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Hello all!
Tomorrow we are having a math quiz on place value and addition problems. We are also having Spelling tests. After that we are having a class party. Please bring a snack of your choice to share. Students will be able to change into costumes at lunch time and then we are having the intermediate dance from 1:30 – 2:30Pm. The dance costs is $2.00 or $1.00 with a costume. See you all tomorrow.
Mr. Peterson
Hello,
Today hotdog order forms were sent home. Today we got new Spelling words in the four Spelling groups. Remember to practice the words this week. We also worked on Science and started a new title page and did an outdoor activity. Today is a national reading day. Please remember to spend a little extra time reading today. Also, remember to get the chocolate forms returned and to get out and sell some chocolates. Have a great day.
Mr. Peterson
Hello and happy long weekend!
Picture proofs went home today. You will need to bring them back before the end of the month. Retakes should be happening around the 27th. Stay tuned to announcements for retakes. We had our French test, spelling test and math quiz today. As many were away sick we will do make ups on all tests next week. Chocolate sales have started. If you want to take more home, please remember to bring back the note sent home yesterday stating:
Important information for parents of students planning to attend Camp Sagitawa:
Dear Parents:
Your child has an opportunity to sell World’s Finest Chocolates to raise money for Camp Sagitawa. To pay their way to camp, each child needs to sell a minimum of 4 cases of the assorted gourmet chocolates. All items will sell for only $3 each so each case of 25 items will return $75. Parents are encouraged to supervise the selling or to ensure that the”buddy system” is employed for door-to-door sales. You can also help by asking co-workers, family and friends to make a purchase. Every sale helps!
This fundraiser is separate from the cookie dough sales. Those are to raise money for other field trips and the proceeds from that are shared among all the school. The chocolate sales are specifically for Camp Sagitawa.
Each participant is responsible for the products he or she takes to sell and for returning the $75 per case by the deadline given. If it is possible to pre-pay for the chocolates, it would make it easier for the teachers so we don’t have to be debt collectors. If pre-paying is not feasible, please collect the money and then send one cheque for the full amount so that we don’t spend hours counting loose change. If sending a cheque is not feasible, please try to send cash instead of change –where possible. Thanks for your consideration in this matter.
I would like my child to take home _____cases to sell. I will be responsible to make sure the money is brought back by the date below. Please send a signed note each time your child is permitted to take subsequent cases of chocolates to sell.
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Student Name Parent Signature
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Date Teacher Name
SALE DATES: October 21-December 11, 2009
Thanks for helping with this fundraiser. The top two sellers will receive movie passes and all sellers will get the reward of having earned money for Camp Sagitawa!
Please call or email if you have any questions about our fundraising.
kpeterson@prn.bc.ca glongley@prn.bc.ca tread@prn.bc.ca
Sincerely,
Mr. Peterson, Mr. Longley, Mr. Read
Take care,
Mr. Peterson
Hello class,
Thanks to all who brought back their signed Interim reports. Please bring them soon if you haven’t yet. Also, a reminder to volleyball players….we start this week with games so remember to bring back permission slips. November meal programs are due tomorrow, Oct. 20. Spelling words were handed out too so make sure to study words each night. The test will be on Thursday this week because there is no school on Friday. Finally, we will be doing fundraising soon. As you already know, we are selling chocolates to raise money for Camp Sagitawa. I expect to get them on Wednesday. Also, as a school we will be selling cookie dough to raise money for other field trips. Please take a look at the forms and see if you can help with that fundraiser as well. Thanks. Mr. Peterson
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Agenda items: November meal programs due October 20/09 and volleyball practices for girls 6/7 are Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 8 AM. Boys to practice Thursday 2:45-3:45 PM. We are not doing spelling this week, but will resume next Monday with a new word sort and new groups. We completed a quiz today on the parts of speech and we marked our SS and French tests from last time. Have a great Wednesday!
