Good morning everyone! It's been a while since we shared some exciting news with you so here I am!
There are many announcements today and most of them involve student leadership opportunities that are currently happening at the school:
1. Christmas Hamper
Division 3 will be preparing a Christmas Hamper for a family this year. Your child received a sticker on which you will find a list of items to purchase. The deadline to take goodies to school is Thursday December 8. This year, we are sponsoring the following family:
Division 3 will be preparing a Christmas Hamper for a family this year. Your child received a sticker on which you will find a list of items to purchase. The deadline to take goodies to school is Thursday December 8. This year, we are sponsoring the following family:
-Mom with 3 boys, age 10, 12 and 15
On December 8, in the afternoon, Division 3 students will be helping parent volunteers organize all Christmas hampers. They will each be assigned a specific task to complete. Let's hope things run smoothly!
3. Clothing Drive
A few Division 3 students are currently working on a leadership project with Mme Marisol, one of our kindergarten teachers. They are collecting clothes to donate to Crab Tree Corner and Union Gospel Mission. These 5 students have met a few times during their lunch hour and have been presenting to all classes. I am very impressed by how well organised they are. If you have clothes to donate, the deadline to send them to school is December 6.
A few Division 3 students are currently working on a leadership project with Mme Marisol, one of our kindergarten teachers. They are collecting clothes to donate to Crab Tree Corner and Union Gospel Mission. These 5 students have met a few times during their lunch hour and have been presenting to all classes. I am very impressed by how well organised they are. If you have clothes to donate, the deadline to send them to school is December 6.
4. Beauty Night
I am also collecting unused beauty products to donate to Beauty Night, a local group that distributes Christmas stockings to homeless and disadvantaged women in Vancouver. Great items to donate are airline toiletry kits, cosmetics that we sometimes receive in our "Clinique Bonus" bags, or body lotions we may never be using due to various reasons.
Once a year, Beauty Night's big production is sewing, collecting and preparing Christmas stockings for about 1,000 women. So, if you have any toiletries that you don't need, I'm happy to collect them and will donate them to a parent I know who is working for this group for their Christmas stocking event.
I am also collecting unused beauty products to donate to Beauty Night, a local group that distributes Christmas stockings to homeless and disadvantaged women in Vancouver. Great items to donate are airline toiletry kits, cosmetics that we sometimes receive in our "Clinique Bonus" bags, or body lotions we may never be using due to various reasons.
Once a year, Beauty Night's big production is sewing, collecting and preparing Christmas stockings for about 1,000 women. So, if you have any toiletries that you don't need, I'm happy to collect them and will donate them to a parent I know who is working for this group for their Christmas stocking event.
5. Advanced Buddy Program
Many Division 3 students are currently going through extensive training with Mme Deborah, so that they can become tutors for an advanced buddy reading program. So far, they have donated two 30 minute sessions during their lunch hour as well as two 30 minute silent reading periods in class. If their training goes well, they should be able to start working with our Grade 4 students in the next few weeks.
Many Division 3 students are currently going through extensive training with Mme Deborah, so that they can become tutors for an advanced buddy reading program. So far, they have donated two 30 minute sessions during their lunch hour as well as two 30 minute silent reading periods in class. If their training goes well, they should be able to start working with our Grade 4 students in the next few weeks.
6. Kindergarten and Grade 2 Buddies
Division 3 students are also working with two primary classes this year: Mme Marisol's kindergarten class and Mme Shannon's Grade 2 class. With our kindergarten buddies, we play games with alphabet cards, make patterns using various manipulatives, read French books, and spend time outside teaching them new games.
With our Grade 2 buddies, we spend time at the computer lab, assisting them when they're logging in onto the server. During our last session, students helped their little buddies record their voice while reading a book. They provided feedback to them and taught them new tricks when reading. As simple as this may seem, the little ones are really benefiting from this.
Division 3 students are also working with two primary classes this year: Mme Marisol's kindergarten class and Mme Shannon's Grade 2 class. With our kindergarten buddies, we play games with alphabet cards, make patterns using various manipulatives, read French books, and spend time outside teaching them new games.
With our Grade 2 buddies, we spend time at the computer lab, assisting them when they're logging in onto the server. During our last session, students helped their little buddies record their voice while reading a book. They provided feedback to them and taught them new tricks when reading. As simple as this may seem, the little ones are really benefiting from this.
Wish List:
1. Book Club
1. Book Club
I would like to start a book club in two weeks and I'm looking for a few parents willing to volunteer during those meetings. Your task would be simple: read a book and join a group to help students focus on the discussion at hand. You are not expected to lead any kind of discussion, just to be present and help them focus during their meeting. Having an adult present really makes a difference. This would also be a great opportunity for you to get a feel of how things work in Division 3.
Our first meeting will take place Thursday December 8th at 9:15 am, and will run for about 30 minutes. Let me know if you'd like to help and I'll give you a book to read.
2. Juice Box Recycling Program
I have been in charge of recycling our school juice boxes for the past two years and I would love to get some help with this. Your help is not needed at the school as a few students will be in charge of this. I am looking for one or more parents to help in dropping off the empty boxes at the recycling depot. Ideally, a student would go to the depot with you to give you a hand.
Money collected for this will be donated at the end of the school year to a local organization of our choice. We are very fortunate at JQ to have what we have so helping out others around us is very important.
Money collected for this will be donated at the end of the school year to a local organization of our choice. We are very fortunate at JQ to have what we have so helping out others around us is very important.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please write your child's number in the comment section to let me know you've been here.
Have a great weekend!
