May 14 - May 18

This weather is AWESOME! It is so nice to get outside with the students and enjoy the sund during recess and Phys. Ed.

Thank you so much to our drivers for Feel the Beat tomorrow! We were scrambling for drivers until this afternoon! We are now set to go! Thanks so much to Mrs. Hagel, Mrs. DeBoer, Mrs. Gail, Mrs Toles, Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Meerkerk. We will see you at the school tomorrow at 11:30. We will be eating an early lunch and then heading out to Southminster. We should be back at the school by 1:30 or shortly thereafter.

Hot lunch is on Wednesday! Yeah for PIZZA! Thanks to all of our hot lunch volunteers.

Thank you to all of the parents who drove to and supervised Aggie Days. The students had a blast and there was lots to talk about when we arrived back at school!

Spelling words this week are:

what - when - where - who - whale - wheel - whole - while - white - whose

Sight words this week are:

float - water - favourite - know - said

A note will be coming home tomorrow abour the Arts Alive field trip on June 7th! It is always a great time to see the amazing talent of the students in our district. Please let me know if you would like to drive and attend this trip with us.

Library days are coming to an end in a few weeks. Please take a look around home and check for any books that may have gone missing and need to be returned. Thanks!

No school Monday, May 21st .

May 7 - May 11

What a beautiful Monday! From snow to sun! Have to love Southern Alberta!

This week we are off to AGGIE DAYS! The students and I had a great discussion to kick off our new unit in Social Studies. We will be focusing on the prairies...more specifically, Saskatoon. Aggie Days will be a perfect chance for the students to see rural life up close! Thank you to our volunteers listed below who will be taking all of us to Aggie days. We will see you at 12:25 this Wednesday!

Mrs. Gail

Mrs. Pate

Mrs. deBoer

Mrs. Hagel

Mrs. Earl

Mrs. Meerkerk

Mrs. Babe

I am still in need of enough drivers for 10 students next week for Feel the Beat on May 15th. So far we only have enough drivers for 16 students. If you are availaible for drop off and pick up please let me know. You are not required to have to stay if you are unable to. Thanks so much for your help!

Wear a hat on Wednesday for Mental Health Awareness. I found the students VERY interested today in a conversation about mental health. Today we talked about taking care of our brains through sleep, drinking water, exercise and proper nutrition. We also stressed how important helmets are for ALL activities on wheels to protect our heads. We even had questions on Alzheimers and anxiety. Lots for us to learn this week!

No school on Friday! Professional Development for teachers.

Hot Lunch will be on May 16. Order forms are due back this THURSDAY MAY 10!

Spelling words this week are:

upon - into  -inside - outside - without  -everyone - anyone - anyway - sometimes - anyone - always

Sight words this week are:

people - are - our - friends - really

It is EDUCATION WEEK!

Happy Monday! Today is the first day of Education Week! This year's theme is "Unlocking Doors and Opening Potential". Our week will be busy with goal setting, dressing like our future careers, skipping for school and joining in on a schoolyard clean-up!

Thank you to all of you who have sent back driver forms for our May field trips! I am still in need of drivers so is you are able to help please send your form back. I really appreciate all of your time and help! We are in need of room for 6 more children for Aggie days and 14 more children for Feel the Beat.

Spelling words this week:

Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday - week - weekend - weekday

Sight words this week:

clock - skate - made - line - because

Don't forget this Wednesday, May 2 is DRESS LIKE YOUR FUTURE CAREER DAY. We had a great discussion today about simple and fun ideas for Wednesday. I can't wait to see all of the costumes/props.

Thank you to everyone who attended and supported the Hawaiian Auction Night last Friday! We appreciate your support in Making MMH a great place for students.

Bonus Question:
Chloe and Serena had 23 dance awards and Georgia and Ceili had 29 dance awards. How many awards did the girls win altogether?

Remember to show your work and tell me what strategy you decided to use.