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Oviparous Animals

31/5/2016

 

The Week In Photos

29/5/2016

 

Friday Housekeeping

29/5/2016

 
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If you haven't already heard, we received our teeny tiny Painted Lady caterpillars on Wednesday after the children had left. The company sent more caterpillars than ordered and after dividing up the others, I took what was left and put them into one clear plastic container the children could see through. Unfortunately, I realized that not only was the container too small to support that many caterpillars when they grew larger but there wasn't enough food for all of them. What to do? Have you seen the movie Sophie's Choice with Meryl Streep? I decided to sacrifice some so the others could survive but I couldn't bear to just throw them in the garbage so I put the baby caterpillars back into the original container which had a smidgeon of food in it and hoped nature would take care of it for me overnight. Unfortunately, (fortunately?) the caterpillars were still wiggling when Team Awesome arrived Thursday morning so I presented them with my dilemma and asked for some ideas. Ordering more food wouldn't work but someone suggested we find out what they eat in nature. So we did that. Apparently thistles are the Painted Lady's food of choice so we decided we would look for some to bring in. As I type this on Thursday evening I have a feeling that thistles or no, Mother Nature will have taken this option away from us by Friday morning but I was amazed (as usual) how great the children were coming up with a logical plan for a real-life dilemma.
  • Seth loves his paper binder and Keyton showed us his turtle necklace.
  • Monday is our library book exchange day next week, although Ms. Kipp will not be here. We will have one more book exchange for the year after this one.
  • There will be no Family Project for June as I am anticipating we will have very little time to share them.
  • Scholastic book orders went home today and are due Friday, June 3.
  • Tuesday, May 31, we have Reading Buddies with Mrs. Weber's class.
  • Wednesday, June 1, we will spend the morning at the Big Little Science Centre. If you have not already returned the permission slip, please get them to me by Tuesday at the latest.
  • Thursday, June 2, both myself and Mrs. Farber will have a sub as we will be making a presentation at the Grube about our Build It Bin to the School Board and Trustees (Yikes!).
  • Dental screenings will also be Thursday, June 2.
  • Friday, June 3, is Cultural Day at BEST and a number of grade 5 classes from other schools will be joining us. If there is room Team Awesome will be attending some of the stations so please send a hat.
  • There will be a Scholastic Book Fair in the library from Monday, June 6, to Thursday, June 9.
  • If you find any school scissors around at home please send them back to school.
  • Thank you to Gideon and his family for the beautiful iris blossom.
Go forth and Be Awesome!



June Calendar

27/5/2016

 

Measuring Capacity

26/5/2016

 

Train Day

22/5/2016

 

Friday Housekeeping

20/5/2016

 
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  • Ella loves her white recorder and Alexandra showed us her purple sunglasses.
  • Tuesday is our library book exchange day next week.
  • Monday, May 23, is Victoria Day so Team Awesome will get an extra day at home.
  • Thursday, May 26, is our BEST Egg Launch competition. Details were sent home last week via a notice and posted on the blog. We will be heading outside on Thursday afternoon to test all of the egg gliders. Good luck!
  • Friday, May 27, Mrs. Farber and I will be welcoming next year's Kindergarteners so Team Awesome will have a substitute teacher for the morning.
  • There will be no Family Project for June as I am anticipating we will have very little time to share them.
  • April sight words learned: what  make  some  of  this  not  his  get
  • May sight words introduced: him  out  want  day  because  your  her  there
  • If you find any school scissors around at home please send them back to school.
  • Thank you to Ciara and her family for the book donation to our class library.
Go camping and Be Awesome!

The Week In Photos

20/5/2016

 

New North Shore Community Policing Office Now Open To the Public

18/5/2016

 
Kamloops, B.C. – The new North Shore Community Policing Office is now open for business! A joint partnership between the City of Kamloops and the RCMP, the new office is located centrally on the North Shore at 915 – 7th Street in the old Kamloops Kia building.
 The Kamloops North Shore has been serviced by a community policing office since 2000. The previous Community Policing Office was located at 789 Fortune Drive. The new office is considerably larger in size and in staffing numbers. Twelve full time RCMP officers, up to five full time City of Kamloops staff, and up to 70 volunteers will be working out of the new office.
 “The new Community Policing Office will better serve our community by providing the opportunity for more comprehensive services to be offered on the North Shore,” commented Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar.
 In addition to providing general duty policing, the Community Policing Office will offer the following services and programs to the public:
  • Police Information Checks
  • Civilian Digital Fingerprinting (coming summer 2016)
  • Chauffeur Permit Applications
  • Auxiliary Constable Program
  • Crime Prevention Section
    • Community Policing and Community Safety Initiatives
      • Citizens on Patrol
      • Neighbourhood Watch
      • Car 40 Program
      • Restorative Justice
      • School Liaison Officer
      • Speed Watch
"We are excited and very much looking forward to moving into the new North Shore Community Policing Office," states Supt Brad Mueller. "Policing today is all about forming partnerships and working with the community. In partnership with the City of Kamloops, the new office will provide greater opportunities for us to deliver on our crime prevention and community safety programs and enhance service delivery especially to those citizens living on the North Shore."
 The North Shore Community Policing office has a considerably different purpose than the Kamloops RCMP detachment located at 560 Battle Street. The detachment is responsible for the operational side of policing in Kamloops and area, with approximately 120 RCMP officers and approximately 65 municipal staff working out of this location.  It also houses the City’s jail cells. The Community Policing Office provides a more direct link between the community and the RCMP, working directly with community partners to focus on crime prevention and awareness to meet the needs of the community and to help make our community safer. 
 The office is open Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Drop by to see how the staff may help you or to find out how you can get involved and volunteer in your neighbourhood.

Egg Gliders Thursday May 26

17/5/2016

 
.Are you willing to join in? Bert Edwards Egg Glider Fun, Thursday May 26, 1:00pm

All students are invited to enter this fun event on their own, with a group or with a parent. All you have to do is build a glider at home that carries a raw egg. Find a way to prevent an egg from breaking while also travelling as far as possible. Choose the materials, make your plan and have some fun.

Entry forms cost 25c and are available from your teacher starting Tuesday May 17.

Rules:
Students may enter individually or with a partner or as a small group.
Parental assistance is appreciated but not required.
The egg must be visible. We want to see if it breaks or not.
The device must be able to be lifted one handed and launched one handed.
No motor of any sort may be added.
Please put your names on it.

There are 2 ways to get points:
The distance travelled by the glider multiplied by 2
Your egg does not break: 10 points   
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