Dear Parents of Division 10,
Attendance
Please make sure your child arrives at school on time. The warning bell goes at 8:55am and class begins at 9:00am. If your child is ill and is going to be absent, please remember to call Ms Horne in the office at 604-713-4925.
Home & School Communication with Daily Agendas
Communication between home and school is vital to your child’s success in the classroom. If English is not your first Language, please bring a family member or a friend to any school meetings in order to translate important information. Remember to check your child’s agenda on a daily basis as there is often important information sent home. Please remove notices from your child’s “Home Pocket” on the classroom door at home time.
Recess (10:35-10:55) & Lunch (12:10-1:00)
Div. 10 students will be supervised while eating both their recess snack and lunch. Please remember to send nutritious snacks and lunches that your child can eat independently. Children need healthy food to learn and work well at school. Sugary snacks and drinks have little or no nutritional value and are detrimental to learning as well as behaviour.
Please do not send candy or pop to school.
Hot Lunch Program
Wednesdays and Fridays are optional hot lunch days. Watch for hot lunch information from Laurier’s wonderful PAC, or go online to the Laurier website at www.laurier.vsb.bc.ca to register.
Birthdays
We will celebrate each child’s birthday in the classroom by singing the birthday song. All summer birthdays are celebrated in June.
You are welcome to donate a new or gently used book to our classroom library on your child’s birthday. The Birthday Books will be given a sticker with your child’s name & year, and will be shared with the class in our “Birthday Book Bin”.
Due to severe food allergies, please do NOT send birthday treats (cakes/cookies) to be shared with the class.
Div 10’s Family Booktime - Tues & Thurs 9:00-9:15am
Please join us on Tuesday and Thursday mornings for our Family Booktime. We strongly believe in the importance of parents and guardians playing an active role in their child’s education – not only at home, but also in the classroom. We would like parents and care givers to read with the children during our 15 minute “Family Booktime”. We invite you to drop in and read with us during this time whenever you have the chance.
Behaviour
Our goal is to create a happy and supportive learning environment. We teach children to make “good” choices. All students have the right to learn in a safe, productive environment. When problems arise, they are dealt with naturally and logically. The children helped to generate the following “Classroom Promise”, and have signed their names at the bottom; it is hanging on our classroom wall.
Our Classroom Promise
We keep our hands and feet to ourselves.
We use kind words.
We walk in the classroom and in the halls.
We listen when others are speaking.
We use our inside voices.
We take care of our school.
We always try our best.
Fitness Fridays & Daily Physical Activity
Laurier Staff & Students are committed to taking care of ourselves. On Friday mornings we meet in the gym for warm up activities before heading outside for a jog around the gravel field.
A minimum of 20 minutes a day of physical activity is recommended for every child in BC. You can help your child exceed this expectation by walking or cycling to school every day. It’s a great way to warm up for the school day and an excellent opportunity to chat with your child while modeling a healthy lifestyle.
Home Reading Program
Home Reading packages will be sent home everyday. Remember to read with your child every day. Each child will choose one book to bring home every day. He/She will read and re-read the book at home to a parent, then return it to school the next day to choose another book.
Laurier’s Library with Ms Alanna Wong – 8:30am and 3:01pm
Ms Wong has the Library open for 30 minutes before and after school for book exchanges. This is a great time to visit the school library with your child, help to exchange their library books, and to get to know our wonderful school librarian.
Classroom Volunteers
Please let us know if you are interested in volunteering in our classroom to help with gluing, cutting, reading, cooking activities, art projects, or sharing your special talents with the class.
Housekeeping
Be sure to label everything your child brings to school, including lunch boxes, water bottles, and back packs.
On gym days children need to wear runners and either shorts and a t-shirt or comfortable clothing.
Please send a pair of indoor shoes to use on rainy days.
In case of spills/accidents, please keep a change of clothes at school in a ziplock bag clearly labeled with your child’s name.
We have a class set of painting shirts for children to wear during painting/art activities.
Coughs & Sneezes
We tend to go through a lot of tissues—we ask that every family send a box of tissues to school for sharing. This way we should make it through the year!
