The month of May has brought some flowers along with many other living things. The painted lady larvae in Mrs. Stott鈥檚 room are slowly turning into chrysalis. The chrysalis are taped to the sides of the aquarium and students are waiting for them to hatch into butterflies.
The rose bushes and potted plants that classrooms were given for participating in Earth Day activities are growing well.
On the weekend, several students participated in the five kilometre mud run in Edam. They had to run through swamps that were up to their waists. They were fairly dirty when the race finished. Students who participated were Brodie and Taylor Gray, Brooke and Janna Ferris, Jenna Fouhy, Arin Amson, Ashton Harris, Michelle Garrett and MaKenna Donaldson.
There was also a living colour five kilometre run in North Battleford. Participants ran through clouds of coloured powder. Their t-shirts and faces were very colourful when they crossed the finish line. Students participating in this event were Makenna, Rylan and Emmerson Voegeli and Allison and Kimberly Wawryk.
This week kindergarten to Grade 5 students will complete the book, The World According to Humphrey. They have enjoyed reading about this little hamster and his adventures. He has been a great classroom pet and has done a lot of good deeds to help the students and staff members in his school. Their last group activity was a hamster maze. It was set up outside and students had a chance to navigate through it.
Grades 1 to 6 students will complete swimming lessons June 1. This gives them lots of time to prepare for track and field events in Hafford June 12.
The kindergarten open house was May 25. Next year鈥檚 kindergarten class came to the 鈥渂ig school鈥� for an hour orientation. Some raced in excited and ready for anything while others weren鈥檛 quite sure about the whole event.
The drama and variety night has been changed to June 4. It will be at 7 p.m. in the gym. The date had to be changed because of a conflict with the high school track and field meet.
Jean Brehon and Cathy Gillatt attended the annual Living Sky service recognition night May 22. One of the honourees was a former teacher at Maymont School, Leanne Meier. She taught many things at Maymont School including kindergarten and Grade 10 art. We wish her all the best in her retirement.
Congratulations to former student and intern, Chase Fouhy, on the completion of his university degree. He will be receiving his Bachelor of Education from the University of Saskatchewan June 3. He majored in social studies and his minor is in English.
Meghan Brehon, Grade 9, recently returned from a two-week vacation in England. She travelled with her grandma and saw many of the popular sights around London. She also saw a few musicals including the Phantom of the Opera.
Good luck to the high school athletes who are competing in the track and field events this week.
