Millarville’s Cool News

Recently, the Grade 6 class of Millarville Community School helped with the organization of the Turner Valley food bank. We put in a lot of effort towards the food bank. Some said that we would not get finished in time but as a result all the items were packed up. We helped organize over a hundred bags of food for the Turner Valley food bank. We help out the food bank for people who aren't as fortunate as us. When you make a donation people will be filled with joy that there is food being donated to such an advantage.
The Remembrance Day assembly, Thursday 10th 2011, saw the Grade 6 class performed the poem In Flanders Now by Edna Jacques. Two people carried up wreaths from each classroom from K to 8, decorated with the symbols of remembrance. The kinders did the poppies; the Grade 1 class did Winnie the Pooh bear; Grade 2 did the crosses; Grade 3, the dove; Grade 4 did the horse; Grade 5 did flags; Grade 6 did the Vimy memorial; Grade 7, the identification tags; Grade 8, the yellow ribbons. A boy from Grade 5 named James Varty helped with bringing the wreaths up to the stage. Mr. Garth Pritchard shared his photos and experiences in Afghanistan, where he worked closely with the Canadian military as a war correspondent. This was an eye-opening presentation.
There is a trailer outside of our school to collect bottles for a fundraiser. The funds from the bottle drive goes towards our Edmonton trip at the end of the year. We do the bottle drive every year and this year Mr. Fisher lent us his trailer.
In our archery class we took the test to use the bows on the range and you needed to get mastery to step foot on the range.
We just completed the navigation course, where we had to use compasses in outdoor pursuits to complete a pre-set course.