Division 10's News of the Week

Good morning everyone!!
What a lovely morning. The sky is blue and all the blossoms in my neighbourhood are in full bloom.
The whites of the plum trees, the pinks of the cherry blossom trees and the yellows of the Forsythia. It is absolutely stunning!
I wanted to write this blog early to send you some pictures of our owl visit.
Because I had a flash on my camera I could not take any of the actual owl...but I know that a few parents did so I will forward them once they are sent to me.
Our Owl presentation was AMAZING!
First off the children from both our class and Ms. Jung's class were soooo well behaved. They had to sit on the carpet for 90 minutes without wiggling (especially when we had the two birds in). Jen the presenter from OWL led us with a very engaging presentation for 60 minutes. She brought in different feathers, bones and pictures for the children to see. She was amazing and I think that all the children will now want to go to the Open house that will be held in April. I know I would like to see this area first hand myself. After her talk to us she first brought in a Falcon and then the Owl (and I totally cannot remember their names at all, but ask your child as their memory for details is incredible). The falcon was found 14 years ago in Hope. It was smuggled in from Mexico and then was released because of course it could not be cared for and then it got really sick. So Owl has been caring for him for the last 14 years. You should see the bond that he had with Jen. It was amazing.
Then they brought in the Barred Owl. She was sooo beautiful ( I dont have her picture). She was rescued three years ago from an area in Maple Ridge. She was hit by a car and her wing was broken. Apparently it was soo damaged that they will never be able to release her into the wild kingdom again. What a beautiful specimen though. The children were enamored. AFter the presentation Jen said she has never worked or presented to a better audience than ours. So thank you boys and girls for being so wonderful!

Before I post the pictures some reminders:
1) This Wednesday is Anti-bullying day. We are encouraging everyone to wear PINK. If you have no pink, then if you are looking for an Anti-bullying teeshirt, they are selling them at London Drugs.

2) On Wednesday...busy Wednesday....We will have an author visit for the entire school in the morning 9 am till 10 am...(a notice was sent home). Then after recess there will be our Pink Day assembly...we will/should see a sea of pink. After lunch there will be a play ...it is called HAMELIN and it is an Axis Theatre presentation. It is a play about bullying. It is live theater and we are very lucky to have them coming to our school.

3) On Thursday it is our skating day. As per usual, please send all the gear for our afternoon skating. I think that I am short 3 spots for children if anyone can help out. Please let me know.

I think that is it for now.
Enjoy this stellar day!
Teri