What a beautiful week in and out of the classroom this was! On Wednesday we went on a wonderful field study which began on the grounds of Fort Calgary and took us on a plant adventure full of stories, discovery, observations and journalling. We went to the Labyrinth, the confluence of the Elbow River and the Bow River (Moh'koh'sis), many river walks and to the natural playgrounds in the East Village. Leslie and Stephanie from the NLC (Niitsitipi Learning Center) led the day and we are so grateful to them for gifting us with their time. Thank-you to all parents of our walking students on this day who were very patient in our bussing confusion. We apologize on behalf of Southland Bussing Company for the mix up in our busses and thank the office staff and parents for their cooperation on our late return! On Thursday we had an in-school presentation from Don George who is from "Agriculture in the Classroom". He spent an hour with us discussing farming, food, seeds, plants and farming equipment and it's importance to our Alberta economy. Thank you to Mr. George for such an engaging and inquiry-based exploration presentation! This week we braved some rain showers and took all of our greenhouse plants outside in order to observe what needed to be fixed with them. We had a brilliant afternoon of discussions and getting messy all while discussing why our greenhouse veggies have suffered since the temperature outside has started to rise. We ended our afternoon by spending time journalling and reflecting on our hypothesis of our observations. Later this week, we introduced our new project for the end of the year! We are creating board games in groups of 2-3 with the purpose of incorporating probability, mathematic reasoning, social studies and science topics from the year. Stay tuned for progress pictures once we dive into the prototyping stage late next week and/or early the first week of June! I have attached the explanation and rubric below if you would like to see the details! :) Grade 5's will be getting a letter sent home next week in regards to our human sexuality unit that is part of the Alberta Health Curriculum. As this is part of the Grade 5 curriculum, it is expected that all students will take part. However, if you are not comfortable with your child participating in school, you will need to sign the form and indicated that you would not like your child to take part in school and that you will teach it yourself at home. All students who do not take part will be sent to another classroom for this 1 hour lesson each day. If you are curious or wondering what we will be covering during our 4 lessons spanning over the first week of June, you are more than welcome to contact me by phone or e-mail (see links page for contact info) or visit the Learn Alberta website to view our lesson plans that we follow very closely each day. Click here for Learn Alberta Lesson Plans Thank you! Have a fantastic weekend enjoying the sunshine! <3 Miss Paddon Important Dates for June (Please keep watching as there are bound to be additions to this list): Friday, June 1st: Volunteer Tea at Valley View Friday, June 8th: Seed Survivor Bus at Valley View Saturday, June 9th-Sunday, June 10th: Diversity Cup Soccer Tournament Wednesday, June 13th: Jumping Pound Field Study Wednesday, June 20th: Fish Creek Park (Final field study of the year!) Thursday, June 21st: Rotary Breakfast + National Indigenous People's Day + Sports Day Thursday, June 28th: Last day of classes for Students (All final IPP's to be signed by today) Friday, June 29th: Teacher PD day
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