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Our hallways are lined with beautiful winter artwork created by our talented students and our foyer is sparkling with trees decorated by Division 1 students and lights hung by our PAC.

Yesterday morning Sinterklaas elves visited the school. Students left a shoe in the hallway and came back to find that the elves had left a candy cane in each shoe! This is a Dutch winter tradition where Sinterklaas arrives on December 5th to leave a gift on the doorstep. There were squeals of joy heard in the hallways!

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With funds raised, donations received and the recent private contribution of $30,000 phase 2 can move forward. 

Phase 2 is approximately $45,000 and will include musical instruments and a sensory panel located at the back of the school. 

The goal is to provide alternative experiences for every student during recess. Stay tuned for updates and photos!

Phase 3 will include an activity pathway painted on the ground. 

Thank you for your continued support.

Welcome to Kindergarten - Learn Through Play Issue 6 is now available.

This issue is packed with fun activities that you can enjoy with your child at home. These activities are designed to promote early literacy, creativity, and bonding. Whether it's reading a story together or exploring nature, there's something for everyone!

Here we put our climbing,  jumping, landing, and rolling skills to the test. Parkour is a city active where participants climb, jump, land, and roll all around the city. The obstacle has different choices of routes for the students with varying difficulty. They are counting their laps and learning to pace themselves keeping safety as the number one priority.

The students in Division 1 and 2 thoroughly enjoyed their skating experience at ARC on Wednesday November 20th. Students had fun playing hockey, chasing their friends, and scooting around on seals. Even Mrs. Fetterly and Mrs. Bonk got into the fun!

A huge thank you to all the volunteers who accompanied us and helped lace up skates and encourage kids - you were amazing! After more than two hours of skating, the kids even go to enjoy a well-deserved treat back at the school. What a great day!

Here is the leader board for our ninja school classes. These are the finalists for some of the challenges. Students were very motivated to try to beat each other’s records school wide. Next unit - PARKOUR!

 

On Friday, November 15th, Chef Kevin from Les petits chefs in Vancouver, came to teach the students in Mme Newcombe's, Mme Tipton's, Mme St-Martin's and Mme Rodriguez' class how to make authentic French truffles! Students learned that chocolate truffles were named after the mushroom. They formed their chocolates, chilled them, then coated them in their choice of coating. We greatly enjoyed participating in the love of food in French culture!

The jungle gym is up! You may have heard your kids chatting about it. We are starting with traditional gymnastics and making sure we jump, land, and roll well. All students have been challenged to get inverted while hanging on equipment. Some of them are showing their gymnastics skills that they have practiced in club/community gymnastics lessons. We want to move into our "Ninja School" challenges for the older students and may even attempt an obstacle course this year. Students are enjoying a new "waterfall" station in place of the cargo net and seem to be loving it!

Division 1 and Division 2 enjoyed their visit to Fort Langley National Historic Park on Wednesday November 6th.  Students toured the Big House, investigated different animal furs, build barrels, and even gold panned. 

A huge thank you to all the volunteers who toured with the students and helped them explore the site.  We really appreciated all your help!