What a great couple field trips we’ve had this month! 

We finished our Plants unit (Science) with a special plant walk with indigenous plant specialist, Cease Wyss, who told us many stories of plants and their special qualities. Thank you, Cease! Though it was a rainy day, it was great to learn so much from you!

We also went to Science World and participated in a Chemistry Lab, learning about pH, solutions and reactions. What a great day!

• April 12 – Plant Walk to Central Park – 9:00 am sharp, we walk to Central Park where we will be met by Cease Wyss and Ms. Hotomanie. At 11:30 we will walk back to be at Maywood in time for lunch. Please come prepared for the weather! We are going rain or shine!
• April 12 – Student Led Conferences – 2:00 pm to 6:45 pm. Students lead their visitor(s) through all the work they’ve done this term and last.
• April 18 – All day field trip to Science World. Please bring a bagged lunch and snacks for the day.
• April 21 – Earth Day. We’ll be walking to Central Park again this month in celebration of Earth Day and the fabulous fun we have in the forest! We’ll be joined by Ms. Aprim’s class.

We’ve finally confirmed our date for the plant walk with Ms. Hotomanie and Cease Wyss, an” indigenous plant diva” who will be sharing her traditional knowledge of the plants that can be found throughout the streets and everyday spaces of Vancouver and Burnaby, reminding us that the medicines are all around us in our urbanized environments!

We’ll head out first thing in the morning, April 12 at 9:00am and will return in time for lunch. We are going rain or shine, so please come prepared for all kinds of weather!

• Feb 13: Family Day (no school) – Get outside and enjoy your family!
• Feb 14: Valentines Day – celebrate and show gratitude to those you love!
• Feb 17: Professional Day for teachers (no school for students).
• Feb 21+22: Tea Tasting w. Ms. Hotomanie (Science First Peoples).
• Feb 22: Pink Shirt Day – Leadership students take us to Metrotown to show us some random acts of kindness and perform our dance “Can’t Stop the Feeling” (1pm)!

Please don’t forget to study ALL THINGS MATTER (Ch. 4 to 6).

Ms. Greenlay’s class test is Tuesday, Feb 13

Ms. Lanaway’s class test is Thursday, Feb 16

Good luck!

Check out our bear masks… they’re actually beginning to look like little bears!

Watch our progress on our ART page.

Hey folks!

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This term…

• Get ready for LITERATURE CIRCLES! Students are responsible for completing their group’s assigned section EACH WEEK. Please keep up to date on these assignments.
• We continue to read WONDER. We should finish this term!
• We continue to learn DANCE in our extended P.E. periods, and are starting BASKETBALL this term as well.
• In Science, we have begun our CHEMISTRY unit. I look forward to working with Ms. Hotomanie again for looking at Chemistry through a First Peoples’ perspective.
• We have Young Peoples’ Concert next week.
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  Erica Koltenuk greets the sun by jumping for joy while showshoeing in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains.

  Our SNOW-SHOEING field trip was a total success! Thanks to all who helped by volunteering and lending clothes or snowshoes! Without you we couldn’t have done it.

Exciting stuff is happening in Art these days. Watch our progress on the ART page…

So far, we’ve only papier mached 1-2 layers, but we’re hoping to get to 3-4 layers before we start adding ears and noses, etc… we finish with acrylic paint and a high-gloss protective layer.