Hi, it sounds like with the upcoming free choice of Show and Tell topics, some students would like to bring pets to school. Some students are allergic to animals. So…

1. If your child is allergic to animals, can you please email me to let me know if your child could watch an outdoor Show and Tell from afar and not touch the animal?
2. If your child would like to bring an animal to school, please connect with me in advance. Also, an adult would need to escort the animal to and from school.

The May calendar WAS sent home. It is lavender coloured. Please be sure to check your child’s agenda or school bag if you did not receive one. On the back, the following is included:

May & June Show and Tell Fun! Montre et raconte

For our final Show and Tells before the summer, students have free choice! Students may share any topic they wish. The main goal is to express ideas in detail, in French.

Ideas:

• A personal experience
• A favourite item from home
• Spring activities
• Summer plans
• Someone special
• Something  you love!

Yes, the big event, the Egg Drop was held this afternoon! Our class’ contraption was excellent. M. Nico dropped ours off of the school roof, and our egg DID NOT break! Students in our class aimed to design a contraption that would fall slowly to the ground, so that the egg would have as gentle a landing as possible. Seeing our contraption in flight, we succeeded. With the wind catching our device, M.Nico had a hard time getting the contraption to fall towards the ground. In fact, when it began sailing through the air, it caught the wind and went for a ride around the corner and across a fence, quite a sight to see. Congratulations to the students for their ideas, their research, their testing of theories, and their collaboration. Bravo!

Happy Spring!

This week children:

• learned about how long ago, eggs were painted in order to celebrate the sun’s warmth in the Spring and ensure the sun would return year after year
  • Students made their own decorated egg art with pastels and paint.
• are writing vocabulary related to Spring and to Easter
• will be designing a contraption as a class to protect an egg that will be dropped from the school roof next week!
  • only recycled materials can be used to make our contraption- please bring in supplies from home!
• will be watching a Brazilian music performance on Tuesday afternoon
• will participate in our first body science session on Wednesday morning
• have started a soccer unit in gym
• are learning about erosion in science
• will learn about ocean sustainability at our YPC outing next Wednesday
• are working on developing their accountability by respecting materials, taking responsibility for their actions and being the ‘best they can be!’

Of note:

• library will be on Thursday this week
• please send in permission forms for YPC and for the Wildlife Park. We still need more parent volunteers:)
• yearbooks are on sale for 20$ via the hot lunches web site as are other fundraising items!
• winter boots and shoes that were not taken home at March Break are on display on our school stage- be sure to tell your child to have a look if winter wear didn’t come! This is the last week that they will be kept at the school.

Coming up:

• Wed., April 17 – Jellysfish Project YPC
• Thurs., April 18 – Egg Drop!
• Fri., April 19 & Mon., April 22 – no school
• Fri., April 26 – making birch bark style baskets with Mme Jules
• Sat., April 27 – grade 7 garage sale- you may send in items you wish to donate
• Thurs., May 2 – Street Market begins at 5pm on Pine Street. Come purchase wares or grab a bite at a food truck!

 

Last week in math students were presented with a challenge:

3? + 1? = ?2

Students demonstrated their understanding of 2-digit plus 2-digit addition in order to come up with solutions. Working together, students came up with 30+12, 32+10, and 31+11. After that many were stumped. Children persevered and with that came the joy of success when more and more possible solutions were discovered. As a teacher, it was a pleasure to see smiles reflect the figurative lightbulbs that illuminated in the minds of so many students. Finally, one student thought she had found all the solutions possible, and we organized our answers on the board to see if she was correct.

Our Aquavan visit on Friday was fabulous! Students learned about ocean plants and animals. Children were also inspired to clean up plastics in order to protect our oceans.

A reminder to return permission forms for our upcoming Young People’s Concerts. Soon, a permission form for the Wildlife Park will also be sent home.

On Tuesday afternoon, we will have a performance at the school by the Axé Capoeira Vancouver performance group. The students will enjoy Brazilian music, instruments and dancing!

On Wednesday, April 10 we will have our first Mosaic Sexual Health session in class.

On Thursday May 9, the Kamloops YMCA -YWCA will be celebrating Healthy Kids Day. This free family will take place at the John Tod Y (150 Wood St.) We will be joined by several of our community partners to provide booths featuring fun games and activities for all ages. Inflatable Bounce Castles and Face painting will also be part of the entertainment! Come down to the John Tod Y between 2pm-6pm to join in the fun and enter to win an Annual Family Membership!

www.royalsoccer.com is also open for registration for summer soccer camps. Spring is here and summer will be before we know it!