A few highlights from our VR experience yesterday.

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

Students learned this morning about how the nose of an animal supports them in adapting to their environment. Ask your child which animal they choose to read about and how they use their nose to support living. 

https://www.rupertsland.org/teaching-learning/resources/stories-with-leah-dorion/

We also started our investigation on Metis Art through the eyes of Leah Dorion. Please check out the website above for additional books and art projects by Leah Dorion. 

Tomorrow is our special VR experience in the gym. Both classes will be working in the gym with a presenter for approximately 1.5 hours. The focus once again is space!

We will also be walking over to RTA on Thursday afternoon (1:45-2:45 pm) to check out their Science Fair projects. 

There is no school on Friday, January 31st!

Today we had 2 student presenters join us for a presentation on Germs and Bacteria.

Here are a few FUN facts that students learned:

-we observed 2 different types of germs that one of our presenters grew in the lab prior to coming to share

-germs come in a variety of colours

-germs need special tools like microscopes that zoom into them

-antibiotics, antivirals and vaccines to help with sickness

-differences between bacteria and viruses 

-antibiotic resistance

-germs are EVERYWHERE

-good bugs (bacteria) that protect us from bad bugs

-our body has a protective system called the IMMUNE SYSTEM too help us fight off bacteria

-there are many ways in which germs are transferred (shaking hands, not covering your mouth, not washing your hands)

-green paint experiment to show how important it is to was hands

On March 15 from 9:00-3:00pm at the UofC for a hands-on day for students to explore and experiment.

Room 13/14 will be engaging in a second presentation tomorrow morning through the Science FUNdamentals program. Our presentation will focus on germs and bacteria.  

 Happy Monday! We have our lacrosse residency this week for both classes. We are also lucky to have our 2 University students coming in on Wednesday to share their knowledge of germs and bacteria. This program is called Science FUNdamentals and if you don't recall, we have our first session with these students prior to the winter break. There is no fee for this presentation.

We were working with the 'oi' and'oy' letter sound combinations during our literacy warm-up this morning. 

In math, we are working on sorting angles into right, acute and obtuse. This will be important to understand as we hope to start a Math/Art project in the coming weeks.