Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this afternoon, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize and celebrate a jewel at the centre of my riding, Range Lake North School.
Mr. Speaker, you may have noticed there are three classes from Range Lake North School visiting us today. Mr. Speaker, I must say one of the sweetest words I heard as a Member-elect was to be introduced as "Our MLA, Sandy Lee" in one of my visits to the school. I am very pleased we are able to have some of them with us.
In the last few months, Mr. Speaker, I have had a number of occasions to visit Range Lake North School. As you might have noticed in your many visits, Mr. Speaker, when one goes into the school, one is struck by a feeling of openness and interactivity, not only due to the design of the building, but the atmosphere created by the teachers, staff and students.
One of my visits to the school was to shadow a grade 3 class, known as 3M, Mr. Speaker. It was amazing to watch how some people out there start their day with 200 to 300 kids hanging on their arms, telling the teachers about what they had done the night before. It was a very different way to start the day than from how I start, which is usually in silence and reflection for the day.
Mr. Speaker, I also watched a grade 3 math class for 45 minutes, where they learned to do their arithmetic without lifting a finger. It was all done through the games and interaction between students. It was amazing to see.
I also saw grade 3 students writing a book on how to write a book. They had a book on how to develop a character, a story. They had built a rainforest within the class. It was an amazing learning environment that I saw.
Mr. Speaker, I also had the occasion to visit their family fun night in April. There were 300 to 400 parents and teachers, and all sorts of activities filled the building that would give the local Raven Mad Days a run for its money. I thought that it was a hidden treasure that the rest of us were not aware of.
Mr. Speaker, in June, I had the pleasure of attending their junior choir to hear Pachenbel's Canon being played by a string quartet. It was quite wonderful. They also did a musical...