Ms. Lauren Purkiss

We are so happy to have Shadow at school!  

  Our therapy bunny would like to return soon.  Shadow, our rabbit, has been part of Room 10 for the past 4 years.    After a 5 month break from school, she will be returning soon.    Important information for you to take note of:  We need to ensure that all students health and safety is at the forefront of our decisions.  If your child has allergies to bunny hair or hay, please call me to discuss further  The teacher is fully responsible for the care and feeding of Shadow  If students assist the teacher with this care, they will be fully trained and supervised by the teacher  The teacher will review and all rules, procedures, and safety around having a pet in the classroom    It is important that I know that you have read this information. Please advise me of any allergies that may affect your child. I am requesting that all families email me about any concerns, as well as consent to the pet, before Shadow is able to...

  Orange Shirt Day   The Grade 5/6 classes will be hosting a virtual assembly on Wednesday, September 30 at 8:30am. Show your support by wearing ORANGE!       In 1973, six-year old Phyllis Webstad was gifted a brand new orange shirt from her grandmother and wore it to the residential (mission) school she attended in British Columbia. Upon her arrival, school officials removed and discarded the shirt from her and replaced it with a school uniform. This greatly impacted the mental and emotional well-being of Webstad and symbolized that "her feelings never mattered."  September 30 was chosen as the date to commemorate all the children that attended residential schools as it was also the time of year that children had to leave their homes.

  I so enjoyed talking to my Room 10 families. You know your children so well. You  have given me valuable insights that will help me support them at school. Please know that you can contact me anytime to give any updates or "intell" that you think will help your child have their best day possible. 👊👍😃 Here are some pics of your kiddos enjoying their first few weeks! 😁

  From Mrs. Anderson, the Music teacher at Prince of Wales School: Hello Prince of Wales families. For MUSIC Parent teacher interviews this round, please go to your child’s CBE Gmail account and accept Mrs. Anderson’s invite into the Google Music Classroom. Here you will be able to view what we have been up to in September.  If your child has already been into the virtual classroom, have them show you the items posted there. NOTE: the posts won’t be up until  FRIDAY morning, September 25 th . Feel free to write me a quick note in the classroom stream and I will try to respond the same day.  Thank you very much.  Mrs. Patricia Anderson. 

😈😂😅😏😙😚😐😆😑😛😜😒😈😇😓😉😝😟😠😡😢😗😖😕😘😄😃😋   Today we sorted emotions, feelings and people that we would expect to see at school. We also sorted out feelings, people and emotions that are not expected to be at school. At school we keep our feelings and emotions connected with the group plan. It is unexpected to have super strong feelings at school. At school there are many trained adults to help you manage your day.  Check out the earlier blog post that explains the role of the hippocampus. Fascinating!!!!