Today I'm sending home the fundraising envelopes for our upcoming dance-A-thon. I know the kids are all excited for April 6th. No matter how much money we raise, everyone will get to dance, and we usually get glow bracelets (no need to send money specifically for these).
We do encourage everyone to fundraise as you are able (safely, not door-to-door). Our goal is $50 per student, which would add up to about $23,000 for our school. This money goes directly towards programming, materials and subsidizing for special events. I, personally, arranged for a bunch of new outdoor equipment to be purchased for the kindergartens last year, using money raised by parent council (probably through the dance-a-thon and festival), so I can tell you for sure that this money goes right back to students.
Donations can be made in cash or cheque in the envelope, or online. Song requests can also be made online. It's very simple. You can find the website here.
We have now acted out the story "Reine des abeilles" twice, trying out different roles each time. We used our entire classroom as the different locations for the story, from the ant hill to the duck pond, to the beehive and finally the castle. Here are some pictures, in story order. Maybe your actor can tell you the story (in much much more detail) as you look through them!
Three brothers go on an adventure. They find an ant hill.
The older brothers want to squish the ants. The youngest brother says "Arrête!"
They find a pond with ducks.
The older brothers want to throw rocks. The youngest brother says "Arrête!"
They find a bee hive.
The older brothers want to light a fire and steal the honey. The youngest brother says "Arrête!"
They find a castle under a magic spell. Everyone is frozen in stone.
A petite dame who cannot speak, shows them 3 instructions for how to break the spell.
The first brother does not find all the beads before the sun sets. He turns to stone.
The second brother tries, but also does not succeed.
The youngest brother, who respects nature, almost gives up.
The ants help him because he helped them.
The youngest brother cannot swim, how will he get the key from the bottom of the lake?
A duck brings it to him, because he saved them.
The final task is to find the princess who ate honey.
The bees help by landing on the correct princess' lips.
The spell is broken!
The king and queen are so happy that they decide the three brothers can marry the three princesses.
Mots de la Semaine
We have learned these words through our castle-building and story-acting activities this week!
un château
le roi
la reine
une princesse
un prince