“My optimism and confidence come not from feeling I'm luckier than other mortals, and they sure don't come from visualizing victory. They're the result of a lifetime spent visualizing defeat and figuring out how to prevent it.
- Chris Hadfield, “An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth” Fish Creek Walk We will be leaving the school at 12:30. Please make sure your child has proper walking shoes. It is supposed to be +23°C tomorrow! Wahoo! But with that, hats and water bottles will be in order. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Orange Shirt Assembly Grade 3s will be leading this assembly, observing children of residential schools and the impact it has had on our First Nations friends and families. The assembly begins at 8:30 am and concludes at 8:50 am. PoWer Hour! PoWer Hour forms have come home today. Please read the information carefully with your child. We did go over what courses/programs are available in class, however it was not in depth. You can access the PoWer Hour webpage from the Prince of Wales school hime page, or clicking on the link below. Students select their 3 favourite courses. Please note that your child’s selection is not ranked in order of preference, just the 3 they would like to get into. Milk Program Milk Forms are due. Last day to order is this Friday, September 29th. First delivery is October 10th. School Fee Form School Form Fee Agreement Forms are due. School Pictures School picture order forms are due October 4th. You can submit your order online, or send it to school and I will pass it on. Our Schedule Music is on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Library is on Wednesdays. 2 books can be taken out (2 at any given time), and they are due 2 weeks after checkout. We do not give due date slips, as to save our beautiful trees. Peruvian Artifacts We are currently studying the country of Peru. If you have any artifacts related to this unit of study that you would be willing to lend to our classroom it would be greatly appreciated. Artifacts could include pictures, dishes, art, paintings, sculptures, toys, books, clothing, tools, jewelry, etc… Students will sketch these artifacts, try to determine what they were used for, as well as how they are similar/different from artifacts here in Canada. Please send items to school with your child with a brief written explanation. It would be helpful if you did not explain details of the artifact to your child, as they will be taking part in the sketching, observation, and inquiry process of the artifact with their classmates. We promise to take extra special care of your personal items! Jacket Racket Coat Drive Grade 6 Students are collecting warm winter coats, toques, snow pants (why that is not a compound word is beyond me), and mittens for children in the K-Gr 12 age range. Please make sure the items are in gently used condition at most before donating. They are collecting items until November 1st. IMPORTANT DATES September 28: Grade 3 Fish Creek walk in the afternoon September 29: Orange Shirt Day - Grade 3s are leading a 20 minute assembly in the morning. October 6: Terry Fox Run November 1: Last day to donate to Jacket Racket OUR DAY 16 days under our belt, 164 days to go! Holy busy beavers, Batman! If we were the beavers in Fish Creek, we would have a lake the size of Texas. You know, when the kidlets are challenged to get their work done, they certainly rise to the occasion. We focused on completing our Orange Shirts reflective writing for the assembly on Friday. We read the story When I Was Eight and Not My Girl, both written by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton. It tells the story of Olemaun, an 8 year-old who wants to go to residential school like her sister, Rosie. Her greatest desire is to read; unfortunately, when she arrives there, she is mistreated. Olemaun, or Margaret as she is called at the school, is determined to read, and so she does so on her own. The students were captivated by this story, and showed great empathy for Olemaun. Many students shared how they would escape, and how unfair it was that she was treated by her teacher. I assured the students I would never do any of those things the teacher in the story did, and I would be right there with them helping them out. We continued to work on our Orange Shirt Reflections. We did a guided event map in preparation for our walk tomorrow in Fish Creek. The is a mapping technique where observations are documented in a wavy, wonky line, with important, or critical, information included. We used the story Chickens Fly the Coop as a prompt. We also explored our math pattern tubs some more. Beginning next week, they will be documenting their learning from the tub activities in their math journals. Soon, they will be seeing patterns EVERYWHERE. We finished the day outside, with the glorious sunshine shining down on us. I can’t wait for tomorrow. Cheerios! Ms Lauf Comments are closed.
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