Happy Sunday, and a plea for drivers!

Hi everyone (students, parents, guardians, Grandma's and Grandpa's...)! First off, I want to thank all of you who made it to the parent/teacher interviews. It was a pleasure to meet so many of you and gain valuable insight to your children. As many of you heard from me, this is still very early in the year - we have spent most of our time together getting to know each other, learning "the ropes" at Lansdowne Middle School, setting classroom expectations, and now we're well and truly into learning the curriculum. My practicum student, Mr. North, is teaching Language Arts - students, this is a good time to share your learning and teach your family what you know about text-to-text, text-to-world, and text-to-self. Mr. North is also teaching about the United Nations in Socials - I think you will find many text-to-text and text-to-world connections as you continue in Social Studies. A reminder: this Thursday morning, October 24th, we will be going on our field trip to Goldstream Park. Thank you so much to Nik's Mom and Grandpa for volunteering to drive! With Mr. North and myself driving, we are very close to having enough seats for everyone - but I do need one more driver/vehicle. If you are able to do this, could you please contact me as soon as possible at my email: kkilpatrick@sd61.bc.ca. I will send home a note this week about what you need to do students, to be prepared. One of the most important things, is being punctual. We will be leaving the school between 8:45 and 8:50 and cannot wait if you're not there. You will need to pay attention to the weather and dress appropriately - and that for sure means dressing for warmth. Proper footwear will be important - we will be doing some hiking. Layesrs - sweaters, jackets, and perhaps rainjacket, will also be important. A tuque or hat is always a good idea at this time of year. And, you will need a nice big lunch (because you will work up an appetite!). Depending on the weather we may stay at Goldstream before eating our healthy bag lunches, or we may head back to school just in time for lunch - but either way, please bring your lunch as usual. I think that's enough for now! I will continue to give you reminders at school and on the blog. Hope everyone is enjoying the cool fall weather - Bogey and I just got back from a little walk, and it's beautiful outside!