Congratulations to
Everyone!
I feel like
we all need to celebrate the successful completion of the first full week of
back to school. You as parents, your
children as students, and me as the teacher have come out somewhat unscathed. J Actually, I have been having a blast
getting to know your children and I can honestly report that they have been
trying hard to make a good first impression on me and have been exemplary in
their attitudes!
I understand
that there is so much information that comes home during the first few weeks
that you may have forgotten things that were explained before. If you misplace the hard copies of sheets I
send home, you can always check the blog archives. (www.robideauclass.blogspot.ca)
Here are
some answers to questions you may or may not be wondering about:
When will I get a class
schedule? Mr. Cox is still adjusting the
schedule (poor guy – it’s like a Rubik’s cube trying to get it to work) We had
changes almost every day this week. However,
I have now posted a class schedule on the blog and will make changes to that
digital copy as necessary so please check back on it from time to time.
What’s this about Youth on Tuesdays
and supper at Mrs. Robideau’s house? Kelowna Christian Center allows kids to start attending
Relate Youth when they begin grade 7. In
order to make it easier for parents, I have said that students can stay at
school until after my staff meeting (it usually ends at 4:00ish) and then come
to my house for supper until youth starts at 7:00. This year, I am only allowing grade 7’s and 8’s
to come as the numbers of kids (it was usually open to all grades) were getting
too great for my small townhouse. I live
in the yellow townhouses behind Ben Lee Park (#111 456 McPhee St.) which makes
it easy for students to walk to and from my house, the school and church. Parents would then just have to pick their
child up at KCC at 8:45ish. This is
ENTIRELY your decision as a family.
There is no pressure to attend!
Keep in mind also that you need to be able to trust your child with this
responsibility in that there is a fair bit of unsupervised time involved. This will start on Tuesday, September 22nd
for those who are able to come.
What rules will be enforced in the
classroom? There is
a copy of the “Classroom Conduct Contract” on the blog. Please let me know of any issues or concerns
you may have about any consequences or discipline that is administered at
school. Also, please let me know of any
problems you may hear about that may have escaped my notice.
What is the homework policy for grade
7? In trying to transition students from grade 6 to grade
8, my goal is to give a little more homework than grade 6 and a little less
than grade 8. You can expect that
students will have approximately an hour’s homework a week on average. Every Monday, students will have a homework
sheet that contains announcements and information about assignments during the
week. Most of it may be able to be
completed during the school day, but as we get further through the year, there
may need to be more work and studying competed outside of the classroom by
students.
Be sure to
email me (jrobideau@heritagechristian.ca)
if you have any other questions.
Thanks,
Mrs. Joanne
Robideau
