—Hugh MacKay, author of The Good Life
- Please return library books by Tuesday for exchange.
- We have a fire drill on Monday, May 17.
- Monday, May 17 BEST is celebrating Rainbow Day. A notice came home explaining the purpose of the day. Let's dress in our brightest colours!
- BEST will participate in Jump Rope For Heart activities on Thursday, May 20. A fundraising package came home this week. Please return by May 20 at the latest
- Friday, May 21 is a non-instructional day so Team Awesome will have an extra long weekend.
- Monday, May 24 is Victoria Day. Enjoy!
- Lunch orders for June are due to the office by Tuesday, May 25.
- PAC Pizza orders are due back by Friday, May 28 with pizza eaten on Friday, June 4.
- Friday, May 28 is a possible Fresh Air Friday but due to the high water at the river we will be staying on school grounds.
- BEST will host a Wheels Week from Tuesday, May 25 to Friday, May 28. Team Awesome can bring bikes on Thursday, May 27 and scooters or skateboards on Friday, May 28. A notice will come home that has an expression of interest portion so we can plan accordingly. Please return by Wednesday, May 19.
- There will be no Sharing Project for June as we often run short on time to share them all.
- We have a number of field trips planned for June. A fishing trip to Paul Lake on Friday, June 4, a visit to the Wildlife Park on Monday, June 14 and an all day trip to Isobel Lake on Thursday, June 24. More info and permission forms will be coming soon (if not today).
- Kamloops Exploration Group (KEG) is hosting this Virtual Scavenger Hunt that will take you to interesting places around Kamloops, BC, Canada. Learn how you can participate.
- Western Canada Theatre Company's ever-popular Stage One Summer Theatre Camps for Young People are open for registration, and there's still time to get your early-bird discount, but you'd better register soon because some classes are already almost full. Register before May 31st for a $30 Early-Bird Discount.
- Scholastic digi-flyers for May can be found here.
- The BEST newsletter can be found here.
- Check out what Mrs. Phillips is doing with Team Awesome here.
- May sight words are: are, her, him, how, out, play, this, when, your. If a word comes up repeatedly in our studies we will sometimes add it to our words for the month. Please feel free to practice them at home.