Grade 1A has been preparing for spring! Using paint they have been making rainy day art and writing spring stories!
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Today we wore blue!  April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day! This day is all about helping people understand autism better and showing kindness and support to everyone, no matter how they are different from us. It’s a day where people wear blue to show they care and to spread awareness. Did you know that April is Autism Awareness Month? It’s a special time to learn more about autism and celebrate people who have autism. Autism is something that makes people’s brains work a little differently. People with autism might see the world in a unique way, and they might have different ways of talking, learning, or doing things. Everyone with autism is different, but they are all special and important!
Happy Autism Awareness Month!
6B are preparing for hand games tournament near the end of the month! To help prepare, Ms. Nethery invited a special guest from YFNED to come in and teach them some hand games and drumming.  Grade 2B students got creative in their ADST (Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies) class by building their very own wind racers! The project was all about learning how wind power can be used to move objects, and the students had an amazing time putting their designs to the test.  Using LEGO, the students worked in small teams to design and construct their wind racers. They had to think carefully about how to make their racers catch the wind and race across the floor.
Once the racers were built, the real fun began! They used a fan to create wind and test how fast and far their racers could go. This hands-on project not only helped Grade 2 students develop their problem-solving skills but also sparked their creativity and teamwork. It was a fantastic way to explore science and engineering in a fun, interactive way! This Friday afternoon for an hour, grade 1-7 students got to join in a variety of fun activities! Each classroom hosted their own club activity and students were able to choose which clubs they joined. Students were allowed to move around to different activities if they wanted. Such a great afternoon before the break! Take a look below for some of the activities that were offered!
There were many other great activities including skating, soccer, bracelet making, drawing, poetry writing, Minecraft, chess and more! Have a wonderful break!
 Did you know that Ms. Mary and her class go out for forest school every Tuesday (as weather allows)? Som fun things they have done recently, include finding squirrel caches, making a fire pit, and freezing bubbles!
Can you spot the bubble?
Thanks to Ms. Nethery who has been taking her gym classes cross country skiing! What an amazing experience! 
Grade 1B students explored the magic of the Northern Lights, and their creativity shone through in every piece of art they made! Using chalk pastels and paint, they created beautiful, colorful landscapes inspired by our beautiful northern lights.
 Grade 2s are visiting the Yukon River every few weeks and are using their observational skills to notice what is changing through the seasons. So fun to explore and learn outside!
 We are on a pilgrimage of hope this year, and each month classes will be doing a special act, celebration or prayer to celebrate! We are currently working on a special activity to share hope with each other, keep an eye out around Easter to see what we are working on!
Happy Pink Shirt Day! Today students and teachers at CKES stood up against bullying by wearing pink! 
The grade 2’s and 3’s have learned a song named “Snowman, Snowman” and are building their musical literacy by matching notes with names during Snowman Solfege music centres!  Congratulations to the grade 7 boys and girls basketball teams for winning the basketball tournament!  To celebrate the grade 7 basketball teams played a game at lunch today against the teachers! Great game everybody!
 This week students will have the opportunity to try out sports wheelchairs in physical education classes! We are borrowing a set of sport wheelchairs from the Sports and Recreation branch this week. They will be available for teachers to use as part of their physical education programming. By using sports wheelchairs we can help students develop empathy, inclusion, and physical literacy. They can also help students learn about disability and how to participate in physical activity in a variety of ways. All students start at a similar skill level for the activities and they are learning a new way of moving, being active, and physically literate  |
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