Halloween & Student Led Conferences

Today we spent the afternoon in our halloween costumes - check out these pictures of our grade 3 friends all dressed up!

What a fun afternoon!!


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Mrs. Harper - ejharper@cbe.ab.ca

Mrs. McIntyre - kamcintyre@cbe.ab.ca

October reading calendars are due in on Monday. Our class goal was to read 7000 minutes and so far we are at 4945! Students who have brought in reading calendars received a ballot for every 50 minutes that they read, and on Tuesday next week a name will be drawn for our October winner. The winning student will be able to choose a book from the Scholastic catalogue to take home and keep. November reading calendars went home today - don't forget that every student should be reading at least 20 minutes every day! :)

On Tuesday next week we are having a candy exchange. Students can bring in Halloween candy to trade in for a healthy recess snack. The candy will be donated to Operation Christmas Child through the Samaritan's Purse. What a great way to be global citizens!

A Beautiful Day for a Walk to the Library

As a part of our "It's a Crime Not to Read" program we are invited to take a tour of the Thornhill Branch of the Calgary Public Library. This is a great way for us to all feel comfortable in the library, to know where to find the books we like, and to encourage us to come outside of school time.

Yesterday we walked to the library with Constable McCartney, a member of the Calgary Police Service, who will be visiting our classroom every month to read stories and answer questions. It was fun to have a police officer stop traffic for us as we crossed Centre Street!

At the library we were able to choose two books from the kids section, and we got our own purple cloth bag to carry them in! Constable McCartney read us some really funny stories and we had a great time checking out everything that is available at the library!

Check out these pictures from our adventure...

Our grade three friends are all encouraged to visit the library with their families! We were only allowed to check out books, but there are so many other cool things to borrow - magazines, movies, CDs, and more!

Thank you to the parents who came with us on the walk, we appreciate your ongoing support. Without parent volunteers these trips would not be possible!

Just a reminder that next week is Fall Break and the school will be closed until Monday, October 20th!