Social Responsibility – We Can Make a Difference

I care for this place and can work with others to make something better.  

We registered in the BC Agriculture "Planting a Promise" program. We planted 35 large daffodil bulbs in the planter in front of the west building and 75 Liberation tulip bulbs with the help of our buddy class, Ms. Madu and Mme. Dare in our school garden and in the                                                     planter in front of the west building.

Did You Know?

1. The Liberation tulip bulb is an acknowledgement and celebration of the 75^th Anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands and the important role Canada played.
2. More than 7,600 Canadian soldiers were killed, wounded or captured in this victorious campaign to liberate the Netherlands.
3. World War II proved to be relentless and food supplies to the Netherlands were exhausted and many people were reduced to eating tulip bulbs just to try to survive.
4. Many Dutch people painted “Thank you, Canadians” on their rooftops to show their appreciation to the Canadians who air-dropped food during this time and cheered Canadian troops as one town after another was liberated.
5. The Royal Family of the Netherlands had escaped capture and found refuge in Ottawa and their daughter Princess Margaret was born in a hospital room that was hastily made a territory of the Netherlands so their daughter could be born on Dutch soil.
6. Since that time, a strong friendship has existed between Canada and the Netherlands.

Throughout the year we will be exploring the life cycle of a daffodil and tulip and what they need to grow. Through investigations we will be discovering:

• Plants are diverse in the way they grow and are different in their appearance, in their use and in their life cycle.
• Seasonal changes happen in plants as well as animals.
• Plants have basic needs (air, water, soil and light) that must be met for them to grow.
• Air, water and soil have different physical characteristics that can affect the growth of plants.
• Personal choices have environmental consequences that can affect living resources, like plants.

We are excited and love our beautiful our daffodils and Liberator Tulips that bloomed in April.

   

We would like to acknowledge, honour and thank our Canadian veterans and their involvement in the liberation of the Netherlands. You are forever in our hearts.