WE day

 

 

Zoey, Myah and Kaydyn, who are part of the UNESCO team, had the honour of attending WE Day at the MTS Center last Friday.  Mrs. Kobelka was invited as well.  The only way you can get a ticket for WE day is if you have earned it through kindness and good deeds. The students who are on the UNESCO team were invited to attend. It was an amazing event that everyone should have an opportunity to go to in their lifetime.  Paula Abdul, Margaret Trudeau, Chris Hatfield and numerous other celebrities were on hand to share their stories of their road to success.  Did you know that Paula Abdul's family did not have money for her to take dance classes, so she cleaned the dance studio  in order to pay for her lessons.  Chris Hatfield was very inspirational as well.  I encouraged the students to sign up for the Social Justice committee at ESS next year, so they have an opportunity to attend WE Day in 2017.

 

 

WE MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER

Remembrance Day

Mr. Starkey took the time to explain the Remembrance Day display case by the office to us.  We had some questions that he answered.  Did you know that Mr. Starkey's dad was a soldier in the WWII?  He even had a picture of him in the display case.  The Shaw family from Beausejour donated some medals that were on display.  Mr. Starkey looked up everyone and labeled them accordingly.  Also, Mr. Starkey took the time to come into our classroom and answer some questions that we had prepared.  It was very interesting to hear Mr. Starkey's stories about his time in the army.  We thanked him for his courage and service all those years that he worked to keep the peace for our country.

Guest Speaker from Siloam Mission

John Janzen (J.J.) was our guest speaker yesterday.  He is from Siloam Mission and since we could not go to Siloam this year he came to us.  We collected warm winter items for the homeless and presented him with them, so that he could deliver them for us.  J.J. told us an animated story about gardening that we were suppose to compare to the homeless.  It was not only entertaining, but also had a powerful message attached to it.  If we all pitch in and help someone who is different from us then we are helping change the world.  J.J. showed us what services Siloam offers to the homeless, like medical, workout room, art room, beds, transitional housing and a drop in center where people in need can come to and eat a meal.  Students were able to ask questions and learn more about Siloam and how they help the homeless. 
It was nice to end our unit with J.J. as our guest speaker.  He mentioned many things that we were already aware of and many things that we weren't.  Thank you to J.J. for driving out to EBEYS to come and talk to us.

Dr. Leppelmann was our Guest Speaker during Science Class

Dr. Karen Leppelmann, a veterinarian from Beausejour Animal Hospital, came in to talk to Mr. Lestition's class and our class about the digestive and urinary systems during science class.  She showed us a video on a cat in surgery and pulled out the small intestine and the large intestine.  It was amazing how long the intestines were... They were pink in colour and shiny.  It almost looked like a photograph. She also showed us the cat's bladder, which was the size of a golf ball. Dr. Leppelmann went on to show us what happens to the food we eat by going through the steps of how our food gets digested, with some crackers.  We were all interested and happy that she answered our questions about the systems, but also our pet questions. She was impressed by what we already knew. The students did a good job by asking her deep thinking questions.  A BIG thank you goes out to Dr. Leppelmann for taking the time to talk to us and further our knowledge in science!