Despite the rainy weather, our trip to Britannia Mine was exciting and interesting! Although I have been here a couple of times before, I always learn something new each time. For example, I did know that 8 tonnes of muck, or the equivalent of 5 cars, was carted out of the mine each day. That …
I hope you enjoyed our morning at Burnaby City Hall, meeting the mayor and sitting in council chambers. I can tell that Mayor Corrigan enjoys his job running our city and meeting people like us! I learned many new facts about our city such as the population and how it compares to other major cities …
Thank you for helping with Cascade Heights’ Student Vote today. Altogether, 215 students voted. Here are the results again: Graham Bowers of the BC Conservatives: 8 votes Elias Ishak, Independent: 4 votes Rick McGowan of the Green Party: 40 votes Karen Wang of the Liberal Party: 27 votes Anne Kang of the NDP: 129 votes …
I hope you enjoyed the Eco Rangers presentation that we saw today in the gym. How lucky we were to view the animals up close and learn more about their adaptations and feeding habits. Do you remember the animals that they have committed to helping this year? Would you like to help? Click onto the …
Here is a video that we viewed in our grade five math class. What questions do you have? What observations can you make? What do you want to figure out? What strategies can you to use solve your problem or questions? There are three parts to the video so make sure you watch all three.
If you are interested in watching the video again, here it is! Perhaps you can watch it with your family and discuss their thoughts about empathy, discrimination and bullying. What can you do to be more empathetic and to be an upstander? All Summer In A Day – Ray Bradbury from Mister Noneya on Vimeo.
Last week, I showed a short video to the grade five math class that presented a number of different questions and problems to solve. After some great questions, and even greater teamwork, each group found a solution to the problem we came up with. Here is another video that you can all try. After viewing …
Here is a map of the Aboriginal First Nations before any European contact. As you can see, this land was very well populated by various aboriginal groups before the explorers arrived from Europe. What was life like for them before the land was colonized and became Canada? How do you think life changed for the …
I hope you enjoyed our ice skating trip to Burnaby Lake Arena. I was impressed by your effort and perseverance to improve your skills on the ice. Remember, to get better at anything, you need to practise and keep on trying. I saw many of you helping and supporting your peers. Thank you for thinking …