Hello Parents,

Our Art Gala is from 6:30 – 8pm on May 24. Please join us to view the artistic achievements of our students this year. Please email me at dwolfsen@highroadacademy.com if you have further questions.

The Track and Field event was really fun. Congratulations to Hendri for pulling us to victory in the relay race and having the highest high jump!

Check out the gallery of pictures at the end to see some of our citizenship winners.

Chapel – May 10

Owen	Dida	Miguel
Kesler	Jada	Jackson P
Emma	Sarah	Tristan
Denae	Jesse	Maeva
Gracie	Shayla	Adam

9am. Gigi, Anaiah

May 19 Pro-D

May 22 Victoria Day

May 24 Art Gala

Students will be showing the artwork they have made this year

May 25 Field Trip to Lighthouse Theater’s Beauty and the Beast

We will leave to the Chilliwack Cultural Center at 9am and return at 1pm.

Plays

The plays turned out great, and I am thrilled with how much hard work our actors put into learning to read their lines well and in some cases memorizing many lines. Most of the students were not happy about the idea of sharing the video, much less posting the video on the blog, so send an email to me (dwolfsen@highroadacademy.com) and I will give you a link to the videos if you haven’t gotten one.

Chapel – April 26

Ony	Sophia M	Sasha
owen	Cassandra	Emma
Chrissy	Shayla	Sophia
Mattea	Kiara	Hunton
Cody	Karida	Zack

Door Greeters: Caleb and Russell

Song List:

• This is amazing grace
• Beautiful day
• Way maker

Track and Field – April 27

• Busses leave at 7 am and return at 3:45 pm.
• We need volunteers, and seating is limited, so let me know if you can help or drive your student. A criminal record check must be on file at the office.

Pro D – April 28

Star Wars/Superhero Day – May 4

Parent Night – May 1

The church and school are co-hosting a Parent Night on Monday, May 1 from 7-8:30 pm with Katy Kwon. She will discuss how to support the mental health of children/teens.

Track and Field event

Our annual track and field event is happening on Thursday, April 27 at the South Surrey Athletic Park. All students will be participating in the event. The bus will leave at 7 am and return at 3:45 pm depending on traffic. We need parental volunteers, however, seating is limited, so let me know if you plan on driving on your own.

Parent Night

The church and school are co-hosting a Parent Night on Monday, May 1 from 7-8:30 pm with Katy Kwon. She will discuss how to support the mental health of children/teens.

Shakespeare Plays

We will be performing modified versions of the Shakespeare plays Romeo & Juliet and Hamlet on Monday, April 17 in the chapel. The other grade 6 class will be the only ones watching us perform. Students can bring their own costumes to change into and props if they would like. Please make sure to practice your lines so they have a natural tone and inflection that fits the scene.

Chapel

Andy	Evangeline
Cody	Gracie
Sarah	Emma
Jada	Jesse
Shayla	Maeva
Denae	Moriah

Door greeter 9am

Caleb, Jediah, Beth

 

Song list

• Great things
• This is amazing grace
• Your love awakens me
• Good good father

Pro D – April 28

Star Wars/Superhero Day – May 4

The following students are assisting with chapel tomorrow, Wednesday.

8am

Cassandra, Jackson P, Sophia M

Easton, Ony, Dida

Andy, Emma, Mattea

Shayla, Anaiah, Emily

Zach, Chrissy

Cindy, Sophia H, Adam

9 am door greeters

Samuel E., Samuel M

Song list

Here’s to the one

My light house 

Beautiful day

Waymaker

Friday, March 17, is Wear Green Day. So feel free to wear casual clothes with green.

Spring Break is soon approaching, yet I feel like students still have a lot of energy to create with biography writing, Bible projects, and Genius hour. Next week we will be writing interview based biographies and finishing up our novel study of Wonder. We have had some great conversations on our connections to characters and situations, the scenes we can visualize, questions we wonder, inferences about feelings and thoughts we can make from character actions and situations, and some big transformations in perspective as August learns how to survive in school.

Our pancake breakfast has moved to March 16. Please let me know if you are willing to help us out in any way.

Our memory verse this week:

Psalm 138:1-8

We are excited to announce the Intermediate Pancake Breakfast, which will take place on March 17 from 8:00am to 8:50am. This event is open to Intermediate students only and will be held in the gym. Students will be able to access the gym through the side door. It promises to be a fun-filled morning with delicious pancakes and a chance for students to gather as an Intermediate Department.

To ensure the success of this event, we are seeking parent volunteers to help us out. If you are available, please let me know. We would need helpers starting at about 7:15. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated, and it is a great opportunity to get involved and support our school community.

Our memory verse this week:

Psalm 138:1-6

I hope everyone has a good break this weekend. Try to see if you notice an IGO (like the WHO or United Nations), NGO (like Greenpeace or Save the Children), or military alliance (like NATO or NORAD) in the news. We will be doing some research and presentations on them next week.

When we return on February 21, we have class pictures.

The next day on February 22 we have Pink Shirt Day, so you may wear pink with casual clothes if you would like to join us in stopping bullying. That evening we have Math Mayhem from 6:30-8 pm, please bring parent(s) (grades 4 and under need to bring parents- we are there to play but not supervise) and a great, “ready to play” attitude.  Open for all kids K-9 to come and participate.

Chapel next week will the the same students that were supposed to be on the chapel that got cancelled this week.

Our memory verse this next week is Psalm 138:1-4

 

We are learning about NGOs, IGOs, and other organizations that help improve trade and cooperation between countries. Make sure to ask students about what they have learned or think about them.

Our field trip was a lot of fun. I love getting a chance to appreciate nature while getting exercise and fresh air.

Our memory verse this week:

Psalm 138

Of David.