First week update

Dear parents and/or guardians,

        Here are some reminders. Curriculum updates coming soon on our blog.

Reminder items from the last letter (Refer to the first day letter for details).

□     Check out the classroom blog and complete the survey online (found on the blog).

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A set of earphones or headphones

□     Emergency clothing in a labelled Ziploc bag

□     Agenda on School Cash Online

□     A box/pack or two of tissue

 

Homework

       Here is our board policy on homework.

Our homework routine will start as of next week (21^st). Students are asked to complete all homework

as independently as possible. I will be using their
homework completion as evidence to assess learning skills
on the report cards.

 

Useful online resources for parents and students

        I have posted a list of resources for parents and students on this blog. You can find useful links to the information on EQAO, giftedness screening, curriculum documents and online reading materials. 

If your phone camera app does not come with the QR code scanning function, consider downloading any QR code reader application for quick access to online posts and resources. These apps should be available on any App store for free.

Thank you for your support.

Regards,

Mr Jung

Getting to know your child survey

Please click the link below to complete "Getting to know your child" survey as soon as possible.

This will provide useful information to help improve your child's school experience as well as recently updated contact information for smooth communication. If you have any questions or trouble filling this survey in, please let me know via an Edsby message or a call at ext 139. Please complete the survey only once.

Thank you for your collaboration.

Click here for the survey

If the link above does not work, try copying and pasting the following on a browser.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScgfK3Y5TjdWjcfoWJhxb-CgwGfKk6Nz3vij-RaXZa1640GKA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Welcome!

 

First Day Newsletter

September 10^th / 11^th

Dear parents and/or guardians,

Welcome back to a new school year! I hope you and your family are staying safe through these unprecedented past months. My name is Mr. Jung and I will be your child’s Grade 3 teacher during the 2020-2021 school year.

 

Communication

1.      Edsby will be our main form of communication. Edsby is our board approved online communication tool that allows you to receive important reminders and announcements, communicate with teachers via text messages, submit absences and sign up for parent-teacher interviews. Once you sign on, you should be able to click on your child’s name and any new posts from all your child’s teachers will appear. Please ensure that you have created an Edsby account.

2.     You can always reach me by phone at (905) 585-0001 Ext 139. If your message is urgent, please contact the office as I will not be able to check your voice message until the end of the school day.

3.     Agendas are available for $5.5 on School Cash Online. Although agenda notes will not be used as a parent-teacher communication tool in efforts to reduce contact and sharing of materials this year, it is, however, a great tool for a child to organize their learning and responsibilities. It is encouraged that your child has one.

4.     A classroom blog will be used to keep you up to date with our learning and share extra resources and virtual newsletters. I will announce any update through Edsby announcement. Please do not follow or reply to posts as I will not be able to respond to any communication on or through the blog platform.

5.     To discuss your child’s progress in Social Studies or Physical Education, please contact Ms. Ciacci directly at Ext. 121. For Music, contact Mr. Falcao at Ext. 228.

Things your child needs to bring to school

School supplies: The school will be providing most of the necessary school supplies (colouring materials, pencils, erasers, etc.). Students are permitted to bring their own materials, however, please ensure that no toys and disruptive objects (i.e. flashing lights, noisy, dangerous, heavily scented, etc.) are brought to school.

Over-ear headphones: For listening practice, there will be activities that require individual listening of audio-visual materials. For hygiene reasons, it is highly recommended for each child to bring a set of headphones for their own personal use.

Change of clothes: Please send your child to school with an extra change of clothing (i.e. shirt, pants, underwear, socks) labelled in a Ziploc bag in case of accidents or unfavourable weather conditions.

Water bottles: The water filling stations at school will be available. Please provide a reusable water bottle for your child (either plastic or metal. No glass, please.)

Tissue: If possible, please send a box/pack or two of tissue with your child for use in class.

 

Important information

Physical Education: We have Physical Education classes on Day 1 and 3 of the 5-day rotary schedule. Your child will not need a change of clothing for these periods, but it is recommended that your child wear loose fitting clothing. Running shoes are mandatory.

Library: Library visits and book loans are cancelled until further notice.

Food safety: Students will be eating their snack before the first recess. Please remember that we are a nut-free school due to life-threatening allergies of our school community members. Food sharing and distribution is strictly forbidden due to allergies and dietary restriction (e.g. birthday & special occasion treats to share with the class).

Mask use: Grade 3 students are strongly encouraged to wear a mask. Please consider sending a couple of extra masks for backups. It is useful to provide separate storage cases for clean and used masks (e.g. a fanny pack or a pouch). For more information on our health and safety protocols regarding COVID-19, please refer to the board communication at www.yrdsb.ca