​The Primary Fun Day events are scheduled for Friday, June 24. We will be participating in fun sporting events such as races and relays outside for the course of the morning. Hats, sunscreen and a water bottle are necessary as we are hoping it will be hot and sunny. In the afternoon K-3 students will have some water fun out on the field. Please send a towel and hat and have your child's bathing suit on under their clothes or in their bag to change into after lunch. A plastic bag to put wet things in might be handy. If your child would like to bring a water gun please have it clearly marked with their name and we will be collecting them in class to hold until the afternoon. There will be buckets of water and a pool to fill water guns in and a shady area to spread out our towels that will be off-limits for water gun usage. The whole day was a huge success and so much fun last year! Come have a blast with the primary students on Friday! 

​A few years ago Mrs. Farber and I had this brilliant (we thought) idea to take our classes to Centennial Park in Westsyde by city bus for the day. We could cover some of our socials curriculum (transportation, bus driver, community) and give the children an experience many of them had not had previously. It was a great idea in theory. We filled out the paper work to obtain our free bus passes and dutifully lined our little Ks up at the bus stop on 8th St to eagerly await the bus. And wait. And wait. And once the bus did arrive we learned that the bus driver had no knowledge of us and the bus was already partly full, making it difficult to accommodate 40 small children and 2 anxious teachers. We found it necessary to triple up in the seats and our children were seated all over, making it hard to keep an eye on them. But they were thrilled! The return trip was much the same, with the added stressor of having to cross 8th St at the lights with tired, dragging children who were not up to walking at the quick march it takes to get across the road before the light changes. Thankfully drivers were patient.
This year calmer heads have prevailed and on Wednesday, June 22, we will be catching the school bus in front of the school for our trip to Centennial Park in Westsyde. We will look at the animals across the street (unfortunately through the fence), maybe feed them some goodies we can buy from a vending machine (the goats are very greedy!), participate in an outdoor activity or two, play on the playground, have our lunch under the trees and splash in the water park for the rest of the afternoon before our return to school at the end of the day. If you would like your child to go through the park sprinklers please have their suit on under their clothes or in their pack and send a towel. Hats and sunscreen and a plastic bag to put wet things into, as well as a substantial lunch, are a good idea. We will catch the return school ​bus at about 2:00. Please join us at the park for a day of fun and adventure!

​In years past we invited our moms for Moms & Muffins to celebrate Mother's Day and our dads for Dads & Donuts to celebrate Father's Day. Of course there were always children who did not have or live with both of their parents, or their special parent was not available to attend, and these days caused the children some distress, although they were welcome to invite any special adult in their life to come. To help alleviate some of the discomfort these celebration days caused for some of our little peeps, we decided to do away with both days and amalgamate them into a Family Day. Sunday, May 15 was International Day of Families for 2022 and in celebration, we made our families a gift.  While drawing their portraits the children told stories about their families and discussed how they were the same or different. They talked about family meals they enjoyed and special events. They giggled over hugs and kisses and bedtime rituals. It truly was a celebration and they were very excited to make a keepsake gift for you. Enjoy!

Hi Families,
We are so excited to go to the Wildlife Park! We will leave the school by bus on Wednesday at 9:00am. We should arrive at the park about 9:30am. We will depart the bus and enter the park and have our snack somewhere close to the main building. We will then divide the children into groups led by an adult. You will have 3-4 children in your group, including your own child.
Mrs. Farber's half of the group will stay at the main building after snack  and at 10:00am will watch a Live Animal presentation. After the presentation we will walk to the train area for a ride then your group will have free time to wander the park and look at animals. We will meet at the playground area to eat lunch at 1pm and play before boarding the bus at 2:00pm.
Mrs. Bowden's half of the group will go to the train area after snack for a ride then wander for a short time near the main building before attending their presentation at 11am. They will have more time to wander the park and see the animals and then will meet at the playground area at 1:00pm to eat lunch and play before boarding the bus at 2:00pm. 
**We will NOT be using the waterpark while we are there. 
**We respectfully request that you do not buy your child things at the concession or gift shop while we are there.
** Dress for the weather -  if it is hot, bring a hat and wear sunscreen - if it is windy/rainy, bring a jacket.

Children whose guardian have indicated they are attending:
Corbin C   Gideon    Seamus    Lucas   Kellen    Simon   Elleisha   Corben S     Willis      Shay    Parker     Jasper    Asher    Beckett    Tristan
We are allowed 4 parents to enter for free as supervisors. If you have a pass for the wildlife park, please use it and let those who don't get in free. 
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If we have missed someone, please let us know.  If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.
Looking forward to a fun day!
Cathy & Amber