Today was Division 5’s first day of Roots2Grow for this year. Due to some scheduling issues, we had to reschedule a couple of times, but we lucked out today with good weather and lots to do!
Today we were exploring the garden and schoolyard. We looked for spaces that might pose problems for the school community when it rains, and other areas that have significant seasonal water activity. Students worked together in groups to plant grass seed, identify signs of water movement, pick up garbage, and explore some of the ways for water to move through the landscape without producing damage (erosion).
Welcome to the garden!
Reading about water runoff and erosion. Interesting fact: it takes more than 500 years to create 2.5 cm of soil!
Sprinkling grass seed to help reduce erosion
Grass seed fairies!
Pruning back the wild rose bushes
Shoveling up the sand, leaves, and grit before it can flow into the drains and clog them
Moving those leaves for ground cover
Reading the map
Getting instructions for leaf collection
Teamwork makes the dream work--bringing a bunch of leaves to the garden for ground cover
Reading the map
Collecting leaves to use as ground protection in the garden for the winter months
Clean-up crew superheroes!
Listening to Pablo tell us about different ways to reduce erosion in the fall and winter months
More of the clean-up crew
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Sine the beginning of the year, Division 5 has been working on their Speed Stacking skills. It is a relatively new sport that is based on… that’s right… stacking cups!
Just as with any sport, there are particular rules that guide speed stacking. Division 5 has been learning these rules, and developing their muscle memory by learning the Competition Cycle (3-6-3, 6-6, 1-10-1). One of the rules of cup stacking is that the player must use alternating hands in order to set up each cycle of cups–this action of alternating hands actually strengthen the right and left brain connection. There are also competition events such as partner stacking where each person performs the actions of either the right or the left hand.
Division 5 has been focused on learning the cycle carefully to avoid fumbles and falls. Once students are familiar and fluent with the cycle, they will be developing their speed! It’s important to start with the fundamentals of a sport before adding in speed and power.
At this time of year our subject of choice is the beautiful leaves around us. The colours are so vibrant, and the shapes and textures are varied. Each student chose a leaf they liked, and set to work sketching the shape. They had to pay attention to small details like a bit of the leaf that was torn or missing, the shape of the stem, and if the leaf had points or texture around the edge.
Dear Students and Families,