Children's Book Week!

Reminder: Tomorrow Mrs. Lagrana and Mrs. McDonalds classes will be heading out for a wetlands walk. Please wear appropriate footwear and be ready to paint a yellow fish and explore our wetlands and look for signs of spring! 

Exciting News:

The students and staff at Royal Oak School are looking forward to celebrating TD Canadian Children’s Book Week during the week of May 8^th-12^th! The theme for Book Week this year is “Reading Across Canada”. We will have lots of exciting activities during the week including; daily “guess the book contest”, DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) and our Royal Oak School Reading Challenge!

In addition, we have special events going on these days:

Monday, May 8^th:

We look forward to welcoming guest author, Valerie Walker. She will be sharing her “Hedley the Hedgehog” adventures stories with each grade group in the morning. For more information on Valerie and her books, please visit: http://hedleythehedgehog.com/about/

Tuesday, May 9^th:

Ms. Sparks will be reading one of her favorite stories to the Grade 1, 2 and 3 classes. Ms. Dalton will be reading a special book with the morning and afternoon Kindergarten classes.

Wednesday, May 10^th:

Dress up as your favorite storybook character day! Students are encouraged to dress up as a favorite storybook character and if possible, to bring the matching storybook along at school. Students will have the opportunity to share their stories and costumes with a fellow classmate or friend in another class during buddy reading activities throughout the day. Please remember to refrain from wearing masks and from bringing toy weapons.

Thursday, May 11^th:

Please return the blue Royal Oak School reading challenge forms today.

Special guest readers, Spencer Wilson and Adam Thibault from the Calgary Stampeders will be sharing some of their favorite picture books with students during the afternoon. They will also stay to help us kick off our Jump Rope for Heart Jump Event!

Friday, May 12^th:

Prizes for reading challenges will be sent home today.

For more information on the TD Canadian Children’s Book Week, visit:

http://themeguide.bookweek.ca


Jump Rope for Heart Time Update:
Please note that there has been a slight time change for our Jump Event. The Jump Event will run from 2:50-3:20 on Thursday, May 11th. All students are encouraged to bring their own skipping rope if they have one. Jump Rope for Heart Pledges are also due to homeroom teachers on the 11th. Thank you for your support as we raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.