Gung Hay Fat Choy

Last week was so filled with activities, that I am a little late with my blog update and am just now trying to catch up. One of the highlights of last week was definitely our fun outing with our little buddies from Ms. Walker's class to Chinatown. We had the privilege to visit the Victoria Chinese Public School and participate in three workshops, which introduced this rich culture to our boys and girls. Our students took part in a writing class, they performed a lion dance and we watched an interesting movie, which taught us about the history of the school over the past 100 years. I was very proud of our students, who all behaved very well and were excellent ambassadors of Ruth King Elementary.
When we returned to school, we had a special luncheon and our boys and girls had a taste of Chow Mein, a traditional Chinese noodle dish.

Everyone had a great time and we would like to thank especially Jen, Amanda's mom; as well as Laura, Nic's mom, for accompanying us on this field trip. It is always wonderful to have parents come along and share these experiences with us!
After all this fun, we have gone BACK TO WORK at Ruth King and are starting a new unit on Aboriginal Peoples and INUIT in Social Studies as well as a unit on Decimals and their relationship to Fractions in Math. Please watch out for homeowork in Math, approximately 3 - 4 times per week! It's always great to have parents co-sign the agendas; this helps us to stay on the same page (literally!).
Keep up the great work at home! I can tell that TOGETHER we are making some good progress:)