Moose jaw

Not the place but a bone.  Mrs. Crossley was hiking this summer with her husband and found this near a set of railroad tracks. We asked the students whether this was a beaver, dog or moose bone. We had a close look at the teeth and discussed whether it was a meat eater or a plant eater. Ask your child to share with you what they think about the moose jaw.

Asian Pears

Mrs. Mah-Doucette brought in Asian pears for the students to try. They grow on her sisters tree. In China, Korea and Japan they are expensive and often given as gifts.  So this was a real treat. All the students enjoyed them. 

Can you see why they taste like a cross between a pear and an apple?

Taste testing apples

The students tried three different kinds of apples this week: yellow, red and green (aka golden delicious, royal gala and Granny Smith.  Here are the results of our  favourites.  

Yellow poem and song books

Return them on Monday.  Do not keep them at home.  

October Calendar

I am sending home a hard copy of the October calendar.  I have been as tech savvy as I know and I can't figure out how to get a better digital copy.  I'll keep working on it.  

Police Checks

We are going to Brooks Farm on Monday October 20.  We will need 3 parent volunteers.  If you wish to be considered (I imagine we will get lots of interest), your police check or offence declaration must be on file at the office.  Please pass along a note to let me know that the school has received it.  Thanks!

Safety in the classroom

We had our practice fire drill today.  The students were amazing.  Tears were brief.  It is required that we do a few throughout the year, but the toughest one is behind us.

Mrs. Wright, our grade 4/5 teacher at Highview, comes into our class twice a week.  She is teaching the children about traffic safety.  The students are bringing home a traffic light they made today.  Ask them to tell you about what each of the colours mean.