Core Competencies
Lego Cars
This week for science/ADST we worked with a partner (or small group) to build a balloon powered LEGO car. We had to use all our communication skills, critical thinking skills and creative thinking skills to figure this one out. We built, then tested, then revised, then tested again… We showed flexibility like Ormie and perseverance like … Continue reading
Lion Art
During nature school on Monday Divisions 7 & 8 walked over to “Chestnut Town” and collected a variety of natural materials to create some art. Some of the items we found: pine cones chestnut ‘shells’ blossoms sticks leaves We filled up a wagon and headed back to school to create… Working alone, with partners or … Continue reading
Learning about Learning Continued…
We have concluded our lessons on growth mindset (although of course we never stop learning about it!). In the past few weeks we have learned about empathy and resilience. Empathy is: learning by putting oneself in another person’s shoes. We watched a fun video with Mark Ruffalo and Murray from Sesame street about what empathy is. You can watch … Continue reading
Symmetry In Geometry
Today we revisited the word symmetry. You might remember that our art show project involved symmetrical bugs! This time we used geometric pattern blocks to create our symmetrical patterns. If the pattern is symmetrical we could ‘cut’ it in half and fold it up to match each side. We had to use our critical thinking skills … Continue reading
Growth Mindset
We have been learning about learning! In the past few weeks we have been focusing on our attitude towards learning. In order to do this, we need to be able to identify our personal strengths abilities. So far we have looked at 3 different aspects: Perseverance-keeping at it, even when a task is hard … Continue reading
Math Tangram
Today we used our critical thinking skills along with our technology skills to share our math knowledge in a new way. We learned a little history of how the Tangram was invented (one of many versions we found out!). Long ago in China there was a new Emperor, and everyone in the land was bringing … Continue reading
Bird’s Nests
We have been noticing all the birds around us during our nature school adventures. There are so many to see!! We have a list that includes 10 different species…can you remember them all? Lately the Robins have been very busy–singing, eating worms, and making nests. We were inspired by their construction and attempted to make … Continue reading
Comparing Shortest to Longest
This past week we explored some measurement in Math. We read a story called “How Long? Wacky Ways to Measure Length”. It is a great book about using unusual items to measure with–like sandwiches (960 equals a football field!), licorice sticks (7 stuck together equals a peacock tail!) and peanuts (42 equals an elephants trunk!). … Continue reading
Story Workshop
We are story tellers!! Each week we work on our story telling through story workshop. We gather materials, create a setting and characters, then create or ‘play’ a story. We share our stories with our classmates and listen to their stories in turn. These are great opportunities for us to develop our creative thinking skills … Continue reading
Numbers
We’ve been working on showing numbers in a variety of ways…not just numerals!! Here are some our recent discoveries: How many different ways can you show numbers???