We are going to the Zoo on Monday May 11! 

Please pack a healthy snack, lunch and drink. 

Dress for the weather as we will be outside. 

Please do not send money as we won't be buying food or souvenirs. 

Please ensure your child is on time for school as we will be leaving promptly at 9am.

Those who are volunteering, please try to come to school a few minutes early so we can meet about the trip.

Arbour Day celebrates the importance of our trees and green spaces. On this day, each grade 1 student in Calgary's schools receives a tree seedling to be taken home to be planted on private property. To date, annual Arbour Day celebrations in Calgary have distributed an estimated 425,000 tree seedlings to grade one students.

Each Grade 1 and 2 student will be coming home with a tree! With these trees come instructions on how to plant.

- Plant me in your garden right away! Please ask for help.

- Give me enough room to grow: I will be a big tree, 15-20 metres tall and 7-9 metres wide!

- Plant me at least four metres away from other trees, shrubs or buildings.

- Don't plant me under power lines.

- Keep me cool and moist. Handle me gentle, my roots break easily.

- When you plant me, remember:

-- remove the plastic bag

-- spread my roots in the hole and cover them quickly

-- press the soil firmly around my roots and give me a good drink of water

--please protect me with a small fence while I am little. 

Please ask your child: Why are trees important?

If you haven't already, please sign and return the Acknowledgement of Risk form 

for our upcoming field trip to the Calgary Zoo

Forms are due tomorrow, Wednesday, May 6th

Students' Geometric Abstract Art

This week, students are creating abstract paintings using two and there dimensional shapes. 

They traced the shapes with a black Sharpie and then used water colors to create their colourful pieces of art. Please have you child identify the different shapes that they see in the following samples. 

The Students’ Geometric Creations

Our students have been continuing to expand their understanding about geometry.  

In class, they were given a task to create geometric structures using toothpicks and play dough. 

Please have your child tell you the names of the following solid shapes.

Which two geometric solids were used to build this house?

If you haven't already, please sign and return the Acknowledgement of Risk form 

for our upcoming field trip to the Calgary Zoo

Due date

Wednesday, May 6th