It looks like we have a week left until back to school - for me anyway. It seems you have all been given an extra 2 days of summer, while teachers head back to learn about health and safety protocol. Hopefully you are all able to squeeze a little fun out of the remaining bits of summer vacation before you are all "officially" grade 5s!
​Summer has been interesting here. A lot of hanging around the house. We went camping for a few days in Penticton, which was nice. Hot, but nice. We swam in the lake a lot, which definitely helped with the heat.
Both of my sons played baseball this summer. Between the two of them, I felt like I was at a baseball diamond 5 times a week. It was still nice to get outside and have them doing something - and baseball seems to be the most socially distanced outside sport there is. Win-Win. 
We did the drive-thru PNE, went to the outdoor swimming pool, celebrated Jon's 8th birthday, went on lots of walks and played lots of sports. Also got to watch sports - NHL playoffs in the summer is a neat idea! We had some bigger plans that had to be cancelled, but I think we made the best of it. I hope all of you did as well! Enjoy your last week and a bit and I will see you back at Mackenzie soon.

Ok, so it took me 3 weeks to actually post something. Sorry about that. I was really enjoying the minimal technology aspect for summer. Definitely enjoyed it! I've posted a few pictures - basically having fun at home. Even the camping was in the backyard! 
Hope you are all doing well. Drop me a comment and let me know how you are doing and what you have been up to. I'll try to post more going forward!

Class Photo 2019-2020!

I sent your parents all an email about the program Microsoft Teams. It is the program we will be using to do our work while we are away from school. It has a lot of similarities to myBlueprint, but adds some features for chatting and asking questions, which I like. Our plan for this week is to learn how to use it. Once we learn how to use it, I think you'll like it.
We will go VERY, VERY SLOW in learning how to use Teams. We will help each other out and you can always ask me for help if you need it as well. My hope is that everyone will be able to login tomorrow using the instructions I sent you parents. I hope to hear from you soon!