Classroom Gardens are ready to Harvest

 Tuesday, June 23 @ 10 am

We will offer each student the opportunity to choose from a 

variety of vegetables to make their own pita.

Sudents will eat their pita with their classmates and their teachers 

just before recess 

This is a snack; it will not replace a lunch

We will harvest our tomatoes, lettuce, basil and beans from the classroom gardens

The following is a list of other food choices that will be offered:

Pita

Cucumbers

Lettuce

Tomatoes

Mustard

Mayo

Hummus

Cheese – shredded marble

 If there ingredients you do NOT want you child to eat please contact the teacher

If you observe Ramadan we can put the pita in a bag for your child to bring home, 

please let the teacher know

Lion's Club Visit!
We were honoured to have a visit from the wonderful Lions Club Northeast. They came to speak to us about Project Pride. Each student received a flag, a certificate and a letter from their flag.

  

Mrs. Queen brought in a very cool puzzle for us to work on. We worked collaboratively and put it together!

first we worked in small groups

 Then we started joining them together.

Julie put the last piece.

We're done! 

The puzzle was the life cycle of a butterfly. Please ask your child to explain it to you.

Message from Calgary Reads

Howdy Friends!

 

Last year, the first Sunset Breakfast brought over 6,500 folks from all of Calgary to celebrate the spirit of Stampede. This year, for the second year in a row, the Ismaili Community Stampede Breakfast will be held at night. And you're invited! (see invitation below)

 

This year, we marry the tradition of the Calgary Stampede while observing the holy Muslim Month of Ramadan. The breakfast will be held on Saturday July 4th at 8:30PM with a formal program, a carnival-styled mid-way and activities for the whole family. This year, we are partnering with Calgary Reads, an early childhood literacy organization, to raise awareness about literacy and reading initiatives. 

 

Breakfast will be served at 9:53PM as we break the fast with you!

 

We promise this will be one of the most unique events of the 2015 Stampede season (See our Calgary Herald documentary from last year, here). We hope you can make it. The event is free. 

 

Please feel free to invite friends, family and colleagues. 

 

Mark your calendars for July 4th at 8:30PM. 

We have been doing an author study on Barbara Reid who is a famous Canadian author and illustrator. She illustrates her picture books in plasticine. We have enjoyed reading her books and viewing the illustrations are very detailed  and colourful. Some of the books we read this week include:

      PICTURE A TREE

          THE PARTY

        subway mouse

We have watched several videos in which Barbara Reid explains her plasticine techniques. We are very excited about making our own plasticine illustrations in the style of Barbara Reid.
You can view her videos with your child to help them plan their project.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4aOMVZLEpw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtZmc2fZt7E

Learning Commons

Some books were donated to the library this year. These ones are not part of our collection. Therefore, your child might bring one of them home. They are welcome to keep these books and enjoy them!
Also, for those students who have not yet returned their books, please return them as soon as possible. 

Track and Field

Mr. Beattie and a few teachers set out some track and field lines that are 50m long. Today we had some relay races. 

Thank you to Mr. Beattie & others who helped set up the lines! 

Want to try some relay races at home? Visit the links below!

Airport Apple Relay Backpack Relay Balance Book on Head Ball Between Legs Balloon Change Race Balloon Jam Balloon Pop Relay Bean Bag Race Blanket Ball Body Ball Relay Book/Ball Balance Relay Boom Broom Hockey Caterpillar Relay Chicken Wobble Cooperation Dots Crab Walk Relay Cross Foot Race Daddy Penguin Dog Ball Dress Basketball Relay Eggstacle Course Feather Blow Relay Race Frog Hop Relay Goldfish Switch Ice Cube Melt Inchworm Relay Indoor Bottle Bowling Items Relay Jump Rope Relay Leap Frog Race Letter Carrier

Log Roll Relay Mixed-Up Sports Relay Mummy Wrap Rap On A Roll Pajama Pants Pop Pancake Flip Relay Penny Relay Pizza Box Relay Pizza Relay Race Popcorn Race Potato Sack Race Quarter-Between-Knees Relay Restaurant Relay Rock, Tree, Bridge Race Shoe Hop Skating Relay Sleepwalking Relay Sock Basketball Squat Race Sun Safety Relay Tape Relay The Caterpillar Race The Jumping Relay Three-Legged Ball-On-Spoon Race Tic-Tac-Toe Relay Tic-Tac-Toe Relay Part II Toe Writing Relay Twister Relay Two Forward, One Back Water Balloon Race Water Fun Water Race Wheel Barrow Race

Join AAWC and our partners for this week-long celebration of events that promote pride, understanding and awareness of Aboriginal cultures, traditions, contributions and achievements to Canadian society.  Since 2011, the week leading up to National Aboriginal Day, June 21st, is known locally as Aboriginal Awareness Week Calgary or AAWC.

Please visit http://aawc.ca/events.html to view the events which are being held all week. On June 20, 2015, AAWC in partnership with Calgary Stampede, is holding this event at the Indian Village on the Calgary Stampede Grounds, with access to public transportation and parking.

Calgary Public Library Presentation

Today, students learned about  TD Summer Reading Club that is a fun (and free!) program for kids held by participating Calgary Public Library.

If you haven’t already done so, be sure to visit your local library to sign up! You’ll get a free club notebook, a chance to collect stickers, and find lots of fun all summer long!

There's a bunch of cool stuff for you to do here too – so sign in to track your reading, write reviews, tell jokes and more. You can even read books online for free! Happy reading!

Please find the brochure in your child's back or click on the above banner for web access.

                    
                     Release of the Painted Lady Butterflies

Today, we brought the adult painted lady butterflies out to the Peace Garden for their release into the natural area. 

Three of the butterflies cling to the  inside their habit before fluttering off into the morning sky.

One butterfly remains on the container sipping sugar water.
Look carefully to see the proboscis.