Hi Div. 2!
I miss teaching you! I hope you have been enjoying the few hints of nice weather we have had this week. I am trying to get outside more often, even just for walks around my neighbourhood, to get fresh air and watch the signs of spring.
This post is an update on a few important things, and an update on what I have been doing while at home.
Firstly, the school business:
- If you have had trouble logging into student email accounts, we are reviewing log ins and passwords to make sure students have access as soon as possible. I will send emails to parents to confirm log ins and passwords as soon as I have the updated information. Thank you for your patience!
- School activities will begin next Monday. It will not be expected that you do a full day of school work, but we will ease into academics as we learn how to do learning from home together.
- Currently, students will not have access to the school building to pick up supplies, unless they are essential items (ie: medicine, EpiPen, or electronic technology).
- As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please email me at mairi.anderson@burnabyschools.ca .
Secondly, this is what I have been doing to keep busy:
With my free time during Spring Break, I began preparing for a small garden plot in my back yard. It does not look like much right now, but I have started tomato, kale, and arugula seedlings inside to transplant when they have grown strong enough. I will also be planting basil, radicchio, lettuce, spinach, and corn. Oh! Also some wildflowers to help pollinators like bees and butterflies have food to eat too. I am very excited for these seeds to sprout up!
Keeping in touch with friends and family is different right now, since we cannot meet in person. However, I have been making phone calls and video chats with my pals, parents and grandmother. It is so good to be able to visit virtually.
I have also been getting back into art practice. I am enjoying sketching small things around my house, or even using my hands as models! Artists often sketch their hands, since they are always with them and can be challenging models in many different positions.
I recently discovered a series of forest trails near my house. I have been going on walks and runs around the trails to keep at least a little active. My bike has not received as much attention from me as regularly.
I have also been reading a lot more than usual. Do you remember my Term 2 goal to read at least 30 minutes every day? Well, I am certainly reading more than that most days now! I finished a long book I started in January, but now am looking for a new book to read. Do you have any suggestions of your favourite books? Let me know in the comments.
That’s all I have to update you on right now. What have you been up to? I would love to read about your Spring Break, and what activities you have found to do at home! Send me an email or write in the comments section below.
I’ll be in touch soon!