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Respect Virtue Assembly 2018

On February 13th, 2018, students, staff and parents at Almadina attended the Respect Virtue Assembly. The Virtue Stars welcomed everyone with an energizing Respect introduction. Then Mrs. Chambers’ Grade 3 class and Mrs. Mahmood’s ECS class performed their upbeat song, “Check It Out- It’s All About Respect.” After, Mrs. Bhaidani’s Grade 2 class and Mrs.

4H Explores Fort Calgary

On Wednesday, February 7th Ms. Hutchinson's class enjoyed a field trip to Fort Calgary. They explored the lives of four groups of people who made significant contributions to Alberta today; First Nations, settlers, Royal North West Mounted Police (RNWMP) and missionaries. They examined luggage to determine which group would have carried the artifacts contained in

Fall Literacy Cafe – Geronimo Stilton

In November and December, the Literacy Committee held four Literacy Cafes (2 for Grades K-2 and 2 for Grades 3-4) to celebrate our author Elizabetti Dami (Geronimo Stilton). Students in Grades K-2 participated in activities such as making letters from playdough and learning letter sounds, and making mouse bookmarks. Students in Grades 3-4 learned new

Jump Rope for Heart

Last month, we had the Jump Rope for Heart Representatives come to our school. “Jump Rope for Heart is a fundraising and physical activity program based around skipping. It teaches school aged children how to keep fit and healthy, all while having fun and raising vital funds for heart disease research and education.” Our Almadina