Day: 14 May 2018

Hey’all! The end of term (and school year) is just around the corner! You’re on the home stretch now! We have a busy couple months left. Here’s what coming up:

• May 15 – Volunteer Tea
• May 21 – Victoria Day (stat holiday)
• May 23 – Bottle Drive (run by Div. 4)
• May 25 – Carnival Bingo
• May 28 – Pro-D (no school) 

June

We also have some more exciting things happening for our grade 6/7 classes. In June we have 4 canoeing lessons and 3 loonie swims. 

Canoeing: 

1. Wednesday, June 6
2. Wednesday, June 13
3. Wednesday, June 20
4. Friday, June 22

Loonie Swims:

1. Monday, June 4
2. Tuesday, June 5
3. Monday, June 25

End of year:

• June 25 – Year-end Picnic & Loonie Swim
• June 26 – Gr. 7 “Retreat” to Burnaby South
• June 27 – Awards Ceremony (report cards go home)
• June 28 – Leaving Ceremony (and last day for students)
• June 29 – Admin day (school closed, teachers on site)

What a fantastic field trip to Kanaka Creek Regional Park. Co-hosted by Metro Vancouver and their interpretive and volunteer staff, we were fortunate enough to visit 5 different stations representing the critical parts of our ecosystem. Students got their hands dirty and explored the bugs and plant life found in the nearby creek and pond. They explored the fish hatchery, learned about the Chum and Coho raised there, and got to release the salmon fry directly into their natural creek habitat.

An exploration of all the interconnections found in nature wouldn’t be complete without a look at the local animals. Students looked at clues provided by park staff to guess the mystery animals that make Kanaka Creek Park and area their home. Students used animal tracks, scat, skulls, furs and feathers to identify the animals. Ask your child which of the four animals they “encountered”!

All of Maywood was able to visit Kanaka Creek Regional Park over two days and we are so grateful for the generous support from Wild BC and the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, The Pacific Parklands Foundation for helping with bus cost, Metro Vancouver Parks for providing staff and volunteers and keeping our parks so beautifully kept, and finally, to all the fantastic volunteers who ran some of the stations and made sure we knew where we were going!

A great day was had by all (even though we got a bit wet on Wednesday)!