Day one at Fish Creek was fantastic! It is to be even warmer tomorrow so please remember to send lots of water along with bug spray and sun screen. We are also recommending a hat!
Today our activity was a scavenge hunt that used our five senses. We looked for different textures in nature. We saw lots of insects, birds (even a Blue Heron in the pm) and were lucky enough to see some deer. It will be a new adventure tomorrow! Have a good night The K team A note about our ALS walk on Thursday: - We will meet on the compound (not the gym) at 12:45 on Thursday. A member from the ALS Society will be coming to say a few words before we walk and then the students will all perform the `Fight Song' dance they have been learning in gym. You could play it in your class and get them to teach you too! Once the walk begins, the Calgary Police will have a few officers managing our crosswalk to get us safely across Fish Creek Blvd. -Please stress safety with your students. THIS IS NOT A RACE! It is a time to walk with friends and enjoy nature while we all support a worthwhile cause. We will send grades out (4's first to set a pace, then 3, 2 and 1) -Remind students to be respectful of property and stay on sidewalks and pathways. It might be a good idea to have a `no passing the teacher' rule for each class, so groups stay mostly together. - Ask your students to wear PURPLE, GREEN or WHITE shirts. (Purple is the ALS colour) - there is no formal gathering at the end of the walk, you can stay outside and play with your class or head bak to your classrooms -the walk is about 3 km and has a hill down into Fish Creek and a hill pathway back out. I can show you a modified version that is shorter and stays above the park. Please let us know if you or your students have concerns (Preggers!) It takes between 35 minutes (adult pace) to an estimated 45-60 minutes (kid pace). Please set a pace that works for you and your students. -see the attached map for the route - several parent volunteer will be on the route to keep us on track and show where to turn. If you have a specific concern about a student who could use extra volunteer help, please let Tamra know so she can assign one - The ALS Society will be bringing Stickers `I am here for _______' that students can take home if they know someone or you can fill them out in class with `Mrs. Y' in the blank. We will also be getting purple wristbands for all students to wear at the walk - ALS Society is bringing some copies of picture books about ALS today and here are a few websites that might be helpful: May-26-17 1:11 PM This is the website for ALS resources: http://www.alsab.ca/resources/ This site is like the wikipedia of ALS, in child friendly language: http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/als.html This is a children’s Q & A about ALS: https://mnd.asn.au/about_mnd/33-just-for-kids.html
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