Archive forJune, 2012
Jun
26
The Last Full Day
June 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Today was the last full day of our school year. It was filled with excitement, but also a little bit of sadness. We often celebrate the end of the school year, as in a verse from the poem School’s Out by William Henry Davies: Girls scream, Boys shout; Dogs bark, School’s out. I get the [...]
Jun
25
Mural Update
June 25, 2012 | 3 Comments
I have mentioned the mural project for the inner courtyard in previous posts, and I figured that it is time for an update. A quick recap of what we have done so far. Teachers focused lessons on colours and different elements of a picture (composition, shapes, etc.) and taught them to each class. Different grade [...]
Jun
24
Getting Ready To Say Goodbye
June 24, 2012 | 2 Comments
Tomorrow is our Farewell Assembly for our grade 7′s. The class of 2012 are ready to spread their wings and go off to High School. We wish them luck. Every year at this time I work on my farewell address to the grade 7 class. I sometimes quote Dr. Seuss – “Don’t’ cry because it’s [...]
Jun
14
Bike Show Today
June 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Have your children come home talking about our assembly? If not, ask them about our trail riders assembly today. Jeff Anderson and Steve Dickin are professional trials riders and together they make up Trialsstars. They entertained our primary students with their skills from 1:00 to 2:00, and then the intermediates at 2:00 pm. In addition [...]
