I was really impressed, and proud, of how hard all of you worked to learn how to play drums this morning.  Everyone’s drums look, and sound, spectacular.  Thanks to drum builder/musician Leo Brooks for taking so much time to teach us how to build and play the drums.  You can find out more about what he does at treefrogpercussion.ca.

In your agenda:

• practice your speeches
• Think about which ancient civilization you plan to base a board game on: Egypt, Rome, China, or Maya

Thursday Speeches

• Maxim
• Charlie
• Alex
• Maggie
• Stephanie
• Lauren
• Cameron

Friday Speeches

• Sheridan
• Emily
• Kayla
• Nicole
• Stephanie

Monday Speeches

• Devin
• Sydney
• Greg
• Calysta
• Ryan

Tuesday Speeches

• Caitlin
• Dylan
• Keegan
• Evan
• Dillon

I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s field trip to Parliament Hill and the Supreme Court of Canada.  Make sure you check the weather report tomorrow morning and dress accordingly!

A smoky and hazy day today!  I hope the forest fires are under control in Quebec.  I’m told that is where the smoke is coming from.

In your agenda today:

• A letter about an upcoming breakfast for our volunteers was sent home today
• A letter about tomorrow’s Parliament Hill field trip went home today.  Click here for a copy.

Speeches start on Wednesday!

The book fair is here.  I hope everyone found books and movies that they like.  Good luck in the raffle later tonight!

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Ancient Math Quiz:

What is this Ancient Mayan number? How do you know? Answer by leaving a comment.
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In your agenda:

• Outdoor physed on Monday.  Dress for the weather!
• Your speeches should be written.  Students will begin delivering them starting Wednesday, June 2.  A scheduled will be posted soon!
• Parliament Hill field trip is Tuesday.  We’ll leave for the buses after O Canada. We’ll be back at school by 3:30.

Another hot day!  Luckily, we were able to spend the majority of the day away from the hot and stuff portable we call home during the day!  Twenty five drums were built in the D & T room this morning.  Thanks, Leo, for all of your hard work in helping us figure out how to do it!  The middle of the day was spent in the portables working on speeches and watching episode 4 of the 2nd Voyage of the Mimi.  The last part of the day found us in the library for drama and in the computer lab for…computers!

In your agenda:

• Speeches need to be written by Friday
• Speeches will be given starting next Wednesday.  I’ll post the schedule soon!
• Book Fair Friday, so bring in those raffle ticket stubs!

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Whew! It was sure a hot day.  Here’s hoping that our air conditioning handles things a little better tomorrow.  The heat wave will last a couple of days – drink plenty of fluids! 

In your agenda:

• we could use volunteers to help with drum building tomorrow morning.  If you are available, please sign in at the office at meet our class from 9:30 – 10:55.
• please return ticket stubs, money and unsold tickets by Friday
• speeches need to be written by Friday, we’ll start delivering them next week
• Parliament Hill Field Trip next Tuesday

Hmmm.  I wonder, should we add pole vault to junior track & field next year?

Congratulations to everyone for your cooperation, enthusiasm and competitiveness in the track & field event today.  The day went very smoothly!

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Remember:

• No school on Monday
• Have a speech topic prepared for Tuesday.  Better yet, have your speech started!

IMPORTANT!! The 1500m will be run Tuesday morning right after morning announcements. If you plan to run, please come in appropriate clothes.

[A message from Mme Lister]

The time to present François and all his friends is here! Costumes and props are highly recommended but not mandatory. Students should be able to say their lines from memory, as they have been told all semester. Please take advantage of the long weekend for some extra practice.

The students were given the opportunity to have some say in when they would present. This is a schedule of what they decided:

Friday May 28th ~ Group 3

Maggie, Ryan, Sheridan, Sydney, Stephanie, Greg, Keegan and Lauren

Monday May 31st ~ Group 2

Elisabeth, Alex, Kayla, Devin, Caitlin, Calysta, Maxim, Charlie and Talia

Thursday June 3rd ~ Group 1

Nicole, Cameron, Dylan, Katherine, Emily, Evan, Dillon, and Katie

In your agenda:

• Track & Field is tomorrow.  Be sure to be ready for a hot day. You should have sunscreen, a hat, and a water bottle in order to be comfortable and sun safe tomorrow. Remember to wear your fastest shoes.Wanted! Parent volunteers to help with drum building next Wednesday from 9:30 – 10:55.
• Raffle tickets for the ALC Book Fair were sent home today.
• Choose a speech topic for Tuesday.  Better yet, start writing it!  We need to have speeches written by next Friday so we can have time to practice them.  Speeches need to be 2 – 4 minutes in length.  I recommend topics you already know a lot about and don’t have to research as we won’t have time to conduct research at school.  You are welcome, of course, to do research at home.

Great job on designing surveys with a purpose today! I hope visitors to our blog will complete them. The next step is going to involve using the data to make decisions about our (pretend) video game tournament, pet store or restaurant.

Click on the “Surveys” link on the left menu to see our surveys. 

In your agenda:

• Bring books for the book fair. Thanks to all of you who brought books in today.
• Tomorrow is double point day.
• Friday is junior track and field.
• Book orders are due next Tuesday.
• Stittsville McDonald’s fundraiser is tonight.