This week, our class held a vote for our virtual classroom pet. Today, we were introduced to Wilfred, aka Furry Buns! With an online donation, @LincolnCountyHS graciously sent us videos and pictures of Wilfred. We are excited to get to know him! 🐰❤️

We’re bringing back some programs and making some changes as we enter Step 2 of recovery: 🏊‍♀️Lion Dunc Schooley Pool opens June 30 Starting July 5 👇👇👇 🏊Modified swimming lessons ⛳️Golf lessons 🎾Tennis lessons 🛹Skateboarding lessons More info at stcatharines.ca/Step2

Since 1856, the Welland House stood as a symbol of the mid-19th c. economic boom, a remnant of #StCath salt-spring tourism, a place of paid work for Freedom Seekers, a community hub for groups like the 1st Girl Guide troop in North America, a gathering place for many & more. 2/4

Yippee! Nous avons célébré Franco-Ontarien vendredi passé en 4ième année ~ We celebrated Franco-Ontarien last Friday in Grade 4! WilliamHamiltonMerrittPS District School Board of Niagara

This wet and rainy Monday calls for a game of 4 in a row to practice autumn words in French! 🍂🌧️ WilliamHamiltonMerrittPS Janet Kelcey

In Grade 4, we are learning the names of different farm animals in French by playing a game of Concentration with a partner! 💪🙌 WilliamHamiltonMerrittPS Janet Kelcey District School Board of Niagara

Voici nos chandails ~ Here are some of the sweaters we designed and labelled in French this week! 🎨👏 WilliamHamiltonMerrittPS

"Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on." - Eckhart Tolle

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Thanks to our helpful friend, the Gender Fry Bread Person, there's no better time to learn more about gender than during #PrideMonth

Une belle journée pour une chasse au trésor! A beautiful day for a nature themed scavenger hunt (this past Friday)! These Grade 4s worked together to find the objects in French in our school yard! Bravo! ✔️📝🍃 WilliamHamiltonMerrittPS Janet Kelcey

At school, children should feel...À l'école, enfants doivent se sentir...🧡👕 WilliamHamiltonMerrittPS Kim Flett District School Board of Niagara

C'est l'automne! 🍂🌳 The Grade 4s are using materials other than paint brushes to create an autumn scene, starting with a bare tree! Stay tuned for their final art pieces 🎨 Janet Kelcey WilliamHamiltonMerrittPS

#PronounsDay is a great day to learn more about pronouns. When efforts are made to support one's pronouns, it can make us all feel respected and affirmed. Check out this quick read on our student website: smho-smso.ca/blog/what-are-…

Le code des mots! The Gr. 6s enjoyed using a code to practice spelling and saying family related words in French and then decoding it! 🧐 Kim Flett WilliamHamiltonMerrittPS

BOOM! 💥 A fun way to learn/review parts of the body en français! Pick a card from the bag. If it's a French word, then you keep it. If it's a BOOM, you put all of your cards back in the bag! Janet Kelcey WilliamHamiltonMerrittPS

The Grade 5 and 6s transformed into artists today and created "des citrouilles" inspired by Yayoi Kusama! 🎃⚫🎨 Kim Flett WilliamHamiltonMerrittPS

C'est l'Halloween! 💀 The Grade 4s are having fun creating their own Q-tip skeletons and naming different parts of the body in French! Janet Kelcey WilliamHamiltonMerrittPS

In French class, we take a moment to send well wishes during the holidays to those in the Canadian Armed Forces. Merci pour ton courage et ta protection ~ Thank you for your courage and protection 🇨🇦🌲 WilliamHamiltonMerrittPS District School Board of Niagara

During our last Eco Club meeting of 2022, the students in Grades 4-6 discussed different ways of travelling to school through a sorting activity! Looking forward to our green initiatives in 2023! 💚🌍 WilliamHamiltonMerrittPS Kim Flett District School Board of Niagara Niagara Region #healthyschoolsniagara