Mr. Peterson
I hope you all have a nice holiday. We are having our party tonight from 6-8pm. Please remember to bring your assignments. I will bring a cake so we can celebrate Justin and Shauna’s birthdays. We will play video games in room 20 and in our classroom. Hope to see you all there! Mr. Peterson
The class has earned a party and we have decided to have it on Friday, October 9 from 6-8pm. Look for the permission slips coming home. Thank you to all parents who have volunteered to come help out.
Remember the Math test Friday and be good for the TOC when I am away!
Mr. Peterson
Hello class,
Just a reminder that we have the open house tonight at 6:30. There is a meeting at 6:00 pm if parents have questions about the wireless writing program. Our SS and Math tests are also today so hopefully everybody studied for that. Remember to bring back all forms as soon as possible. Take care and have a great long weekend as there is no school tomorrow for students. We have ordered the chocolates and will be able to start selling as soon as they get here. Here is a copy of the note sent home:
Dear Parents and Guardians,
September 24, 2009
This letter is to provide more information about our plans to attend Camp Sagitawa at Moberly Lake. The dates booked for this activity are June 16, 17, and 18, 2010. The classes involved are:
In order to make this possible, we are requesting the help of students and families in participating in our fundraiser by selling World’s Finest Chocolates. We need to raise approximately $4,000.00 per class and to pay for all expenses, food, lodging, transportation, and activities. If each student sells 4 cases of chocolates, they will have earned their portion of the trip.
We will have prizes for the top three sellers who go the “extra mile” and sell more than their share. Any extra money will go towards our graduation dance and other year-end activities. It is our hope that all students will attend camp and that all will participate in this fundraiser, however, if you do not want to do the fundraiser, the cost to attend camp will be $150.00.
Please email kpeterson@prn.bc.ca or visit the school and ask for Mr. Peterson if you have any questions or concerns about these plans. This will be the third year in a row we have done the camp and every year it has been a huge success. Working towards the goal of an anticipated activity has brought classes together as they learn the importance of planning, working, and then ultimately receiving the end reward.
Thank you,
Mr. Peterson, Mr. Read, Mr. Longley
Here is a copy of another letter I sent home with students:
Duncan Cran Elementary School
8130 – 89th Avenue
Fort St John, BC V1J 5S5
Telephone: (250) 787-0417 Fax: (250) 785-1581
September 24, 2009
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to another school year. We have a lot of exciting plans for the grade six and sevens at Duncan Cran Elementary. As you know, next fall grade sevens will be at Dr. Kearney in a new middle school model. We wanted to make the final year at Duncan Cran special for this year’s class. Here are a few things to look forward to:
Class Parties:
Each time the class as a whole reaches 2500 points we will have a party. They earn points by getting their agendas signed, doing classroom and school monitor jobs, math games, and other team related accomplishments. I have found that by putting students on a team, earning points, and reaching goals, that the classroom community is more fun and also more organized. We may occasionally have parties at the school in the evening (i.e. 6-9pm) play video games projected onto the big screen and/or watch a movie projected onto the wall of the gym.
Dances:
We typically hold dances several times during the school year and the older classes are responsible for planning, decorating, and music. Stay tuned for dances at Halloween, Valentines, and a year-end graduation dance.
Birthday Cakes:
Each month we celebrate birthdays by having a cake for those members of the class whose birthday falls in that month. So far we have celebrated Kerwin’s and my birthdays in the month of September. Mrs. Peterson makes the cakes and they are always very delicious!
Camp Sagitawa:
We will be going to camp again this year and Mr. Longley and Mr. Read’s classes will be joining us on that adventure. To raise money for the trip, all three classes will be involved in fundraisers. We plan to sell chocolate almonds. Please look for ways to support this effort by taking chocolates to work or by helping your child with door-to-door selling. I always recommend that they go with a friend or family member if they choose the door-to-door option. Stay tuned for further information on Camp Sagitawa booked for June 16-18, 2010.
