The Primary Times
News from Room 101: Monday, October 1st, 2018.
Dear Parent(s)/Guardians:
We certainly have a full month ahead of us! Here are a few items I would like to share with you at this time:
Curriculum Night
I look forward to meeting you all at Curriculum Night on Wednesday, October 3rd at 6:30pm. On this night I will be presenting the structure and content of my classroom program. If you cannot attend, a full overview of my program is posted on our classroom website homepage:
www.amycraze.com
Long Weekend
School will be closed on Friday, October 5th for a P.A. Day and Monday, October 8th, for Thanksgiving. I hope you enjoy this extra time with your family.
Picture Day
Picture day will be held on Friday, October 12th this year. On this day, be sure to send your child to school wearing their brightest smile!
FarmTrip
On Wednesday, October 24th, we will be going on a trip with the grade 1/2 class to Brook’s Farm. This trip will help to reinforce the concepts taught in our science units on soil and plants. On this day, please pack a lunch with your child and send them to school in weather appropriate clothing. If you would like to volunteer on this trip, please let me know as soon as possible.
Halloween Celebration
On Wednesday, October 31st, we will be celebrating Halloween in room 101. On this day we will have a small party filled with educational and fun Halloween games! In the afternoon and be going on a school-wide costume parade around the neighbourhood. If you would not like your child to participate in the Halloween celebration, please let me know and alternative activities will be provided.
In our studies this month we will be working on:
Writing
*Generate ideas about a potential topic, using a variety of strategies and resources (e.g., formulate and ask questions to identify personal experiences, prior knowledge, and information needs and to guide searches for information)
Mathematics
*Solve problems involving the addition and subtraction of two or three-digit numbers, with and without regrouping, using concrete materials, student-generated algorithms, and standard algorithms;
*Compose and decompose two and three-digit numbers into hundreds, tens, and ones in a variety of ways, using concrete materials
*Complete and describe designs and pictures of images that have a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line of symmetry
Science
* Investigate the components of soil, the condition of soil (e.g., wet, dry), and additives found in soil, using a variety of soil samples (e.g., sand, clay, loam) from different local environments, and explain how the different amounts of these components in a soil sample
*Identify the major parts of plants, including root, stem, flower, stamen, pistil, leaf, seed, and fruit, and describe how each contributes to the plant’s survival within the plant’s environment
Media Literacy
*Produce some short media text for specific purposes and audiences suing a few short simple media forms and appropriate conventions and techniques
Let’s have a great month together!
~Amy
The Primary Times
News from Room 101: Tuesday, September 4th, 2018.
Dear Parent(s)/Guardians:
My name is Amy Craze and I am delighted to be your child’s teacher for this school year! I have been teaching within the Toronto District School Board for 13 years. In this time, I have also had the opportunity to teach workshops at the faculty of Education at the University of Toronto on how to foster leadership in the primary classroom. As the mother of three I recognize the importance of how beneficial it is for each child when parents and teachers work together as a team. I look forward to working with you all this year!
Here are a few items I would like to share with you at this time:
Special Blue Folders
Each night, all room 101 students will bring home their "Special Blue Folders". These folders will hold important letters from school, many of which must be completed and returned to school as soon as possible. Please be on the lookout for all of the student information forms that will be sent home this week in the Special Folders. The more information I have about each child, the better able I will be to program for students’ specific needs.
Communication
Over the next few weeks I will be sending home information about our class and the school in your child’s special blue folder. This folder along with our classroom website (www.amycraze.com), will contain all you need to keep up to date with all happenings in our classroom. Here you will find our monthly newsletters, a link to our classroom blog, and my classroom program routines and updates. There is also a special section on our classroom website called The Happy Monday Messages, where I thank each student for something they have done each week to make the classroom a better place. If ever you need to get in touch with me, you can also send me an email through the link on our classroom website or by leaving me a note in your child’s special blue folder.
Arrival & Dismissal
The first six weeks of school, is a huge transitional period. To help ease your child into this transition, please ensure that you and your child are on time every day. In doing so, your child will become familiar with the daily rituals and routines of the classroom which in turn will help them to feel in control of their environment.
Gym & Indoor Shoes
As the children will be having gym twice a week, please send a pair of running shoes to leave at school as “indoor shoes.” This will help keep our carpeted classroom floor clean and ensure that your child has appropriate footwear for gym. Since we change into our indoor shoes three times a day, please send shoes your child can put on independently (i.e. velcro/slip on).
Pool
In room 101 the students will be attending a swimming class on Day 5 of the classroom schedule. As the day that these classes will land on will fluctuate each week, please send your child to school with their bathing suits each Monday so they may keep it in their cubbies until our swimming class.
Nutrition Policy
Learning and skill building is hard work for body and brain! To support student success, I ask that parents pack a healthy lunch, two nutritious snacks and water every day. Also please note that due to life-threatening allergies, peanuts and nut products are not permitted in our school. In room 101 in order to keep all students safe we also have a “No Sharing Snacks” rule at lunch and recess time.
Here’s to a wonderful year!
