Broadview Book Bonanza

Our class is going to the book bonanza this Thursday! Our times are 10:45 and 1:45 to go down to the gym and buy books. Please send a few dollars with your child if you would like them to get some books. Please put their money in a zip lock bag and write their name and the amount and how many books that buys on the front. The prices are .50 or 1.00 a book. I suggest they not buy too many as it is difficult for them to carry more than a few. You can always come back and browse together after school, in the evenings or Saturday morning. We are looking forward to a fun time choosing some books. Thank you for your help in making that simple for the children to do. 

 

 

 

We are visiting a healthy food display with the public health nurse next week in the school library! Ask your child what he or she saw and which food they might like to try after seeing the display. Please help them to plan what he or she would like to bring for our healthy snack time. We will be graphing the healthy foods for the Math Gallery display next week.

A Few Things

So much is going on at school these days! Tonight is the bike parade and family dance, which helps to raise money for a play structure for Severn school. I worked there years ago and am so happy that Broadview is helping them out. Book Bonanza is coming up very soon! Please let me know if you did not receive your newsletter about this great event. In the time before and during Book Bonanza we will be celebrating different authors and illustrators and the joy of books. Last year this was such a meaningful group of lessons that children went to the bookfair looking for their favourite authors. It was one of my favourite teaching moments ever. I hope you can take part in some of these upcoming events. As always, your help with school is very much appreciated.

Chicks and Spring

Here is a silkie chick like the ones we saw today: 



Now we have finished our study of Fairytales (and the weather seems to have started to cooperate) we will focus on Spring. We have been noting the changes around us and making a list of signs of spring. We will enhance that by starting a nature table. If you find anything of interest in your walks and at the park or in your gardens, we would love to have it for our table. It is such a lovely time of year and we will have fun doing nature studies, planting seeds, reading about farms and new baby animals and doing lots of fun crafts in great pastel colours. Welcome, Spring!

After the Ball

We had a lovely time being presented to the king and queen and waltzing around the ballroom today. Everyone looked wonderful in their crowns and jewels and special finery. We also had a surprise treat as Mrs. Frey invited us for a Chicken Visit. We got to see two chicks of the Silkie breed and some eggs in an incubator.
Thank you to all of you who helped make this day so special. I took lots of pictures and a little video of each class, so you will get to see how things went at our end of year get together and slide show.

Royal Ball Tomorrow!

I hope you have your carriages booked and your capes and gowns pressed for tomorrow's glittering Ball. We will be choosing a King and Queen, being announced at the ball, being presented to the King and Queen and doing our very best waltzes. We will be reading about The Twelve Dancing Princesses and wearing our paper crowns. It will be a fun way to use our imaginations and celebrate all the great fairytales we have read. Your child can wear a suit, a nice white shirt and tie, a prince or princess costume if they would like to dress up for our special day. It should be an exciting event!

More Dancing

Today the classes are enjoying a special dance workshop sponsored by the Parent Council. Annemarie Cabri is leading us in some fun dances for 45 minutes. Thank you to the Parent Council for this enriching activity!