Class Blog:
You can go to the blog site at http://karlpeterson.edublogs.org/ to see what major assignments are due and to get an update on what has been going on in the class. Dates and deadline reminders will be posted on the blog site for upcoming tests, reports, speeches, science fair projects etc. There is also a comment feature which links directly to my email address.
I plan to help coach sports teams again this year. I will likely do the girls A volleyball and basketball, as well as track and field for grades 3-7 boys and girls.
Feel free to email me with at any time to check in with how your child is doing. My address is kpeterson@prn.bc.ca and all comments posted on the blog will be automatically emailed to me as well.
I am looking forward to a great year and to helping your child achieve their fullest potential.
Sincerely,
Mr. K. Peterson
Welcome to a new school year. We will be getting the laptops shortly and that should be exciting for everyone. In addition to this blog site, we will also use a moodle site for the class this year. Stay tuned for more announcements as they come. The open house will be Thursday, September 24 at 6:30PM.
Mr. Peterson
Dear Parents,
We will follow the itinerary sent out with the permission slips.
Please bring:
Please do not bring:
Optional items:
Please use discretion because there is always the risk of damage, theft, or loss. If there are any doubts, please leave these items at home.
All food and snacks will be provided on the trip, however, those wishing to buy pop etc. can bring money and buy from the machines. There is also a gift shop at the WAC Dam if anyone wants to buy something there.
The adults attending are:
The weather forecast shows a mix of sun and cloud so we need to be ready for anything. Please call me at home at 785-8424, at the school at 787-0417 or email kpeterson@prn.bc.ca if you have additional questions.
Thanks,
Mr. Peterson
Hello Class!
I hope you all behaved well today for Mr. Stefiuk. The assignments on the Agenda board need to be completed for homework tonight. See you all Thursday!
Mr. Peterson
I hope you all have a nice long weekend. The novel studies look great so far. Thanks to all of you for handing them in on time. Reminder that those who haven’t brought back chocolate money need to do that soon. If anyone has extra newspaper, please bring it on Tuesday for Ms. Logeman’s art class which will be doing paper mache. Homework every day will be the Friends for Life book page 20. It will be due May 22.
Have a great weekend.
Mr. Peterson
Hello everyone,
Most of the speeches have been completed. Congratulations to Teddy and Kaleb who will be representing our class at the school speech competition on Tuesday. A reminder to everyone that our novel study is due to be handed in by Wednesday, May 13th by 3:00 PM. Also, track and field is starting shortly. Anyone interested in doing that needs to try to do some extra running on their own time. A good place to do that is at the high school track because it is nearby and is a better surface than our school’s field. Also, please remember to bring back all chocolate money ASAP. Have a great long weekend! I will see most of you on Wednesday as I will be in Dawson Creek on Monday and Tuesday with the leadership conference. Mr. Stefiuk will be the teacher on those two days.
Mr. Peterson
Math pages 367 & 369 due Monday.
Start speeches – Get a topic and start researching.
Novel Study – Make sure sections 1-4 are completed by Monday.
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Peterson
Hello! Welcome back after a very nice Spring and Easter holiday. We are starting the final countdown until the end of the year. There are a lot of exciting things to look forward to. Camp Sagitawa is looming on the June horizon. Please bring back all money for chocolates by May 1 so we can get our finances in order. I will be making a deposit on that shortly. This week is going to be our turn to keep the grounds clean. We will be going out with rubber gloves and bags and doing some playground litter cleaning during the week. Our school is also having a band concert Wednesday and a cultural activity Thursday. Earth Day is Wednesday and everyone is encouraged to wear green on that day.
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We had a fun party today. Thank you to everyone for bringing goodies and games etc. Room 20 seems to be a better location because it is a little more sound proof and has more room to do things. The afternoon dance was fun too. Have a great holiday and I will see you when we get back. Take care!
