November 23
Sarah, Simon’s mom, came in to present to us on Peru. She showed us many pictures and brought us cool objects and books to look at. We learned a lot about Peru and the Incans. The Incans were master stone workers and farmers. They farmed corn and potatoes. They cut terraces or stair shapes into their steep hills to make more farmland. Peru is so high, a lot of people get altitude sickness when they first get there. Peru has a lot of neat animals. We saw pictures of llamas, alpacas, tapiers, llamas, bullet ants, frogs, macaws, and more! Peruvian people today still hold a lot of their old traditions. We saw how they use natural pigments to dye their yarn for weaving. Many people there are Christian but also have shrines to the old gods. Thank you, Sarah, for coming to talk to us!
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We have been busy at work in the classroom too!
*We just got introduced to Scratch Jr.—a really cool coding program. *In Science we just learned how nature makes soil! *In Social Studies we are exploring Peru and Ukraine. We’ve also spent a lot of time looking at the world map. *In Art, we are doing a scientific drawing of an animal for our Inquiry Journal covers. *In Math we are learning skip counting. *We have also been talking a lot about Remembrance Day—what it is and why we remember. Here is our “What is Peace” paragraph for the assembly that we wrote together as a class: What is Peace? Peace means that there is no fighting and no pain. Countries are agreeing and there is a truce. It means we have freedom and no violence. We remember the soldiers who died to let us have peace and freedom. We remember the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. We wear poppies as a sign of respect and we have two minutes of silence. Peace is harmony and happiness. We need to be kind to one another and preserve the peace. Peace is something to be respected. Thursday November 2nd
In the morning we did Ukrainian Dancing! We learned some dance steps many of which had stomping (which mimicked stomping on grapes to make wine!) The boys' dance moves were really hard! We also learned about the different regions of Ukraine and we got to try on traditional Ukrainian clothing. The clothes were decorated with designs that reflected the nature in their region. In the afternoon we made Peruvian Masks! We saw photos of traditional Peruvian masks and then made our own out of cardboard. We got to decorate them with paint, beads, paper, and fabric. We enjoyed eating snack in a fancy gallery room! : ) October 25th
At the Canmore Museum we looked at the exhibits and did a scavenger hunt to learn about Canmore’s rocks and minerals. We did a rock identification activity where we explored minerals’ density, lustre, magnetism, colour, shine, and more. In the afternoon, we hiked/walked in Cougar Creek--it had no water in it! We looked around to find interesting rocks that we would want to be part of a museum exhibit. We got to test the rocks with an acid to see if it had carbonates. Many of us found calcite, sandstone, or shale. It rained just a little. The weather was much nicer in Canmore than it was in Calgary! |
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