The last two weeks have been full of amazing adventures. April 22 was Earth Day, and we have truly been exploring how we can love our Earth and the creatures in it.
We got to hear one of our favourite books, Be a Good Ancestor, read by one of its authors, Leona Prince! We thought about ways we can be good ancestors.
We welcomed caterpillars into our classroom. They have already grown so big during their time with us – just one week! We love to see how they grow and change every day! How will they transform?
We finished our third and final pen pal letter and sent it to Mexico! We know that learning and teaching about birds helps us advocate for them, their habitats, and their treatment. Some of us also entered the Amigos Alados art contest!
We have been writing poems! Last week we started our opposite poems, all about nature and Earth Day!
In math, we have been exploring geometry all around us! We learned how to draw Tumus (Otter) from Indigenous artist, Andrea Fritz. She taught us how to use traditional northwest coast First Peoples shapes, such as ovoids, U, and split U in our art to represent the shapes we see reflected in the natural environment.
Can you find any shapes this weekend? We have also learned how to add more complexity to our target thinking math game! See if you can play as a family!
On Tuesday, we had a special visit from the SFU Fair Trade Amabassador, Daphne! Our school is a Fair Trade school, so we have a special connection and we learned so much! We sorted and talked about needs versus wants. Then we learned that even though farmers have a very challenging job, they are paid a very tiny proportion. Finally, we found out more about how fair trade and how it can support equity and communities! Be sure to talk with your families and hand in your Fair Trade reflection next week!
On Wednesday, we were the photographers for the Pollinator Garden planting! The grade 4/5s made mason bee tubes, painted garden signs, and planted native, pollinator plants! Our garden is ready to welcome bees, butterflies, birds, and other pollinators! Come visit our special garden!
Today was the UHE Green Team plant sale! The green team worked hard to plant the seeds in March and they were ready to sell today! Ms. Carley was busy helping the green team and we got to come help and buy some plants too! We love our new plants! All our proceeds go towards our school’s learning on the land!
Congratulations to our authors! This week, we had special sharing from Sebastian, Amelia, Mariam, and Maia! Ian, Yuha, and Niko published the next books in their series and are creating a book store! Wow! Next week, Amal and other authors will have a chance to share!
So much great work, all of you! I love that you are talking about how to be good ancestors.