I hope everyone had a Hop…py Easter!
The snow is slowly melting and the mud is starting to appear. Please be sure that you send your kids to school dressed for the weather. Proper footwear is needed this time of the year!
The week before Easter was a busy one. Tuesday, March 27 was spring and graduation picture day, while on Thursday, March 29, most classes had an Easter Party! Easter egg hunts were held throughout the school and sweet treats were shared.
Students and staff had both Good Friday and Easter Monday off. Tuesday was the first day back to school after the long weekend.
On Wednesday, March 28 the Grade 8 class had a special visitor. That visitor was retired teacher, Ms. Burlein. Ms. Burlein came in to show the students how to create pysanky eggs. Pysanky eggs are Ukrainian Easter eggs, decorated with different and unique designs using a wax-resist method. For some students, this was not the first time creating pysanky eggs and for others it was. The pysanky eggs took most of the day to create, but it was worth it!
All the students made at least one egg to take home for Easter. ‘Thank you’ to Ms. Burlein for volunteering your time to decorate pysanky eggs!
Why did the egg cross the road? To get to the Shell station.
Thursday, March 29 was slipper day! Students had all kinds of slippers on. Monster slippers, bug slippers, fuzzy slippers and more! Slipper day was held just in time for the Easter parties. Why not watch an Easter movie with some slippers on?
As a special Easter treat, the Grade 6/7 class along with some other students created homemade Easter cards for the residents of Manitoulin Lodge in Gore Bay.
On Thursday, April 12, eight students from Grade 7 and 8 will be travelling to Science North in Sudbury for the Math, Science and Technology Olympics. The eight students will break up into two teams and compete against other schools in different competitions. Good luck, Colts!
Joke of the week:
How can you drop an egg six feet without breaking it? By dropping it seven feet. It won’t break for the first six.
Upcoming events include, Math, Science and Technology Olympics at Science North, and a P.D. Day.
Until next time, “Dream and Believe. Learn and Achieve!”
