Important Dates & Tent Day

Hello 1MW Families!

Just a few new updates for the calendar:

• The Terry Fox run has been moved to December 10th

• Rainbow Day (originally on December 10th) will be moved to January 14th. This will still be a half-day for students.

• No school on December 2nd and 3rd as these are National Day Holidays. When we return to school on Sunday, December 6th, it will be a Day 5.

• There is no school this Thursday, November 26th, for the American Thanksgiving Holiday.

• There will be NO Learn to Swim this weekend due to the holiday and also NO Learn to Swim over the National Day holiday weekend (Dec. 2-5).

We had a great time during Omani Tent Day while learning about Omani culture from TAISM's extraordinary volunteers.

Here we are dressed up and ready to go!

First we sampled children's "coffee" (juice), honey doughnuts, and dates.

Next we had henna and the Omani flag painted on our hands.

Then we learned how a kummah (an Omani cap-like head dress worn by males) is made. We also smelled frankincense.

After that, we saw Arabic break being made. We learned that the three ingredients used are: flour, water, and salt. It was very thin and crispy...and delicious! We couldn't get enough!

Finally, we enjoyed some traditional Omani music and danced.