January 20

We started the day with music and then continued to write our gymnastic routines with Monsieur Trevor. 

Today in English we looked at how we can paint a picture with our words. We thought about the five senses and how we can incorporate them into our writing to paint a vivid image for our reader. We took some prompt sentences and thought about how they might smell, feel, sound, taste and look 

 We read some of The Iron Man by Ted Hughes, a story about a robot that has been eating tractors and upsetting farmers. 

" He is painting a picture in my mind with his words" - Bennett

In social studies, we looked at traditional Ukranian food and we discussed the delicate political situation between Russia, Ukraine and The E.U. We discussed how conflict can impact quality of life:

"If they have to pay the soldiers fighting then there may not be money to pay for other things"

"If a farm got destroyed by the conflict then that could affect food production" - Zac

With Madame Moreau, we continued to work on measurements by measuring and comparing different sizes of dinosaurs. 

I would like to put another appeal for volunteers for the morning of February 6 for our Pysanky egg field trip. Unfortunately, if we do not receive enough parent volunteers, we will have to cancel the session. If you would like to volunteer, please ensure you have a police check handed into the office.

A note from Mr. McKenna:

VAS Yearbook Sales

Dear Parents & Guardians, 

ÉcoleVarsity Acres School has once again partnered with Jostens, Canada’s largest creator and distributor of school yearbooks, to produce a yearbook this year for all students. This will give students an opportunity to explore areas of planning, marketing and design. Our school yearbook club has already started to meet and we are excited to get to work on planning and organizing our learning experiences and activities.

ÉcoleVarsity Acres School Yearbooks will be sold for $15.00 per copy from Monday, January 20^thuntil Friday, January 31^st2020. Please complete the payment on your PowerSchool account and a receipt will be available once the fee has been paid. The purchase of a school yearbook is optional. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact M. Daniel McKenna at dkmckenna@cbe.ab.caor at (403) 777-6090. 

Our school yearbook will help build pride and community for our students with memories to last a lifetime. Thank you for your support and we look forward in sharing our school yearbook with you and your family.

Sincerely, 

M. Daniel McKenna