Miss Gill's 2017/2018 Nifty Nighthawks!!

Dear Families, The second week of April has come and gone!  It's a wet one out there.  Stay warm and dry everyone!  We had another busy, yet productive week at school.  So much engaging, fun, and interactive learning happening in and out of our classroom!  Check it out :)   Swimming: Paint Night: On Tuesday evening, we had an amazing event in our school gym!  Thank you to our parent council members for organizing a paint night for our students and their families.  It was a sold out experience!  Here are some of the beautiful creations from our class!  Thank you to Mrs. Jackson (Nate's mom) and Mrs. Fox (Carson's mom) for sharing these pics with me as I was unable to attend.  The kids who went said they had great time.  Carson is in the process of writing up a procedure for this paint night which he'll share with his peers once he's done it so they too...

Dear Families, Here we are at the end of our first week of April!  They say, "April showers (or SNOW in our case) bring May flowers!"  Let's hope!  It sure was a mixed bag this week with rain and snow.  Enjoy your weekend!  I’m heading to the gym (Mozomo) after school to get my D.P.A. in! Grade 3 Swimming: On Tuesday, the grade 3's went swimming!  They sure loved it!  The YMCA did an excellent job organizing their gym time and swim lessons.  I have so many amazing swimmers in the class, I was impressed!  Lucky them, they get to go another 3 weeks!  This is a very meaningful program as it offers "A Swim to Survive." I could sure use a lesson or two myself ;) Math Game: Thank you to the families who consistently are taking the time to support your child’s learning in ALL subject areas, but in particular with their math by reading my monthly math letters that come home.  It is making a differen...