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September 8 - 12
September 8 - 12
Roman Aqueduct
Roman Aqueduct
We continued our exploration of ancient inventions and recreated an image of one of the many Roman aqueducts.
Edmonton Epilepsy Association Presentation
Edmonton Epilepsy Association Presentation
The gym was fun 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.
Papyrus
Papyrus
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!
Beet Juice Painting
Beet Juice Painting
We created beautiful monochromatic paintings of landscape scenes using only our natural paints that students harvested the materials and created on their own!
August 27 - September 5
August 27 - September 5
Farrier Demonstration
Farrier Demonstration
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.
Natural Dyes & Paint
Natural Dyes & Paint
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!
Barnyard Helpers
Barnyard Helpers
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.
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