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As a celebration, students in divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 will be attending “Star Wars: Episode 7: The Force Awakens” rated PG at SilverCity Metropolis on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 at 8:30AM in the morning.

***The early morning time is so we can be back at school for hot lunch program by 12:00 noon.

Students may purchase popcorn and drinks as pre-orders only. Students may not order food on the day of the field trip. The concession stand is not open! Pre orders are also at a reduced rate.

Please return notice with payment by Wednesday, December 16th.

Payment may be made ONLINE or EXACT CHANGE only!

Students have been working on self-editing and getting peers to help proof-read their blogs before posting. We’re also working on providing feedback and using the site to comment on each other’s blog posts. This term, our posts have focused on the novel we are reading, Hatchet.

Parents: don’t panic when you see students’ most recent blog, which has them writing from Brian’s perspective. We have been exploring Brian’s darkest moments while stranded in the Canadian wilderness and some posts are quite dramatic! Take a look at your child’s blog by finding their name in the column to the right.

Dear, Mom and Dad. I’m still alive near the lake. I’m still hoping that someone will save me. After a few days I wanted to end my life. I was depressed, cloudown and lonely. I didn’t think I would survive this long. After the plane crashed I fell in the water. I woke up and saw myself in the water. I felt scared and afraid of dying. After a few days I was starving and had nothing to eat I had to figure out what to eat. I saw birds flying in the sky and eating berries I realized that I was starving. I thought I can eat them too. I didn’t have a shelter I didn’t have protection from, mosquito, rain, sun and harmful animals. I saw a big rock and it look like a cave I build my shelter close to the ridge. I also made fire it was hard to make. I tired lot of thing but it couldn’t work it was painstaking. Mom and Dad if you ever find this letter I want you to know that I am sorry for all the things that I’ve done.

Dear Mom and Dad

I’ve crashed landed in this lake, and lost in this forest. I feel extremely hopeless. I also feel absorbed in my own funk. The one and only chance I could see you again was gone. I feel like ending it, ending my life. All the things I’ve done was for nothing. At first I was motivated and hopeful of what Mr. Perpich said. But when the plane ignored me I felt suicidal and down. You are probably wondering how I survived in this forest for 47 days. I used the hatchet you bought me to make a lean-to. I also used the hatchet to make fire. I also found raspberries and caught fish. But I still feel hopeless. It is extremely hot in some days so I built my lean-to near the lake so I can get water if I need to and to hide me from the sun. It has been really hard in the wilderness, a porcupine stabbed me in the leg and a skunk farted on my face.

Dear mom and dad

I have been in the woods for 47 days now, I feel depressed because my plane has crashed and I really miss you. Ever since the plane crashed, I’ve changed, I feel like I died and came back to life a new me. I’ve become in a funk because I had seen a plane during 1 of the days and I thought it had seen me because it had stayed in the air where I was for a period of time but then left me behind and didn’t turn around. I’m very blue and gutted and suicidal, I don’t know if you guys know how bad I’m feeling  and if you do, I bet you wouldn’t know how bad I’m feeling as bad as I am right now. There have been times when I have been very rude and hateful to you and when you whenever you were not looking, I would swear at you, and whenever you punished me I’d wish you weren’t even alive but I still loved you. I do not think you will find this letter and if you do, please read it. I feel like I should end it all because I’ve been hopeless and nobody will ever find me and if you do find me, you won’t find me alive. I just wanted to tell you these last words before I leave this world, I love you both. – Brian

Hey Div. 3 — don’t forget to get your field trip forms into me by Friday. We’re no longer looking for parent drivers, so don’t worry about that. However, we still need a few extra trail chaperones. If you are interested in joining us for a fun snow day please contact me.

The permission form can be found here. If you are unsure about what to wear, please check the permission form for more info. We ask that any clothing or outer wear that you need first be sought among friends and family. Often a cousin or friend has what you’re looking for and is willing to lend it out for a day. Good luck!