We began investigating how to create a balanced meal that provides our body with a range of nutrients. Students then had to create a budget to see how much it would cost approximately to create this meal.
Students had the opportunity to try some uncommon fruit this week and expand their taste buds!
Students had the opportunity to try some uncommon fruit this week and expand their taste buds!
We connected our earth systems unit on climate and weather with investigating how different animals adapt, both physically and beheviourally to survive.
Students took their diagnostic tests to see how their math score has grown in the last month of school. They then proceeded to make a goal for where they want to be at the end of the yar. We also set out our writing goals for our combining sentences unit.
We started a new art project while investigating famous artists. Students are learning about value through shading and water resistant materials like oil pastels.
As we continue exploring weather and climate, the grade 5 class is all having the opportunity to be a meteorologist and do the daily weather report! There is even a student cameraman to record their report that is then shared with the class.
Students are working on creating models of iconic ancient architecture. They are using these to recognize how ancient architecture has influenced the design of buildings today!
We follow the rule of seven in our classroom which states that you need to handle information seven times before your mind remembers it. One of the strategies we have been using for parts of speech is songs!
I could not be more proud of the leadership skills the grade five class has shown so far. No matter the task from moving chickens, unloading feed, cleaning garbages, or doing compost they are always excited and willing volunteers!
We discussed the experience of residential schools in Canada and the purpose of Orange Shirt Day. Students created a collaborative poster to display in our school for September 30th.
We met the four newest member of our barnyard crew and discussed the timeline and raising needs of piglets to market hogs.
In science, we have been studying the different climate zones that are throughout Earth. Students spent time researching the climate in each zone and discovering what kind of crops grow in different areas and how farmers produce it!
A few students had the opportunity to go with Mrs.Klatt to Wetaskiwin for a cross country track meet.
As we continue discussing perseverance in health, students learned the story of Temple Grandin. They also had a chance to do their very own blind study like Temple on cattle whorls and temperament. They each had a chance to make a prediction, based on their new knowledge of whorls, what they think our incoming heifers personalities would be! They also picked some names to put forward in the naming contest.
We started the week by investigating the external anatomy of turkeys with students drawing and labeling their own image! Students then had the opportunity to see the whole process of butchering chickens and their internal anatomy. Those who wanted were able to help with processing our barnyard turkeys, as well. The butchering crew even found turkey eggs in different developmental stages!
New Humble School picture day with a barnyard humble herd twist!
We harvested the last of our beet crop this year and created some pickled beets in the kitchen with the help of Mr. Jeff and Ms. Smits!
Student's have been investigating what it means to persevere and a perfect example is Canadian hero, Terry Fox. We all engaged in the Terry Fox Run for the afternoon.
Students enjoyed a day outside visiting a seed potato farm field. They were lucky enough to learn from an agronomist how soil testing works, dig their own potatoes to take home, and enjoy a fully potato lunch!
After much anticipation and patience, we were finally able to test out our weather vanes and anemometers outside!
We continued our exploration of ancient inventions and recreated an image of one of the many Roman aqueducts.
The gym was full of laughter during the Edmonton Epilepsy Association puppet presentation "New Kids on the Block" where students learned what epilepsy is and how to support someone who is going through a seizure.
Students are beginning their social studies year by focusing on some ancient civilizations and their inventions that we use today. One of the inventions is papyrus which evolved into modern day paper. Students had the opportunity to create their very own complete with hieroglyphics!
We created beautiful monochromatic paintings of landscape scenes using only our natural paints that students harvested the materials and created on their own!
JB Farrier Services was kind enough to come out for the afternoon and teach the grade 5s all about being a farrier. Students asked insightful questions about the importance of hooves and how to become a farrier. They loved getting to see him in action and were amazed by the amount of smoke.
We have been working on creating natural dyes this year. When exploring what we can use our beets from the garden for and students mentioned how they thought you might be able to paint with them. They were challenged to find other items to make dyes out of too!
To start of the year and get familiar with the animals, we headed to the barnyard frequently to help move pens and get to know each of the animals' routines.