Mr. Aubrey's Class Blog

I can’t believe it!  We came back from March Break, and ALL of us made it at one point today!  There were a couple of lates, but we finished the day with everyone!…  I hope this means that the ‘bug’ that went around before the break won’t be ‘bugging’ us anymore!

Wow, what a busy week for some of us… baby siblings being born, weddings taking place, trips being taken, awards being won, what a busy weekend! Congratulations to all of you for coming back safe and sound, and hopefully healthy.  With only 15 (I think) weeks left, the rest of Grade 2/3 will just fly by.

Grade 3s don’t forget tomorrow will be Swim to Survive, so don’t forget your bathing suit and towel.  Grade 2s we’ll get a lot done while they are away!

See you all tomorrow… let’s see if we can start (and finish!) the day tomorrow with everyone!

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Well, it’s here… March Break!  I hope that all of you have a restful, healthy March Break.  To those of you who are taking off to places far away… have a great time!  Be safe, and come back in one piece.  To those of us staying here, please get lots of sleep, and come back to school healthy!  For those of you who have been away all week, please remember that your  storrytellingpresentation will be due once we get back from the break

A big thank you to the person who returned the expensive item that was borrowed from the backpack in our room.  It’s really impressive that we have kids with a conscience!

See you all on Monday the 19th!

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Due to the overwhelming number of kids (and teacher) who are not very healthy, we are going to cancel skating for tomorrow.  I will look to see if there is another date with which we can replace it, but we may be done skating for the year.  Tune in for another skate-date should I be able to find one!

Mr. Aubrey

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Wow!  Something is going around Century.  I was away on Friday, not feeling well, and from the note that the guest teacher left me, there were only 18 kids out of 25 who showed up to start the day, and by second nutrition break, we were down to 15!  Only 13 kids started the day today, and we’re up to 15 now.  Something is going around, so let’s all (yes, me included) try to eat healthy food, drink lots of water and juices, and get lots of sleep!

On another note, something valuable went missing from a student backpack on Thursday.  Our backpacks are kept in our classroom, so I think it was probably someone in our class who ‘borrowed’ it.  If you happen to see something that you don’t think belongs to your child, please let me know, and we’ll see if we can’t return this item to its rightful owner, no questions asked.  If you have any questions about this, please let me know.  You can email me, or give me a call at the school.

And, on another note… I am hoping that everyone who is away today, and who will be here tomorrow will remember that tomorrow, the Grade 3s have Swim to Survive in the morning, and then we all leave to skate in the afternoon.  I am hoping that the 3s will be back in time to come skating with us.  We may leave a little late for skating.  Stay tuned for a slight change in the schedule.  If you are planning to volunteer tomorrow, please send me a note so that I know we will have enough parent volunteers to take us all skating!

Thanks, and stay healthy!

Mr. Aubrey

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Ladies and Gentlemen… enjoy your extra long weekend!  That gives you four full days to relax, read, and think about how we can make the next few weeks until the March Break, our best yet in Room 13.

I have sent home today, a letter explaining a story telling assignment that we will be doing before the break.  By Tuesday the 21st, each student will need to have a title of a story, fairy tale, legend that they will be retelling to the class beginning on March 5th.  If you ahve any questions that aren’t already answered on the information sheet that I have sent home, please don’t hesitate to give me a call, ar send me a quick email.

For those parents who have already returned the potluck form (found at the bottom of the last newsletter) and the ‘I have received y child’s report card’ section; I thank you!

For those who have yet to do that… please, as soon as you can!

Enjoy your long weekend, and extra time you have to spend with family on this Family Day weekend.

See you all back here, safe, and well read, on Tuesday.

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In case you haven’t already figured it out…. Tomorrow is indeed a PA Day for staff at Century.  Enjoy the long weekend, but remember that you have homework!  You all need to read for at least 15 minutes every day!

See you on Monday… be safe, happy and productive!

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We Skate!

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Yipee! It’s a snow day.  I hope that all of you who stayed at home are going to take advantage of the day, and read lots, and maybe play an educational game on the internet.  You know where to find them on the side bar of our Blog. 

Given that three parents have already come in to ask if there is a Spelling Bee today, I thought it best to update the Blog and let you all know… that we won’t be having the Bee today.  If it is not a snow tomorrow, we will hold it then, if it is… we’ll figure something out.

As far as skating goes… we’ll see what the weather is like later in the day.  I’ll make the call by noon, so if you are reading this, and I haven’t talked to you already, please call the school to find out whether or not we will be skating before you head to school to help.

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I think I should let all the parents know, possibly before your children tell you when they get home, that we didn’t go skating to day.  There are a number of reasons why we didn’t go.  The first reason we cancelled skating was lack of parent volunteers between Ms. Knelson’s class and ours.  It is my understanding that a couple of parents showed up at the last minute, and for that I thank you, and on behalf of both classes I appologise for dragging you out to school, and then not going skating.  I truly hope it wasn’t too much of an inconvenience.

The second, and more prevelent reason we didn’t go skating was because of the behaviour iof many of our students in class today with Mr. Thompson.  Many discrespectful behaviours were seen from many of the kids.  Because of this, all the teacher’s involved decided to cancel skating.

I hope we will not have to do this again.  Better behaviour, and notes from parents will enable us to skate the remaining three times in the new year.

Please check the ‘important dates’ page for all the remaining skating dates.

Thanks again to the parents who showed up today.  I hope to see you soon, and actually skate with you the next time!

Mr. Aubrey

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This afternoon, your child is bringing home many important pieces of paper.  Please look in school bags, and retrieve a manila envelope filled with lots of goodies.

First of all, you will find the Progress Report.  Please read it over, and return the bottom portion of the second page.

Second, you will find a Parent Teacher Interview form with an allocated time set for your interview.  If you can make the time, great, I will see you then.  If I have booked you into a time that does not fit your schedule, please let me know that too, and we can try to arrange a mutually convenient time.

Thirdly, you will find a Student Verification Report.  This form includes all the necessary contact information for you and your children.  Please look over the form carefully and make any changes that need to be made, and return it to the school as soon as possible, preferably by the end of next week at the latest.  If there are no changes that need to be made, please sign the bottom of the form, and return it unchanged.

Last, but not least, you will find Century’s November newsletter.  Tucked inside the newsletter, you will find an order form for Century clothing.  If you would like to purchase some ‘Century wear’ please fill out the form and return it to school with payment.  Know that some families with multiple students at Century will not be  receiving this newsletter from your grade 2/3 student, but from another child in a different grade.

It would be really nice to have all these forms in before interviews begin next Thursday.  If you have any questions about the forms, please email me, or give me a call at the school.

Enjoy reading your kid’s Progress Report.  I look forward to seeing you all next week to discuss, in person, your child’s progress.

Mr. Aubrey.

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