Hey gang,

This update will cover a few important items for the coming weeks, so be sure to read it carefully! 

1. Masks in the Classroom Update:
   As many of you know, I'm expecting my second child at the end of March of 2021. After visit to my OBGYN this past Thursday, my doctor is recommending that I "stay six feet away from students if possible, especially for those who are not masked." Obviously this isn't fully possible in my role, so with the increasing COVID restrictions, I want to communicate my highest encouragement for all students to wear a mask while in our learning space, for everyone's continued safety.
   
   
2. Term End Deadline - Term 1:
   ​The term deadline for all assignments to come in and count toward the Term 1 Report Card is on this Friday, November 27. I have been communicating and working with students who have outstanding work, and have included their families if it was felt the student required familial support. 
   
   ​​If you want to find out if your child has any outstanding assignments, please watch the video below, which is a tutorial about how to use OneNote to check our Weekly Checklists of Work. They can also walk you through how to access this.
   
   
3. Finish Listening to Prairie Lotus! Final Project starting this week: 
   ​For students who were absent throughout last week, we finished our Prairie Lotus  read-aloud! The remaining chapters of the book are available through audio recording in our OneNote Class Notebook. They can be found in the Content Library > Prairie Lotus Read-Aloud > Audio Recordings. We listened to Chapters 23-27 last week and we'll be starting our final projects this coming week! Please have your child listen to any chapters they missed last week.
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In another week, you can expect an update for our News Section and what we'll be covering in the month of December. As always, send any questions my way through email or a note in the agenda to set up a phone call. 

Take good care and be safe! 
- Mrs. LS :) 

Here's the OneNote tutorial video:

Hello parents of Division 1, 

This post is to address some midterm updates and communications from our classroom. There are quite a few items on the list, so I've tried to keep every point short and sweet. If you need more information on anything, please do not hesitate to email me.

1. COVID Exposure: Most of you have received the message from the school regarding the COVID exposure that took place on October 9th. We reviewed our safety protocols in class today. I shared these with families in a previous post, found here. The class seemed calm and asked very good questions.
   
   
2. School Supplies & Gym Strip: Please note that earbuds/headphones and a full gym strip (indoor running shoes, shorts or pants, a t-shirt or athletic top, and deodorant) are both on the required list of school supplies for Grade 7. We have PE on Tuesdays and Wednesdays each week.
   
   
3. Parent-Teacher Conferences: Mrs. Lipp sent home information over a week ago about how to log-in and book parent-teacher conferences. The booking system opened last week and closes this Sunday at 11:55pm. Conferences take place on October 27 and 28th and there is early dismissal at 1:11pm on those days, with conferences beginning at 1:30. Please wait outside our outdoor classroom door. We will be distanced and wearing a mask is encouraged. I'm looking forward to meeting you all! 
   
   
4. Grade 7 Hoodie Orders: The Grade 7 Activewear is now available! Check the previous post on our site for more info. Please have orders in by November 13th! 
   
   
5. Halloween - Students and staff are invited to dress up for Halloween on Friday, October 30th. We will hold a distanced costume parade for the school outdoors, weather permitting. We are asking that families do not send in treats or food, even if they're pre-packaged. Thanks for your cooperation on this.
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6. Regular Absences and Technology Use: We all know that this year is a unique one. We have had lots of on-again, off-again or chronic absences, and for good reason: our community is protecting one another when we get sick. I thank you all for keeping your children home when they're unwell. However, it has quickly become apparent that this means that students are missing out on either bits and pieces of instruction, or worse, whole weeks at a time.
   
   To adjust for this, we're now using OneNote, Teams, Mathletics, SpellingCity, and our class website quite heavily, and we will continue to do so throughout the year.
   
   ​If your child is ever absent for any reason, the first place they should look for work is in OneNote. They will be able to find Weekly Assignments in the Content Library, as well as the Weekly Checklist of their completed work. Their personal work should be completed in the folder with their name on it. 
   
   I will be releasing more information about how we use these tools - particularly OneNote - in the coming weeks. If your child missed a lot of school this week, I will be reaching out separately today to instruct you on how to access their work from home.
   
   

As always, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. I look forward to meeting so many of you in the coming week! Take good care and stay safe.

-Mrs. LS

After a long process of designing, debating, and voting, the Grade 7 activewear logos have been chosen, are digitized, and are ready for us to order! 

The deadline for ordering is November 13, with the goal of having our activewear delivered to us in December before the break. 

You can access the website here:

Mrs. LS made a video of our activity from this afternoon. You can watch it here:

On Wednesday, Division 1 will be taking part in a technology scavenger hunt. They'll be exposed to a few different tools we'll be using in the class this year:

• our class website
• Teams
• Padlet
• OneNote

... and more! 

What's your favourite technology tool to use at school? Leave a comment below for 1 point toward our scavenger hunt! 

Hello families of Division 1,

Thanks for a great first week! I appreciate those of you who have taken the time to fill out the survey to help me get to know your child better. If you still haven't filled it out, it helps me immensely to hit the ground running for the school year with their interests and strengths in mind. Please fill it out here if you haven't had the chance yet.

Many of you have been inquiring about the safety protocols in the classroom this week. We are following the BC Ministry of Health and BC CDC, School District #35, and our own Dorothy Peacock Elementary guidelines that would have been sent to you by Mr. Davids and Mrs. Driver in late August/early September. Please search your email for more information on those.

In terms of information that was shared with students, we were provided with a template of slides to speak with them about in their first days of attendance. You can click here to take a look at what we discussed. I recommend speaking with your child about the guidelines to gain more clarity from them on how things are working at the school level. 

If you have any questions about health & safety protocols, please email me and I will do my best to answer them. If there are further concerns, these protocols are managed and maintained by our admin team at the school, and I will pass along any questions that I cannot answer to them. 

Thanks again for a great first week and I'm looking forward to next week! 
Mrs. LS :) 

Hello students, parents, and guardians,

Welcome to our class blog and website! Please bookmark this page as it will be a valuable communication tool throughout this year. I will be posting everything from classroom happenings to weekly reminders and so much more!

I'm sure that we all recognize the turbulent nature of the last six months. Nothing has been certain, consistent, or predictable in almost any of our lives. My goal is to help nurture a feeling of security in our classroom community as students return to school starting September 10th. We will work together to make our community as safe and as clean as we possibly can, and to help students feel that sense of belonging, connection, and care that each of them deserve to have. Undoubtedly, learning will look different this year than it did last year. 

Early this year, my goal is to integrate digital communications tools to make the home-school relationship as seamless as possible, particularly if we are forced back into a remote learning situation. Students will be learning to use tools effectively and appropriately with mindful digital citizenship at the forefront of their learning.

We will be using several web-based learning options other than this site in our class this year. There will also be several ways to communicate and connect with our class, and to keep up with what we’re doing each day. Feel free to click the social media buttons at the top of this page to explore our "Learn with LS" social media profiles and pages. Be sure to follow and like our pages on the social media you use most in order to keep up with what is going on in Division 1! You don't have to follow them all; just the ones you use.  

After following or liking our various social media accounts, it would be very helpful for you to fill out this short survey about your child. It will help me to get to know them better and get us off to a great start to the school year!

I am looking forward to connecting, working, and learning with each of you!
-Mrs. LS
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