Announcements

​Please welcome Ms. Nieradka and Ms. Yue. We hope you enjoy your day with us!

Reminders from Ms. Jung

Safety First

We've been hand washing for some time now and if we are washing our hands every day when we arrive, exit, before and after we eat, before and after we play, and when we've been to the washroom, then we are using at least 10 piece of paper towel per person a day. There are approximately 450 of us. That's 4500 pieces of paper towel per day and often, we take two pieces of paper towels which totals 9000 pieces of paper towels a day! Try it for a week and see if you can get your hands dry using one piece of paper towel. Last year, Ms. Jung shared a video of how 12 shakes of your hands after washing allows you to be successful with just one piece of paper towel. Thankfully the washrooms have blowers to dry our hands without paper towels!

R is for Respect

Active listening is one way we show respect towards others with whom we are talking, watching and paying attention to. Look with your eyes, hear, feel, taste and touch with all your senses! Others who are spending time with you will appreciate you more and return the favour when you need a listening ear!

International Women's Day!

Today is International Women's Day! Let's celebrate all the females who have made a difference in our lives. Perhaps it's a Mom, Grandparent, a teacher or even the neighbour's' youngest daughter! It could also be Dr. Roberta Bondar, first Canadian astronaut or Viola Desmond on our $5 bill!  It is never too late to renew your short and long term goals to set sights on being kind, compassionate, hard working and someone of significance to the lives of others! Together, we'll be able to do some great things as we take the time to build authentic relationships with others, especially the women in our lives!

Lost and Found

Please claim your items from the bin in the cafeteria across from the office If your items are not claimed by Friday, everything will be repurposed, donated and tossed. Stay tuned for a powerpoint of your lost items which Ms. Jung will gladly deliver to you if you find a match! Thank you, Christine, for helping to set this up!!

Hot Lunch

Tomorrow is hot lunch pizza day! Teachers will be sending a runner to the office. Be sure you have enough to eat at school alongside your pizzas, students!

Birthdays

Today, Happy Birthday to our very own Mme Vinayakrishnan! You celebrate on an auspicious day, March 8th! On Tuesdays during the holidays, Happy Birthday to: Sadie and Brooklyn! 

Youth Clubs

The after school youth clubs start up in April. Cooking program will be on a Monday or Tuesday. A new program called "Art Escape" will be Wednesdays after school. To register go to portmoody.ca/signmeup

There will be posters around the school, information on our website or you can ask Christine!

Theatre Club

Theatre Club is today in the Drama Room after school.

Badminton

Grade 6 & 7 Badminton Club is after school today from 3-4! Reminder that all Grade 6/7's are invited! See Mr. Walker or Christine for more information.

Mr. Clay's Jokes of the Day

What would be a gardener's favorite Beatles song? Lettuce Be!

Which rock song did the gardener listen to while plucking herbs? 'Sweet Chive o' Mine'.

How would trees calculate a square root problem? They would use log-arithm.

Why did the gardener decline the job offer? Because the celery was very low.