Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy Hallowe'en from the Zombie Squirrels!

Charlotte's uncle James, who is a professional balloon artist and juggler, came to visit and entertain us. What an amazing way to start out a super Hallowe'en!

We were amazed when he put all the balloons together into a cute caterpillar who will now live in Room 305. We used a little bit of magic to help inflate his antennas!

Here we are in character for Hallowe'en. Check out the brand new "Armaanster" in the top left of the picture. Thanks to Trent for putting that together!

Zombie Squirrels at Parliament

MP Bob Zimmer brought us right onto the floor of the House of Commons.

Here we are after our "Press Conference".

We got to meet a second MP, Laurin Liu! She's only 20 and she's already an MP.

Sitting on the steps of Parliament. What an amazing day!

Supermodels!

Watch out - the Zombie Squirrels are here!


Our Trip to Parliament

Trent points out the "Members Only" sign!

Sarah T plays the part of an MP and we watch her as members of the press. Shauna's husband's cousin got us exclusive access. Thanks, Lesley!
We had a very exciting trip with all the three classes that make up Room 920 to the Parliament Buildings last week. We got to meet two MPs, sit in on Question Period (which was surprisingly interesting), go through two different security checks, learn about turning a Bill into a Law, visit the House of Commons, the Senate and the Peace Tower. We also got to go into a a Members Only Press Room.


Saturday, October 01, 2011

A Gaga-licious Send-Off for Armaan

We were VERY excited to surprise Armaan!
We REALLY surprised Armaan.
Pat wrote a poem for Armaan's departure and many students told him the things they'd miss most about Armaan when he moves to his new home and school in Kitchener/Waterloo.














We had a fantastic, energetic Lady Gaga dance party.
Melodee and Owen showed off some awesome moves.


Our last full class photo! We'll miss you, Armaan!

Crazy faces

The whole crew, super excited!