Category: Classroom

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.

Today we harvested 298 potatoes with Division 9/11.

In class this week we discussed the devastating impacts, past and present, of the residential school system in Canada.

We offer our deepest condolences to all Indigenous families and communities affected by the trauma and tragedy of the residential school system, then and now.

While we cannot change the past, we do have a responsibility for the present. With knowledge and mutual respect we can bring about changes for a brighter future.

If you are interested in seeing the Burnaby Art Gallery’s annual showcase of collective student artwork be sure to book your visit today. The gallery will be on display from April 30 through to June 6th. Bookings are required so call in advance to book one of several spots. Half-hour time slots have been scheduled throughout opening hours (Tuesday – Friday 10am – 4:30pm; Sat & Sun Noon-4:30pm), with a maximum of 8 people allowed in the gallery at a time. Groups are restricted to 4 and should be from the same household. As always, gallery admission is by donation.

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Check out how much our spuds have grown since Spring Break.  Harvesting will take place in June.  How many potatoes do you think these plants will produce? Put your predictions in the comments section of this thread.

Lesson Objectives

In this lesson students are learning about:

• owl habitats
• food webs and predator and prey relationships
• owl adaptations
• pellet formation
• bone classification-anatomy and physiology of different species
• conservation
• stewardship of owls and other species

Owl Pellet Video Links

What are Owl Pellets?

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/12/what-are-owl-pellets-learn-by-watching.html

How to Dissect an Owl Pellet

https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/resource/discover-how-to-dissect-an-owl-pellet/

https://youtu.be/SUYP87wGbD0

Assignment

Assigned Reading & Questions

Link to Course Information

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1. Today we planted our seed potatoes prior to spring break. We will harvest the potatoes in June. Our class predicts that we will grow approximately 100-320 potatoes.