Division 18 at Gilmore Community School
Today we released 10 butterflies!! We predicted what was going to happen once the lid was opened and put the container out at the garden. Right away, some flew away. Others slowly came out and two needed help to get out of the tank. Students were so excited to see them coming out and flying around the garden. Some butterflies went to a flower right away.
Here are some pictures
We have been observing the caterpillars form a chrysalis and then emerge as butterflies.
We learned about the different body parts of caterpillars and students were especially curious about the caterpillars’ prolegs (fake legs!). They only have 6 real legs.
We watched the caterpillars hang upside down in a J shape and form their chrysalis. Then, patiently waited for butterflies to emerge!
We learned that our painted lady butterflies mimic the colours of monarch butterflies to keep predators away. We learned about their body parts, what they drink and the different ways they stay safe from predators in nature.
It has been so cool to watch them close. We will be releasing them next week.
Here are some pictures of all the work we have done around their life cycle in Science.
Our class had an amazing day at Lynn Canyon ecology center looking for water and land bugs, learning about what animals live in the forest and having fun exploring the ecology center.
Here are some highlights of the day.
You may have heard we have caterpillars in our classroom! Students will be able to observe them closely as we learn about living things and their needs, animal features, and their life cycles in Science.
Yesterday they got transferred to their new home and they’re doing well exploring.
Today we watched an animated story based on Eric Carle’s book The Very Hungry Catterpillar.
Our class had a great visit the the local firehall this week!
Our Social Studies unit about our community and community helpers was enhanced by seeing the firehall in person just for our class!
The class learned about safety, what to say when calling 911, all about the firefighter’s safety gear and a special fire truck tour!
Our class was excited to see one of the fireman go down the fire pole and everyone got to go inside the truck and spray with the hose!
We walked around the school to look for natural and man-made structures and places in our community. Students had a lot of fun looking for them, finding and recording the information.
This week we did a paint print using paper plates to create an image of Earth. We talked about ways we can help to keep Earth and our community a great place to live, learn and play.
Check out division 18’s unique Earth prints below.
We have been learning about communities in social Studies. We learned about rural, urban and suburban communities. We also learned about places in the community and community helpers.
The students brainstormed places in the community and together created a mural. We have an urban area with sky scrapers, a mall, a hospital, school, lots of houses and a park, an airport, a train station, a farm and some cars on the road!
Today our Alpha big buddies came to our class to teach the students about primary and secondary colours. They also did an experiment with milk and food colouring and colour mixing! It was hands on and so fun!
We have been learning to measure things with non-standard units in Math. Students are practicing to estimate and measure a variety of things using paper clips, unifix cubes and straws.
