It’s been a busy few weeks here in the Grade 4/5 class. I just wanted to make you aware of a few things:

1. Pink Shirt Day – In support of the BC anti-bullying initiatives, students are invited to wear pink on Wednesday. They do not have to wear the official pink shirt as in years past. If they have a Pink Shirt Day shirt from previous years, they can also wear that. They should try to wear something with as much pink as possible that day. Students are also able to wear their regular uniforms that day as well.
2. Skating: Our last skating date will be next Monday. Students should bring their skating items to school that day. Skating will take place from 1-2pm with the bus departing at 12:30.
3. Jump Rope for Heart: It’s that time of year again where students are out collecting money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. This is a great cause and it also benefits Highroad as we also get prizes and funds to purchase more equipment to supplement our physical education classes at school. Students are bringing home the forms today and we would encourage all families to help their child(ren) fund-raise for this important cause.

On a slightly different note….

I don’t usually talk about our music of the week but if you don’t know, each week I try to share a different artist or genre of music from my collection. I like to share music from all areas including jazz, classical, musicals, soundtracks, folk, etc (I tend to stay away from heavy metal, rap and hip-hop). This week, I was highlighting a really interesting jazz singer by the name of Mandy Harvey. The interesting thing about her is that she is …. deaf. While she grew up with perfect pitch and a dream to be a choir director, at the age of 18 she lost her hearing. However, she overcame this challenge and continue to push herself musically, not letting being deaf stop her from doing what she loved. Here are a couple of videos on her.