Class+newsletter


 * Grade 6’s Get Down, Get Busy, Get Wild-n-Crazy **

Welcome to a new year. I would like to briefly introduce myself. I am Mrs. Stephanie Littel. I have taught for 21 years, 9 at LCS. This year, I am looking forward to teaching your children, as well as learning with them. It will be a busy year, with lots of exciting opportunities. I hope that we will learn lots from each other, respect each other, and show love for each other. We are Christ’s masterpieces. He created us, and in response we are to live lives of service to Him. I hope to see the students go out of their way to be kind, respectful of all, and helpful. I hope that the students will grow, not only physically and academically, but also in their own personal walk with the Lord. Some things to know: The students will receive an agenda. It will be the way in which assignments, tests, projects, and other information is relayed to home. At the end of each day, there are a couple of minutes set aside for the students to write in their agendas. There is a homework board in the classroom, on which I write the assignments which are due for homework. Agendas will be checked before students leave for the day and the next morning, and a health mark will be awarded. The agenda will be 10% of the Health grade this year. This encourages student responsibility, with regards to assignments. Please ask for your child’s agenda every day. When your child has completed the assignments that are due the next day, __and you have seen the completed work__, please sign or initial for that day. Please don’t sign ahead. If you need to tell me something, feel free to write a note in the agenda, and remind your child to show it to me. The students may be doing between 30 and 45 minutes of homework per night every week, consisting of reading, memory work, tests, assignments, etc. When homework has been assigned several days or weeks in advance, the students are encouraged to plan ahead, not procrastinate. All students don’t work at the same speed, so this may affect how long a student spends on homework. Please feel free to talk to me if you have a concern in the area of homework. Please remember too, that during the year, there are times when more homework is assigned due to the nature and timing of assignments and projects. There will also be times when there will be very little. Please expect both. The students are welcome to come into the classroom in the morning after 8:30 am, to complete assignments or visit. They will also have some bellwork assignments to complete at this time. However, if the weather is agreeable, they should stay outside. They will be permitted to stay in the classroom, if they are working or quiet. They will be sent out if they are disruptive or wandering in the hall or common area. This privilege should not be taken advantage of, or it will be removed. ** Bible ** In Bible, we will begin the year by looking the life of Jesus, and His influence in the lives of the early Christians. When memory work is due, it will be written. If the memory work is a particular passage out of the Bible, it will be from the NIV. Our first memory work will be Jeremiah 29:11, due on September 16. ** Language Arts ** In Language Arts, we will start off by creating an autobiographical collage. We will be writing paragraphs and some poetry, as well as making lists of some of our favourite things and adjectives describing ourselves. For this project, we need a baby picture (up to one year old) and a current picture. Please send these as soon as possible. The pictures will be returned, as I will scan them and print them on other paper. When creating the final hand-in project, the students are encouraged to be creative and they may add any extra “decorations” to the project that they would like to. We will also begin working on a novel study. ** Math ** We will begin the year by reviewing material which was learned last year, and then moving on and learning about large and small numbers and how we use them in our world. ** Science ** In Science, we will begin the year with a trees and forests unit. We will be learning about the importance of trees, the kinds of plants and animals found on and around trees, the role of trees in the nutrient cycle, characteristics of trees versus other plants, leaf shapes and arrangements, growth patterns of trees, and human uses of the forest. This year, we will be using an interactive notebook. This will be a big help for studying and reviewing for tests. I expect the students to take it home almost daily to complete a refection exercise. ** Social Studies ** This year, we will be learning about taking part in our democracy. We will look at how we make decisions, how decisions are made at the different levels of government in Alberta, and how we can affect change as students in our communities. Please have your child look in newspapers and magazines to find articles related to democracy and government, and bring them to school. This year, we will be using an interactive notebook. This will be a big help for studying and reviewing for tests. I expect the students to take it home almost daily to complete a refection exercise. ** Parent homework: ** I like to get to know the students in my class better. To help me get to know them better, I would like you to write me a letter about your child. You can include their likes/dislikes, dreams, about their siblings/family, where they are in the family order, any significant events in their life, any concerns, any allergies which I should know about and how they are monitored and treated, and anything else you want to tell me. Please send this letter with your child to school by Friday. I enjoy reading them; I find them fun to read. If your child was in my class last year, please write me a short note about his summer, and any allergies that I need to know about. **ALERT!** Due to the increase of food allergies in students, we ask that students DO NOT bring peanuts, peanut butter, or peanut products.
 * Welcome **
 * Year Beginnings **
 * Indoor shoes are to be worn properly at all times.
 * School supplies should be labelled.
 * A few other supplies may be needed to complete the student’s supply collection. I will let you know of these, as they are needed.
 * Students will take turns leading devotions (a devotional and open in prayer). Plenty of notice is given. Preparation is important.
 * A microwave is available for lunches. I will let the students know when it is their turn.
 * Homework/agendas **

Mrs. Littel