Students - Student Activities
Student Activities
Family Fridays!
Family Fridays is an open house of learning and family engagement. On Friday mornings parents are invited into classrooms at drop off to read, play math games or engage in specific learning activities giving them a unique window into the classroom environment. Family Fridays are very well attended and at the core of our Vision to “build a caring and inclusive community where children, staff and families learn together.”
Below Families in Division 13 – Ms Janz’s class, are working on “Story Jumper” which is a program that enables students to create stories with images and become authors! Our School Learning Plan Literacy Goal in action!
Choir!
Staff and Students are excited to welcome back our Grade 3/4 Choir. Led by Ms. Mellor every Friday and sometimes at lunch, students in Grades 3 and 4 come together to share music and prepare for performances throughout the year.
Choir – Year End Performance
It’s happening! Please come join us WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 – 5:00pm – Queensborough Community Centre outdoor stage. Bring your picnic blanket or chairs, sit back and relax as we come together to celebrate with song.
Students will need to arrive by 4:45pm. Wear Choir t-shirt (or a black shirt) and dark bottoms. Dress for the weather, whatever it happens to be.
SONG lyrics to memorize:
April 2023
1. Here is a link to our Earth Day song! YouTube singalong and backing tracks are included. I Am the Earth2023
2. NWS SongFest 2023 – May 1, 2023 @ NWSS – field trip permission forms (sent home Friday) are due next Friday, April 21st. Song Fest field trip notice 2023
Please email and scan to lmellor@sd40.bc.ca or return it to the school.
December 2022
Our December Choir performance will be WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14th – 5:30pm at the Queensborough Community Centre outdoor stage.
There are only 3 choir rehearsals to get ready, so please practice at home!😍
WINTER FANTASY
- Memorize the words: WINTER FANTASY words.pdf
- Sing along with the song: WINTER FANTASY singalong
- Practice on your own: WINTER FANTASY karaoke performance
MINKA
- Memorize the words: MINKA words.pdf
- Practice on your own: MINKA div. 1-3 MINKA div. 4-8
- Sing with the song (well, some of it 🙂): MINKA youth choir
IRISH BLESSING
- Memorize the words: IRISH BLESSING words.pdf
- Sing along with the song: IRISH BLESSING singalong
- Practice on your own: IRISH BLESSING karaoke performance
Fall 2022 Choir Practice Links
Here are the songs the Choir is working on this October and November for school performances:
Please practice at home!
A WISH FOR PEACE
- Learn the words: A WISH FOR PEACE lyrics only.pdf
- Sing along with the song: A WISH FOR PEACE sing along
- Practice on your own: A WISH FOR PEACE (karaoke)
THESE HANDS
- Learn the words: THESE HANDS.pdf
- Sing along with the song: THESE HANDS sing along with Dave Gunning
OH CANADA
- Learn the words: O Canada.pdf
- Sing along with the song: O CANADA sing along
- Practice on your own: O CANADA (karaoke)
KIND
- Sing along with the song: KIND sing along with Stephanie Leavell
Walking Field Trips and Walking Wednesdays
Outdoor learning experiences abound just outside Queen Elizabeth’s doors and Walking Wednesday activities take full advantage of what nature has to offer. Parents provide permission at the beginning of the year for students to engage in regular “walking field trips” within the vicinity of the school. These trips range in focus from physical activity to more experiential learning in Science, Math and Language Arts. From discovering painted rocks to nature hikes to just an extra breath of fresh air and exercise, students and teachers look forward to these weekly mini field trips in our own backyard.
Gardening Club
The students have been hard at work planting and caring for several garden areas around the school. Continuing this year is our growing Veggie Garden and Outdoor exploration area complete with mud kitchens and our new Bee Hive!
One-der Garden
In June of 2018 Mr. Toftager’s grade 1 class planted seeds in the garden at the front of the school. They returned to school in September to amazing sunflowers!
Kinder Garden
Several classes have been working hard to create a beautiful “KinderGarden” by the front door of our school. It’s so nice that even a friendly gnome paid a visit.
Lunch Monitors
Many of the Queen Elizabeth grade 4 students volunteer in our school community as lunch monitors. The opportunity to volunteer in classrooms with younger students provides our grade 4’s with a positive environment to develop their social responsibility competency. Being a caring and responsible monitor with our kindergarten, grade 1 and grade 2 students creates situations where our grade 4 volunteers are able to demonstrate empathy and develop positive relationships within our larger school community. Thank you to all of our grade 4 students for helping others and making our school a safe and happy place!
