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Please remember it is very important

that all cloth masks are washed daily.

All students must have

their own individual water

bottles at school.

March March 3– School Breakfast

March 5—Comfy Cozy clothes day (sweats)

March 10—School Breakfast

March 14—Spring Clocks ahead one hour

March 12—Colour wearing day

March 15—Admin day no classes

March 17—Wear Green day

March 17- School Breakfast

March 17– St. Patrick’s Day

March 20– First day of Spring

March 24—Subway orders due

March 26—Beach day (school appropriate)

March 26—Subway day

March 29—April 2—Spring Break

April April 1-2—Spring break

April 2—Good Friday

April 4—Easter Sunday

April 12— Admin—no classes

DATES TO REMEMBER IN MARCH/APRIL

Kindergarten students celebrated 100 days of school on February 24th. We counted out 100 pieces of snack, rainbow traced a 100 chart, stacked 100 cups, colored by number, put 100 stickers into our sticker book, and came up with 100 rhyming words! The grade 2 class made us 100 glasses to wear and keep for the special day. We have learned so much in 100 days and had a lot of fun.

-Mrs. Ryz

Grade SIX

What is a Mandela?

Meaning circle, circular painting. These are works are created by using brightly coloured geometric de-signs and traditionally created as sand paintings.

World Map

Grade 6 students were assigned in partners to create and draw the continents around the world. Each pair drew and labeled the boarders of each nation on their continent. The result was a puzzle of their worlds continents as a class.

Pointillism

Pointillism is a method to draw and paint using dots. It was first coined by art critics in the late 1880s to describe the artworks of George Seurat and Paul Signac.

-Mr. Faucher

Attitude of Gratitude

Welcome, March! This month we will be focusing on "Bringing the Joy!" To start this joyful month off, each class discussed all the things that can bring us joy. Here are a few of the students' responses.

"Working with my Dad." -Holden

"Snuggling with stuffed animals." -Sawyer

"The sun" -Emily

"Unicorns and Rainbows"- Eva

Whether it be dancing, telling jokes and laughing, being silly or enjoying some time in the sun, we look forward to doing everything that brings us joy this month!

-Ms. Staples and Mrs. Davey

We’ve had a great time learning about India in social studies. We learned about the Taj Mahal and how to draw it. It is made out of white marble and took about 20 years to build! We’ve got to taste mango, coconut, and coconut water. The Indian people then use the coconut shell as a bowl or cup. Everyone really enjoyed the 100th day of school. We participated in different activities all day long! Ms. Manns even made us look like we were 100 years old and we did a write-up about our life for the past 100 years. Grannie Manns joined our class for the day! All grade 3s are encouraged to complete their daily agenda question and home reading. Extra practice really helps everyone remember what we’re learning. Enjoy the nice weather! -Ms. Manns

Grade: THREE

Grade THREE Continue

Lego challenge...the grade 3 students were creating a structure from 100 bricks and had to find the length, width, and perime-ter.

Grade FOUR / FIVE

During the month of February, the grade 4/5 class explored the lives of a variety of African American heroes in honour of Black History Month. We have read stories and learned about the significance of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, as well as the im-portance of fighting with our words instead of our fists from Martin Luther King Jr. In art class, we explored the works of a late African-American artist named Alma Thomas. Thomas produced large colourful pieces with implied movement created through patterns of broken col-ors against a white background. Alma was a painter, but for our art project we decided to use different colours of ripped paper to create a collage. Ms. Bereza

Alma Thomas

Virtual Art Night #4

As part of our 4 part series, here is the final

of the virtual art night activities!

Link and supplies will be provided for a fee

of $5.00.

News from the Library—Book Fair

Greetings from the Library,

The school year has had a lot of changes in the Library department. The teachers, students and I have all adapted well to each change and it’s made it very enjoyable. The main thing being that books are still being looked at and read by each student!

The month of February was especially fun as many of you donated books for our Used Book Sale. Books were sold at .25¢ each and the Library received $120 from the sales….which means that over 400 books came and went from the Sale.

Next up was the Book Fair! It was so fun! The students all had an opportunity to come and look prior to buying. Our sales hit a new record of $2380.74 which allows us to keep back $1102.50 worth of books.

Thanks for all your support for these programs!

- Lynda Driedger

100’th Day of School Grade Two’s

Owl Moon

Staff of AES after 100th day of School

News from the Grade Twos...

Welcome to March, Bring on the Joy!!

February was expectedly busy and full of the love of reading and the 100th Day, all staff have worked so hard promoting positive well-being and activi-ties...what a wonderful school! The grade 2's have been busy being scientists in our many experiments testing solids and liquids, absorbency, buoyancy and interactions of solids and liquids!

In social studies, we boarded a virtual plane to Iqaluit as well as a town sur-vey in a helicopter, the kids loved the plane manned by little children. We also explored the seven wonders of Manitoba- it was thrilling!

The students are working on their writing, editing and are becoming very com-fortable with checklists and proofing.

In Math, they are wrapping up measurement and continue to work on basic math facts, word problems and Number Talks (mental math).

Art remains a favourite as they are discovering many genres and mixed media in literacy and themes.

We all hope March will go out like a lamb instead of a lion, but the weather lately is testing that saying!

Ms. Hunt

Grade TWO

Grade TWO continue

Cutlery

Please remember to send cutlery for your child’s lunch if they require it.

We do not have a large supply of spare cutlery at this time.

Head Lice prevention Strategies

Head lice are a common problem in school-age children. It can take up to two weeks for head

lice infestation to become apparent. Winter break can be a time when many children are ex-

posed to head lice visiting friends or relatives. This information may help decrease the risk of

your child becoming infested or give you the information you need to treat head lice in your

child.

Anyone can get head lice. They are not a sign of being dirty and should not be considered a

sign of an unclean house. Although head lice do not jump, they can spread from one person

to another. School-age children and their families are likely candidates for head lice because it

spreads through close contact. Tell your child that he/she should not share personal items

such as hats, combs, brushes, pillows or bike helmets, because these items can transmit lice.

Head lice do not cause any diseases to humans.

If you suspect head lice, check your child’s head closely. Head lice are small, light to dark

brown insects no larger than the size of sesame seeds. The female head louse lays eggs, called

nits, on the hair shaft close to the scalp. These nits, which look like tiny whitish ovals, are

firmly glued to the hair shaft and usually hatch within two weeks. Nits are most often found in

the hair behind the ears and at the back of the head and neck. Nits should not be confused

with dandruff. Dandruff can be easily flicked off the hair; nits cannot because they are firmly

attached to individual hairs.

Head lice may be hard to locate because they move to avoid light. Nits may be easier to find.

If left untreated, head lice will quickly increase in number, so you have to be sure to treat it as

soon as it is detected.