Mr. Peterson
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Congratulations to our White Gotcha winners who will be going to Wendy’s for lunch this week: Sarah, Melissa, and Brittany. Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day so remember to wear green for extra good luck!
We only have two cases of almonds left to sell. Remember to bring back $$ before Spring Break. The top four sellers will get a prize. So far Brittany is first, Riley second, Lorne third, and Holly fourth. That could all change quickly though, depending on who sells the most in the next two weeks. We are planning a class party to be held the last day before Spring Break.
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The spaghetti dinner and dance last night seemed to be a lot of fun for many of you. We had the leftovers today at lunch time with our class and Ms. Mac’s class. Thank you to everyone who has brought back chocolate money. We now have paid for all of it and whatever we bring in from this point on will be profit towards our year end goals. Math homework is the chapter self-test on page 276. Have a great weekend and once again, good luck to the boys tonight and the girls tomorrow at basketball.
Mr. Peterson
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I am writing this from Vancouver. I hope the class has a good Friday. I am glad Mr. Stefiuk was able to be the one who came in. Congratulations to the boys for winning their game on Thursday. The girls also won on Tuesday so congrats to them too. Friday, will be a chance to complete any unfinished portions of the Science Fair backboards and to get a lot of work done on the Egypt reports. I am glad you are enjoying the book Hunger Games. Thanks for bringing it in Holly. I like it too! Right now on my trip I am reading The Host by Stephenie Meyer. It is pretty good too. Have a great weekend and keep working hard. See you on Monday!
Mr. Peterson
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Happy New Year and welcome back to school!
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Tonight is our class party from 7-9pm. We will be playing video games (rated E for Everyone or T for Teen, but nothing M or higher) We will also watch the 3-D movie “Journey to the Center of the Earth.” Teams have been assigned to bring various snacks and pop etc. I will be providing the hotdogs, buns and toppings. Remember to bring a permission slip with you if you haven’t handed one in yet. A few agenda items:
Hello class! Christmas concerts are now done. We had a lot of compliments on how nice our song sounded and how well those in the play parts performed! Thanks to those who tried hard and did their best effort in that! We are on board with chocolate almond sales! Those wishing to sell can pick up their cases prior to the holidays. I figure if everyone sells 3-4 cases each, we should be able to meet our fundraising goals for Sagitawa and other year-end activities. There are 25 boxes per case and they sell for $3.00 each so $75.00 needs to be returned with each case taken home. Already today, there were two cases sold by Brittany and Tiffany between after school and the concert! Keep up the good work! See you all tomorrow.
Mr. Peterson
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Notices went home today for signing up for parent-teacher interviews. If you would like to make an appointment you can do so by filling in the top three choices and then send it back either on Tuesday or Wednesday and I will circle the one that works and return it with your child. Report cards go out tomorrow and if you have any questions, but are unable to come for a meeting, you are welcome to send me an email and I will respond when I get a chance.
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Parent – Teacher conferences are coming up. Mr. Stefiuk and I will be available on Thursday and Friday to meet with parents. Please write down your preferred time and send it on Monday or Tuesday so we can get the schedule in place. Wednesday is the girls volleyball tournament and Mr. Stefiuk and I will be at the high school coaching them from 3pm until we are done.
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Happy Birthday to Mr. Stefiuk today. We had cake to celebrate the birthdays this month. Also born in November are: Janyce, Tiffany, and Korey. Hopefully everyone had a fun Halloween. The dance seemed to be a big hit and there were lots of comments from other teachers and students about how well they liked it. Everyone did a good job in helping to make it a success. I will post a class Halloween picture soon!
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Halloween is tomorrow. Remember that there is a recall on chocolate gold coins so don’t eat them. Throw them away. Some were found to contain a product called melamine which is poisonous. Costumes can be worn to school or brought to school and put on at lunch time. Our class party will begin after recess and we will be watching the Star Wars movie Revenge of the Sith.
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