REAL Parents Thursdays 9:30-11:30 am

Lunar New Year with REAL Parents Group

Dr. A.R. Lord students were treated to fun lunar new years activities on Friday Feb 27th.  The REAL (Relevant Education for Adult Learners) Group are ESL parents and grandparents that meet every week in the school library.  They participate in crafts, field trips, learning language and other activities at our school.  

This year they hosted lunar new year crafts, games and snacks for all students with funding provided by the Parent Advisory Council (PAC).  Grade 7 students also volunteered and helped organize the event. 

This is another great example of how community, culture, and classroom all come together to create something special at A.R. Lord Elementary!

Did You Know? REAL Parents

Have you heard about the REAL Parents group? REAL stands for Relevant Education for Adult Learners, and they are a Chinese-speaking parent and grandparent group who meets every Thursday morning in the library. They participate in crafts, field trips, language learning, and other activities. The REAL Parents are a valuable part of our school; they cook chow mein for the students for our Chinese New Year hot lunch, and open up the library for a day of Chinese New Year crafts and food.

REAL Parents (minus Fanny)

Happy Lunar New Year!

Happy Lunar New Year! 2013 is the Year of the Water Snake.

Most of our Grade 7 students were born in the Year of the Snake. Snake people are said to be intuitive, introspective, refined and collected.

The REAL Parents group will be hosting a morning of Lunar New Year crafts and food for all students on Thursday, February 21st in the library.

Lunar New Year Celebrations

In addition to the many other Lunar New Year celebrations the students have been taking part in, on Thursday they were treated to food and crafts by the REAL (Relevant Education for Adult Learners) Parents group. 

Welcome!

 Yummy jian dui (sesame seed balls) for all of the students

 Preparing the craft

Everyone made a dancing lion to decorate and take home!

Lunar New Year Activities

This Thursday, February 9, the REAL Parents group will be hosting Lunar New Year activities in the school library.  Classes will be participating throughout the morning.

Thank you, REAL Parents!