Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Christmas
Christmas Countdown
Christmas is almost here! If you are interested in tracking Santa on his trip around the world, here's a link to the official NORAD Santa Tracking site: NORAD tracks Santa
I hope everyone has a great holiday! See you in the New Year!
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
The Nutcracker and Other Fun
It's been quite the busy couple of weeks for our class. Last Friday we attended The Nutcracker performed by the Royal City Youth Ballet.
We've been working on our Christmas art. Check out the intricate snowflakes created by Division Five students hanging above the Santas.
Tomorrow students will preform our holiday play which they've been working on for the last several weeks. It's always amazing to see it all come together.
Next week we should be finishing up our Science projects. Check back to see some projects posted to our blog.
We've been working on our Christmas art. Check out the intricate snowflakes created by Division Five students hanging above the Santas.
Tomorrow students will preform our holiday play which they've been working on for the last several weeks. It's always amazing to see it all come together.
Next week we should be finishing up our Science projects. Check back to see some projects posted to our blog.
Monday, November 23, 2015
More Britannia Mine Pictures
Here are some more Britannia Mine pictures. Thank you so much to the parents who took the pictures and emailed them to me!
This is a dinosaur footprint fossil. If you look closely in the upper left corner, you'll also see the imprint of a leaf.
The pictures above and below are of the mill. This is the building that looks like steps that you can see from the road.
Mineral samples.
The metal structure shows the atomic structure of a diamond.
This is a dinosaur footprint fossil. If you look closely in the upper left corner, you'll also see the imprint of a leaf.
The pictures above and below are of the mill. This is the building that looks like steps that you can see from the road.
Mineral samples.
The metal structure shows the atomic structure of a diamond.
Friday, November 20, 2015
Today's trip to the Britannia Mine Museum was fun and informative. Students were able to view and touch mineral and rock samples, travel on a mine train through a preserved stretch of tunnel in the old mine and peek into the old mill.
A highlight for me was learning about the conditions miners used to work in before electric light was readily available in the mine. The picture below shows the mine all lit up, but the guide turned out all the lights and held up only one candle to show students what it was like for miners when the mine first opened. Until he lit the candle, I truly couldn't see my hand in front of my face!
More pictures will be posted next week.
Thank you so much to all the parent volunteers!
Field trips are one of my favorite parts of teaching. I love seeing how excited students get when experiencing learning in an authentic environment. Unfortunately, we can't go everywhere during the school year since we have to get our classroom work done, too. If you are looking for something to do, the Pacific Museum of Earth located at UBC also houses a collection of mineral and fossil samples. In a separate room, the Pacific Museum of Earth houses a giant globe which shows pre-recorded information such as weather patterns. The museum is small (about the size of large lobby plus the extra room for the globe) but if you are heading towards UBC anyway, it might be worth looking at. Admission is by donation. Pacific Museum of Earth
A highlight for me was learning about the conditions miners used to work in before electric light was readily available in the mine. The picture below shows the mine all lit up, but the guide turned out all the lights and held up only one candle to show students what it was like for miners when the mine first opened. Until he lit the candle, I truly couldn't see my hand in front of my face!
Thank you so much to all the parent volunteers!
Field trips are one of my favorite parts of teaching. I love seeing how excited students get when experiencing learning in an authentic environment. Unfortunately, we can't go everywhere during the school year since we have to get our classroom work done, too. If you are looking for something to do, the Pacific Museum of Earth located at UBC also houses a collection of mineral and fossil samples. In a separate room, the Pacific Museum of Earth houses a giant globe which shows pre-recorded information such as weather patterns. The museum is small (about the size of large lobby plus the extra room for the globe) but if you are heading towards UBC anyway, it might be worth looking at. Admission is by donation. Pacific Museum of Earth
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
More Word Problem
Today's word problems:
Kevin went to the store.
He had to park his car.
In the parking lot there were 10 rows of spots. There were
14 spots in each row.
49 spots were full.
How many spots were
empty?
In the store, Kevin bought:
·
Milk $3.59
·
Eggs $2.99
·
Bread $4.25
·
Butter $6.75
About how much did he
spend?
He paid with a $20
bill. About how much was his change?
Science
Last week, one of our students brought in a number of rocks for students to study. Many of these rock samples held fossils. Students spent their science time breaking rocks apart with hammers, cleaning up the the samples and studying the fossils they found. The following pictures show some of the students as they worked through the project. A great big THANK YOU to Evan and his family for donating the rocks and materials!
More pictures will follow.
Monday, November 9, 2015
Little Brown Bat unit
Over the month of October, our class and our buddy class have been learning about the little brown bat in the library, classroom and community through our Stanley Park Ecology Society field trip.
Last week, the two classes used their notes from our various lessons to help create a Little Brown Bat Glog. A glog is an online poster. Check it out at this link! Little Brown Bat
Last week, the two classes used their notes from our various lessons to help create a Little Brown Bat Glog. A glog is an online poster. Check it out at this link! Little Brown Bat
Halloween
At long last, here are some of the cool and imaginative Halloween costumes students wore on Halloween.
Friday, October 30, 2015
Week of October 26th to 30th
It has been a week full of fun!
Our class went to Stanley Park and participated in an educational program on the little brown bat. Our guides from the ecology center were very knowledgeable and had some neat exercises to help solidify our knowledge of this variety of bat. At the end of the visit, our guide let us view and touch a preserved little brown bat specimen, pictured below.
Our Halloween celebration was its usual loud, costumed fun. Students paraded around the gym to show off their costumes and then danced to the Casper Slide. I will post some pictures next week.
In the afternoon, students worked on these Halloween Math problems:
Bob and Joan went to the pumpkin patch.
Bob bought a pumpkin that weighed 27 kg.
Joan bought a pumpkin that weighed 32 kg.
1) About how much do the pumpkins weigh altogether?
2) Which pumpkin is heavier? How much heavier?
3) They brought a wagon to carry the pumpkins. It can carry a maximum of 55 kg. Will both pumpkins fit?
4) Pumpkins cost 99 cents per kg. About how much do the pumpkins cost altogether?
5) They bought the pumpkins with a $100 bill. About how much was their change?
6) There are 7 rows of pumpkins at the farm. Each row has 9 pumpkins. How many pumpkins are on the farm?
Tonight is the Halloween Howl put on by the PAC. If you are planning to attend, I hope you have a great time.
Happy Halloween Division 5!
Our class went to Stanley Park and participated in an educational program on the little brown bat. Our guides from the ecology center were very knowledgeable and had some neat exercises to help solidify our knowledge of this variety of bat. At the end of the visit, our guide let us view and touch a preserved little brown bat specimen, pictured below.
Our Halloween celebration was its usual loud, costumed fun. Students paraded around the gym to show off their costumes and then danced to the Casper Slide. I will post some pictures next week.
In the afternoon, students worked on these Halloween Math problems:
Bob and Joan went to the pumpkin patch.
Bob bought a pumpkin that weighed 27 kg.
Joan bought a pumpkin that weighed 32 kg.
1) About how much do the pumpkins weigh altogether?
2) Which pumpkin is heavier? How much heavier?
3) They brought a wagon to carry the pumpkins. It can carry a maximum of 55 kg. Will both pumpkins fit?
4) Pumpkins cost 99 cents per kg. About how much do the pumpkins cost altogether?
5) They bought the pumpkins with a $100 bill. About how much was their change?
6) There are 7 rows of pumpkins at the farm. Each row has 9 pumpkins. How many pumpkins are on the farm?
Tonight is the Halloween Howl put on by the PAC. If you are planning to attend, I hope you have a great time.
Happy Halloween Division 5!
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