TWAS May 4th



Hello All,

I hope you are all settling into your spring routines well.  I know that a lot of your little ones have been very busy with activity wind ups, and new spring sport start ups.  It's been a very fun and active week here at Cranston.  Please enjoy this week's quotes and the TWAS letters that went home today.  I've included some info about Music Monday's assembly, and a math problem from this week is below the quotes.

Music Monday: 
This Monday, May 7th, the Grades 1/2 and Grade 3 choirs will be performing for our Music Monday assembly. If your child is in choir, please feel free to join us for the celebration at 10:30. 


“We did Paper mache for a special surprise project; in gym we did racquets.”  Kyron

“We finished butterfly art and then Mrs. McArthur made a giant butterfly out of our art.” Tate

“At music a rapper came; his name is Zack and he rapped some songs for us.”  Camilla

“In music we learned how to play a new game called concentration.  You say your name and then a friend’s name and then they pass it on”  Zurie

“We did pop up butterfly art.  We made it popping out so I had to cut through the hard paper.” Malika

“We listened to Mrs. Thomas’s friend rap.  He was amazing.”  Riley

“We had fun in gym playing tennis.”  Golden

“We did some writing on what we would have in our communities for a developer.  We had to tell him/her what we would put in it.”  Jericho

“In gym we did racquet sports and we had to pass to a partner and it was very fun.” Caeden

“In gym we are playing with racquets. It is easier to play outside then inside”  Coco

“When we were outside having a picnic we saw two ducks.”  Brinn

“We had Paper Mache.  It was really yucky and awesome”  Maksim

“In music there are five important things that make the hip hop culture: DJ’s, graffiti, MC’s, breakdancing, and knowledge”  James

“Ms. Thomas brought in a special guest from her band and he started rapping freestyle.”   Noah

“We did paper mache for an 'unknown project that will be revealed next week'.  It was fun but my hands and my shirt are really messy now.”  Emily

“This week at school we had gym.  In gym someone broke the tennis racquet and two balls.  That made me feel sad”  Chloe M.

“This week at school I had a bad day.  I had two nose bleeds because it was dry.”  Carson


Math Problem:

 Let's imagine that you are growing a pea plant.  Your plant has 20 pods on it and each pod has 6 peas inside of it, how many peas will you have in total?

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!

Mrs. McArthur


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