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Summer Reading Club

at the Fraser Valley Regional Library

Bring your completed summer reading club record to school in September and earn a reward!


The Fraser Valley Regional Library's Summer Reading Club is fun for the whole family with many online and virtual events and activities offered this summer. Checkout the flyer and the FVRL website for more information. Let's keep reading, Wildcats!

Registration begins June 12. Follow instructions on the link to sign-up

https://www.fvrl.bc.ca/summer_reading_clubs.php


Can you build a tower out of news paper

to support a basketball?

Here is the STEAM challenge that we did in a Google Meet this week if you were unable to join but wanted to try the challenge. We were all successful and had many unique designs. Try the challenge with a full-sized basketball or soccer ball to make it more difficult and to really test your design and engineering skills.



Challenge: Design a tower that can support a basketball

*BONUS - build the tallest tower possible

Constraints: You may only use newspaper and tape (you cannot tape the basketball to the tower)

Ask: Think about the shapes of various towers that you have seen. What makes them stand? What makes them strong?

Imagine & Plan: Tinker around with the newspaper. What are some ways you could shape it to construct a tall and strong tower?

Create: build your tower

Test: Does your tower hold your basketball for at least 20 seconds?

Improve: What could you do to make your tower stronger or taller?


I would love to have pictures of your creations to add to the website under "Wildcat Creations." Email them to nicole.banks@labbyschools.ca


New Activities for Week of June , 2020

Dinosaur trading card

Thanks to Google Earth street view you can virtually wander the dinosaur exhibits at Alberta's Royal Tyrrell Museum.

Step One: explore the museum and choose a dinosaur to research.

Step Two: Research your dinosaur online. Try this website https://www.kids-dinosaurs.com/ or do a Google search of your own.

(Parents, check out the article below from Common Sense Media that gives tips on searching for information online)

Step Three: Create a dinosaur trading card using the template provided.

Extension - create more than one trading card and or add more interesting facts.

k-5-familytip-smartsearching_0.pdf


Activities for Week of June 1-5, 2020

Fairy House or Animal Den

Now that spring is fully here and there are leaves on all the trees, the grass is growing and flowers are blooming, I thought it would be the perfect time to get outside and create in nature.

Challenge: to build a home for a fairy or small animal such as a mouse out of materials that can be found in nature.

Materials: a collection of items that are found in nature; possibly some string or twine.

Step One: Think about the features of a simple shelter. What parts do they need to have?

Step Two: Brainstorm a list of building materials that you can find in nature (sticks, leaves etc.) Better yet, go for a walk and make a list of all the materials that you can find.

Step Three: Design your shelter by drawing and labeling a picture of it. Make sure to include the materials that you are going to use for each part.

Step Four: Gather your materials and find a place to build. You may want to build up against a tree or rock. Please do not pick flowers and leaves etc. from someone's garden without permission.

Step Five: Build your fairy house/animal den.

Ask yourself these questions as you are building and make adjustments as needed

Is the support strong enough? Is it wide enough? How will the walls stay in place? What about if it gets windy? Can you stop rain getting in?

Once you are happy with your house add some extras like furniture and decorative details to encourage a fairy or mouse to move in.

Activities for Week of May 25-29, 2020

Virtual Field Trip

Monterey Bay Aquarium

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams

Visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California from home!

1.) Click on the link above and choose one of the live webcams. (There is narrated live feedings on weekdays at 11:00 and 1:00).

2.) Sit and observe for 5- 10 minutes. What do you see? Record your observations on paper. Be as detailed as possible. What do the fish, mammals and/or sea creatures look like? (shape, size, colour, texture) How many are there? What are they doing?

3.) Write down any questions that you have as you are watching the webcam.

4.) Choose a sea creature that you observed and use the Animals a-to-z information page to research your choice. Can you find the answers to the questions you had? You can look for additional information from other sources online or in books.

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z?filterBy=

5.) Share what you learned in anyway that you choose - a Seesaw post, Pic Collage, Google Slide presentation, or an old-fashion poster.


Don't forget to share your work with me and your classroom teacher! nicole.banks@abbyschools.ca

Learn from Disney Imagineers and create your own theme park!

This is a challenge activity for intermediate students and involves three lessons. Mrs. Van Hove found this activity for you. Enjoy!

Public Library

Don't have a library card? You can sign-up on the Fraser Valley Regional Library's website to access their amazing digital content.

www.fvrl.bc.ca

Activity for week of May 19-22

Character Trait Fortune Teller

How to fold a paper fortune teller.

IMG_8073.mov

How to use a paper fortune teller.

Last week my daughter kept busy by making a bunch of paper fortune tellers but with a twist - she was making them themed after her favorite book or movie characters. For example What Disney Character are you like?

Materials: paper 8.5x11 (You will cut it into a square), scissors, pencil and pencil crayons/markers.

