What a day! Thank you so much to all the parent drivers and helpers that made the day possible. We were hoping for a sunny day but we ended up in the drizzle for most of it.....but that didn't stop us! We began the day with look at Coquitlam's Spirit Square. It is a nice place to go if you have never been. Check the local papers for information about Farmer's Markets and free concerts held there too!
While the students were working on their sheet about local services....I zipped into the RCMP detachment hoping to gather a few tattoos or stickers for the classes. Not only did they give us both.....they delivered them out to us with an officer in full RCMP reds! Quite a surprise and a treat. We posed for a picture of course.
And then we were off to City Hall. We had a short presentation (where we impressed the presenters with our knowledge of local government!) followed by about 40 minutes with Mayor Stewart! He came and talked with all of us and then took the time to answer all of our prepared questions. He was very patient and funny-handling all the questions well...even the ones about if we could lower property taxes! After our official time we had the opportunity to sit in his chair for some photos. Some of the students were really funny making "future mayor" poses. Mayor Stewart then couldn't resist coming to join us for some more photos! (I will send those along too.)
Then we were off to brave the elements again. We walked along Pinetree Street to see many city services and then to have a quick tour of Town Centre Fire Hall. Many thanks to Chase's dad for the visit. We snuck in, got a quick tour, and demonstration of all the gear they wear. The students were really excited!
Next up....lunch!! Since it was so wet we took cover in the community centre and ate the hot lunches from PAC. We didn't stay for long as we had more to do!
We walked back to the Coquitlam Public Library. What a neat building. The children's librarians greeted us and gave us a storytime......complete with a funny song (hope the kids aren't all repeating that one!). Some students got their very own library cards (much excitement for this too!) and we all had a chance to check out the selection of books.
When we got back to school we had tattoos, stickers and City of Coquitlam badges to hand out to everyone as souvenirs of our great adventure.
I will share the photos soon too!
:)Mrs. Donnelly