5M French Poetry Winners!

This past week we had 6 of our students compete at the French Poetry Competition held at EAMS. Kailey Banfield, Haylee Fedorchuk, Tabitha Onigbinde, Jayden Peterson, Arthur Gladue and Jesse Lacroix competed against 30 other 5/6 students in the division. All of the students did an amazing job saying their poems in front of the judges as well as a room full of people. Mrs. Vanstone and myself are so proud of these students not only for their performances, but also how they represented our school and class; they were a class act from start to finish. We managed to clean out the competition with Jesse winning 3rd place, and Haylee winning 1st place! Haylee will move on to represent our division in Winnipeg. Congratulations to all who competed, we couldn't be more proud of all of you!

Happy Spring Break!

The kids participated in a number of Spirit Week and Numeracy activities this week. We watched the Minute to Win It Staff Edition, the Jr. High students play the teachers in basketball, we participated in an awesome Gym Blast with new equipment, a math filled afternoon and we watched the Jr.High's duct tape fashion show and finished the week by putting pies in my face! It was a great week and I look forward to seeing everyone after the break!

French Activity Day!

The kids had a fantastic day yesterday participating in our school's French Activities Day. Students took part in 10 stations which included: eating bannock and pea soup, relay races, face painting, an obstacle course, tug of war, a sleigh ride, leg wrestling, stories with a Voyageur, arm wrestling, jigging, and observing France's national sport, soccer, played between the 6-8 students against the teachers. 

The day was engaging and the students seemed to have a fantastic day. It seemed as though the tug of war and challenging the teachers to arm wrestling and leg wrestling were the highlight of the day for most students!

A huge thanks to Mrs. Heppner, Miss Blight, and Mr. Peters for all of their hard work planning the day!

Festival du Voyageur!

The kids (and teachers!) enjoyed a wonderful day outdoors for our Festival du Voyageur adventure. Students were able to spend some time sledding, climbing the hills, checking out the snow sculptures, shopping in the souvenir shops and seeing all the sights and sounds that the Festival has to offer... and that was all during free time! During our first scheduled session, students learned about the modes of transportations that the Voyageurs utilized and then enjoyed a horse powered sleigh ride. For our second and final session we journeyed into the Maple Forest to learn about tapping the maple trees for sap, and enjoying maple syrup that they rolled in the snow. The weather was perfect, the little bit of snow made the event more festive, and the small dip in the temperature made the walks around the Fort solid rather than slushy, it was a great day enjoyed by all!

I Love to Read Month!

February is I Love to Read Month. We will be participating in a number of activities this month for I Love to Read. There will be some class involved activities next week, and several dress up days throughout the month. February is a a busy month so please make sure to check the important dates on the side to keep up to date and informed of our many activities this month!