Nature School
The Past and The Future
Last week Divisions 7 & 8 read an indigenous story called “P’esk’a And The First Salmon Ceremony”. It was a story basket that included a number of indigenous artifacts related to the story…for example: Eagle Miniature Drum Animal Skins Miniature Canoe The setting of the story … Continue reading
Walking About…
This year, we have been spending a fair bit of time walking around our neighbourhood. Each time we go out, we have a purpose or focus in mind–often inspired by The Walking Curriculum. We have tried: Colour Walk Lovely/Unlovely Walk Opposites Walk Shapes Walk Where are We? Walk (using our neighbourhood map) Hidden Number Walk … Continue reading
Measuring Capacity
Yesterday we had a wet time measuring the capacity of a variety of containers! Working in a small group we had to compare containers to decide which had the most capacity . Our first task was to choose 2 containers. We then had to predict which one had the greatest capacity–a great chance to practice … Continue reading
Earth Day
We had a wonderful Earth Day yesterday! We started our day by doing a Neighbourhood clean up. What a great way to contribute to our community! Divisions 7, 8 & 9 headed over to the Skate Park, where we began our garbage adventure!! We worked our way back to the school collecting garbage as we … Continue reading
Counting By 5’s
As we count each day of school and our numbers are getting bigger… Today is our 100th day of school– Hooray!!! As these numbers grow, we have been practicing skip counting in various ways. We have already practiced counting by 10’s and 2’s. This past week we learned about counting by 5’s. We read a … Continue reading
Skip Counting
Hello All! Welcome back after our wonderful two week break. I hope you are all rested up and ready for a new year of learning experiences together!! Yesterday during our Outdoor School Math–we were practicing skip counting by 2’s. We read a story called The Big Fat Hen…(it’s a version of 1-2 Buckle my Shoe) … Continue reading
Bird Watching
Yesterday for nature school we went bird watching… But you can’t really bird watch without some binoculars–so we each made a pair during art class. Our Materials: 2 toilet paper rolls tape & white glue coloured paper scraps & stickers markers string hole punch We were so happy to finally have a day without … Continue reading
Owl Walk
Last week we went on a walk through our city neighbourhood with Division 7. We walked down Albert Street, turned onto Willingdon and walked up the street…we didn’t even mind the rain. What a busy street! We found some amazing sculptures of Owls! Have you seen them??? WOW!! Here are some photos of our trip. … Continue reading
Weeds…
What is a weed??? This week we are going to be working with ‘weeds’ during our outdoor school time. We are going to be doing some fall planting in the garden, and need to identify what to keep and what to get rid of! We have read the story “Dandy” together…you might enjoy the read … Continue reading
April…
It’s hard to believe, but it is already the last day of April!! And what a beautiful day out there today–makes me want to throw aside my plans and get out there and explore nature–or at least go for a walk. You might feel the same way–I encourage you to take advantage of this time … Continue reading