In Term 3 our class was learning about the importance of sleep, diet, and physical activity and how these things can have an impact on our health and well being.  We also learned how to conduct surveys and how to represent data in bar graphs.

Once students had the hang of conducting surveys and graphing their results we decided to conduct school wide surveys.  The students surveyed their peers to determine how much time screen time students are getting, how much physical activity they are getting each day, how many sugary drinks they are consuming per day, and how many hours of sleep they are getting each night.

After compiling all the results the students created graphs that they later presented to the whole school.  As they presented their  findings they also provided students with recommendations for how they can balance screen time with other activities, consume less sugar, increase their physical activity and make sure they are getting enough sleep.

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Students were very excited to see that their spuds sprouted while we were away for Spring Break and began the process of hilling and caring for their growing potatoes yesterday.

Our daffodils are officially in bloom and beautifying the front of our school.

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

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Today students from Divisions 1-4 got the opportunity to meet Terry Beech our honourable Member of Parliament for the Burnaby North-Seymour riding.   During todays talk Mr. Beech explained more about the different levels of government and the differences between MLA’s and MP’s.  He also outlined some of his responsibilities as an MP and explained his role as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transportation. Students found his career path extremely interesting and were inspired by how he got involved in politics at such a young age.  They found Mr. Beech to be extremely personable and were excited to learn more about his experiences working in various levels of government.

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.

After experimenting with creating 3 dimensional hands, some students tried to extend their thinking and apply this art technique to create other 3 dimensional forms of art.

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On Monday students in Division 4 and 8 had lots of fun playing in the dirt while they planted their seed potatoes.  After the break  we will continue to tend to the potatoes and observe their lifecycle before harvesting them in June.

This week Div 4 and 8 students were surprised to see that the daffodils we planted in the fall have begun to sprout and are preparing to bloom.  Some students were also puzzled by how much they have grown already especially since the ground has been covered in snow for the past week or two.  Over the coming weeks students will continue to track and document the growth of the daffodils, review their life cycle, and investigate factors that can enhance or hinder growth.