A FOND FAREWELL from Room 13

Memories of Room 13

Here are some of our favorite memories from this year:

Meeting new friends.
Measuring the length of the hall.
When I met my best friends.
Talking with my friends about school.
Playing on the playground.
Being in class with friends from preschool.
Making my first ever friend.
My favorite thing was Math.
When we went to Bowness park and had so much fun.
Karate was awesome. 
I liked the Hip Hop program.
Playing with people.
When they came and taught us Lacrosse.

Ms. Betty's ultimate memory was waving goodbye to the butterflies with Room 6.
And oh yes, when we sang Happy Birthday to the last butterfly to hatch.  It was beautiful!

A very safe and happy summer to all!
See you in the Fall!

:)

Room 13 Buddy Butterfly Art

Room 13 and Room 11 got together today for their last buddy session.  
We had lots of fun working with water, Mr. Sketch markers and coffee filters!
We drew designs on the coffee filters, then we used a eye dropper to add water and then we watched the colors spread out and mix into beautiful art!  After they dried, we folded them up using an accordion fold.  With a pipe cleaner we made antennas and then a beautiful butterfly circle on our rug.  It was a fun activity to welcome the coming summer holidays.  We are going to miss our buddies in Room 11.

Room 13 - Fish for the Summer

If you would like to look after a well behaved Siamese Fighting Fish over the summer, please email Ms. Betty.  Strike would love to spend his summer holidays with your family.  He only needs a weekly water change, and comes with his own food.  He promises to be very entertaining with his little pouty mouth and the tiny crunching noises he makes (yes, underwater!) when he eats his pellets.  He will be relieved not to spend the time with Ms. Betty's cats who found him very intriguing when he was staying there last time and even drank from his bowl when Ms. Betty was not looking!

Please email Ms. Betty if you would like to arrange to take Strike home for the holidays!

Reminders: Sports Day tomorrow - Tuesday

Reminders for this week....

There is a lot on - an email was sent out Friday with details about the end of the year, report cards etc.  Please refer to this for all the details!

In brief, a few things to remind you of....

Tomorrow is Sport Day!
Teachers have planned many fun, outdoor activities for students to celebrate the end of the year.
Please ensure your child comes to school dressed for the weather, with a hat and sunscreen on if it is to be sunny, and appropriate outdoor footwear so they may enjoy the activities.  Activities will run from 9:30 to approximately 11:30.  Fingers crossed for sunshine!

Wednesday afternoon, division one students will be watching "A Bugz Life" in the gym.
Students may bring a pillow/blanket, if clearly labelled.  No pyjamas please.

Last day of school is Thursday - it is a short day with 1:20 dismissal.

Gotcha Ticket Day - Tomorrow!

Tomorrow (Friday, June 21) we will be having our Gotcha Ticket Day. This is a day to celebrate a year's worth of Gotcha Tickets students have received for being safe, caring, welcoming and respectful. Students have planned a day of fun and educational activities including art, games, a video, and active movement. You should have received an email with more details about these activities.

We forgot to mention in the email that students are also welcome to wear pajamas and bring board games to play! Please label any games or stuffed animals that are sent to school to ensure they go home with the right student.

We look forward to a fun day of learning and celebrating an awesome year together.

A Library Visit and Lobster Traps

Today Rooms 6 &13 enjoyed a visit to Nosehill Library where we met Maureen, one of the librarians.
She gave us lots of information about the library and the programs it offers during the summer months. 
Students are coming home with a handout called the "Ultimate Summer Challenge" - please look in your child's backpack for information on the prizes offered and how to sign up. 

We learned about some amazing programs at the library, including one where you an read to puppies!  Another one investigates owls and owl pellets.  There are also some program for those enthusiastic about computers and coding.  Check it out!

After lunch, we all worked on creating pipe cleaner lobsters for our lobster traps we made yesterday.  Having learned in Social Studies that lobsters and fish are very important to jobs and industry for the people living on the East Coast, we were excited to see our creations of sea creatures come to life.

Home Reading Books

If you have any home reading or classroom books at home, we are sorting and compiling classroom sets in preparation for the end of the year.  Please look around at home and send home any books that you may still have.  Thanks so much!