Feb 14-16


What an exciting short week we have had.  Between Valentine’s Day and Carnaval, we have been so busy.  Here are the highlights:

Students were so excited to exchange cards and gifts with their friends on Monday.  We also worked on making paper hearts and using them to create animals and pictures.  I was amazed at everyone’s creativity. I hope you enjoyed the picture that they brought home.

We also had our kick off to Carnaval on Monday.  Students created an effigy of Bonhomme and this has now been attached to their jackets to show that they are participating in our event.

One the the exciting things we have done in connection with Carnaval is to play the musical spoons.  Students watched a couple of videos to learn some techniques for these interesting instruments.  If you have never seen them played, you can watch this video below to see how it sounds.

http://quietube7.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1OOqWN6YCw


Of course, we all enjoyed creating our Ice sculptures on Tuesday.  Thank you to everyone who helped provide us with building materials. 



You may have noticed that many teachers were wearing the ceinture fléchée this week.  This traditional French Canadian sash is red with a patterned design.  Students had an opportunity to create their own ceinture fléchée and to show off their understanding of how to create and record a pattern through weaving multicoloured paper.  You can see their work hanging in the windows of our classroom.


Of course, the most important part of Carnaval is being excited about being outdoors in winter.  We are so glad that Mother Nature came through with the perfect snowfall to wrap up our Carnaval.



I hope that everyone has a wonderful Family Day weekend!


Upcoming Events

Thursday Feb 17 - Friday Feb 18 - Teacher’s Convention - No School for Students

Monday Feb 20 - Family Day - No School for Students

Tuesday Feb 21 - Home Reading exchange

Wednesday Feb 22 - Library exchange

Thursday Feb 23 - Home Reading exchange

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