Snow Days After we got through the adult craziness of driving, shoveling, and salting, we got to the place of pure children’s joy of snow! It was such a beautiful day on Wednesday and the kids (and adults) had a great time playing. I challenge Mr. Richardson to a snow ball fight again next year!… Read more »

New Outdoor Play Space/Classroom Very excited that the play area is almost complete.  I have seen the plans on paper for almost a year now and it all seems so much bigger in real life that I imagined! It’s going to be so beautiful! 100 Day!! Kindergarten celebrated 100 days in Kindergarten today! A day… Read more »

The 1st Basketball Game This week the grade 5 boys and girls had their very first basketball game! They both played hard and worked as a team and did a great job! A big thank you to Mrs. Walsh, Mr. Sum, Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. Osborne and Mr. Oleskiw for making the games and… Read more »

Construction Begins! Construction on our new outdoor space started Tuesday! Fences went up, excavators arrived and digging and sawing began! So exciting. Plastic Straw Devastation Ms. Randa’s grade 5 students collected the plastic straws from each classroom at LM’s for a one week period and here is what they discovered: Straws collected – 298 from… Read more »

Math thinking Mrs. Boyce’s class dreamed of snowmen during their watercolour art lesson this week. They are also continuing to explain their mathematical thinking as they were challenged to make a creation in a limited time and then explain it to their classmates during the “gallery walk.” SFU Student Teachers As you know for the… Read more »

Math Expert Deanna Lightbody, district Math expert, joined Mrs. Boyce, Mrs. B-G and Mrs. Brenneman’s class for a special math lesson. Div. 15 learned about dot images and how to explain their math thinking using math terms. They also learned new hand signals for indicating that they wanted to share an answer or agree with… Read more »

Ugly Sweater PAC Luncheon A big thank you to Lisa Briggs and all of the parent volunteers who organized and hosted a lovely luncheon to honor all of the staff. It was so great to be able to sit together and have lunch made for us! PJ and Movie Day It’s always a great day… Read more »

Staying Dry! Keeping dry and cozy this week, Mrs. Boyce’s class put on some puppet shows, enjoyed some painting and shared some writing in the “Author’s Chair.” Science World The grade 5’s had a great trip to Science World. Each class enjoyed a different learning workshop and then all viewed the PIXAR display! Centennial Museum… Read more »

Christmas Concert The kids did such a great job again this year! Such a special time of year and always so fun to see how excited the kids are to have their families here and to be able to share with you. Thank you to our staff for practicing and decorating. A big thanks to… Read more »

New Students We were given a lovely donation of brand new stuffed animals for every one of our Kindergarten students. So sweet. Bollywood Karima Essa shared Bollywood dancing with the students this week and it was super energetic and so beautiful to watch! Karima’s performance showcased Bollywood dance as a fun cultural art form and… Read more »