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Centennial Park

19/6/2017

 
Last year 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 stresso​r 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 21, we will be catching the school bus in front of the school at about 10:00 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!), have our lunch under the trees and splash in the water park for the rest of the afternoon before our return 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 (last year a parent forgot and the little guy went in his undies). Hats and sunscreen and a plastic bag to put wet things into are a good idea. We will catch the return bus at about 2:00. Please join us at the park.

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    ​Mrs. Farber

    We have taught many grades, including high school, but LOVE teaching primary.

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