The highlight of our week was definitely our field-trip to Fish Creek Park. Thank you to all the volunteers who supported the students in their exploration. Students came back with a variety of observations and questions, so we look forward to our additional field-trips in the upcoming months.
If you child enjoyed their time at Fish Creek Park, you may want to put the annual Parks Day and Creekfest in your calendar: https://friendsoffishcreek.org/event/creekfest/
This week, we have also finished filming our folktales. Ms. Thomas now needs to go in and insert the backgrounds against the green screen before they are ready for viewing. When complete, we will find a way to store them in your child's Google Drive to be shared at home.
Given that our Folktales are finished, we will be sending our masks home later this week. Please consider sending in a small box (shoebox size-ish) to transport them safely home.
We have also continued our studies on the Timeline of People with our buddy class. We were introduced to the domestication of animals and students made predictions about why the different animals were domesticated, from food to transportation. They also noticed the emergence of clothing ornamentation.
On Thursday, we were treated to a performance by the Canadian Musical Theatre Co. called "The Birth of the Canadian Pacific Railway". The show told the story of how Canadians enticed the colony of British Columbia to join a young Canada, by offering to build the world's longest railroad that would reach sea to sea.
Starting this week, students in rooms 8, 9 and 11 will be participating in the 30x30 nature Challenge through the David Suzuki Foundation: https://davidsuzuki.org/take-action/act-locally/30x30-nature-challenge/
We'll be kickstarting the challenge with a neighbourhood walk on Monday, looking to help clean up after all the snow melt we've had this week. Students will be accompanied by classroom teachers, and there will be a review of safety expectations before departure. As with any field trip, we want to inform you about some common hazards involved with walking trips in the neighbourhood. Please note this list may not include all of the hazards for a given trip: slips, trips and falls, getting separated from the school, street crossing and pre-exiting medical conditions and/or allergies.
If you have any questions regarding field-trips within walking distance of the school, please feel free to contact me.
Have a wonderful, sunny, weekend!
Ms. Thomas
