December 5th
On our field study, we walked downtown to observe old and modern architecture. We walked along Stephen Ave observing and sketching arches, columns, ornamentation, gargoyles, and keystones. The buildings on this street used to be made out of wood. There was a big fire in 1886, and only one wood building from this time period is still there. After that, most of the buildings were made out of sandstone. We saw a lot of neat architecture and buildings still being built or renovated. We also looked at the Galleria trees outside Bankers Hall. They look neat but were actually built to help keep the wind gusts away so people can go outside and enjoy the street. We stopped at the Bow Building, and did an ant’s eye view sketch. We saw the giant head sculpture and got to play in it!
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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! 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! Tuesday October 10th
Students enjoyed experiencing the museum’s rocks and minerals gallery. They saw glowing minerals under an ultraviolet light, picked their favourite rock or mineral to sketch, and tested to see if a rock has carbonates rock (if it would bubble in acid). Students even got to take home a rock! The students wondered “why do some minerals glow in ultraviolet light?” Then the students participated in a “How to Sketch” lesson. The worked in the African gallery on sketching freely, not using an eraser, and letting their eyes “disconnect” from the brain to draw what they saw. They also worked on shading. “We had fun!” Bow Habitat - October 3, 2017 The students spent an excellent day today at Bow Habitat Station in Pearce Estates Park. We started the morning with a Learn to Fish course. We learned about how to identify fish, how to know when you can fish, where you can fish, what you can catch and release, how to tie an Improved Clinch knot, what to take fishing and how to hold the fish once you catch it! Then we went fishing in the trout pond. Lots of excitement, some nibbles and lots of algae and leaves were caught! In the afternoon, we learned to identify a variety of fish in the amazing aquariums and learned about water conservation, life cycles and habitat. The students in 305 had a number of questions and wonders afterwards which we will try to investigate in the coming weeks. Kai – How do trout get their names? How do fish get their colour? Gabe – Who invented fishing? How many different kinds of trout are there? Tanush – How can sturgeon live as long as the dinosaurs? Alaynna – I wonder why every fish has to have a life cycle? Aurelia – How may different types of fish are there in the world? Rayan – I wonder if brown trout are more endangered than Siberian Tigers? Carson – I learned that bull trout have been around for 6000 years. Katja – I wonder how high can flying fish glide. Elliana – I wonder why baby fish are called fry. Taym – I wonder how many fish a lake sturgeon can eat when it is full grown. Osman – I wonder if trout eat different things than other types of fish. Gabe – I wonder why the fish don't eat the sea weed that is growing in the pond. Carson -The algae in the pond where we fished - do the fish lay their eggs in their so the predators cant find them? Aurelia – Why do the lake sturgeon have those little whiskery things on the bottom of their mouths? Jesse – Jesse says the sturgeon have whiskers so it can feel around on the ground. Theo – I thought all trout eggs were adopted in schools. Please ask your child about what they are wondering about after the trip. |
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