Yesterday was a very special day - a leap year! We learned about why this crazy day exists once every 4 years. Quiz us to see if we can remember our lesson! Remind us that it has something to do with how many days it takes the Earth to travel around the sun. As a goofy connection to leap year, Madame spontaneously decided to have us leap frog around the classroom, because... why not?? It was also "Pink Shirt Day" this week, where we were reminded of the importance of being kind to one another and being a good friend. We were so excited to welcome the RCMP to our school and to work with them to create a school-wide banner about lifting each other up. We also had an assembly where our class opened the ceremony with our French and English land acknowledgment. We did such an amazing job that the VP tapped Madame on the shoulder and asked if we could come do it again for the Intermediate assembly. The big kids were so impressed with us that they cheered, clapped and hollered, which... if you know many big kids, you'll know that they typically prefer to temper their enthusiasm, so we must have been pretty incredible. ;-) The other big theme of this week - Carnaval! ...a week-long festival in Quebec that celebrates winter, culture, and tradition with all kinds of fun activities. Our first activity was learning about the "ceinture fléchée", a sash that French-Canadian fir traders used to make and wear, but that was also very important to the Métis and the Indigenous communities in the 19th century. These special sashes were made using finger-knitting techniques. So... we gave it a try! Some of us made some impressively long belts by the end of the week, and a couple of us even tried weaving in different colours. We owe a big "merci" to Ry-Ry and Mila in Grades 2 and 3 who came to help teach us some techniques. The "Bonhomme carnaval", a snowman, is the official symbol of Carnaval, so our team challenge this week was to create our own "bonhomme" using fake snow and our finger-knitted sashes. We also watched some crazy cool videos of the ice sculptures that are made during this winter festival, and then tried to create our own "sculptures" out of marshmallows and glue. Most didn't turn out exactly as we had planned, but we had fun making them and eating the left-over "ice". ;-) A signature event at Carnaval is the massive snowball fight. So clearly, we needed to have one of those, too. The classic Carnaval tunes in the background really got us in the mood. And as if that wasn't enough excitement for one week, we also got to visit our big buddy class' "arcade" that they made out of cardboard. Their creativity was so impressive! Madame couldn't stop laughing at the "Guac-a-mole"! Extra photos...
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