Instructions:

1.) Watch the videos on the left. One shows you how to make a fortune teller and one shows you how you use them.

2.) Take a piece of paper and follow the instructions on how to fold a fortune teller. Pause the video as a many times as you need to.

3.) Brainstorm your favorite books, series or movie and their characters (ex) Disney, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Super heroes etc. You will need to pick eight characters for your fortune teller.

4.) Brainstorm a list of character traits that your characters might have (kind, generous, greedy, energetic etc.) Assign one or two characteristic for each of your eight characters that you best feel describes them.

For example: Aladdin - you are cleaver and mischievous

5.) Follow the diagrams below to create your own fortune teller.

6.) Have fun telling your family what character they are most like!

Outside view

Four colours or symbols on the outside.

Inside One

Numbers 1-8 on the first inside

Inside Two

8 characters and their traits when you open the number flaps.

BC SPCA


Check out this website that Mrs. Van hove wants to share with you from the BC SPCA. It has lots of activities that you can do at home.

Activity for the Week of May 11-15

Parachute for Jack

Oh no! Jack has done it again! He can't resist the magic beans and he is once again being chased by the giant.

Challenge - Build a parachute for Jack to help him quickly and safely escape from the giant.

Materials - A small figure such as a Lego or Playmobil person to represent Jack (if you do not have a figure, any small object will do. Use your imagination!)

  • A variety of building materials that you can find at home such as sting, yarn, dental floss, pipe cleaners, tissues, plastic bags, coffee filters, fabric, rubber bands etc.


Step One- Watch the video of the story of Jack and the Beanstalk

Step Two - Think about what you know about parachutes. What type of material are they made of? What shapes can they be? How do they attach to a person? How do they catch the air?

Step Three - design your parachute. Draw a picture and label the different parts.

Step Four - Create your parachute. Remember, if it doesn't work the first time, try again!

Step Five - Test. Attach your parachute to Jack. Find a safe place that is high off the ground (a deck, tree house or even just stand on a chair) and drop Jack.

Did he float safely to the ground? If not, improve your design and try again.


Save Jack and have fun!

Mrs. Banks

Here is an airplane that my son made.
My daughter's room for her doll.

Week of May 4th, 2020

What To Do With a Box

With many of our favorite stores closed due to COVID-19, many of us have resorted to doing our shopping on-line. With on-line shopping comes a lot of boxes. What should we do with them??

Materials: any box that you have around your house (cereal box, shoe box, large shipping box - anything), felts, scissors, glue, tape and any other items that you can find at home to create your master piece.

Challenge:

Step One: Listen to the read aloud of the story "What to do With a Box" by Jane Yolen that is posted above. (I do not have a copy of the story so I could not do the read aloud myself)

Step Two: Brainstorm some ideas. What could you make from your box? Use the story for inspiration. Ask your parents and siblings for ideas.

Step Three: Draw up your plan. What is your creation going to look like? What materials are you going to need? *having the constraint of using material that we have forces us to be creative - don't go out and buy materials for this.

Step Four: Make something new from a box. It can be anything you can imagine such as a rocket ship, a house, a robot, new game or a puppet theater. Be creative and have fun!

Don't forget to test and improve your creation if it does't work as intended the first time. My son and I had to try a few different things before we could get the wings of the plane to stay straight. Don't give up!


If you would like, share your creations on Seesaw or email them directly to me and I can add pictures of your box creations to the website.

nicole.banks@abbyschools.ca


Several classes did this at the start of the year. It would be a good activity to start with as the children have already had success with it and could challenge themselves to apply what they have learned and see if they can make a longer chain.

Week of April 27, 2020

Longest Paper Chain

Materials: ONE piece of paper for each person in the challenge (must be the same sized paper), scissors and tape or glue

Challenge: You have 15 mins to make the longest paper chain possible from your one piece of paper. Invite all family members to participate in the challenge!

When the time is up, measure your chain in centimeters (cm). Who chain is the longest? Compare the chains and discuss what attributes of the chains made one longer than another.

Bonus: Work together to see if you can make the longest chain possible.

Painted Rocks

Have you notices painted rocks hiding in nature as you take walks in your neighbourhood? This week take a walk and count how many rocks you can find, then collect your own rock to paint and spread positivity. The rocks can have a positive message or just a fun design to brighten someone’s day.


Share your painted rocks with me and I will add them to the website for our South Pop. families to see.

STEAM Challenges

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) activities build resilience, encourages problem-solving and teamwork, fosters ingenuity and creativity and are fun! Optional STEAM activities will be posted weekly on this page. Encourage your child to participate and to not give-up if their plan does not work out the first time.

I would love to see your STEAM challenges! Post pictures or videos to your class Seesaw account. You can even email me pictures and I will share them on this website for our South Pop. family to see your amazing work! nicole.banks@abbyschools.ca