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Teach Kids How to Knit with these easy tutorials.

Now that school’s out, and they’re confined to home, a creative outlet is just what they need. Knitting helps kids learn maths, spacial awareness and mindfulness, and boosts their creativity and confidence, all while working at their own pace.

Give it a try if you have knitting materials at home.  Link: Kids Knit

Benefits of Stop Motion Animation

• Offers children ownership and autonomy in the film making process
• Teaches children how stop motion animation works
• Debunks the mechanics of how movie-making happens
• The creative constraint of the medium encourages problem solving
• It’s a simple, hands-on technology that young children can achieve
• Encourages children to project and plan out where a story is heading
• Fosters iteration and experimentation through trying and testing
• Supports storytelling

Method

1. Set up a backdrop. This could be a wall or pice of foam core.
2. Gather toys to include in your animation.
3. Set up your touch pad or smart phone on a stand or tripod, across from the foam core.
4. Start the Stop Motion Animation App and make your movie!

Are you ready to give it a try?

Click here for the link to download the free stop motion app.

Here is an example of one my daughter Kasia and I created using the free version of the Stop Motion app called Penguin in the Middle  Enjoy!

Visit Minecraft Educationand download the Remote Learning Toolkit to get started.  Please email me if you require your username and password and I will resend it to you.  Once you are logged in you can participate in the  2020 Minecraft Education Challenge or participate in the following Building Challenges

For Coding Lessons log in to your individual Tynker accounts. If you need help gaining access just email me and I can resend your username and password.

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On Friday at Young Peoples Concert we got to see the the Blues Berries perform. Their show was amazing and we all had lots of fun moving to the music.

We  learned about the history of blues music and more about the history of musical instruments. They told us how blues music originated in the deep south and was largely influenced by African American slaves. We learned that drums are very important in African culture and that drums are not only used to entertain people or to give rhythm to a song but are like the heart beat of their culture. However, before slavery was abolished African American slaves were banned from using or having drums. But this didn’t stop the slaves. They created their own instruments using wash boards, wash tubs, broom sticks and strings to create their music bringing with it some of the earliest blues music.  During their performance the Blues Berries performed a song using a bass guitar they created using a wash tub, long broom stick and string, tambourines, a wash board and a banjo and it sounded incredible.

We all learned about people who sang blues music and what their names were. We also learned about things that they did before singing and playing blues music.

DIY  make your own tambourine:

~Bottle Caps

~Two pieces of ribbon

~Two firm paper plates

~Hole puncher

~paint

Pick a bright, fun color for your tambourine. Turn the plates over to the backside and add a coat or two of paint. Continue adding more with a brush until the whole thing is covered evenly. Set aside to dry.

Place approximately 20 bottle caps inside one of the paper plates. After adding bottle caps, place the other plate on top. Hole punch roughly six to eight times around the edge of the two plates. Buy an interesting ribbon that matches or complements the previously chosen paint color. Cut a piece of ribbon for each hole made. Weave the ribbon through the holes, pull tight and tie a bow for added flair.

For more information on The Blues Berries visit: https://www.blues-berries.com/

Author: G. K.

For Remembrance Day this year students from Division 4 wove their own wreath from ivy and made poppies from maple leaves to honour those who have served or made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

This week students from Division 4 visited the Burnaby Village Museum to learn from Indigenous Educators about hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwxw̱ú7mesh history and culture. Using the First Peoples Principles of Learning, they explored the Indigenous Learning House and the Matriarch’s Garden at Burnaby Village Museum.

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In class students have been learning about simple machines and how to build their own.  Here are a few of their designs.

Today students had a presentation from Safer Schools that focused on educating students on cyberbullying, digital citizenship, and online safety. Students learned many ways to protect themselves online and also learned about a new online help tool designed to help build safe and caring school communities . The site discusses complex issues facing students and is a resource to empower students, parents, educators and community partners to seek help with challenges and report concerns to schools.  For more information visit: www.erase.gov.bc.ca

Students enjoyed the challenge of building gum drop structures with their older buddies from Burnaby Mountain last week.  Students had to test their knowledge of engineering as they tried to figure out:

Which shapes made by the toothpicks and gumdrops were the strongest? Squares, rectangles, or triangles?

Did the width of the base make a difference?

When the structure collapsed, which portions stayed in one piece? Why did those parts not collapse?

They were then tasked with using their discoveries to create a stronger structure that would support more weight.