FYI - UPCOMING FIELD TRIP - THURSDAY OCT. 26

CURRICULAR AREA:

Seasonal Changes, the Senses and the Needs of Plants and Animals

Key Words:
adaptation - physical characteristic or behaviour that helps a plant or animal survive
habitat - place where a plant or animal nds all of its basic needs (food, water, shelter and space)
living- something that uses energy, breathes, grows and reproduces
need -what a living thing requires to survive; water, food, space and shelter
non-living- something that was never alive (rocks, air, water, sun etc.)
shelter: Something all living things need to some degree. It protects living things from the elements (sun, wind, water, cold). 

WHERE?

The Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre, located at the west end of the Park off of 37 Street
SW, offers ve indoor classrooms, an outdoor picnic area and access to an extensive variety of natural ecosystems: an old spruce forest, grasslands, riverine, creek and pond wetlands and disturbed (urban) areas. 

YES WE WILL NEED VOLUNTEERS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AT LDMAZE@CBE.AB.CA and I will forward the form to you in a few weeks. 

PARENTS - learning more ...

Hi Parents
Here is a great video explaining more about the Aboriginal people and their history. After Orange Shirt Day some questions may have been asked by your children. This YOU TUBE video is recommended for adults but you could use your discretion if you would like to have your children see it. There is NO violence or inappropriate language but the content may be quite difficult for your child to understand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcSnbXmJ9V0

Math Challenge - Discuss with your Parents

Hi Parents
We are trying to find out how many laps all together that our class ran for the Terry Fox Run.
Here are our laps below:

LOOK AT ALL OUR LAPS

Adriana - 7

Ainsley - 6

Ashlyn – 4

Caleb – 8

Catherine – 11

Ella – 8

Estella – 5

Emmett – 10

Evann – 10

Isabel – 9

Julia – 5

Lucas – 9

Millie – 13

Madelyn- 8

Malia – 7

Max- 11

Margaret – 4

Phoebe – 8

Rhys – 10

Stanley – 7

Sarah – 11

Samuel – 8

Tarrack- 14

William – 6

Mrs. Maze – 8

Mrs. Cook - 5

We tried to count by ones but I think we may have missed some numbers or missed some blocks while we were counting. Below are the egg cartons showing the amount of laps for each student (there are only a few shown). 

Over the weekend, I want you to think of other ways we could count the blocks to see how many laps our class ran all together? Try to come ready on Monday to share your idea. Your child may want to try to solve on paper - please encourage and bring in on Monday!

This one shows 11 laps (10 plus one more)

This one shows 13 (10 plus 3 more)

This one shows 4 laps. 

This one shows 5 laps. 

Orange Shirt Day

We learned from Ms. Willier

Sarah- that if you had long hair they chopped it off.
Isabel - some kids did not survive the residential school
Ella- parents would go to jail if they didn't send their children to the R  school
Estella - they fed kids boring, not tasty porridge - you don't get other food even if you don;t like it
Millie - some kids survived and others did not and they buried in the cemetery (graveyard)
Rhys - her (Ms. Willier) Dad went to R school
Madelyn - they had to stay in the school
Phoebe - you were not allowed to talk to your siblings because boys and girls were separated
Julia - they tell stories and they don't like it
Terrace -  at night, they weren't allowed to use the washroom
Catherine - they could not go see their parents
Estella - they wouldn't let the children talk the language of their family
Emmett - they couldn't call their Mom on their phone, or anyone
Sarah - they could not return to their family
Rhys - they were put in separate classes of their siblings (brother or sister)
Ella- if you are scared, you were just left to cry by yourself
Malia- in the R school, the kids could not celebrate their traditions
Sam - they could't wear their traditional clothing
Rhys - if they got hit or sit, they often were not give help and many children died
Sarah- at the R school they made the kids do what they wanted, even if they didn't want to
Caleb - they didn't have a lot of choices for food
Lucas - some were not taught how to read and write
Julia - they were not listening to the kids
Rhys - it was a boring school

Orange Shirt Day tomorrow

We talked briefly about Orange Shirt Day. We watched the video on the Orange Shirt Website http://www.orangeshirtday.org

We talked about how it was unfair how children were taken away from their parents and were made to stay in a residential school. We decided that were not the 'right' thing to do and that should not happen again.

Tomorrow is Orange Shirt Day. If you have anything orange to wear please wear it. If not, we will put  an orange heart on your child's hand.

Here is some of our work.

WOW - What a great Terry Fox Run

Ask your child about the lines on their hand. It will tell how many laps they did. Each lap equalled 1/3 of a kilometer. So if they ran 3 laps that would equal 1 kilometers. They all did great!
Here is the photo and videos that were played during the assembly. Please be aware the video are from YouTube.

Fred

Terry (1958 – 1981)

Darrell

Judith

Thank you from Terry's older brother Fred. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO9iK8oYSTw

Warm up Video for our Terry Fox. Have fun at home doing your own warm up with this song. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6PmB6tMBOc

Our Field Trip - CIRCLE STORIES

Ask your child to retell our Field Trip using the First, Then.... and Finally.

Here are some great pieces of work!

Our Trip Was A Circle Story

First we started at the school.
Then we got on the bus.
Then we travelled to Grow Calgary.
Then we worked on the farm at Grow Calgary.
Then we got on the bus and travelled back to our school.
Finally we got back to the school.

Two popular circle stories are If You Give A Pig A Pancake by Laura Joffe Numeroff and  If You Give A Mouse A Cookie.

THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS - WITHOUT YOU WE COULDN'T GO!

Here are some happy, hard working students to remind you Volunteers of how important you are to our school.

WOW -What a great field trip today

I know your child brought home a special gift for you - dirty feet! BUT it was worth it. All the students worked hard in picking rocks out of the soil for next years crops. We found a few potatoes along the way but most of the harvesting of the potatoes was already completed. Please remind your child that what they did today (pick rocks) WILL help those families in need next year when new crops are planted.

We saw a lot of interesting sites. Here are a few:

A few points to recall from our trip: 

- Grow Calgary has a lot of volunteers who help plant and harvest the crops and take care of this farm

- They reuse or repurpose a lot of items 

- They use water from a local stream or spring

- They know that just because items may not be 'brand new' doesn't mean it can't serve a great purpose like the green house that only cost $5.00 for nails but all other items are reused

- That pieces of food that we may throw away like an old potatoe can be replanted and a new plant and many more potatoes can be grown

- That one apple seed can be used to produce more apples (an infinite amount!)

- That we need to take care of our natural resources to make our planet healthy and happy