"I am honored to be able to tell my story so that others may benefit and understand, and maybe other survivors will feel comfortable enough to share their stories." - Phyllis Webstad, Inspiration for Orange Shirt Day IMPORTANT INFORMATION
PoWer Hour! PoWer Hour Forms are DUE MONDAY, OCTOBER 2. Please read the information carefully with your child.You can access the PoWer Hour webpage from the Prince of Wales school hime page, or clicking on the link below. http://powerhourpow.weebly.com 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. 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 October 2: PoWer Hour Forms are due. October 4: School Picture orders are due. October 6: Terry Fox Run, all morning. November 1: Last day to donate to Jacket Racket. OUR DAY 18 days under our belt, 162 days to go! My heart is full. I feel like that’s all I need to say for today. Full. Full of love, admiration, pride, and respect for the kidlets. They really stepped up to the plate, and hit it out of the park. It takes a ton of courage to stand up in front of an audience and share your words, and courage they had. After assembly, one student asked if we can keep learning stories about residential schools, so we don't forget. Heart. Full. (And I’m not going to lie, some tears in my eyes.) Students had a more relaxing day after the assembly. They had Music with Mrs Dennill (“I like chicken, you like chicken, we like chicken togeeeeethhherrrr…”), and after I began reading the book Frindle, by Andrew Clements, to them while that had snack. After, we looked back on our first day, where we created a Visual Journal title page of our hands, and wrote “10 Things About Me”. Today, we looked at it, and now we are going to add colour! But colour with intention. Each student is referencing different Zentangles, drawing different designs on the background, leaving their hands only with the words. Once they have their designs, they will use pencil crayons and markers to colour them in. The day ended playing Compound Games with our Buddies. I hear the summer is slowing packing it in, so we have to enjoy the short-lived beauty of this time of year. My wish for you this weekend is to venture out into nature and watch the shimmer and sparkle of the dandelion-yellow poplar leaves against our deep Alberta blue sky. It truly is breathtaking. Cheerios! Ms Lauf
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