Wednesday

Hi parents,

We had another good day today! All around it has just been an exceptionally good week for our class. Everyone is getting along, working hard, and staying relatively calm.

In the morning, we had our third One World Drumming session, and the students worked on their most complicated drum pattern yet. This time, half of the students were maintaining a steady beat, while the other half played something more intricate. It sounded pretty good I think, for a band comprised solely of drummers.

We had an in-depth discussion about bullying and Pink Shirt day today. The students and I shared personal experiences with bullying, and talked about the approaches we can take if we see it happening. We also talked about how just because someone says or does something that makes you feel upset, that doesn't make that person a bully - people make mistakes, and sometimes, that means unintentionally hurting another person's feelings. In situations like that, it's important to just talk things through and apologize. One of the most interesting conversations we had was about why people might bully others. I talked to the students about how often, bullies have been bullied in the past, and that's why they feel they can treat other people the way they were treated. It ended up being a 20 minute discussion, and it seemed like everyone in the class was listening pretty attentively - I hope I was able to give them some meaningful advice! Thankfully, at Lake Bonavista School, bullying is incredibly rare, and it's not typically something kids have to worry about. :)

One World Drumming Sharing 

There will be a sharing celebration for all students who have been participating in One World Drumming this week on Thursday February 27 at 1:00 pm:

• PM Kindergarten
• Rooms 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 16

Parents and Guardians are welcome to attend. There will be limited seating available.  Each classes performance will be approximately 5 minutes long.

Thank you to the Lake Bonavista School Council for making this possible!

Because Friday is a PD Day, our Spelling Quiz will also be tomorrow!

Have a nice night,

Zac