Medieval Day Information

Medieval Day

On Wednesday April 30th, we will be celebrating ancient civilizations with our very own Medieval Day Celebration! Students will get the chance to travel back in time to the Medieval Era and enjoy an educational and interactive day of fun. In the morning, students will rotate through a variety of activity stations geared towards Medieval Times. Each station is created to highlight different aspects of ‘daily living’ during the Medieval time period. To help keep the day authentic, all students will be encouraged to ‘dress the part’ in the medieval style of dress. We have discussed different ways to turn our everyday clothes into the medieval style clothing. Students know to look around the house for different options and are encouraged to use creativity and not cash to enhance their looks. Prior to our event, students will draw their roles as either Royalty (kings and lords), Clergy (monks, nuns, or abbots), Knights, or Peasants. We are looking for some parent volunteers who would be interested in assisting with the morning portion of our day (approx. 8:45-11:45). Parents are needed to accompany and assist students at various stations. Traditionally, one of the stations is reserved for group and individual photo’s. The kids have a lot of fun dressing and posing. If you have a camera and would like to assist with this station we will develop the photo’s and distribute them to the students. If you are interested in volunteering please send a note via agenda with your phone number and we will be in contact. For the afternoon portion of our day we will welcome Windsor’s own “Medieval Man”. Jay McKee, is a historian with endless knowledge about Medieval history. His presentation is engaging and very informative. He also brings many artifacts, weapons and equipment from the era. After his presentation, Medieval Man always allows the students to have some hands on time with his fantastic Medieval display. We are asking for a $2.00 donation to help cover the cost of our guest speaker. Parents are welcome to join us for the presentation. It will begin at approximately 12:45 pm. Thank you, Mr. Cowan Mrs. Plante

Education Week Mass

Our school Mass for Education Week has been moved ahead to Monday May 5th. Time and location have not changed :) Please come and celebrate with us!

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I thought it may be best to post pictures as items come in for our raffle basket. Thanks to all who have donated.

Buttercream Dreams Cupcakes

I would like to acknowledge Amy Germanese of 'Buttercream Dreams Cupcakes' for donating a $30.00 gift certificate to help build our cupcake raffle basket. Her business card is posted below. Thanks Amy!

Castle Building

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Welcome Miss Cannon!

Take a look at your children! They were partnered and asked to discuss and compare the 'pros' and 'cons' for each level of Medieval Society. In the end, the activity allowed students to examine the benefits and consequences related to each level of society.

Miss Cannon is currently on her last student teaching placement. She will be with us through the end of the month. The class is happy to welcome her and look forward to her leadership.

Cupcake Raffle Basket

Students will have a small note today explaining our cupcake raffle basket. I have included a picture of items donated thus far. Also, "Buttercream Dream Cupcakes" were generous enough to provide a gift card for a dozen gourmet cupcakes! If you have any questions please let me know via agenda.

Measurement

Our current strand for Numeracy is Measurement.

We have been working in class on strategies to determine the perimeter and area of different sized rectangles and other objects. As a final in-class assessment students will be asked to design a zoo according to specific expectations. Their zoo's will require specific measurements with enclosures and features that meet area and perimeter requirements. We will begin creating and designing our zoo's on Monday.

Thank you P.A.C.

Recently our classroom received some fantastic non-fiction books. The books range in levels and cover a wide variety of topics. These new books are very popular and in high demand! A special thank you goes out to our parent council for providing the funds to purchase such awesome resources!