This week, we celebrated National Bee Day with a vibrant art project that combined drawing, shading, and colour blending. Students followed a guided drawing from Art Hub for Kids to sketch their bees in pencil, then outlined them in sharpie and added colour with crayons. They also learned how to shade their bees using pencil crayons to add depth and dimension. For the background, students traced hexagons to create honeycomb patterns and used oil pastels to blend yellow and brown, creating a warm, textured effect. After cutting out and gluing their bees onto the backgrounds, the finished artwork was buzzing with creativity and colour!

Representatives from the Devon Lions Club visited RBES to read with our students. Our class really enjoyed listening to our guest reader, Gloria, and was excited to receive a new book for our classroom library called Bog Myrtle. A big thank you to the Devon Lions Club for their generosity and for supporting literacy in our school community!

On Friday afternoon, the students took part in Tom’s Walk to show their support for mental health awareness. It was a meaningful opportunity for students to come together as a school community, reflect on the importance of mental well-being, and honour the message behind the walk.