday December 14

Dear Parents,

A reminder that on Monday we are doing our Jingle Walk pick-up. We will be going back to the same route and picking up any donations that the generous people of our community have left for us. Amounts that have been collected in the past are really a sight to see when it is all put together in the front foyer! Thank you to Friday's volunteers.

Please dress for the weather! Hopefully the downpour that I currently hear on my roof will subside for us for Monday afternoon.

On am academic note, there will also likely be no spelling this week.

Wednesday- reminder that we will be building our gingerbread houses. Please remember your supplies (no nuts please).

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Dec 9

Our Concert.

Wonderful job division 12 and 13!

Here are a couple of pictures:

Nutcracker etc.

December 7, 2015

Dear Parents,

The Nutcracker performance today was well done. Costumes and sets were bright and well designed, and the performers were wonderful.

Concert- additional tickets were sent home today.

Report Cards- reports were sent home today; please keep the papers inside, but sign the envelope and send it back as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Monday Dec. 7

Dear Parents,

Just a reminder that we will be attending the Nutcracker at Centennial Theatre with several other classes this coming Monday. Please help your child to be on time.

We look forward to a great performance!

This week will be a busy one with concert rehearsals and performance as well.

Also, a heads up that we will likely be doing our traditional gingerbread house building in Area B on the Wednesday afternoon of the last week of school. A few volunteers will be needed, please let me know if you are available. A notice will come home with info, but kids will need a small empty milk carton, 250 ml I believe.

Thanks.

Mrs. Kam

Absences

Dear Parents,

As the holidays approach, please continue to let us and the office know if your child may be absent for an extended period of time. We have put red forms on our front bulletin board by our calendar as needs be.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Mrs. Faganello

Concert

December2, 2015

Dear Parents,

Concert tickets- the office is organizing, will be coming home soon.

Dress- we are hoping for kids to have either a blue or white top, and blue or black on the bottom. I believe a blue and white striped top would be ok too.

On performance night, kids need to be there by 6:45, and the doors open around 6:30.

Thank you.

Mrs. Kam

December 2015 Reminders

Dear Parents,

A reminder to get Christmas concert ticket forms into the office as soon as possible. We look forward to seeing you there!

Jingle Mingle- our basket for any Emergency Supplies that you are able to donate is by our sign in board and I believe there is also a sign up near the front entrance to the school for volunteers.

Coat hook area- please encourage your children to pick up any belongings off of the floor as it makes it easier for our custodial staff to sweep. Much appreciated.

PE- please encourage your child to have shoes for the gym, particularly on wet days when boots are often worn to school.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Jingle Mingle

November 24, 2015

Dear Parents, 

As our annual Jingle Mingle event approaches, her are a couple of pieces of information and requests for help on. One is for donations for the kids jingle shop area , and the other is for our classroom basket with our theme this year being "Emergency Supplies".

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Nov. 23-27

Dear Parents,

A reminder please that the permission form and money for our upcoming field trip to,see the Nutcracker is due THiS WEDNESDAY at the latest please as we need to pay for our tickets.

Christmas Concert- December 9 at Sutherland High School gym.

Jingle Walks- on Dec. 11 and Dec. 14 we will need a few parent volunteers. On the Friday, students will be handing out flyers for our annual donation drive, and on the Monday, students will be returning to collect donations left out by members of the community. It would be great to have at least 2 parent walkers on each day if possible, as well as a driver on the pick-up day.

Please let myself or Mrs. Faganello know if you are available.

Parent Volunteers- a new schedule will be coming out this week.

As we near the holidays, if you happen to know in advance if you will be taking holidays before (or after) Christmas Break, we ( and the office) would be grateful to know, as we can then plan accordingly.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Week of November 16-20

Dear Parents,

Ah, winter weather is upon us. The forecast looks to be a little cooler the rest of the week, so please assist your children to wear warm clothing!

