As we move into Spring, I can’t help but think about the amazing learning opportunities we experienced in term 2.  A few highlights include:

Div. 2 and 3 shared their opera ‘A Letter to Wanda’. This debut performance of the story ‘The Hundred Dresses’ by Eleanor Estes was adapted and written as an opera by Suzanne Windsor-Liscombe.  Our students studied inference, point of view and perspective in Language Arts, along with themes of kindness and compassion. They took their learning to an even deeper level through an infusion of the Arts, particularly the genre of “opera”.  

Through the leadership of our Boomerang Club members, we were able to raise $1107.35.  for the Canuck Place Hospice!  The ‘Boomerangers” look forward to continue their work in cultivating kindness and gratitude within our school community.

We also had the opportunity to host the District Primary Days of Music Festival at our school!  Schools in attendance were Douglas Road, Capitol Hill and Lyndhurst.  It was a glorious morning of joyous singing by these young voices!

All of our students had the opportunity to work with our muralist, Ann Thorsteinsson, where she worked with students to design and create a mural for the outside of our school.  In conversations and then through drawing and painting, students explored the possibilities of Becoming as a theme for inspiration.

I look forward to our another term of new learning including our work with Voices of Nature!  Stay tuned! 

Enjoy a well deserved break everyone and Happy Spring!

The Boomerang Club is sponsoring a COOKIE DAY SALE on February 28th.  All proceeds will be donated to Canuck Place.  Canuck Place Children’s Hospice is British Columbia’s recognized pediatric palliative care provider. 715 newborns, children and teens with life-threatening illnesses and their families receive care from Canuck Place.

You can also support this worthy cause by…

1. making donations to our fundraising page 
2. making cookies for Cookie Day on Feb. 28th  (Contact the school if you are able to contribute with cookies!)
3. buying and enjoying cookies on Cookie Day!

Confederation Park Choir sings Big Yellow Taxi

Thank you to Ms. Girardot and Mr. Seto for accompanying us with their rocking’ guitars!  Thank you to Yunuen for filming us!

Boomerang Club Community Gathering – Wednesday, November 28th at 11:30 am

Concert Choir Tour – check the Choir tab on this website

DancePlay is coming!! – December 7 – 13th.  

WINTER DANCE CELEBRATION – Thursday, December 13th at 1:30 and 7:00, K – 7

It has been over a week now since our fabulous production of Beauty and the Beast and we are all still grinning about it!  The work that was accomplished was impressive and the students all rose to the challenge.  Strong work ethic, positive attitude, appreciation and love for the craft are the magic ingredients for a production of this scope.  It is with this in mind, we will think fondly about the amazing shared experience we had and remember “something there that wasn’t there before”!

Thank you to our dedicated and hard working staff, parents, community and most of all our STUDENTS!!  Feel proud! Be humble! and keeping moving forward!

Sincerely, Mrs. Ishii. 🙂