A unique Easter tradition in Hungary is the sprinkling of women with parfume or cologne on Easter Sunday. Men and older boys get up early in the morning and visit girls and women in their families (they are supposed to arrive when women are still sleeping) and sometimes even walk from house to house to visit strangers in the neighbourhood and sprinkle scented water (parfume) on their heads. According to tradition this keeps women beautiful until next Easter. They usually recite a "sprinkling poem" and ask for permission to sprinkle the ladies. Some fun-loving (and brave) men sometimes use a bucket of cold water instead of perfume. In return for the sprinkling women give the men hand painted eggs, home-made cake, a shot of liquor and even money. Who knew?!?
And if you are out and about this long Easter weekend, check out the events at the Kamloops Wildlife Park.

• ​​Please return library books by next Thursday for exchange. 
• There will be no school Easter Monday, April 2.
• April's Family Project (kite and tail) is due Friday, April 6.
• Friday, April 6 is Day of Sucwentwec and we will have an assembly. The K classes will be performing a dance and you are welcome to join us.
• There is also a PAC sponsored pizza lunch on Friday, April 6 and we will have a Fresh Air Friday.
• We will start new Buddy Bags in April.
• Please sign and return the report card envelope for our last reporting period of the year.
• Mark your calendar for the 4th annual Meet The Machine on April 21 at the Kamloops Pow Wow Grounds.
• The BEST March newsletter can be found here.
• March sight words are: because, fun, have, jump, make, why. Please feel free to practice them at home. 

Go forth and enjoy Easter!

​Don't forget to send 2 hard boiled in-shell eggs with your child for Thursday, March 29 so we can dye them as part of our Easter activities. A hard-sided container to transport them in is a good idea so they don't get crushed/ cracked. Some of the children will elect to eat them for lunch and some will decide to take them home.

• ​​Please return library books by next Thursday for exchange. 
• April's Family Project (kite and tail) is due Friday, April 6.
• We will start new Buddy Bags in April.
• During the week of March 26-29 BEST PAC will be selling Purdy's chocolate bars for $2 outside the school office during break times and after school.
• PAC is sponsoring a Pizza Day on Friday, April 6. Orders are due to the office by Thursday, March 29.
• ​Hot lunch orders for April were due to the office today.
• Please send 2 boiled eggs with your child for Thursday, March 29. We will be participating in Easter activities with Mrs. Farber's class on that day.
• Report cards came home with your child today. Please sign and return the envelope for our last reporting period of the year.
• The BEST March newsletter can be found here.
• March sight words are: because, fun, have, jump, make, why. Please feel free to practice them at home. 

Go forth and enjoy Spring Break!