​Mrs. Farber and myself are planning an AWESOME (!) Fresh Air Friday for Friday, June 8, but the river is too high to go down and explore. FAF will take place outside at the school and will involve gadgets and contraptions. But we need your help collecting a few things. We would like a few defunct small appliances (or big ones if you are willing to transport to and from the school) that the children can dismantle. Toasters, blenders, mixers, alarm clocks, stereos, etc. We have some tools the children can use as well to help them in their deconstruction of these items. Thanks in advance for your help.

As I was looking at the calendar and filling in dates, I was taken aback to realize that we have just over one month of school left this year. How did that happen? We have plenty of activities to fill up the time- field trips, assemblies, Fresh Air Fridays and, of course, our regular curriculum stacked on top. I often begin to feel a bit anxious this time of year as I think of how much more I want to share with the children. And although we will do tons of learning these last few months, I never seem to feel 'finished' (although I might feel like it by the end of June). There is always something else I would like to help Team Awesome discover or get them excited about. Of course, their formal learning has just begun and they will have plenty of other opportunities to embrace the excitement and I will start all over again with a new group in the fall so technically, we will not be finished even though this school year will soon be.​

• Monday, May 28 is the first day of the Scholastic Book Fair and it concludes on Thursday, May 31. See posters for schedule.
• Mrs. Garbutt from the City of Kamloops will be joining us again on Tuesday, May 29 for a presentation on worm composting.
• Orientation for the new Kindergarten students is the afternoon of Tuesday, May 29 and a substitute teacher will be in for part of the afternoon.
• The RCMP will be sponsoring a Bike Rodeo the morning of Wednesday, May 30 from 9:00-11:00. We will start with an assembly in the gym and then those children with bicycles will participate in the bike rodeo. If you would like your child to participate, ensure they have their bike, a helmet and a lock for their bike that morning.
• Our last Scholastic book orders for this year went home this week and are due back Wednesday, May 30.
• Don't forget about Bert Edwards' Egg Glider Fun Thursday, May 31, 1:00pm. Please see previous post for details.
• A reminder that the Scholastic Free Book Coupons Team Awesome received from me in their Christmas cards expire on June 30. Please order a book using the coupon before then.
• Permission forms for both our Learn To Fish trip to Paul Lake on Monday, June 4 and our 2 June gymnastics lessons at TCC went home last week. Please note that both have a fee.
• There will be no Family Projects for June. Our schedule is so busy I'm not sure we'd have time to share them.
• We are down to 12 pairs of scissors from 26. If you find a pair at home could you please send them back. Thank you.
• Don't forget to send us any small, broken appliances you might have lying around for our June FAF activities on June 8.
• The BEST May newsletter can be found here.
• May sight words are: are, her, him, how, out, play, this, when, your. Please feel free to practice them at home.

Go forth and Be Awesome!

​Bert Edwards Egg Glider Fun  Thursday May 31, 1:00pm
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 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.
Rules:

1. Students may enter individually or with a partner or as a small group.
2. Parental assistance is appreciated but not required.
3. The egg must be visible. We want to see if it breaks or not.
4. The device must be able to be lifted one handed and launched one handed
5. Students will not launch their own glider
6. Glider must not be bigger than 2 feet by 2 feet
7. No motor of any sort may be added

How to win:
Build a beautiful, elegant and very effective egg glider that flies. There will not be prizes or measurements. We will just take pride in our achievement.    

Please ensure your glider has your name on it. They will be picked up at our classroom in the morning by a grade 5 student and returned to you with an egg in it at the gliding event. If you would like to join us, we will be outside watching the gliders perform at about 1:00.

​​Don't forget that Friday is our Jump Rope 4 Heart afternoon. The children were sent home with envelopes for fundraising two weeks ago and they needed to be turned into the office this week. If you still have your child's envelope, please send it to the school by Friday at the latest. We will be spending the afternoon outside on the field so please dress the children appropriately- hats, sunscreen and water bottles are a good idea if it looks like it will be warm. We will participate in six or so stations that involve jumping in some way, shape or form so expect Team Awesome to come home tired. You are more than welcome to join us for the afternoon. Events begin at 1:00ish. See you Friday!