Category: ADST

This week students in Division 3 have been learning to needle felt. Here are a few of their creations:

What a wonderful way for us to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day! Last year, we embarked on a weaving project with Coast Salish weavers Angela George and her apprentice Caitlin. They led us through a process where together we brainstormed our school values. Words such as kind, caring, our natural environment and the weaving of our French and English program were all ideas that were woven into the loom.

This weaving will hang proudly in our main foyer. We will revisit this with all of our students in the coming school year.

Special thanks to Alivia, Breton and Aaliya from Div 7 who received the weaving on behalf of our Aubrey community. Additionally, we thank our kindergarten children who so beautifully sang the Coast Salish Anthem with the arrival of the weaving.

On Wednesday we had a virtual field trip on zero waste and circular economies. Students learned about the 3Rs and examined why it is so important to reduce and re-use our resources.  They explored the “how to” for recycling and composting and discovered solutions for sustainable waste management and how to remake materials and products to be used again and again, mimicking natural cycles in nature.

Students are encouraged to take a waste audit for homework for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate of our choice or a pizza party for our class.  To complete the audit click on the link to take the fun WASTE AUDIT or follow the steps below:

GO TO greenbricks.ca/audits/

CLICK ON the audit and complete!

Dear Aubrey Parents and Guardians:

You are invited to view this 22 min youtube clip geared for parents of Intermediate students. Mr. Jesse Miller, an Internet Safety Consultant will be working virtually with our Intermediate classes.  This clip is available to all Aubrey parents until December 18th.

https://youtu.be/5Tk1CWPx1NQ

On Monday students from Division 3 participated as a class in an interactive virtual workshop with Relay Education facilitators using Google Meet.  Students:

• learned about renewable and non-renewable energy
• discussed the pros and cons of various types of renewable and non-renewable forms of energy
• participated in demonstrations with model wind turbines
• completed science equipments to determine how the length and number of blades on a wind turbine change how much energy is produced