Warmest Wishes,
Amy Craze
The Primary Times
News from Room 101: Monday, October 1st, 2018.
Dear Parent(s)/Guardians:
We certainly have a full month ahead of us! Here are a few items I would like to share with you at this time:
Curriculum Night
I look forward to meeting you all at Curriculum Night on Wednesday, October 3rd at 6:30pm. On this night I will be presenting the structure and content of my classroom program. If you cannot attend, a full overview of my program is posted on our classroom website homepage:
www.amycraze.com
Long Weekend
School will be closed on Friday, October 5th for a P.A. Day and Monday, October 8th, for Thanksgiving. I hope you enjoy this extra time with your family.
Picture Day
Picture day will be held on Friday, October 12th this year. On this day, be sure to send your child to school wearing their brightest smile!
FarmTrip
On Wednesday, October 24th, we will be going on a trip with the grade 1/2 class to Brook’s Farm. This trip will help to reinforce the concepts taught in our science units on soil and plants. On this day, please pack a lunch with your child and send them to school in weather appropriate clothing. If you would like to volunteer on this trip, please let me know as soon as possible.
Halloween Celebration
On Wednesday, October 31st, we will be celebrating Halloween in room 101. On this day we will have a small party filled with educational and fun Halloween games! In the afternoon and be going on a school-wide costume parade around the neighbourhood. If you would not like your child to participate in the Halloween celebration, please let me know and alternative activities will be provided.
In our studies this month we will be working on:
Writing
*Generate ideas about a potential topic, using a variety of strategies and resources (e.g., formulate and ask questions to identify personal experiences, prior knowledge, and information needs and to guide searches for information)
Mathematics
*Solve problems involving the addition and subtraction of two or three-digit numbers, with and without regrouping, using concrete materials, student-generated algorithms, and standard algorithms;
*Compose and decompose two and three-digit numbers into hundreds, tens, and ones in a variety of ways, using concrete materials
*Complete and describe designs and pictures of images that have a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line of symmetry
Science
* Investigate the components of soil, the condition of soil (e.g., wet, dry), and additives found in soil, using a variety of soil samples (e.g., sand, clay, loam) from different local environments, and explain how the different amounts of these components in a soil sample
*Identify the major parts of plants, including root, stem, flower, stamen, pistil, leaf, seed, and fruit, and describe how each contributes to the plant’s survival within the plant’s environment
Media Literacy
*Produce some short media text for specific purposes and audiences suing a few short simple media forms and appropriate conventions and techniques
Let’s have a great month together!
~Amy
The Primary Times
News from Room 101: Tuesday, September 4th, 2018.
Dear Parent(s)/Guardians:
My name is Amy Craze and I am delighted to be your child’s teacher for this school year! I have been teaching within the Toronto District School Board for 13 years. In this time, I have also had the opportunity to teach workshops at the faculty of Education at the University of Toronto on how to foster leadership in the primary classroom. As the mother of three I recognize the importance of how beneficial it is for each child when parents and teachers work together as a team. I look forward to working with you all this year!
Here are a few items I would like to share with you at this time:
Special Blue Folders
Each night, all room 101 students will bring home their "Special Blue Folders". These folders will hold important letters from school, many of which must be completed and returned to school as soon as possible. Please be on the lookout for all of the student information forms that will be sent home this week in the Special Folders. The more information I have about each child, the better able I will be to program for students’ specific needs.
Communication
Over the next few weeks I will be sending home information about our class and the school in your child’s special blue folder. This folder along with our classroom website (www.amycraze.com), will contain all you need to keep up to date with all happenings in our classroom. Here you will find our monthly newsletters, a link to our classroom blog, and my classroom program routines and updates. There is also a special section on our classroom website called The Happy Monday Messages, where I thank each student for something they have done each week to make the classroom a better place. If ever you need to get in touch with me, you can also send me an email through the link on our classroom website or by leaving me a note in your child’s special blue folder.
Arrival & Dismissal
The first six weeks of school, is a huge transitional period. To help ease your child into this transition, please ensure that you and your child are on time every day. In doing so, your child will become familiar with the daily rituals and routines of the classroom which in turn will help them to feel in control of their environment.
Gym & Indoor Shoes
As the children will be having gym twice a week, please send a pair of running shoes to leave at school as “indoor shoes.” This will help keep our carpeted classroom floor clean and ensure that your child has appropriate footwear for gym. Since we change into our indoor shoes three times a day, please send shoes your child can put on independently (i.e. velcro/slip on).
Pool
In room 101 the students will be attending a swimming class on Day 5 of the classroom schedule. As the day that these classes will land on will fluctuate each week, please send your child to school with their bathing suits each Monday so they may keep it in their cubbies until our swimming class.
Nutrition Policy
Learning and skill building is hard work for body and brain! To support student success, I ask that parents pack a healthy lunch, two nutritious snacks and water every day. Also please note that due to life-threatening allergies, peanuts and nut products are not permitted in our school. In room 101 in order to keep all students safe we also have a “No Sharing Snacks” rule at lunch and recess time.
Here’s to a wonderful year!
Warmest Wishes,
Amy Craze
