Clothing Swap

Clairlea's Student Leadership Team is organizing a clothing swap.

Here are the highlights:

• jackets, coats, hats, mitts, scarves, snowpants, boots, etc.
• helmets, skis, skates, pads, etc. 

As students donate items, they will receive one ticket for each item donated. On the day of the swap meet, they are able to choose, with a parent, an item using their ticket.  For example: 5 items donated means 5 swap tickets. 

Swap meet times are:

Thursday, November 16: 3:30 - 7:00

Friday, November 17:  9:00 - 11:30

Stock remaining will be donated to organizations that help newcomers to Canada.

Thank you for your support.

Tuesday, November 7

We had an amazing afternoon in Room 206.

A shoutout to all our kids who stayed on task and worked hard for the whole afternoon.

You kids, ROCK! 

Clairlea Spirit Wear

CLAIRLEA SPIRIT WEAR:
Clairlea Spirit Wear is ready to go.  What you need to know….
1.     All purchases can be made online only using this link.
https://clairlea2017.itemorder.com/ 
2.     This is not through the school cash online system but directly with the vendor.
3.     Orders will arrive the middle of December.
4.     The `deadline to order is November 9^th, orders will not be possible beyond that date.
5.     Sample garments are available at the school for size fitting until November 9^th daily Monday to Friday  from 9:00-4:30pm.
6.     We strongly recommend that you look through the samples to ensure the correct sizing choice.
7.     Items cannot be returned or exchanged.  All sales are final.
8.     Manual orders will not be accepted, all orders are to be placed online prior to November 9th.

Monday, November 6

Housekeeping

1. Friday, November 10 is Clairlea's Remembrance Day Assembly - 10:15 - 11:00. Not a lot of space in our gym, but all are welcome to join us.

2. Parent-teacher interview dates are Thursday, November 16 (evening) and Friday, November 17 (morning only). Please check your child's agenda as I have taped in your interview time. I tried to accommodate everyone's time but there were one or two families that your times didn't work. Please let me know if these are inconvenient and we can reschedule or do phone interviews.

3. School is closed on Friday November 17th as teachers have parent-teacher interviews.

4. Please could you ensure your child has a pair of indoor shoes as the weather begins to change to messy and mucky November.

5. Pizza Lunch is Wednesday, November 8. Sign up online - See Clairlea Blog. Thank you!

The Good Stuff

Media Literacy - deconstructing the new SickKids Fundraising Ad. 

• Zooming in on details
• Making connections
• What do you notice about the characters - who is missing? Are all cultures represented?
• Setting - what do you notice? Where does the video shooting take place? 
• How does the music contribute to the emotional impact of the video?
• Who made this video? What is the message? 

Writing - Zooming in on the details as we prep for personal narratives. 

Science - Finishing off our coyotes video, zooming in on predator and prey, finishing off our Pleasantville Neighbourhood mini-project and getting ready to wear our "City of Toronto hats" as we present back to the residents of Pleasantville. 

Math - Measurement - standard and non-standard units of measurement. The importance of building the foundation of measurement so children think about the "space between the numbers" - what is measurement? Why do we have "standard" measurement? What if there was no such thing as a standard way of measuring? How could we make sure we are all understanding linear measurement in the same way? How is linear measurement related to perimeter and area? Can we find the area of something using different materials?

Busy days in 206.