Seed Survivor & Outdoor Learning

On Tuesday, students were excited to have the opportunity to experience Seed Survivor’s mobile classroom. Students were able to participate in various multimedia and virtual reality games, a fossil digging station, a sunflower microgreens planting station and many more.

They also received an informative presentation from a volunteer who works in the field of agriculture. Ask your child what their favorite station was and one important fact that they learned. Don’t forget to look after your microgreens and remember they are edible! Once they have matured you can enjoy them in a salad or on top of a sandwich.

Science Outcome:

Students analyze changes in Earth’s surface and explain how its layers hold stories of the past.

Student Learning Objectives:

• I can represent how the movement of water and wind changes Earth’s surface over time.
• I can investigate how changing Earth’s surface by farming and growing crops contributes to daily life in Alberta.
• I can examine soil and its components in the local community.
• I can reflect on and share actions that can be taken to protect plants and animals in local environments.

On Wednesday we took advantage of the beautiful fall weather and took our learning outside to our Sit Spots. We began by practicing how to sit calmly and intentionally in our sit spots. Using the medicine wheel as our guide, students filled out what they could see, what they could hear, how they felt, and what they were thinking.

Then we began collecting fall data. Students were asked to count the number of trees with yellow, orange, green or red leaves. In their visual journals, students created tally charts to document their observations.

Later in the classroom they used their findings to create bar graphs. We then examined our graphs to determine how much information we could learn from our graphs.

Mathematics Outcome:

Students interpret and explain representations of data.

Student Learning Objectives:

I can collect data using digital or non-digital tools and resources.I can represent first-hand and second-hand data in a dot plot or bar graph with one-to-one correspondence.

On Friday we ended the week with a fantastic MakerSpace activity that Mrs. Harris created for our students. After reading the book: 'Those Darn Squirrels,' students were asked to design and build a device that will help a squirrel collect food for the winter. 

Working in groups of three, our students demonstrated amazing creativity, perseverance and cooperation. We were so proud of their hard work.