P.G. teacher-librarians, with support from P.G. Public Library and retired teachers, are holding the 13th Annual Battle of the Books on Friday, April 15 at Ecole Lac de Bois. Participating students have been busy reading twelve Canadian novels for the past several months and in many cases rereading them several times in order to be prepared to answer detailed questions on their contents. We wish them the best in this fun event.
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The students in Mrs. Dionne & Mrs. Nemitz's classes at Highglen Montessori Elementary School will be experiencing more culture next week with a visit to Vanier Hall to enjoy the dancers of Enchainement Studios and their performances.
The students of Mrs. Haddock's class will sing to and visit with the residents at Simon Fraser Lodge on Wednesday while the students of Mrs. Rockwell's class will do a craft with the residents at Jubilee Lodge on the same day.
Come and see our salmon - they have been nurtured by the students and staff in preparation for their release in May.
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This week cole Heather Park Elementary will be book-ended by a couple of very different activities. On Monday CKPG-TV was here to film the Quiz Me for the upcoming year of the show. Chris E and Laura P toured them around the school. Once again, Mr. Edge and Mr. Laupitz have been instrumental in supporting this club.
Also on Monday, Daniel Sylvestre, author/illustrator, presented to three French Immersion classes. He was extremely informative and discussed both his art and the way books are illustrated. Students had lots of questions and learned a lot.
Last week the Grade 6/7 Hockey Academy students played the PGSS Grade 8/9 team. It was an intense game and the Heather Park team squeaked out a winning goal in the final minutes.
On Friday, come and join us for the second movie night of the year: Despicable Me. This enjoyable event is sponsored by PAC. Doors open at 6:30 pm, movie is at 7 p.m., in the multipurpose room. Admission is by donation.
Our PAC would like to thank everyone for supporting their recent Purdy's fundraiser. Over $1000 was raised and families should expect their order sometime this week.
On the 14th, eagle eyes and steady hands will be the order of the day when Mr. Edge's grade 6/7 students participate in their field trip to Silver Tip Archery
Early next week on April 19 Mr. Franz/Mrs. Dugdale's and Mrs. Bracey's classes will be hosting a popsicle sale as a fundraiser for their planned Barkerville/Ft. St. James field trips.
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Grade 6 and 7 students at Immaculate Conception school attended the Science Expo held this week at the Civic Centre.
Grade 5 are heading up a coin collection for the Holy Childhood Association that aims this year to help children in India.
On Friday the students will present the Stations of the Cross drama.
Good luck to the school band which performs this week at the band festival.
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Sacred Heart School will mark B.C. Arts & Culture Week with a rotation of artistic and cultural activities for primary students. Grade 2/3 will visit the Groop Gallery to take in an environmental show this week. Our hard-working P.S.G. will host April Family Movie Night with a screening of Star Wars: A New Hope on Friday night. Our school families and staff are happy to make brown bag lunches for the guests at St. Vincent de Paul Drop-in-Centre as part of our Holy Week activities.
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Westwood Elementary Kindergarten and Grade 3 students enjoyed their Fine Arts experience with an artist from the Canadian Arts Council.
The art focus for Kindergarten students was on recycling, using junk from home to make cardboard robots. Grade 3 students created color wheel pizzas after learning about the color wheel. A big thank you to Andrea, our visiting artist from the council.
Mrs. Bouchard's class celebrated reaching 5000 words read by coming to school in their cozy pajamas. Special stories were read, furry friends were in attendance, and a parade through the school topped off an exciting celebration.
Westwood students are thrilled to announce the arrival of Miss Daisy Duke to our library team. Daisy is a Mexican Red Knee tarantula who seems very happy in her new home and has created a "web" of interest among the student body.
Westwood PAC hosted another fantastic family event this past Friday. Family Fun Night lived up to its name. It was a night full of games, treats,laughs, and smiles. With snow quickly melting, our weekly Friday morning walk and talk is back in action. Family members are welcome to join us for this 10 minute energizer.
Another indication of spring is the start up of team relays, which will begin shortly.
Mrs. Cooper is busy getting a variety of new groups underway for Westwood students. These groups include sharing circles, a homework club, a boys' group, and girls' group.
Mrs. Chruikshanks and a group of grade 7 girls are busy using paper mache to create individual masks.
Grade 5 students have begun their DARE (Drugs and Alcohol Resistance Training) with Constable Medcke.
