Sunday, February 23, 2020

Some pictures from our week of Festival du Voyageur.
Singing old songs together 





Some fiddle playing 



Trying pea soup 

Dressing up

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Camp Arnes permission forms and the first deposit was due today. If you have not yet handed this in, please do so as soon as possible. Thank you. 

This week is Festival Week!
If students would like to dress up this week, they are encouraged to do so.
Feb. 18 - wear a toque 
Feb. 19 - wear a flannel shirt
Feb. 20 - wear a sash
Feb. 21 - wear voyageur clothing 

Next week, on Feb. 26, students are encouraged to dress up like a story book character of their choice. They can also bring a diorama, that they made at home, to share with the other students in the school.

Here is an example of what it might look like. This one can be found in the hallway near the office.

The Grade 5/6 students are learning about Black History Month and along with that, reading and studying the novel “Underground To Canada” by Barbara Smucker. The novel takes place in “the Deep South” before slavery was abolished. 



Wednesday, February 5, 2020

On Friday, two grade 5/6 students will be presenting their climate change PowerPoint to the school at 1:00 pm (after the Take Pride Winnipeg Presentation). The grade 5/6 students have taken on a green initiative and will help educate the other students in the school about global climate issues. Each student in the grade 5/6 room will have an opportunity to share their presentation with the school between February and June. 

The grade 5’s & 6’s are learning about the treaties the First Nations Peoples signed and how it effected their people for generations. They are learning about how First Nations peoples moved onto reserves and how they were treated by the government (not being allowed to vote federally until the 1960’s, for example). We are also discussing residential schools, and the impact that forced assimilation had on the First Nations Peoples.

The students are working on memorizing the Ten Commandments in Religion class. There will be a quiz a week from today. 

The Grade 5’s are working on both short & long division. Their memorized multiplication facts are coming in handy now, and they are seeing the benefits of memorizing their facts. 
The Grade 6’s are learning about the relationship between fractions, percentages, ratios and decimals. 

The students are very excited that they’ve earned a PAX Party. They have been so disciplined, responsible and respectful lately! I’ve seen a lot of growth already this year in so many students. The PAX Party will be tomorrow (Thursday). Students are allowed to wear their pajamas, if they want, and to bring a board game if you allow them to.