Wait!... Are you actually here reading this blog entry?? Even though it's the last day of school and all you want to do is grab a cold beverage, put your feet up, and relax? Well, in case you ARE actually reading this... WE DID IT!! We survived our COVID school year! A big "merci" to all the parents who helped out with our Amazing Race yesterday! We had so much fun with all of the challenges around the school and Spirit Square, and it really brought out our competitive sides! In the end, Team Alexandria, Alia, Layla and Keira arose victorious, crossing the red finish rope in record time! But we were all winners to Madame, especially with how hard we all worked, so each of us got to enjoy a popsicle treat, including the adults! We took on another new challenge this week, as well... slacklining! This was all thanks to the amazing gift that a bunch of us purchased for Madame! The first day that we tried to put it up, Madame was ill-prepared and it didn't end well. Let's just say that Mr. Severud saved the day and none of us got to try out the line that time. But alas, school is a place of learning... even for the teacher... and by the next day, Madame had it down! And we got to test our resiliency skills, our bravery, and our balance and coordination as we took turns making our way across the line. Set your eyes on the target - not on where your feet are going. Then, step out into the unknown, one foot at a time. There's a metaphor for life in there somewhere. We also checked up on our geocache this week. We've had so many visitors!! Madame is working on getting it uploaded as an official geocache on the app for more people to have fun discovering it. We've also had some new friends in the classroom this week. They have funny names - Biscuit ("cookie") and Pépite (short for "chocolate chip"). These little guys are Madame's new class pets and she says that we are welcome to come back and visit them any time next year! We've been feeding our friends hay and fresh vegetables, taking turns reading with them during quiet time, and have even been drawing pictures of them. The drawing on the green construction paper came with explicit instructions to be hung where the guinea pigs could see it. Unfortunately the guinea pigs thought the paper was a tasty treat so we were able to come to an understanding that the picture could be placed BESIDE the cage rather than BEHIND it. Biscuit became the crowd favourite after he was the one who let us hold him for an extended period of time. Today was our last class store day so we added up all the money we've been donating to foster children throughout the school year. Parents may remember that with our classroom economy, before students can purchase anything for themselves, they need to donate at least one nickel to the charity that we chose together. In total, we raised $15 since January when we began our program, and Madame promised to double our efforts. So we are now able to send off a cheque to SOS Children's Village BC. Other fun pics... Happy Summer, everyone! Please don't be strangers in September!Comments are closed.
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