Monday 14 December 2015

Holiday Party

Amazing to think that this is the last week before our winter break!  It is a busy one ahead with many activities planned including, a trip by our choir to the Charleswood Senior's Centre, a trip to Walmart by some of our leadership students, a Family Life lesson, two Hour of Code sessions, a Science and Art integrated lesson and our Holiday Party!

Our holiday party this year is a busy one.  We will be starting the day with some students invited to read to our grade 1/2 students for a literacy block.  Upon their return, all of our students are invited to participate in a classroom gift/book exchange game.  Participation is optional.  Students who wish to participate should bring a $5 gift (wrapped) OR a gently-used book (wrapped).  During the game, we will be setting up our snack station for all to enjoy. In the afternoon, we will be watching the last installment of the original Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi (Episode VI), as part of our study of the Hero Archetype.  This will be a great opportunity to refresh the memory of those students who plan to see The Force Awakens (Episode VII) over the holiday break.

The following students have signed up to bring snacks to enjoy during our morning gift exchange:

Veggies & Dip- Gabby
Desserts/Sweets- Sadie
Salty Treat- Chelsie
Cheese & Crackers- Elaina
Juice/Punch- Michael

Thank you for such a great term. Enjoy the busy week and Best Wishes for the Holidays!



Sunday 22 November 2015

WISE Workshop

This week we were thrilled to have Alex from the University of Manitoba's WISE Kid-Netic Energy program come and run a workshop called "Open Heart Surgery". We got the chance to explore a pig's heart through dissection to learn all about the circulatory system. At first, some students were worried about the "ick" factor and whether or not they could make it through the workshop, but I am proud to say that everyone persevered! During our dissection, students learned first hand about the difference between cardiac muscle and smooth muscle, and explored the ventricles and the atriums. Students also compared the different sizes of the arteries and veins leading into the heart to the ones feeding the heart muscle.

Next week, we are going to try an engineering challenge where students have to design a tool that will help open up an artery that has been clogged by plaque.  We have a bunch of curious and inventive students, so I am very much looking forward to their design!

Friday 9 October 2015

Having a blast at Camp Arnes!🌳🍂#camparnes2015 #beachlife


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Treasures. #camparnes2015


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Treasure hunting. #camparnes2015


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Paying Lake Winnipeg a visit. #camparnes2015


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Run for your lives! #InstinctsForSurvival -#camparnes2015


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Stalking prey. #InstinctsForSurvival #camparnes2015


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Instincts for Survival. #camparnes2015


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It's going to be a great day. #camparnes2015


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Monday 5 October 2015

Camp Arnes Packing List

Looking for the packing list for camp this week?  Check out this link to Mrs. Wood's blog.  It is posted there!

Mrs. Wood's Blog