A Fine Kettle of Fish: April 2016

Friday, April 29, 2016

EASTER EXTRAVAGANZA 2016

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Senior Battle of the Books 2016

Congratulations to our Senior Battle of the Books Team who came in 2nd out of 18 Burlington Schools (and first in Catholic Schools) in the Burlington Senior Battle of the Books final competition. The final score was so close: 202 to 208 - such an exciting (nail biting) game! I am so proud of your teamwork and support of each other.
Team Members: Amanda, Cat (spokesperson), Jordan, Katie, Eileen, Kieran, Sara (spokesperson), Ava, Kate, Lucas
And our amazing assistants/helpers: Mackenzie, Talia, Andra, Natalie, David, and Jaime (We couldn't have done it without you).
Thanks to all the parents, grandparents, and siblings who came out and support our team. You are wonderful cheerleaders!
We will really miss our gr. 8 team members next year! Who knows maybe you can come to our competition next year - sounds like a good field trip to me.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Getting ready for our next Circle of Respect

Monday, April 25, 2016

Transit of Mercury - May 9th

On Monday May 9th, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. there will be a Transit of Mercury in our skies. This is when Mercury is between us and the sun; you can see the movement of Mercury starting from the left of the sun and moving down to the right. Astronomers are getting together to show this phenomenon to children in schools and they'll be coming to Canadian Martyrs! They will bring their telescopes - which have solar filters to protect your eyes - and they will give you an opportunity to look through and see the transit of Mercury.

There will be about two or three telescopes on sight and you will have 30seconds-a minute to have a look at this amazing phenomenon.

*Explanation re: Transit of Mercury

http://eclipsewise.com/oh/tm2016.html - a quick overview

http://www.nakedeyeplanets.com/mercury-transit-2016.htm - another overview

http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/transit/2016-may-9 - a short animation