Division 10's News of the Week

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!
I send you all a big X and O!!! Enjoy the day and each other!!

We have a busy and very interesting week planned. I think the children will be having a lot of fun and learning a lot of different things this week. I will be stressing to the children that they must be accountable for their own behaviours even if we are doing many fun activities. It is easy for me to plan lots of fun events if their behaviour is appropriate and acceptable...please discuss this with your child.

Here is our week:
Monday:
On Monday Nikoo (our Spec teacher) will be coming in after recess to do a lesson on worms and the importance of composting. We will look at worms, touch worms, and build a compost together...we however will not be keeping the compost in our classroom this year as Nikoo will be taking it back to her own work.
After lunch we will be having our Valentine's Party. We will begin with our DEAR...drop everything and read, make our card bags, then deliver our cards...if you are making and bringing cards...please ensure (in the spirit of friendship) that all children receive a card. After we will have some snacks...if you want to send something it's fine...if you don't it's fine as well.

On Wednesday Sarah, my drama volunteer, will be coming in to do Yoga with the children. Sarah just finished a one month course and is excited to do some stretching and breathing exercises with the children. This will be our second time doing Yoga with Sarah. The children very much enjoyed doing the fun poses. Some children required some reminders of having self-control and being mindful so as not to wreck it for the others.

On Thursday we will have students from Kits High school coming to spend the afternoon with our children. They high school students are part of a drama club and they are coming to do an activity that sounds like so much fun. They will develop a script with small groups of four students...then they will tape the audio portion of what the young children will say...then their goal is to lip sync what the children are saying while being video taped themselves...it sounds confusing...but if you want to see something similar go to....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsRk0TXYXuA&list=PLDFD0284A5DA24371&index=157
If this doesnt come through google Kid Snippets...the salesman...it is hilarious. Once again, because of the "fun" aspect of this activity, I am counting on SELF CONTROL....we want to have fun without causing behavioural problems for the high school students. Once the videos are made...they will send me a copy so that we can watch it...maybe we will have a viewing party. I will keep you informed!

Finally on Friday...Friday afternoon is our last skating session. I have been so amazed by the skaters and their ability, their attitude and their drive. Thank you to all the parents who have volunteered to drive and have fun with us!
Friday evening brings us to our GALA night. Again, a big thank you to everyone who donated things for our basket...it is a wonderful basket and I for one will be putting in a bid for it. It is a foodies dream basket!! I hope to see everyone at the gala. I have had so much fun there in the past years and know that Kelly and her dream team have put together an amazing event for all of us.
Our platter is beautiful...one of our nicest to date (I might say that every year, but it really is beautiful!!)If you can not make it to the gala and you would like to put in a pre-bid to me, then you are more than welcome. What usually is done is you give me your top bid that you will go to and I will bid for you...and maybe you will be the lucky recipient of our platter. It is in the hallway glass cupboard outside of the library.

Now with all that...we will still be busy with our reading, writing and arithmetic!! So , if your child comes home and is exhausted...now you will know why!!!
Some pictures for your viewing pleasure!!
Have a great day.
teri