Is it snowing again??? It is here on the North Shore, the mountains look absolutely beautiful, I hope everyone is going to go and have fun in the snow while it is here. On that note, with the rain and the snow it is soo important to have indoor shoes to change in and out of. When they come in from the outdoors they need to put on some dry shoes, and then when they go out...on goes their outdoor shoes. It is a great time for them all to practice their shoe tying skills! Even if it hurts their little bellies to do so....inside joke with Ben and myself!
This Friday I got to see many of the families from Bayview at the gala. What an amazing event!! The decorations were outstanding, the items up for auctions were wonderful, the food was fantastic and the auctioning of our platter.....intense! Our platter finally went to Annie's grandpa who apparently was moved to tears when he excitedly got the platter. Congratulations to him. It was definitely a beautiful platter! Thank you to everyone who helped with the Gala and contributed their time, their energy and the stuff that they donated for our gift basket. I think our gift basket raised a considerable sum. If you didn't get to go this year, remember this date for next year. It was fantastic!!
Last Wednesday we celebrated our Pink Shirt Day. It was wonderful to see the sea of pink in our classroom. We spent a lot of time talking about the symbolism of the Pink Shirt as well as writing, reading and then attending an assembly on it. Mr. T talked about committing to kindness and acceptance not just on Pink Day, but everyday. Our class also agreed that we would always try very hard to accept people for who they are and what they are like in the inside...not for what they wear and how they look on the outside. Did you know we have an amazing room of really nice children!! Kudos to all you parents!!
This Friday we will have another special assembly. It will be held at 9:25 in the gym. At this assembly Mayor Gregor Robertson will be there to speak about homelessness. Ms. Bailey's class has been doing an extensive study on the homelessness with many activities and random acts of kindness. They will be doing some presentations as well during this assembly. Parents are invited to attend.
Finally, this Thursday will be our final skating day. I am soooo impressed by the children's love of skating and of their increased confidence and ability with this sport. So many of the children have wanted to learn to skate so that they could be involved in the hockey game at the end of the arena. And touch wood...we have only had a few minor injuries! We have had more smiles that tears! Thank you in advance for everyone who has been able to drive during these field trips. Without your assistance, we could not do these fun activities.
I will be posting a bunch of pictures of skating for everyone to enjoy!
With that,
enjoy the rest of your snowy Sunday and I will see you at school on Monday!
Teri
You got some great photos! Thanks for the updates :)
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