Photo Retake orders- are due by Monday November 23

Purdy's orders- part of fundraising for our grade 7's

Scholastic order- has been placed, should hopefully be here well before Christmas

Math- grade 1's- please have your child practice making a group of objects, counting them, then identifying 1or 2 more or less than that number

Grade 2's- practice making 2 groups, sometimes equal, sometimes not, then comparing and identifying which group has more or less

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Week of November 9-13

Dear Parents,

A few things coming up:

1. Remembrance Day Assembly tomorrow, so if possible today or tomorrow, please bring money donations for poppies. Wednesday there will be no school.

2. Math- as mentioned last week, please try if possible to do a few activities around estimating with your children. Eg. Grab a handful of something ( coins, marbles, buttons, etc.) and have them estimate, then count.

3.Guided Reading- as mentioned last week, please do continue to send back your child's homework sheets with a signature so we can see that it has been done.

4. We are going to be touching briefly on what a hero is, so please feel free to talk with your child about what a hero might look like to them, and maybe even an example of who they might consider a hero.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

More Ecology Centre Photos

Ecology Centre Field Trip

November 4, 2015

It was a great day at Lynn Canyon! We started out with an exploration and group discussion inside the Ecology Centre, then we headed out onto the trails to explore and discover. We even crossed the suspension bridge, and for some it was the first time. I am very proud of all of you!

A BIG thank you to all of our drivers and helpers yesterday as well!

Here are a few photos:

Field Trip and other reminders

November 2, 2015

Dear Parents, 

Some reminders about tomorrow's field trip:

- appropriate jackets and footwear please as we are outside on trails for a good portion of the time.

- help your child to be on time, especially if they are needing photo retakes. I believe our class will be called first.

- encourage kids to have a filling breakfast (we will try to have a snack before we go, but will be eating lunch when we return to the school

*******Please send your child with their BOOSTER SEAT

Their is also green shirt and brown pant day at school tomorrow. 

Tuesday and Thursday this week are 2:00 dismissal.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Oct. 28 More photos

Hiding and counting in Math:

Oct.m28, 2015

Here are a few photos:

October 28, 2015

Dear Parents,

Halloween-  On Friday afternoon there will be a whole school parade where kids will get a chance to show and see each other's costumes, culminating with a gathering in the gym. Students need to be able to pull their costumes on over their clothing in the classroom at the end of lunchtime. We also ask that there are no weapons and no masks. 

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Week of October 26, 2015

Dear Parents,

Hard to believe it is almost the end of October! With that in mind, here are some upcoming events and reminders.

Scholastic- a new order form will be going home tomorrow, with a return date of Friday Oct. 30

Spelling- grade 2's will need their notebooks for tomorrow, and grade 1's will be getting their new lesson sheet for home practice.

Homework Bags- please help your children to make sure they have their homework bags each day, as they are important for Guided Reading, as well as for other school related materials.

Field Trip- a reminder that we are only a week away, and I want to give a thank you in advance to parents who are able to drive and attend with us. Please check with the office for any driver abstract or volunteer forms that need filling put or updating.

Friday- there will be a Halloween Parade in the afternoon with costumes. Further details will come as to how it is going to look.

Parent Teacher interviews- sign up sheets will go up at the beginning of this week. Please SIGN UP for a time, or if you are unable to make it in to the school to do so, please let us know and we can help to do it for you. Nov. 3rd and 5th will be 2:00 dismissals.

Photo Retakes- Nov. 3 They will try to get our students through first thing, before our field trip.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Mrs. Faganello

Post-Thanksgiving 2015

October 14. 2015

Dear Parents,

We hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend.

This week, the grade ones have started some spelling. Each week they will have a sheet that comes home on Mondays with suggested activities to practice their words. Grade twos will continue to bring home their sheet for word practice each night as well, but please do remind them to bring the spelling notebook back each day as we do use it in the classroom, too.

Our first Student of the Week will be starting next week. A sheet with information will come home with your child when it is their turn.

