The students did a great job on their animal research projects. They will bring home the written portion of their project on Monday. It was great to see the creativity the students put into the dioramas and the creation of the plasticine animals. The students had the chance to view one another's dioramas as well as those made by Mrs. Burch's students today. All dioramas were sent home today. Thank you once again for your support with this project.

With the weather being so nice these past few days, we were able to do a community walk to the Pirate Park on Wednesday. If time permits, we may go for another walk next week.

We also had the privilege of a one-hour lacrosse session on Wednesday with Dan, one of the players on the Calgary Roughnecks (professional lacrosse team). The kids were able to apply the skills they learned earlier this year with Mr. van Sluys and enjoyed learning some new tricks.

Thank you to everyone for your generosity with regards to the Grade 3 fundraiser. The Grade 3s made $3200 for The Calgary Bridge Foundation! A cheque will be presented to the organization on Thursday during our school's final assembly.

A few notes about next week:

Please ensure all library and Home Reading books are returned by Monday if you have not already done so.

I will be sending home the students' notebooks, Visual Journals, pencil boxes, indoor shoes, etc. on Thursday. Please send a reusable or large plastic/cloth bag for all of their materials.

If your child will be leaving school early for holidays or will not be attending the last day of school, please let me know so that I can get their things organized to go home. 

We will be having a pj day on Wednesday for those children wishing to wear pj's. They can also bring one small stuffy to school with them if they choose. Also, if they have a board game or other non-electronic game they'd like to bring to play with some of their classmates, they can bring that. They will have the option to watch a movie or play games and have centers for part of the afternoon. They may want to bring popcorn or another special snack for the movie/games time. Please do not send candy.

Our Sports Day will be on Tuesday from 1:00 - 2:15. Please remember to send your child with a sunhat, sunscreen that they can apply independently, a water bottle, and good outdoor shoes for running. Also, everyone is encouraged to wear a tropical-themed shirt for this event.

**Our last day of school will be Thursday and dismissal is at 12:00pm.**