To celebrate Earth Day on Saturday April 22nd made wildflower seed papers with our buddy class. This will be a great way to spread nature and enjoy the outdoors when it’s time to plant the seed papers.
As pollinator plants, wildflowers help to support declining bee populations and they create a habitat for birds, butterflies and other insects. Some wildflower species and insects have become extinct due to increased agriculture and by planting wildflowers we can help keep these species alive and hep maintain a healthy eco-system.
Wildflowers are low maintenance and easy to grow. They can be used in parts of the garden which are difficult to cultivate conventionally because they have naturally adapted themselves to suit difficult situations in order to survive. Also, like all plants, wildflowers will help improve the air quality of our planet
Whether you are planting the seed paper indoors or out, it should be placed under a thin layer of soil. 1/8″ – 1/4″ is ideal. Definitely no deeper than 1/4″. Wildflowers LOVE the sun so pick a location that has plenty of sunshine throughout the day. Soak the soil & seeds right after planting, although avoid having the water pool on top, and then water as needed, usually every 2-4 days depending on how hot and dry the location is. You should start to see sprouts in around 5 days!
Happy Earth Day 🌱
In class we’ve been learning about Artists who use sustainable art methods to create their art. Now that the students have been inspired by these artists they will create their own sustainable art to showcase in a gallery presentation on Friday May 12th.
Here are the students artist presentations:
Agnes Denes
Andy Goldsworthy
Chris Jordan
Bettina Werner
El Anatsui
Choi Jeong Hwa
Aurora Robson
Patrick Dougherty
Veronika Richterova
Ptolemy Elrington
James Brunt
Yuken Teruya
Song Dong
Marina Debris
Brian Jungen
Nils Udo
Benoit Averly
Jane Perkins
Lois Ehlert
Patriza Biondi
Bob Ross
Save the Date: Thursday May 11th
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Division 5 and 11 Found Art in Nature Projects Inspired By the Work of Andy Goldsworthy
March 29, 2023
Quotes to Consider:
“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder
“Art takes nature as its model.” ~ Aristotle
“Nature does not create works of art. It is we and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.”~ Man Ray
“Science, like art is not a copy of nature but a re-creation of her.”~ Jacob Bronowski
“I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want.”~Andy Warhol
Questions for further thought when you discover found art in nature:
What found art have you discovered in nature?
How did you react to it? How did it make you feel?
What does this type of art make you think of?
How do you think the artist wants you to engage with their artwork?
What challenges do you think the artist would have with creating land art with items found in nature?
What natural elements were used to create the artwork?
What elements or principles are depicted in the art?
Are there any negative and positive spaces depicted in the artwork?
What significance or meaning might the artwork have?
How will the art change as it is exposed to other natural elements and processes? Would this then change how people view and interact with the art?
Recently in class students participated in a climate justice and climate change simulation. In this simulation students learned about the consequences of climate change, the injustice, and effects of climate change often experienced by vulnerable populations around the world.
Students work in groups to build communities and attempt to develop mitigation and adaptation strategies while experiencing the impacts of climate change (droughts, tropical storms, rising sea levels, and other impacts of climate change).
Some of the takeaways were:
Climate change is affecting those who are often contributing the least. The people hit the hardest are those already living in poverty and at higher risk.
The simulation also highlighted the affects that climate change is going to have on people.
– Climate change is affecting our ability to grow food. Growing seasons are disrupted or shortened and storms, droughts, and floods all
affect harvest outcomes.
– Climate change is affecting where and how we live making people relocate and find new homes after generations of living in one area. It is also causing extreme storms, rising sea level, melting permafrost, etc.
-Climate change directly affects human health and safety and can lead to the spread of diseases (like malaria), heat waves, wild fires, air pollution.
This lesson is going to be one of many climate change lessons as we explore more sustainable ways of being and doing in our world in an attempt to protect the planet.
After Spring Break students will also be participating in Indigo’s Read for the Planet Program and as a classroom we will be exploring ways we can take action in our school and the broader community to combat climate change and keep our planet healthy for more years to come
Students are naturally curious about the world in which they live. They want to know more about their planet and are concerned with the challenges we face. Reading and learning together with your child is a safe and supportive way to develop awareness and ideas for ways to care for the planet. Reading about how to care for the planet can also help deepen connections to other people and the planet—connections critical for understanding the challenges and opportunities being faced in communities around our planet.
The attached resource was designed by the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation in partnership with our curriculum partner, The Critical Thinking Consortium (TC2) as an extension of our school-based Read For The Planet learning modules. We know that schools are just one place students learn and that home is a critical space for expanding on and practicing what happens in the classroom. This guide provides parents and caregivers with book suggestions, worksheets, discussion prompts and a template for a home-based action project all to help you and your little changemaker to get inspired through reading and have fun while learning about the environment together.
Lesson Retrieved From: http://www.mcic.ca/uploads/documents/Climate%20Justice-Final%20PDF%202022.pdf
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Students from Division 3 and 5 had a fun filled day at the Vancouver Convention Centre as we wrapped up our MineralsEd Rockhounds program. Throughout the day they learned more about geology, minerals, new technologies, and careers in mineral exploration and mining. They learned more about how Canada’s critical Minerals are used and why they are important to the global economy. They also had the opportunity to pan for gold with Yukon Dan and learned how geologist determine the location of mineral resources based on ice movements.
Thanks again #MineralsEd for this opportunity. We had a great time and learned so much.
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