Folk Dance Festival

On Thursday, May 23rd we went to McIvor Park to participate in the Folk Dance Festival. We were fortunate to have good weather with it raining on the Wednesday and Friday. The dances were taught during gym and some music classes. This gave us an opportunity to have a giant dance party with many elementary schools involved.

Here are our thoughts:
I liked the dances. It was pretty hot. -Nathan
I liked the folk dance because we did the Macarena. -Carter D.
I loved Cupid Shuffle because it was fun to do. -Colton
I liked Baby Shark because I like the song. -Autumn
I enjoyed that my mom was there and her friend was there and she brought her two babies. -Emily
When I was dancing I didn't fall. I liked Baby Shark. -Will
I liked dancing Baby Shark because I was doing the shark with my arms. -Kennedy
My favourite dance was the Cupid Shuffle and it has cool music. -Silas
I liked it because I saw two of my friends. One was from my dance class and one from ball hockey. -Ryder
The dances were easy. -Carter M.
I liked doing Baby Shark because I love that song. -Braydon
My favourite dance was Hot, Hot, Hot because I like when we jump. -Jarrett
I liked Car Wash because it has lots of movements. -Michael
I liked it when they did Baby Shark twice because it was super fun to dance to. Everyone knew it. -Madison
I liked the YMCA because we got to shout out YMCA. -Gabriella
I liked when we did Hot, Hot, Hot because I liked when we put our hands up in the air. -Jaxson
My favourite dance was Baby Shark because I sing it all the time and it's one of my favourite songs. -Charlie
My favourite dance is the Hokey Pokey because we shake our hands. -Bryce

What a great way to enjoy the day with friends, music and dance. Thanks to Mrs. Rand for getting to the park early to get a spot for our school.

Have a great weekend. If you feel the urge don't hesitate to have a dance party!
-Mrs. T. & Ms. M.

Happy Mother's Day!

We hope all our moms know how much they mean to us. Our card and gift were made with love. The paintings we created were inspired by the artwork of Georgia O'Keeffe.

Enjoy your special day. We hope you feel special every day.

Here are our thoughts:
I love my mom because . . .
she lets me play X-box. She lets me cook with her. - Jarrett
I like to cook cookies and croissants with her. -Gabriella
she makes dinner for me. -Liam B.
she gives me hugs and kisses. -Emily
she lets me stay up late sometimes on the weekends. -Nathan
she watches my hockey. -Kennedy
she gives me kind hugs. -Bryce
she loves me and hugs me and kisses me. -Will
she comes to watch my soccer games. -Madison
she cooks breakfast for me even when she is super tired. -Charlie
she is kind to me. -Autumn
she is fun. - Silas
she buys me so much stuff. -Ryder
she lets me sometimes fall asleep on the couch. -Colton
she gives me hugs and kisses. -Braydon
she reads me a book before I go to bed. -Carter D.
she plays with me and my Lego. -Carter M.
I bake cookies with her. -Jaxson
she lets me bake chocolate chip cookies with her. -Michael

Thank you to all the amazing moms who help us to be better people! We love you with all our hearts.

-Mrs. T. & Ms. M.

African Drumming

We had an amazing week of drumming with Jay Stoller. The culmination of our learning took place last night with our Celebration of the Arts evening. Thanks to those who were able to make it out for the event. The drumming skills that developed over the week were fantastic. Families were able to do a gallery walk to view African artwork and writing that were on display outside the classrooms.

Here are our thoughts:
I loved drumming because Jay Stoller taught us how to drum. -Braydon
I liked Jay Stoller because he's nice and he showed us how to drum and it was fun. -Autumn
I learned how to drum in class. It was easy. -Bryce
I liked drumming because it was fun to drum. -Carter M.
It was easy to follow him. It was a little bit hard to drum fast. -Nathan
I liked the drumming because I liked how the sound was. -Jaxson
I liked the drumming because it made different sounds. -Emily
I am glad that we were picked first to drum at the concert because I like to drum since Jay Stoller came here and taught us. -Charlie
I liked drumming with Mr. Stoller because drumming is super fun. -Madison
I loved having cookies last night at the concert after we drummed. -Colton
I liked drumming because Mr. Stoller was here. He taught me how to drum in Africa. -Michael
After we drummed, I liked all the cookies that we ate. I was happy that Jay Stollar was with us too. -Ryder

Jay Stoller came to our school. He taught us African drumming. It was fun. -Jarrett
I liked drumming because I liked doing the elephant stomp. -Kennedy
I liked drumming because my parents got to watch. They waved to me. -Carter D.
I was nervous when I was going to do the drums because I thought I was going to mess up. -Liam B.
When I was drumming my parents came to see me. They watched me drum. -Will
I liked drumming because we learned lots of new stuff. -Gabriella
I only got to be at the concert for half of the time because I had soccer at 7:15. Mom said I did better than she thought I would. It made me feel good. -Silas

Thank you to our PAC for supporting the Artist in Schools program which allowed Jay Stoller to work with the students all week. Ms. Ross designed a beautiful bulletin board showcasing some student artwork as well as an amazing Celebration of the Arts display in the gym with the Canadian flag and flag of Ghana. It was a great evening to celebrate the arts. Don't be surprised to hear drumming on tables and chairs at home! Have a great weekend everyone.
-Mrs. T. & Ms. M.