Healthy Bake Sale Recipes

On May 4th the Grade 3 students with the help of their parents, put on a healthy bake sale.  They made and brought one of two items, a light candy apple or healthy chocolate puffed wheat squares.  The students went classroom to classroom before one of the recess' to sell their wares to the delight of the students.  Here are the recipes they used:

Healthy Chocolate Puffed Wheat Squares:

5 cups puffed wheat cereal

3 ounces dark chocolate 70%

1/4 cup chocolate protein powder

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup unsweetened  apple sauce

1 teaspoon vanilla

1)  Grease a 9x9 inch pan.

2 ) Measure out the puffed wheat into a large bowl.

3)  In a medium saucepan on low heat, melt and mix the remaining ingredients.

4 ) Pour the chocolate mixture into the bowl of puffed wheat and stir.

5 ) Press the chocolate puffed wheat mixture into the greased pan and refrigerate for a couple hours before cutting into squares.

Light Candy Apples

Your favorite variety of apple, Gala, Ambrosia, Granny Smiths all work well

Popsicle sticks

Dark chocolate

Caramels

1) Remove the stem and push the Popsicle sticks in far enough that you can pick up the apple.

2) Melt the chocolate and/or caramels in a double boiler (separately if using both) until it runs off the spoon.

3) place the apples on wax paper and drizzle the chocolate then the caramel over the apple to make a pretty pattern.  Before the drizzle cools stick several M& M plain candies into the drizzle around the apple.  When cool and dry wrap the apples in saran wrap and  tie with a ribbon.

The students make over $300.00 to purchase the supplies to buy and make healthy lunches for an inner city school that has had their Thursday lunch program funding cut.  Good work Grade 3's!

Cidney's Hairy Tale Adventure!

Once upon a time in a Towne called Terwilliger, there lived a brave little princess named Cidney.  Cidney was a cheerful happy girl with long golden locks of hair and a sparkly crown.  She was unlike most little princess as she was very grateful for all the things she had in her life and wanted to help others less fortunate than herself.  Cidney was particularly sad about children who were sick, especially with cancer.  It just so happens that Cidney had never cut her hair, not even once since she was born.  She had heard that sometimes people who suffer with cancer go bald during their treatments and needed to wear a wig.  One day she asked her mother and father, Queen Christina and King Ken if she could donate some of her long hair to make a wig for them.  They were very proud of their daughter and immediately went about to find out how they could do this. 

 On a beautiful spring day Cidney called her royal hairdresser and had her cut her hair in front of all her subjects to set a fine example of giving. 

Cidney did not flinch, even once as the royal hairdresser braided her hair and set about to cut it off. 

In, fact she had the biggest smile of all when she saw the gorgeous braid she was to donate. 

All her royal subjects cheered and clapped to show their approval and love for their princess. 

Even some local scribes came to record the event in the Kingdom's Big Book of History.  Not only did Cidney give away her hair, but she found her loyal subjects so moved by her generosity that they donated over 800 gold pieces to help the healers to find a cure.

The moral of the story is; Save lives by giving to cancer research.

( This is based on a true story of a student at Ecole Monsignor William Irwin who raised money for the Stollery Children's Hospital by cutting her hair and donating it to make a wig.  She is five years old and made over $800.00 in donations to the Hospital)

Easter Celebration and New Life!

Easter Alter

On April 26, 2011 Ecole Monsignor William Irwin School celebrated the most cherished time in the Catholic liturgical calendar, Easter.  Easter is the most important liturgical season as it reaffirms our belief in everlasting life.  It teaches us that Jesus died for our sins, like the scriptures said and He was buried and He rose to life on the third day.  Soon after He went to heaven to be with His Father.

Spring Tree in Atrium


Through out the entire school there are signs embracing new life during this Easter season from artwork to baby chicks being born. 

 These are photos taken of Mrs. Novak's English Kindergarten's chicks hatching:

A small crack in the egg.

The crack gets bigger.

The crack is almost all the way around the egg.

The wet chick begins to emerge from the egg.

There's the head!

The fluffy new born chicks in their cage.

Many grades celebrated the melting of the snow and warmer temperatures by creating wonderful floral works of art!  Take a look at some of the beautiful examples from around the school!

A construction paper collage.

A water colour cut out collage.

Tissue paper flowers.