Vermilion Elementary School News

Karen King

Submitted

We are happy to welcome Mrs. Heather McRae to our VES school family. Mrs. McRae will be with us four days a week until June 2. She will be teaching Grade 1 health, Grade 2 science and Grade 3 and 4 social studies. This allows the homeroom teachers to support students with small group instruction for literacy and numeracy intervention. We are very fortunate to have Mrs. McRae.

Kindergarten had an alphabet party. To celebrate and reward kindergarten students’ hard work of learning all their letters, both classes planned their own parties. KB had balloons, decorations, cupcakes (thanks to Kooper’s mom), crowns, a parade, a dance party, bingo, a scavenger hunt, games and more that were all alphabet themed and super fun. KA had a dance party, brought their favourite stuffies, had cupcakes (thanks to Wyatt’s mom), balloons and a giant paper chain for decorations, a crown craft, literacy games and a piñata. What a super learning experience for the kindergarten students. The 5/6 and 6 classes just finished their swimming lessons, and they thoroughly enjoyed every second of them. Thanks to Lenoa Atkinson for driving them to the Lakeland College Vermilion

- Aquatic and Recreation , and thanks to Jackie and Carmen for the excellent learning opportunities.

Several classes in VES were excited about the warmer weather. This meant that kids could stay outdoors for longer periods of time. 4B and 3A both took advantage of that by going to the outdoor skating rink to partake in some physical activity on skates. For some students, it was their very first time on skates. They had a wonderful time.

Grade 1 students read the story

“Bear Snores On” and identified the story elements and learned some new vocabulary words. They got to make a bear den as a building activity to wrap things up. Those dens sure were cute. Dates to Remember: Jan 30 – No School – School Based PL Day; Jan 31 – No School – Teacher Directed Day; Feb 3 – Science Fair; Feb 10 – Grade 5 and 6 Band Clinic; Feb 14 – 100th Day of School; Feb 16 and 17 – No School – Teachers’ Convention; Feb 20 – No School – Family Day; Feb 23 –Pink Shirt Day; Feb 23 – Celebration of Learning 5:00-7:30; Mar 1 – Dress up as a Superhero or a Super Hero; Mar 10 – BTPS Learning Day – No School; Mar 20-24 – Scholastic Book Fair; Mar 21 – Next School Council Meeting at 6:30; Mar 22 – Parent Teacher Interviews