Pumpkin Decorating

Students found objects in nature to create a jack-o'lantern. The class then voted on the most creative one. After, the pumpkins were then put back to normal in order to carve them in the afternoon.

Kindergarten Buddies

Gr. 9s met again with the kindergarten class to complete a Remembrance Day activity, read and play outside.

The kids got to taste test a variety of salsa, including some that they made with Chef Jeff.

In Health, we tested our senses in smelling, tasking, seeing, and feeling different fall spices.

Lakeland College

Junior High students traveled to Lakeland College on Thursday and learned a lot about research and about the operations of the college farm. One thing in particular was learning about the use of drones in farming, specifically in spraying crops.

Nature Art

In Language Arts, students created art using objects found in nature. The art was supposed to represent something that was meaningful to them. Students then wrote about the significance of their art.

Barnyard Repairs

In Charter Option, students helped out with repairs needed after the wond storm over the weekend.

Ecosystem Diorama

Students are working on creating a representation of an ecosystem from different regions around Alberta.

In Ranch Skills, we looked at a variety of different predator to farms' scat.

Gr. 1 Buddies

In Charter Option, junior high students worked with grade 1 to solve some riddles about animals and objects in the barnyard.

Scavenger Hunt with the kindergarten students.

Charter Option

Discussing with Mrs. Besler reasearch topic ideas for each barnyard project.

Charter Option

Students have been helping out with special projects, one being getting the turkeys loaded in order to be taken in for processing.

Inferences

In L.A., grade 9 students make observations in the barnyard and then determined what inferences they could make from them.

Making Salsa

Chef Jeff taught the junior high students how to make salsa. Unfortunately, it was not with our own home grown ingredients due to unfavourable conditions this summer.

In Ranch Skills, we learned how to cut up a rotissarie chicken into the different cuts of meat.

In Ranch Skills, we learned about the different parts of a goat and tried our best to label them.

The Jr. High girls had their second game of the season this week!

Terry Fox Run

The weather cooperated as students got outside for the Terry Fox run.

Humble Habits

Mrs. Clark recognized many students who have been displaying positive Humble Habits behaviour.

Field Sports Option

Junior High students are currently playing Lacrosse in the Field Sports option.

Biological Diversity

Playing Predator and Prey to reinforce adaptations animals go through in order to survive their environment.

Charter Option

Students completed some special projects that needed to be completed around the barnyard.

Imaginary Species

Students created an imaginary species, decided how it adapted to survive in an assigned environment and then presented to the class.

The Grade 7's and the Grade 9's did gym togther on Friday with a variety of dodgeball games.

The Ranch Skills kids took the goats and Jackson out for a well needed brain break.

In Ranch Skills, we talked about the by-products of animals and sorted different products into which animal we thought they belonged with.

In Ranch Skills, we learned about the different type of injections that you can do on an animal and practiced it on our hotdog bun.

We did our learning in the Greenhouse while we talked about farming and the urban expansion after WWII.

In Wellness, we talked about the importance of Farm to Table is and how important it is to society.

CIDRS Insertion

Students watched as CIDRS were inserted into the sheep. CIDRS is a device that is used to control breeding schedules.

2 of our Grade 9's came out to the LDAA Golf Tournament in Wetaskiwin. They played their hearts out in the cold weather.

In Ranch Skills, we learned how to evaluate animals and then had an auction. Some students even tried their hand at auctioneering.

Novel Study - Refugee by Alan Gratz

It was wonderful day, with beautiful weather, to get out and do some reading in the barnyard.

Power of Perspective

Students began an activity in which they chose a spot in the barnyard to draw a picture of what they saw from that vantage point. They will then describe what they saw in writing. Students will then switch spots with a partner, draw and write about that new vantage point. They will then compare drawings/writings and see how similar or different their individual perspectives were.

Field Sports

The weather has been cooperating nicely with our outdoor options. In the Field Sports option, students switched from Flag Football to Slow Pitch. 

In Social, we learned about all the different groupsw of people that migrated to Canada and why they would want to leave their country.

We went to the driving range for golf practice and a few 9's came out to practice.

We took our learning outside to change the environment and learnt in the trees.

Paragraph Writing

Students worked on writing a strong paragraph about the biological diversity observations they made.

Biological Diversity

Students made observations to learn more about the biological diversity around the school.

Welcome to the 2026/27 school year!

Chores

Grade 9 students have been doing chores until Mrs. Besler has completed interviews and jobs have been filled.

Tower Building

Junior High students were in their Herds, competing to see who could build the tallest, sturdiest tower.

Teamwork

Students worked together to problem solve and be the first group to create a mystery puzzle.