Randerson Students and Staff take part in Drop Everything and Read

Randerson students and staff took time to Drop Everything and Read. DEAR is part of National School Library month and is a challenge to all BC students, teachers, parents, politicians and local celebrities to take time out and read. Randerson students were joined by 7 members of the Nanaimo Clippers hockey team. To add to the festivities it was pajama day so students got comfy while reading.

Check out the DEAR site to see how people across BC are taking part including Education Minister Peter Fassbender.

                                           Nanaimo Clippers & students hit the hallways to read. 

                    

Nanaimo Clippers join Randerson students to Drop Everything and Read

Author Eric Walters visits Randerson

Randerson Gr. 4-7 students and staff enjoyed a visit from Canadian author Eric Walters. Author of more than 90 books, Eric took us on a journey from his teaching days in the Peel School District of Toronto, where he penned his first novel, to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, where Between Heaven and Earth sprung to life.  Eric's enthusiasm for life, social justice, and the power of reading was prominent in his presentation.  Student's learned of how his books come to life through ideas, research, experiences, and involvement in his community. We saw pictures of Eric with two Siberian tigers at a school, walking/running the Sahara Dessert in an ultra marathon and fending off poisonous snakes, elephants and lions in Africa.  Eric brought us into his stories through his tales of adventure, his great visuals and his dynamic mannerism.

Creation of Hope is an orphanage in Kenya that Eric and his wife Anita began after a chance meeting with a young boy in Kikima, Kenya. He spoke of the important role we all play in becoming global citizens. He talked about how small acts of kindness go a long way and how respect begets respect.  

Thank you Eric Walters for visiting Randerson. 

* Remember our next book club is on October 30th where we will be discussing the Series 7 created by Eric Walters and written by Eric and six other Canadian authors. 

Terry Fox Run ~ A Big Success at Randerson

On Thursday September 26th, Randerson students, staff and parents took to the streets for a 2.6 km


Mr. French nearing the finish line!

run around our neighbourhood in the annual Terry Fox run.  Joined by six members of the Nanaimo
Clippers students, ran, walked and jogged their way through the event. 

*See all the pictures in the foyer at school - thanks Mackenzie (Gr. 7)  for being our official photographer for the day! 

Mr. Rosenau's Grade 4 class blogged about their experience.

Terry Fox’s Run 

      Today we ran 2.6km in the Terry Fox run. We ran to help raise money for cancer research. It was sunny, so the weather was nice to run in. We also ran with the Clippers, when we got back plenty of kids got the Clippers autographs. It was exhausting, but plenty of fun!!!!        Angela 

Today we ran for Terry Fox to raise money for cancer research! We ran 2.6km around the neighbourhood. It was so hot out I was sweating so much when I got back but it was fun anyway. It was also very very sunny out.   Rylan

  Today we did the Terry fox run. It was fun .We did the hole neighborhood

Was exhausting. I had to walk some of it.   Dafydd

 

 

TERRY FOX RUN

Today was the Terry-Fox run

We ran 2.6km

I’m really happy that everybody showed strength.

We ran all the way past Oliver-woods.

GO TERRY GO.

Because he’s still running even though his body’s died his soul isn’t.   

 Emma

 

Terry Fox Run

Today we ran 2.6Km

It was fun but tired. Everybody ran.

Grade 2 and down ran around the school.

The Clippers ran too!

We ran around Oliver Road.

People were standing at every corner.

Isabela

 

 



Nanaimo Clippers hockey players joined us

Terry Fox run

About the Terry Fox run

Terry fox ran all over all over Canada with one leg. But he was running with Cancer. I was third place with my pal Kai.           Jake

 

Terry Fox Run

The Run was long

We ran with the Nanaimo Clippers

Terry Fox was a hero                       Alex

 

ABOUT  THE TERRY FOX RUN

TODAY OUR SCHOOL WENT FOR THE TERRY FOX RUN.

ME AND MY PAL JAKE RAN TOGETHER THE WHOLE WAY!!!!

AT THE END ME AND JAKE WERE SOOOO TIRED WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO COLLAPSE!!!   Kai