ClassroomWebsite: www.mmecamille.weebly.comEmailaddress: camille.paradis@sd68.bc.caOurclasswebsitewillbeausefultoolifyouwanttoknowupcomingevents.Youarealsostronglyencouragedtovisitthe“Reading”pagesostudentscanpracticetheirFrenchreadingandsightwordsathome,asneeded.Followthe“Videos”and“Games”pagesformorefunactivities.Mostclassroomsongscanbefoundinvideoformat(viaYouTube)onthe“Songs”page.Pro-socialClassroomInthecomingweeks,Iwillbeworkingwithstudentstomakeourclassroomasafe,welcomingplaceforeveryone.Overthecourseoftheyear,Iwillbeusingseveralprogramstohelpfosterthiskindofenvironment,suchasW.I.T.S.,ZONESOFREGULATIONandpracticingMINDFULNESS.Inordertosupporttheseefforts,Iaskthatyourefrainfromsendingbirthdayorplaydateinvitationstoschoolunlessyouareincludingtheentireclass.AsIunderstandthatisnotalwayspossible,Iamcompilingaclasslistofemailsandphonenumberstoaccommodatecommunicationoutsidetheclassroom.Pleasefilloutthepermissiononthelastpageandreturntoschoolinthebluefolder.

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École North Oyster

http://www.northoyster.caBELLSCHEDULE:Monday-Friday:8:30am–10:15am–Instruction10:15am–10:30am–ShortRecess10:30am–11:45am–Instruction11:45am–12:15pm–LongrecessMondays12:15pm–1:17pm–Instruction1:17pm–DismissalTuesday–Friday:12:15pm–2:17pm–Instruction2:17pm–Dismissal

SCHOOLDROPOFF&PICKUPPleaseensureyourchildislinedupoutsideourexteriorclassdoorat8:30am.Studentswillbedismissedfromthisdooraswell.Thosewhotakethebusafterschoolwillbesenttogototheirdesignatedlineup.Supervisionisprovidedoutsidetheschool15minutesbeforeandafterschool.Pleaseensureyoudropoffandpickupyourchildwithinthesetimes.Asbothdropoffandpickuptimesareverybusy,Iaskthatifyouwouldliketodiscussyourchild’slearningorschoolexperience,pleasesendanemailrequestinordertoarrangeaspecifictimetomeet.PARENTVOLUNTEERSParentvolunteersarealwaysappreciatedtohelpourclassstayorganizedandenableustoengageinbiggerprojects.Pleaseletmeknowyouravailability:inclass,asadriver,orwithhelp-from-homeprojects.Youcanvisitthesignupsheetonourclassroomwebsitetonoteyourpreference.Oncewehaveourroutineswellestablished,Iwillcontactvolunteers(likelyinOctober).Thankyouinadvance!

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AlternativeEnvironmentEducation(AEE)Goingoutsideandintothecommunityenablesstudentstoexploreideasandconceptsdiscussedinclass,tolearnaboutlocalpeopleandculturesaswellastoextendourlearningthroughlocalexpertsandtohelpstudentstokeepactive.Iwillaskforvolunteerparentdriverstooffsettheexpensivecostofbussingwheneverpossible.AlistofouranticipatedAEEsfortheyearwillbeavailableforeveryoneatourupcoming“MeettheTeacherNight.”Asthislistmaychangeslightlythroughouttheyear,pleasealwaysrefertoourclassroomwebsiteformonthlyupdates.SpeakingFrench

IwillbestronglyencouragingthestudentstospeakFrenchthroughouttheday.InordertotakeadvantageofeveryminutewehavetogetheranddevelopagoodfoundationofFrenchlanguageskills,myinteractionswithstudentswillbepredominantlyinFrench.Englishwillbeusedonlywhennecessarytoclarifyinstructionswherenewideasareintroducedandforimportantrulesand/orsafetyinstructions.Inadditiontoencouragingstudents’loveofFrenchthroughfunactivities,gamesandsongs,IwillintroduceFrenchculturethroughtraditionalrhymes,songs,eventsandcustoms.Youcansupportyourchild’slanguagelearningbyfollowingalongwithourhomereadingprogram,askyourchildtosharetheirexperiences

regularly,encouragethemtotellyouthenewFrenchvocabularyorsongstheylearneachdayorweekandensuretheyhaveenoughsleepeachnight.InordertoprovideadditionalmotivationtospeakFrenchandtocomplementourmathunitonmoney,studentswillearn“classroommoney”forspeakingFrenchinclass.EachFridayafternoon,theywillhavetheopportunitytopurchaseitemsfromour“classroomstore.”Additionstothestorearealwayswelcome!Ifyouhavesmalltoysorgamesathomeingoodconditionthatyouwouldliketorecycletoourstore,pleasesendtheminabagmarked“classroomstore.”Manythanks!VeggieprogramBothtoencouragehealthyeatingandstarttheschooldaywithafulltummy,readytolearn,wewillhaveaveggieprogramintheclass.Theseveggieswillbesetoutforstudentseachmorninguponarrivalandwillbeavailableuponrequestthroughouttheday.ParentsareaskedtopleasesignupfortwoseparateweekstobringintwolargeZiplocsbagsorlabeled,reusablecontainersofpre-cutveggiesatthebeginningoftheweek.PleasedoNOTsendeitherfruitordip.Pleasevisitourclassroomwebsiteforthesignupsheet.Snacks&TreatsInkeepingwithourschool’s“HealthyEatingPolicy,”pleaseensurethatyouaresendinganutritioussnackthatyourchildcaneatwithin15minutes.Youcanfindalinkforsomehealthy,easysnackchoicesonourclasswebsite.Aswehaveseriousnutallergiesinourschool,pleaseonlysendfoodsthatdonotcontainnuts.PleasesendonlyWATERforyourchildtodrink.PLEASEdonotsendjuice.WhileIunderstandoftenfamiliesliketosendinsweettreatsforbirthdaysandspecialoccasions,IrespectfullyrequestthatyourtreatsfollowourHealthyEatingPolicy.Somefunandhealthyideasarenotedonthelinkourwebsite.

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SEPTEMBER 2019

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