The end of the school year is near….

Today, students will be bringing home most of their school belongings.

On Tuesday, students will bring home remaining items and their report cards. School will be dismissed at 11:30.

I am so proud of the students’ achievements this year! The children have reflected on their own learning throughout the year, and their reflection journal will be included in the report card envelope. Take the time to look at this workbook with your child to discover their joys, challenges, accomplishments and goals for grade three.

This summer, the public library’s summer reading is a fabulous, fun way to keep the enjoyment of reading alive throughout the summer. Visit. tnrl.ca

We watched this great video that describes the program this summer.

Enjoy the summer holidays and I look forward to catching up with your child in September!

Mme Harmatuk

Today is National Indigenous People’s Day.

As such, the school started the day with the Welcome Song. During our day, we also learned more about Aboriginal culture.

We talked about the significance of the circle. We see a medicine wheel divided into 4 equal parts. We watched this video about hoop dancing and all the primary classes went outside to tie fabric onto a medicine wheel near the primary playground.

This afternoon, we watched a short animated story in a series called Molly of Denali. She is a girl who lives in Alaska, and each episode teaches an aspect of Indigenous culture. You can search episodes on Youtube if your child is interested in watching more.

Today is a significant day in nature, being the summer solstice. Children have learned about the midnight sun in northern Canada as we have studied the Inuit culture this term. Enjoy your sunshine today!

It’s hard to believe we are nearing the end of grade two!

We are into our final week of home reading. The more children read, the better readers they become! Encourage your child to read daily this week as achievements will still be recognized next Wednesday. Next week, please send all home reading books back to school.

Over the summer, the public library has a reading program anyone can participate in. The library has books in both French and English, so enjoy the summer and keep reading!