Reminders

Tomorrow is Casual Day. Thursday April 1st is Easter Spirit Day. Come dressed in Easter Colours (pastels, yellow etc). Please bring 1 hard boiled egg for house games in the afternoon!

Library

Please bring your library cards on Monday! Students will be gathering resources and researching their science topic.

Classroom News

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Please bring clothing for Phys Ed tomorrow, Thursday April 1, and Friday April 9th. Students will be participating in soccer activities with Mr. Wilson.

MEDIA LITERACY
In the next couple of weeks the grade 4/5/6 students will be focusing on how to write a newspaper story. Students will study how journalists use various elements to craft topical, interesting and relevant news stories. To begin our "Reporter for a Day" assignment students are asked to bring in newspapers (local or international) to class on Monday.

Earth Hour 2010

On March 27 at 8:30 pm, hundreds of millions of people around the world will turn off their lights for an hour to demand action on climate change. But that's just the beginning. Every hour, Canadians are taking small steps to lessen their impact on the environment. From hanging your clothes to dry to taking transit to work, those small steps add up to huge changes for the better.

History Assignment - Peaceful Demonstration

Due Thursday (complete assignment in History notebook)
Minimum of 2 paragraphs.

Use an encyclopedia or the internet to research one of these famous leaders or famous works that advocate peaceful resistance:

• Rosa Parks
• The Montgomery Bus Project
• Mohandas Ghandi
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• Leo Tolstoy
• The Solidarity Movement (Poland 1980's)

Important Reminder

The ski trip this Friday has moved to Thursday. Make sure to bring proper clothing, equipment, lunch or money for Thursday.