Say “Hockey!” because that’s what Ms. Visentin’s Grade 2 students at Holy Cross all love. Many of the girls and boys in our class play hockey and they all know that winning and losing is all about “teamwork”, on and off the ice. Students enjoyed listening to and reading a collection of hockey books, especially Mike Leonetti’s hockey hero series which was based on Roch Carrier’s “The Hockey Sweater”, the first book which the students shared in class. It was a wonderful way to bring into our discussions The Leader In Me Habit #4 Think Win-Win, elements of a good story and a lot of Canadian history. While we started with the read aloud of “The Hockey Sweater” , the students celebrated our wrap up by watching the movie based on this very book.

Mrs. Lucciantonio’s Grade 4/5 class enjoyed a beautiful morning of snowshoeing at Kivi Park. The 3 km trail was challenging and fun. It was a great way to start the day. Thanks to volunteers Chantal and Joe for their help.

All Grade 1 and 2 students at Holy Cross enjoyed Winter Carnival activities at Robinson Park. Fun was had by all. The children enjoyed a morning of sliding, skating and snow soccer. They were treated to hot chocolate, provided by “Salute” and all the rinks were cleared, floated and cleared once again that very morning, at the early hours of 5:30 AM by one of our student’s grandfather. (Many thanks go out to Dawson’s grandparents for all their efforts to make this day so successful).

Two classes of Grade 4 and 5 students enjoyed indoor and outdoor cooperative games on Winter Carnival Day! They played Chuck the Chicken, Snowball Relay, Snowball Race, Polar Bear Polar Bear Cross My Iceberg, and many others. They had loads of fun being active and enjoying the beautiful outdoors!