October 13, 2023

 PE was back inside the gymnasium this week.  It was nice to be outside enjoying the mild fall we've been having for the past couple weeks, but its also nice to have the gymnasium back.  Although it won't be for long as we have an inline skating residency starting on October 23 for our grade 3 and 4 students.  The company in charge of the residency is Alien Inline, and they have been at MTS a number of times in the past decade - most recently 2 years ago.  Big thank you goes to Parent Council who is generously funding this residency!  Last time Alien Inline was in our school, I saw tremendous growth in students' skating ability between the first and last class.  

This week students started a lacrosse unit at our school. The lacrosse sticks were purchased by parent council six years ago.  We've put them to good use since then.  It is really great to see how skilled our students are with the lacrosse sticks.  We practice skills with them every year, and I can tell that students here at MTS are more confident with the lacrosse sticks than new students who have not handled them before.  Ask your son or daughter about their favourite lacrosse throwing and catching trick.  

Have a great weekend!

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