Farewell!

We have had the privilege of having 3 Korean students spend the month of January with our class.
The students enjoyed getting to know Amy, Jane and Justin. They especially enjoyed helping them develop their English speaking skills. Today classes joined together in a small farewell ceremony where all 15 visiting students received special gifts from ACES.  Amy, Jane and Justin went home with a picture frame with our class photo adorned with student signatures.  Special thanks to Lissy and Katie for designing the photo mats.

Saying farewell to our friends.



Amy and Jane



Justin peeking at his gifts.

Thank you!

The grade 5 students enjoyed a morning of exploring Properties of and Changes in Matter by conducting experiments.  A special thank you to Mrs. Medland Spence who shared her expertise with the class!

The grade 6's will be researching and reporting on Space.  They received their project outlines yesterday.  The project is due on February 8th.

HELMETS

Please be sure to bring a helmet on Mondays and Thursdays so that we can participate in sledding and skating during outdoor gym.
Bicycle helmets are no longer accepted as safe winter activity gear as they often do not fit correctly when placed over a hat.  Many sports stores are running sales at the moment and you can find ski or hockey helmets for around $35.  Also check "Play it Again Sports" or similar facilities if you'd like to pick up a used helmet for less.
The class will be sledding on Mondays and skating on Thursdays.  Sledding will begin this coming Monday and we will need to wait for the skating rink to open before we can skate.

We're looking forward to a safe and happy outdoor winter season!

Happy New Year!

Welcome back to class!  I trust that everyone had a safe and relaxing holiday.
We are joined today by 4 new grade 5 students.  Malika has come from the United States and, for the month of January, we are honoured to be visited by 3 Korean students. Everyone has been working hard today to make the transition for our new students a comfortable and welcoming one!

Holiday Food Drive

A huge THANK YOU to all the families who participated in the Holiday Helpers Food/Toy Drive.  Our class brought in a total of 193 items which will help support families in need. 

Great job!

Food/Toy Drive

Students are in a tight competition to spread some holiday cheer.  Students are collecting food items for the ACES Express Holiday Helpers Food and Toy Drive. 

To date, our class has brought in 185 items!  Great job class!
Keep the items coming. The winning class will receive a pancake breakfast on Friday December 17th. 
No matter which class wins, the community is the biggest winner of all.  So let's do our best to make this Christmas special for families in need!

Secret Santa

 Secret Santas have been chosen and students are responsible for spreading some holiday cheer by sending small homemade gifts or inexpensive treats to their elf.   This is intended to be a fun experience, so students are reminded that being a good "Santa" means they need to provide at least 3 small Secret Santa surprises for their elf along the way.  Some ideas can be as simple as leaving a candy cane or a homemade card/message in their elf's mailbox.  On December 17th, the class will have a Christmas party where the Secret Santas will be revealed.  On December 17th, students are encouraged to bring one final gift for their elf which may not exceed $5.00.

 

Ho! Ho! Ho!