Scientists in the Schools Round 2

 Looking at forces acting on structures today using earthquake tables and a range of items.  Ask your child about what Michael talked to them about…

Scientists in the School

 Today we have a visitor from scientist in schools. She’s running a student through some experiments dealing with properties of air and flight. Ask your child about the four forces that affect flight, and ask what experiments they performed to try and test this out.

The Search for the Lirpa Loof

 Yesterday, the students in room 207 read about the Lirpa Loof, an invasive species of bird that is moving into this area.  I told them that I was sure I had seen some with the return of the tbirds this spring, and after reading that they enjoy sweet things, especially marshmallows, a few of the grade sixes went outside to see if they could attract some in the trees outside our classroom window. While outside, calling to the birds, and holding up tiny marshmallows in their hands with track them, many of them recalled that they had done similar things with chickadees. The grade 5 stayed inside looking out well some of the sixes called again again, but unfortunately, there was no success. Read the bird‘s name backwards and you’ll be able to understand why they were not successful.

Japanese embassy visit

Our class had the privilege of a visit from some representatives of the Japanese embassy.  They are bursting with facts about Japan…ask them about it.

Badminton

We are continuing our court defence theme in phase Z. We’ve been working on triple ball in volleyball, and now we’re looking at badminton. If anyone has any old badminton rackets that they’re willing to donate to the school, please send them in! The ones we have Take a bit of a beating, and we can always deal with some replacements.

Virtual ventures visits our class

Students from the university are visiting our class today to lead a virtual adventure with our students.  They are manipulating 3d software to explore how Eclipses work…

Our second visit with Stranger

Ask your child about what they learned about the far north during our visit with Stranger.  Ask about the size of polar bears and seals.