Monthly Archives: December 2015

Originally posted on The Bear's Den:
As the holiday season swiftly approaches, this is a reminder that when the school is closed, so is the Wish Closet.   The volunteers will be enjoying a well-deserved two week rest from December…

There has been some confusion about the Christmas Concert information that is posted on the signage out front of the school. The rest of the school (not including Kindergarten) will be performing at 6:00 pm this Wednesday evening. Kindergarten B … Continue reading →

Our turkey dinner was a great success! Thank you to Mrs. McFarling and her Grade 8’s for all of their hard work in preparing for this event! Also, thank you to the Brantford police department, the McKinnell family, and Mrs. Frank’s family … Continue reading →

In Kindergarten B we are learning about dice and how they work! If you are looking for a fun way to work on counting with your child have them roll a dice and then count the number of dots and … Continue reading →

Just a reminder to send your child with a reusable plate and cutlery in a bag for our annual turkey dinner tomorrow!

Every year Major Ballachey hosts a school wide turkey dinner! Kindergarten B will be sitting down with their reading buddies for this delicious meal on December 10th at 11:00 a.m. This meal comes with milk and all of the fixings … Continue reading →

Tomorrow Major Ballachey School will be celebrating their big win for the Hometown Hockey video they submitted and won the contest with! Some members of the school will be going to the Wayne Gretzky Center to celebrate and participate in … Continue reading →

In Kindergarten B we have worked together to create a new learning goal for writing as we begin our journal writing. In Kindergarten we like to combine pictures with words to help students better understand the goals we are working … Continue reading →

Kindergarten B has been having a blast with our fun cosmic yoga adventures! This is fun fast paced yoga that keeps the children engaged by following a story and doing interesting yoga positions based on what story is being told. … Continue reading →

Earlier this year Mr. Dowden’s ipod went missing that he used for the early hours at school when he is busy working away making sure our school is kept sparkly clean! As a gift from Mrs. McFarling’s Grade 8’s, they bought him a … Continue reading →