Category: Field Trips

Div. 8 Vancouver Art Gallery Field Trip    Wednesday November 7^th, 2018

Please have your child at the school at 8:15 (Bring your compass card if you have one that is loaded with at least $5 for the return trip)

We plan to get the bus on Gilmore up to Hastings then transfer to the 95 to Burrard Station. We will then walk to the Art Gallery.

Please send a bag lunch, snack and water bottle. Those on the hot lunch program will be provided with a bag lunch.

Please dress for the weather.  Coats, umbrellas, lunches and back packs will be safely stowed away while we tour the art gallery and participate in hands on activities.

• Cash and electronics will not be the responsibility of the teacher or parent volunteers.
• Please call the office by 8:10 if your child is sick and won’t be coming

Thanks

Mrs. Cramb/ Mrs. Wong Reinhardt

Our guest blogger today is Isobel

Today was a fun day for div. 3. We started our day with a book called ”Shin- chi’s Canoe.”  It was about some First Nations children who had to go to a residential school. It was very sad because their experience at school sounded terrible, nothing like school today. In the book, Shin-chi and his older sister Shi Shi Etko must go to residential school again. Chin-chi has never been to residential school before. Before the children leave, they ask their father for a dug out canoe. He also gives Shi Shi Etko a small canoe as a little keepsake.Before they get to the school, Shi Shi Etko gives Chin-chi the canoe. At school Chin-chi cannot talk to his sister. He makes a new friend, and together they steal food because they are so hungry. Chin-chi often visits the river because he knows that when the Sock eye salmon return, it is time to go home. One day he floats the canoe down the river because he knows that it will get home. My class was very confused by this because that canoe was very special to him. Maybe he thought that the canoe would remind his family of him. Finally, the Sock-eye salmon returned and it was time for him to go home. He was greeted by lots of hugs, and their dad was in the workshop finishing off their very own dug-out canoe! Some observations my class made were ”Maybe the canoe was a symbol of the culture she needed to keep hidden” which is a big thought because I think that was a key point in the story.   by Isobel

We also had a guest with us today, Val from the YAP (Young Actors Project).  She taught us some drama skills. Ask your child what they got to act out and what they learned!

Reminder we are going to Wildplay in Maple Ridge next Wednesday .

Some of you still need to complete the online waiver and return your permission slips.

Remember, Monday is a pro-D day for the teachers. Have a great long weekend!

Division 3 had the best ever field trip on Monday April 20. We went to the Vancouver Aquarium. We saw many interesting displays about animals and their habitats including those believed to be endangered species. The highlights also included seeing a 4-D movie about sea monsters from long ago. Many thanks to parent leaders for their help keeping us safe, and to TranLink for providing free bus passes for the entire class for the day! We were the lucky recipients of a field trip draw in the fall.

Here is the question for you to answer by clicking on the “comment” icon and writing me a letter :

Do you think wild animals should be kept in captivity in places like the aquarium? Explain why or why not.

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Just a reminder that you have Young People’s Concert first thing tomorrow morning.  Make sure you are at school at 8:55.  We will do attendance and then get on the bus.  You will be seeing a show by an amazing “Hoop Dancer”.

We will have a few guest bloggers tomorrow to tell us about the show.

We will also be having a guest in our classroom tomorrow. She will be coming to lead our learning about reconciliation and Aboriginal culture. Make sure you bring your questions and thinking caps!

Don’t forget to talk to your families about the writing topic you heard about today.  “Which season (summer, fall, winter, spring), is the best and why.”  I’m looking forward to reading about what you think.

Finally looking ahead to Thursday morning, please gather your recycled supplies for building your “car”.  I saw most of your plans today and they look great. I know parents are enthusiastic to build too, but this is your project.  Tell them they can build one with you too, but you will still need to do your own (or with your partner) at school. Make sure you look at the criteria sheet we made together.   Its all about learning, problem solving, being creativity and using your imagination.  I’m hoping the next phase will be to add a power source and computer to it…we will see!

Congratulations to the Buckingham Track Team, the coaches and the parents. Everyone seemed to have a great day at Swanguard Stadium despite the hot sun and cold rain! Tell us a bit about your experience in a post here. Was it hard, easy, scary? What is your advice for students who try out next year?

         We have been having fun learning how to play tennis. Wednesday is our last day this year with Marcus. I hope you have had fun and improved your skills.

Divison 3 has been very busy out and about. Here are some pictures of us having fun at the pumpkin patch and Burnaby Lake.

Some of us had some amazing fun getting lost in the corn maze!

Below: Feeding the birds at Burnaby Lake

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