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A mini-golf PBL (Project Based Learning) activity occurred in Mr. Denton's class.  Students designed and built a mini-golf course and applied concepts from various subjects such as science, math and language arts.  The culminating activity was to create a miniature mini-golf hole in partners and then host a mini-golf tournament for the grade 4/5 and 6/7 classes.  What a fun and creative way to showcase their work.  Well done grade 2/3's. 

Mr. Denton's class did a fun Lego STEAM challenge on November 13th, 2025.  Their task was to pull a 'disaster' (challenge) card and complete the challenge!  Examples included "Build a robot to do a chore for you, like cut wood or gather food"; or "Zombie invasion!! Find a way to protect yourself," or "You have no power!  Build something to generate electricity."  This challenge took creativity and teamwork!  Well done, Grade 2's and 3's!

Mr. Schmid's class was learning about velocity and how it affects the size of a crater on the moon!  What a fun and exciting lesson for their science class.

On November 10th, 2025, Merritt Bench students attended our Remembrance Day Assembly.  Students showed great respect by listening attentively to the reasons why we pause to remember. 

During the assembly, we shared a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the Bench Community's connections to veterans and peacekeeping troops.  

We appreciate all those who helped by participating in today's assembly.

On Friday, November 7th, students from Mrs. Vandenbrink's class enjoyed a walking field trip.  Their first stop was the Nicola Valley Museum, where they learned about Merritt's history.  Check out the pictures to see how everyone was learning together!  Afterward, the class walked to the pool for lunch.  They are thankful to the arena staff for kindly allowing them to eat inside.

After lunch, students had a great time, swimming at the Nicola Valley Aquatic Center before making their way back to school.  What an excellent opportunity for the class!

Today, Ms. Kane’s, Ms. Jones’s, and Mr. Denton’s classes took a walk down to Central Park for a special fall adventure. When they arrived, they discovered that pumpkins had been hidden all around the hillside! Each student had to search carefully through the bushes, trees, and rocks to find the pumpkin with their name on it.