Thank you!
Attendance
Please make sure your child arrives at school on time. The warning bell goes at 8:55am and class begins at 9:00am. If your child is ill and is going to be absent, please remember to call Ms Horne in the office at 604-713-4925.
Home & School Communication with Daily Agendas
Communication between home and school is vital to your child’s success in the classroom. If English is not your first Language, please bring a family member or a friend to any school meetings in order to translate important information. Remember to check your child’s agenda on a daily basis as there is often important information sent home. Please remove notices from your child’s “Home Pocket” on the classroom door at home time.
Recess (10:35-10:55) & Lunch (12:10-1:00)
Div. 10 students will be supervised while eating both their recess snack and lunch. Please remember to send nutritious snacks and lunches that your child can eat independently. Children need healthy food to learn and work well at school. Sugary snacks and drinks have little or no nutritional value and are detrimental to learning as well as behaviour.
Please do not send candy or pop to school.
Hot Lunch Program
Wednesdays and Fridays are optional hot lunch days. Watch for hot lunch information from Laurier’s wonderful PAC, or go online to the Laurier website at www.laurier.vsb.bc.ca to register.
Birthdays
We will celebrate each child’s birthday in the classroom by singing the birthday song. All summer birthdays are celebrated in June.
You are welcome to donate a new or gently used book to our classroom library on your child’s birthday. The Birthday Books will be given a sticker with your child’s name & year, and will be shared with the class in our “Birthday Book Bin”.
Due to severe food allergies, please do NOT send birthday treats (cakes/cookies) to be shared with the class.
Div 10’s Family Booktime - Tues & Thurs 9:00-9:15am
Please join us on Tuesday and Thursday mornings for our Family Booktime. We strongly believe in the importance of parents and guardians playing an active role in their child’s education – not only at home, but also in the classroom. We would like parents and care givers to read with the children during our 15 minute “Family Booktime”. We invite you to drop in and read with us during this time whenever you have the chance.
Behaviour
Our goal is to create a happy and supportive learning environment. We teach children to make “good” choices. All students have the right to learn in a safe, productive environment. When problems arise, they are dealt with naturally and logically. The children helped to generate the following “Classroom Promise”, and have signed their names at the bottom; it is hanging on our classroom wall.
Our Classroom Promise
We keep our hands and feet to ourselves.
We use kind words.
We walk in the classroom and in the halls.
We listen when others are speaking.
We use our inside voices.
We take care of our school.
We always try our best.
Fitness Fridays & Daily Physical Activity
Laurier Staff & Students are committed to taking care of ourselves. On Friday mornings we meet in the gym for warm up activities before heading outside for a jog around the gravel field.
A minimum of 20 minutes a day of physical activity is recommended for every child in BC. You can help your child exceed this expectation by walking or cycling to school every day. It’s a great way to warm up for the school day and an excellent opportunity to chat with your child while modeling a healthy lifestyle.
Home Reading Program
Home Reading packages will be sent home everyday. Remember to read with your child every day. Each child will choose one book to bring home every day. He/She will read and re-read the book at home to a parent, then return it to school the next day to choose another book.
Laurier’s Library with Ms Alanna Wong – 8:30am and 3:01pm
Ms Wong has the Library open for 30 minutes before and after school for book exchanges. This is a great time to visit the school library with your child, help to exchange their library books, and to get to know our wonderful school librarian.
Classroom Volunteers
Please let us know if you are interested in volunteering in our classroom to help with gluing, cutting, reading, cooking activities, art projects, or sharing your special talents with the class.
Housekeeping
Be sure to label everything your child brings to school, including lunch boxes, water bottles, and back packs.
On gym days children need to wear runners and either shorts and a t-shirt or comfortable clothing.
Please send a pair of indoor shoes to use on rainy days.
In case of spills/accidents, please keep a change of clothes at school in a ziplock bag clearly labeled with your child’s name.
We have a class set of painting shirts for children to wear during painting/art activities.
Coughs & Sneezes
We tend to go through a lot of tissues—we ask that every family send a box of tissues to school for sharing. This way we should make it through the year!
Thank you!