Also today, students should have brought home their "ME" booklet which I would like them to complete and return by Monday. Please encourage them to draw and colour pictures where space is made available, as well as putting words where spaces are made available. 

Field Trip- a thank you to those who volunteered to drive. A notice went home today confirming those drivers. If you have not yet returned your notice and $, please do so as soon as possible.

We-Day- today we had a mini We-Day organized by some staff and several intermediate students on our Do Good committee. Although primary classes only participated in part of the day, we were fortunate to see a young female singer perform, as well as an RnB Dance group. Job well done!

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Mrs. Faganello

Week of October 5-9, 2015

Dear Parents,

Welcome to October! There are many events coming up as a class and school.

First, very importantly, please note the accidental typo on the Ecology Field Trip notice- we will be going on November 3rd, NOT November 24. And yes, we may need a few parents to stay in addition to the driving.

Other things to note: 

Our next scholastic order is due Wednesday October 7th

School Forms- please bring in any remaining forms or funds as soon as possible

Picture Order forms- due by Fri. Oct. 9

A notice went home today about a Harvest Lunch that all classes in Area B will be participating in this Friday. Our request is if you could please send enough vegetables (ready to go) for your child AND 3 other students.

Guided Reading started today. Your children will be coming home with a blue homework bag, and inside of it, a folder, that can now be used to transport notices, homework, etc. These items are to go home and back to school EACH DAY.

Reading homework should be done nightly, signed, and returned for the teacher to check. There is also a sheet to record home reading. Those books will be coming home shortly as well.

Student of the Week- a new twist on our previous "Recognition Assembly" that the whole school participates in.

In Math, we have been working with building and recognizing patterns, and more recently, increasing patterns. Please feel free to ask your child what they have been learning about patterns.

Choosing has also started!

With Thanksgiving approaching, this week we will also be talking about things that we are thankful for.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

September 25, 2015

Dear Parents,

I just wanted to say that I was pleased to see a high turnout for our Meet the Teacher evening last night  and we were happy start to get to know more of you.

We hope it was informative, and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate as we continue to introduce new pieces of the curriculum to students.

A reminder as well as we enter the weekend that Monday is our Curriculum Implementation Day, so students will not have classes.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Mrs. Faganello

What is coming up?

September 18, 2015

Dear Parents,

Here are a few reminders about things we need to do, and upcoming events.

1. Forms and Comfort Kits- please try to have those back as soon as possible, especially the "walking field trip" notice so we have them for the Terry Fox Run on Thursday.

2. Scholastic-please have in for tomorrow (prefer cheques as they are safer to send in the mail)

3. Terry Fox Run- this upcoming Thursday. Intermediate students also collecting toonies up to and including the day of the run. Parent volunteers may also be needed along the route if you are able. Let us know.

4. Meet the Teacher Night- this upcoming Thursday.  A great chance to see and hear about upcoming things in the classroom and open area. We look forward to seeing all of you!

5. Photo Day- Monday September 21

6. Volunteers- a notice went home last week with your child. If you are able or interested, please fill it out and send it back with your child by this Tuesday.

7. Friday is a Pro-d

8. All About Me- we are encouraging students if they don't already, to learn their address, phone number and birthday.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Welcome! 2015

September 10, 2015

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to another year at Brooksbank, and welcome to new families to the school! My name is Lisa Kam and my partners name is Laura Faganello. Over the coming weeks we wil be sharing important information with you about things that are specific to our class, as well as things that relate to other activities in the school. Our upcoming Meet the Teacher Night will also provide an opportunity to discuss how we will be doing things.

We are excited about the year and look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam 

Mrs. Faganello

June 24

Dear Parents,

A big thank you for a great year and your support for all of your children and our class. I hope you all have a restful and enjoyable summer. Thank you also for the thoughtful gifts.

We look forward to seeing you all in the fall.

