Month: April 2019

With Spring being in full swing please encourage your child to have a water bottle in class (it is so important to stay hydrated throughout the day!), hats + sunscreen are also encouraged to stay protected from the sun.

In recognition of Earth Day this past Monday, April 22nd, we have been talking and sharing ideas on how we can make even a small difference in our world, i.e., saving water, recycling, walking or biking instead of using a car, picking up litter etc. What can you and your family do to acknowledge and celebrate Earth Week today, and every day?

Tomorrow is our school’s Celebration Of Learning Assembly. We have been working extremely hard on our drama play, The Water Cycle. We have memorized our lines, practiced using a microphone, explored voice expression, as well as making our own costumes. This dramatic play has been fairly student led, from organizing themselves on stage (how they feel best represents themselves and their characters) to the creation of their own costumes such as the sun, a glacier, ocean droplet and snowflake. We are so proud of all the hard work and dedication that we have put into this play that we are showcasing it tomorrow during our school assembly. The assembly begins at 2:00pm, and we will be performing first following the singing the O’Canada. We hope you can join our assembly and enjoy our performance.

As Scientists we have been very busy with our recent discoveries in the Solar System.

We have been learning about the various phases of the Moon. Ask your young scientist how they learned about the moon through PANCAKES!

Do you know the difference between waxing and waning in regards to the different moon phases? Try and look at the moon tonight, what phase is it?

Next up, we have started researching and discovering new facts about the eight different planets in our Solar System.

Can you guess what planet is not named after a mythological Greek god?

What planet is the width of 11 Earths side by side – do you think it is Saturn or Jupiter?

How many Earths are equal to the mass of Jupiter?

Jupiter has a Great Red Spot on it. This spot is a large storm which is so enormous that three Earth’s could fit inside it. Do you have an idea how long this storm has been occurring for?

What is the difference between a Terrestrial planet and a Gas giant?

Why do you think Neptune is the coldest planet?

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Stay tuned as our discoveries continue!

The First Peoples’ story, The Sun and the Moon by Celestine Aleck, illustrated by Cole Good beautifully conveyed the important relationship between the Sun and the Moon.

In this Coast Salish story, to help make their children happy, the Sun and the Moon make the difficult choice to part from each other. The Creator allows them to visit only at the time of an eclipse and at sunrise and sunset. The great love between the sun and the moon can be seen in the beauty of those times.

Again, our recent Science discoveries inspired yet another Art lesson. We created an Art piece that signifies the important and loving relationship between the Sun and the Moon. This was a two step process as we first used crayons to colour in our sun and moon. The following day we then applied a watercolour wash over our illustration to finish our piece.

Our love + curiosity for the Sky’s night objects has transferred over to our recent Art lessons.

We were in awe learning  about the different stars in the sky. We then became enthralled with the fact that we each have a different Zodiac sign pertaining to our birth date. We then discovered that a group of stars in the sky can form a shape of an animal, mythological creature, man, woman, or object (like a crown, compass or microscope). These star formations are called constellations. Did you know that there are a total of 88 different constellations in the sky?

We LOVED learning about our Astrological Zodiac Signs. We read, listened and viewed the different Greek mythologies pertaining to our Zodiac Sign.

Our recent Science discoveries inspired our water colour Constellation Art. You can view your son/daughter’s art on their Blogfolio.

What Zodiac sign are you?

What is the mythology meaning behind your sign?

We are learning Astronomy in Science right now and our excitement is out of this world!

We are learning about the common objects in the sky, this includes the sun, moon, stars, constellations, sunrise, sunset and the solar eclipse.

When learning about the sky’s objects we have gained an understanding of the First Peoples’ knowledge of the sky and how these objects came to be. Through the use of story telling we have listened to a variety of stories that describe how the sun, moon, stars and constellations were all created. The various stories have allowed us to reflect on different cultural customs, traditions and beliefs.

Ask your young scientist to tell you the following stories:

• The Raven Stole the Sun
• Coyote and the Sun
• The Sun and the Moon
• Coyote and the Stars (+ Constellations)