Thursday, September 16th 2021

Hello NLS Families!

Today was an exciting day for our Grade 5 classes as we went on a walk to Nose Creek Park! Students were able to observe a wetlands area, and sketch the area and make a few jot notes about what they saw.  It was a great morning! We will further discuss this tomorrow when we continue to learn about wetlands in science class. 


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