In addition, here are a few photos from today at Loutet:

Thursday

Dear Parents,

Flowers- As we have Mrs. Martin and also Mrs. Jeffers leaving us at the end of the year, we are asking students if they are able, in addition to some of the other things we are working on, to bring a flower on Thursday June 25 that we will give to each of them sometime during that day.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Week of June 22

June 23, 2015

Dear Parents,

A few reminders as our last week draws to a close:

Wednesday- we are going up to Loutet Park at around 11:00 to do some stations, then have a picnic lunch. Please have your child bring a hat and sunscreen, or put some on ahead of time if necessary. Students should also wear comfortable shoes.

School Supplies- we are sending home a little each day. Feel free to send your child with a plastic bag.

School is in session until 3:00 on Friday.

Action Schools- here are a few pictures from an activity we did yesterday with Miss K.'s class:

Next Week

June 16, 2015

Dear Parents,

Year end- next Wednesday June 24 our 4 classes in area B will be heading up to Loutet around 11:00 am for some activities and a picnic lunch. We encourage you to please send your child in comfortable shoes, with a hat, and sunscreen, as well as a lunch.

It would be great to have a parent volunteer. If you are available, please let me know.

Hopefully we will be fortunate enough to have more of this great weather.

Friday June 26 at 1:00 is the grade 7 assembly. 

Students have classes until 3:00 pm next Friday. 

Library books- please try to get all books in by the end of this week.

Thank you.

Mrs. Kam

Sky Art etc.

June 16, 2015

Dear Parents,

What a unique experience! Picture 2300 people arranged and tightly fit together while a drone roams overhead taking video and photos! Despite the heat, students did their best, and we look forward to seeing some of the results today at our assembly at Sutherland.

Here are a couple of photos as we waited and loaded:

Dear Parents,

Wow! What a beautiful weekend! Hopefully you all got out to do some fun activities.

The forecast looks like more warm weather for the next few days, so please feel free to send your child with extra water and a hat (or even sunscreen on) as they will be out during recess, lunch, and km club time.

Km Club will be finishing up this week, with our last run on Wednesday, and our ribbon ceremony on Friday afternoon.

Sky Art- our school is priviledged to be taking part in a project by artist Rick Harry that spans over 3 mornings. This Friday, June 12, students will be walking up to Sutherland for an opening assembly. On Monday the 15th will be the actual creating and filming of the work, and Tuesday the 16th will be a closing assembly at Sutherland.

As a result, we have also changed our Recognition assembly to 9:30 at Sutherland on June 16. Please Help Your Child To Be On Time for these days.

Spelling this week- review words picked from previous 6 units

Holidays- if you happen to know in advance if you may be leaving school earlier than the last week, please feel free to let us and the office know.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

Week of June 1-5, 2015

Dear Parents,

Here we are in June! We are in for another busy month. 

Tomorrow is our Family Appreciation Night starting at 6:30. Come on down and share in our ice cream social event!

This Friday is a Brooksbank Professional Day, so school will not be in session for students.

Km Club is continuing this week and next, with our last ribbon ceremony likely being on Friday June 12.

A reminder that if your child has any outstanding library books, or any other materials that have been borrowed from the school to please send those back.

Tennis balls- if anyone has any leftover tennis balls that they would like to donate to the class, they would be gladly welcome.

Hope to see you tomorrow!

Thank you.

Mrs. Kam

May 20, 2015

Dear Parents,

Km Club- we had a second ribbon ceremony today and it was a busy one! Our students have done a great job and many ribbons were earned today, with more on the verge of getting their next one.

 We have been fortunate with the weather too! That being said, it might not be a bad idea to send kids with a hat as a little added cover.

Edupac orders- a reminder that School Supply Orders through Edupac for next year need to be in by this Friday, May 22nd. 

This Friday is also our next Recognition Assembly.

Volunteer calendars for June were put into mailboxes today. 

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kam

More Photos

Hula hoop contest.

Fun Day Photos

Social Studies

May 13

Working on neighbourhood maps: