The whole school participated in planning and creating an Acadian quilt for the front entry of the school. Students learned symbols of Acadian culture and listened to stories to enhance their understanding. Students learned how to embroder and the process of quilting. 

Students had to use their knowledge of gravity, force, and balance to successfully build a free standing tower. Groups worked collaboratively to design a structure to build the tallest tower. 

Students continue to develop their critical and creative thinking skills to design a solution to another design challenge. The challenge? Build a structure to support 400+ pennies! Students were given a limited selection of materials to complete this challenge. They used their communication skills to share ideas and work collaboratively. Many boats successfully met the challenge and everyone had fun!

Students developed their critical and creative thinking to collaboratively solve a problem. The problem? Release a marble on one side of the room and make it stop in a tape square. Students connected concepts of gravity, friction, momentum, and force while designing a solution to this problem. Teams used communication skills to discuss how they would use their limited resources and problem solve throughout the process. Students demonstrated perseverance and resiliency when modifying their designs. They are all well on their way to being engineers!

Students will be taking a break from learning in the garden to explore Physical Science. Students will start by engaging with an inquiry into How Things Move! Learning will be adjusted to meet grade level curricular concepts while integrating language arts and mathematic concepts to support a holistic approach to learning. 

Students will be exploring concepts inside and outside depending on the weather and activity. 

Continue to send your child dressed daily for outdoor learning. 

Students planted a late season radish crop in October. Today students dug into the hard soil to pull up red beautiful radishes! 

We still have kale and broccoli growing happily (for now). 

Students critically think as they look for changes in the garden. What do you notice? What do you wonder? 

The LMST Garden Committee worked collaboratively with parent volunteers to create a hands-on learning experience for all students (600+). Students rotated around four stations to learn safe kitchen safety practices, prepare and explore vegetables. Then students learned how corn becomes popcorn! Students chose what they wanted on their healthy snack and shared a meal with their class making connections about cooking and eating at home.

Students' use their numbered "Sac d'hor" to sit and notice nature in their "Lieu d'Ancrage". Students' document their notices and wonders then share their work with their peers.

After listening to the birds sing in the trees, students practiced their skills in a game of "Oiseau ou Serpent"! 

For context: The bird is trying to protect their nest from three snakes trying to take their eggs. The bird must listen carefully to identify the snakes, and the snakes must move silently to avoid the bird's attention. The blue line represents the nest's boundaries. 

Students use loose parts to build stories about nature. This group of students chose to collaborate and create together. 

Students' noticed a very large bee that was "stuck" in a squash flower. After slowing down and taking time to watch the bee we noticed that it might be a Queen Bee! Students' were left wondering "why is she out of her home?" "Why is she focused only on this flower?" "Why does she have so much pollen on her body?" "Is she eating the pollen or the nectar?"