Hopefully everyone has something special planned for their dad this coming Sunday, as it's Father's Day.There will be several breakfast events taking place around the county, so why not take him out for a great meal and have a special day with him. Hopefully all dads and grandpas out there have a fantastic day.
June has really been a busy month so far at the Botha School, with the staff, students and some volunteer parents going to the Calgary Zoo on June 5, the Big Valley track meet and also on June 16, they all attended the "BoDo Cup" soccer game which took place in Donalda .They all had a great time, and they would all like to thank the parents who went along and made these trips so special for everyone.
Swimming lessons also started on June 12 for all classes and these are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, so please do not forget your swim wear at home these days
In Mrs. Maxwell's class, they are busy finishing off their end of the year work and getting ready for their last unit tests and assessments for report cards.
In Mrs. Melnyk's Grade 4/5 class, they have finished off some fantastic poetry work, which everyone was very pleased with. Way to go everyone.
In Grade 1s and kindergarten students all enjoyed their nature walks and doing their final science unit and needs of plants and animals. In their walks, they also examined mosquito larvae, pupa and tadpoles. They even found leafs rollers caterpillars in the nearby poplar trees and examined the little larvae and eggs, which were inside the leaf. They enjoyed the changes in leaves and blossoms in local trees and looking forwards to it raining to help out all these living things, which they received some this passed weekend, when it rained some.
They also did some important work with Kevin, their SLP, in Getting Ready to Read. Also working on short and long vowels as well as changing beginnings and endings consonants to make new words.
Every class is continuing to finish all their year's work and activities with everyone looking forwards to their last day and summer break. As June has a tendency to go quite quickly and before we know it, this month will be over, too.
The last day of class will be Friday 26 with the Awards and Concert at the Botha Hall starting at 9 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. Then that same afternoon from 12:30 to 2 p.m. the students will be going to the Stettler Swimming Pool to enjoy their last afternoon of this school year. Sounds like fun for all.
Ready for next weekend (June 27 and 28) to head to the Red Deer Casino to help out and make some money for our Botha Area. A big thank you to everyone that phoned Lorraine and volunteered their help for this event. It is truly appreciated.
Don't miss out on the Hawaiian afternoon the last Sunday of this month. The "Country Fiddle Band", will be entertaining that afternoon, so it sounds like a great time. They have a pooled lunch there so they are asking everyone to either bring buns/sandwiches, salads or desert with you to share with everyone. So keep this date in mind and come out for a great time.
In closing I would like to wish all fathers out there a very special Father's Day. Hope your day turns out fantastic for everyone.