Tuesday, June 1

 Hi parents,

Well, somehow we've officially made it to June - honestly of all years, I would've expected this one to really drag on, but it actually seemed to go by really fast. Does anyone else feel like that?

We had a great day today. The students had Music in the morning, and wrote about their 'happy places'. We learned about three different types of communities: Rural, Urban, and Suburban. We talked about the characteristics of each of these communities, and thought of a few examples too. The students drew pictures and wrote sentences to show their understanding of these concepts (but I think it could probably use some review tomorrow!)

Some students who finished early got to experiment with 3-D shape nets. I thought it might be helpful for students to practice cutting out and gluing shapes together, because that will be a big part of our boat building project. On that note - we'll probably start building the boats tomorrow, so please send in bottles / cans if you haven't already! 

In the afternoon, we did Daily 5, practiced spelling, went to gym, and had a fire drill. 

Upcoming Dates:

Thursday, June 3: Beach Day!

The class earned 20 helping hearts for good behaviour during lunch, so they've won a special celebration day. Typically this would be a PJ Day, but since it's supposed to be 32 degrees on Thursday, we thought it would be better if they wore light, summery vacation clothes. Students can also bring a stuffy to school if they like.

Friday, June 4: Orange Shirt Day

We will be having another Orange Shirt Day this Friday in light of the recent tragic news around the Residential School in Kamloops. The focus of this day will be honouring diversity and supporting indigenous culture in Canada. We will focus on the positive steps we can take moving forward, rather than on the tragic events of the past, and talking about Residential Schools at an age-appropriate level (just as we did for our earlier Orange Shirt Day).

Wednesday, June 23: Talent Show!

Please see the previous post for more information.

Have a nice evening!

Zac