What’s Happening at Faraday!!!!

 This is a partial listing of all the activities this year that support learning at Faraday.

 Class Field Trips:  Oak Hammock Marsh, Fort Whyte, 6 Pines Farm, Millennium Library, Children’s Museum, Manitoba     Museum, Western Canada Aviation Museum, Lower Fort Garry, Planetarium, Art Gallery, Legislative Buildings, St. Johns  Library, St. James Museum, Kildonan Park, Assiniboine Park, Zoo, Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Reserve,

 Arts/Musical Activities: Symphony Orchestra,  Grade 4, 5 and 6 production of “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, Honour Choir, ChoralFest, U of M presentation of “Barber of Seville”, Instrument Club, Drama in the Classroom,  Grade 1, 2, 3   Holiday Concert, Remembrance Day Service, Alligator Pie at Gas Station Theatre, Wizard of Oz at Fantasy Theatre for Children

 Special Activities at Faraday: Brain Day, Christmas Pancake Breakfast, Terry Fox Run, Book Buddies (across several grade levels), Spirit Week, Talent Show, I love to Read Month, Walk-a-Thon, Christmas Craft morning, Dental Screening Program, Constable Blaine classroom visits, Coins for UNICEF, Child Find Identification Clinic, Peer Tutors, Volunteer Reception, Family Read-a-thon, Games Club, Halloween Costume Parade, Grade Level Assemblies, Scholastic Bookfair, MYRCA Book Club, Meet the Teacher, 2 School Wide Movies, Run for Funds, I am Ready to Read, Travelling SmartBoard Pods,   Saving Tabs for Wheelchairs

 Sports: Curling Clinic for Grade 5 & 6, Attendance at Canadian Men’s Bonspiel, Bowling, Water Polo, Speedskating, Soccer Tournament, Softball Tournament, Volleyball Tournament, Intramural volleyball/soccer/floor hockey, Running Club,       Goldeye’s Game, Winter Fun Days, Summer Fun Day

 Sustainable Development: Eco-Fair and Parent Evening, Vermiculture, Butterfly Garden, Mr. Mark Recycled Junk Concert, Composting, Recycling Program, Plant Study

Health Living: Healthy Living Assembly, Produce Passports, Healthy Monthly Snack, Healthy Lifestyle Assembly, Fabulous Fit Fridays

 Faraday Family Resource Center: Parent Child Mother Goose, Toy Lending Library, Pot Luck lunches, Rock”N”Read, Access to Computers, Community Networking, Speech and Language Workshop, Scrapbooking, Community Garden

 School professional Development: Effective Behaviour Systems, Literacy with Information and Communication Technology, Sustainable Development, Middle Years Math Workshops, Words Their Way Workshop

 Plus ……….

· Grade 5 Sleepover at the Manitoba Museum with Patrols and Leadership Students

· Grade 6 Farewell

· Walking with Dinosaurs

· Teacher Candidates (student teachers from U or M, U of W, Weekend College)

· Practicum Placement for Student Nurses

· Parent Council Lunch Program

· Faraday is a Butterfly School

· Active Parent Council

· Parent Council Teacher Appreciation Week

· Grade 6  Leadership Students

· Patrol Activities – Rollerskating, Movies, Swimming

· And many more activities too numerous to list.

· Hurray for the Staff and Students of Faraday.