Longview School - Let Learning Soar

We welcomed many parents and community members to our drama presentation about the meaning of Thanksgiving on Thursday, October 6th. The overall goal of our drama presentations at Longview School is to foster a positive self-concept in students by encouraging them to explore life by assuming theatric roles and acquiring dramatic skills. Throughout the year we will be presenting a number of dramatic performances in meeting the learner outcomes outlined in the drama, music and art program of studies. The performance began with the Grade 3/4 class performing the reading: I know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie! Dressed in costumes they made. Grade 1/2 sang the song Ode to Thanksgiving and Kindergarten students sang three songs: I'm Thankful, Thanksgiving Song and Turkey on the Farm. The Grade 5/6 class did a reading called The Canadian Thanksgiving Song and performed skits based on the books Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving and The Night Before Thanksgiving. In celebrating our First Nations culture our Grade 5/6 Stoney students performed an Iroquois Legend called: The Spirit of the Corn. This type of choral speech and storytelling addressed outcomes in both drama and language arts program of studies. The general outcomes learned include, developing vocal skills, interpretive skills, appreciation and enjoyment of literature, developing empathy through experiencing thoughts and feelings of other people through stories, developing language skills through the language processes of speaking, listening, writing and reading. Students also learned about the dramatic outcomes of mime. They learned to express themselves physically and imaginatively through movement and gesture and learned to communicate feelings and ideas that cannot be expressed adequately in words. Many exciting art, music, drama activities and experiences have been planned for our students and a calendar of events for the entire school year has been forwarded to parents.
Flag football has wrapped up with the Grade 5/6 class travelling to McMahon Stadium for a day of fun and flag football on Friday, October 14th. Our students had a great time playing a number of different school teams from around the Foothills School Division, teams that they had played throughout the season. It was a great flag football season and a big Thank You is extended to the team for their sportsmanship and great effort, as well as, Mr. Musgrove for being the most amazing coach in the world. The sports skills program, Mr. Musgrove is offering our Grade 5/6 students at lunch on Fridays, is making a big difference in their performance. Longview Students are very proud of their school. They take pride in being an eagle and proudly wear the school colours of blue and gold. The saying is, “Once an eagle, always an eagle”. This motto, is really about the qualities, characteristics and behaviours we expect from and foster in our students. We have many reasons for being proud and we celebrate them at every opportunity. It is for this reason we have implemented an Eagle Pride Time every Friday afternoon. Students participate in school wide Eagle Pride activities. These team building and pride activities energize and engage our students to always do their best in everything they do!