The last months of grade 8 are a flurry of activity, and believe it or not, our end-of-the-year trip to Camp Kawkawa actually gives teachers and students a chance to catch our collective breath. Sure, we have lots of great stuff planned to make the most of our time at camp, but a big part [...]
I really think it is time to let it go. I have three young daughters who are, like many of my grade 8 students and apparently a large percentage of people generally, obsessed with the movie Frozen. Hardly a day goes by when there is not a musical number from Frozen being staged in my [...]
I have always been fascinated with castles. It probably goes back to the Fisher Price Castle that we played with at my Grandma’s house—although it was strangely inhabited by Sesame Street characters. My Grandma had that castle for something like 35 years—my daughters were even playing with it as we cleaned out her apartment last [...]
We celebrated my daughter’s birthday in style this week–with a flight in a helicopter! Thanks to the wonderful people who organized and ran the “Girls Fly Too” event at the Langley airport on March 8 and 9, as part of Women in Aviation Worldwide Week. As a Science and Math teacher, as well as a [...]
This is the time of year when I wear a lot of different hats. The other day I was trying to wrap my head around all of them—grade 8 math and science teacher, Rice Raiser organizer, Sunday School coordinator, daughter, sister, wife, and mom, to name a few. Plus (for a few more weeks, at [...]
Start off with an unexpected snow day! Get Grandpa to help build some snowmen. Help to coordinate a successful Christmas program with your Sunday school group. Make sure the wise men make it to the front on cue and the sheep “baa” correctly. Sit back and enjoy the Candlelight Service, especially if it includes one [...]
