Raising Chicks! Chirp chirp!

Good day everyone!

We had a fabulous week! We have done many new things.

First, we finished our swimming lessons! During our last lesson, we got to play in the waves! 

- "I learned how to swim forwards using the flutter kick." -M
- "I learned how to do a somersault into the water!" -N & D
- "My favourite part was when we got to go into the diving tank for the 3rd time." -D
- "I loved it when I learned how to do a giant cannon ball!" - K
- "I loved when we jumped off of the diving board." -G & T

Did you know that our class is raising chicks?! Last week, we received eggs from a farmer named Mark. He gave us an incubator that is used for holding the eggs and keeping them warm. The eggs do not look like normal eggs that you buy from the store. They are different colours such as green, white, and brownish. The eggs also have brown markings on the shells. It will take 21 days for the eggs to hatch. Today we are on Day 10! Only 11 more days until they hatch! 

We hope you enjoyed our blog post. See you next week!

Love Room 13

Our Hearing and Sound Animal Research

Happy Friday Everyone!

Welcome to our awesome blog. We have had another busy week in Room 13. We are feeling confused with this weather!! Is it spring? Or is it winter?! 

First, we finished our Ukrainian pysanky eggs. We drew designs and symbols on our eggs using coloured Sharpies. In the Ukrainian culture, the symbols tell a story. For example, we learned about symbols that mean memories, life, rain, center of the world and wildlife. Here are some pictures of our work.

Second, this week we started researching about how animals hear. In groups, we researched the unique ways that dolphins, owls, frogs, elephants and bats use their hearing and sound to survive. Here are some interesting facts that we have learned.
- "Owls can hear mice that are under the snow!" - D
- "Bats can hear their prey. They use echolocation for hearing their prey. " - S
- "Frogs don't have outer ears. They have tympanums, which are big, round, ear drums." - A&K
- "Elephants can hear with their trunk and their feet!" -J&T
- "Owls can hear up to 1200 Hz." - H&D

Next week is swimming lessons. Please remember to bring your towel, bathing suit and underwear to school.

Have a great weekend!

Love Room 13

Animal Hearing Research

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yq1ejvv_achk0IRxMIcABg0zJeSt34yNQMNMMWQlh6Q/edit

Sign Language Learning

Happy Friday!

We had a fabulous week back at school! 

First, in our new inquiry, "Hearing and Sound," we are studying hearing loss. This week, we learned about sign language! Sign language is a way for people who have hearing loss to communicate. With Mrs. Premji, we learned the alphabet, how to spell our names and how to sign a basic conversation. Here is the video we watched to help us learn.

Next, we started on a new art project where we are making pysanky eggs like many Ukrainian people do during Easter. Here are some picture of our work. We started off with plastic eggs. We used paper mache to cover the eggs carefully. Next we will paint and decorate the eggs. Stay tuned to see pictures of our final products!

We also uploaded work onto our IRIS page this week. Please check it out!  

We hope you have a fantastic weekend!

Love Room 13

Our Fantastic Humane Society Field Trip

Hello Everybody!

We had a fantastic week! 

For starters, we began researching about Hearing and Sound. We used a website to simulate the way the world sounds for people who have mild, moderate and severe hearing loss. Here is the link to the website we used https://www.starkey.com/hearing-loss-simulator. After, we asked many questions about hearing loss, and hearing and sound. Sign language is a way for people who are deaf to communicate. We watched some videos about the American Sign Language alphabet.

Second, we went on a field trip to the Humane Society! When we got there, we watched a presentation about reptiles and amphibians. Then, we got to pet a crested gecko named Gurdy. Finally, we went on a tour of the Humane Society and saw furry bunnies, fluffy cats, cute dogs, scary snakes and active turtles. Here are some pictures of our day.

We also have a student teacher named Mrs. Premji! She is from University of Calgary and she will be working with us until April 20th. Welcome Mrs. Premji! 

Have a lovely Spring Break!

Love Room 13

Using the Green Screen

Hi everyone!

We had a busy week preparing for our Celebration of Learning.

First, we started using the green screen to film our plays. Mr. Southworth spent time in our classroom teaching us how to use the green screen, how to change the background using images from Safari, and the app iMovie. Here are some quotes about our experience:

- "I liked how we could change the background because it made it look real." -M
- "I enjoyed filming our scripts." -O
- "I can't wait to see all of our plays on the Celebration of Learning!" -N
- "It was really fun practicing our scripts." -G
- "It was really fun filming our parts." -A

Next, we used the computers to type our artist biographies and artist statements. We will share these with you at our Celebration of Learning on March 15th from 6:00-7:30. It is an open house, so come anytime our school gallery is open.

Please make sure to return field trip forms for the Humane Society and swimming!

Thank you for looking at our blog. Please comment below.

See you next week!

Love Room 13

Pink Shirt Day

Good morning everybody!

We had a magnificent week! This was probably one of our busiest weeks ever!

First of all, we did wind and weight tests with our bridges. We discovered that our bridges are very strong! Some bridges held up to 13 800 grams! We used a blowdryer to test if our bridges could stand during gentle and strong winds, such as a hurricane or tornado. Some of our bridges survived without any movement, but others moved in the wind.

Second, we spent lots of time this week working on our fables scripts. We typed them out on GoogleDocs. We printed the scripts, and practiced! Remember, it is homework to be practicing our scripts, so that we are ready to work with Mr. Southworth and the green screen next week. We are excited to share our performances with you at our Celebration of Learning on March 15th from 6:00-7:30.

Third, on Wednesday we celebrated Pink Shirt Day! Pink Shirt Day is about anti-bullying and being kind. Here are some acts of kindness from our class this week. 
- "S. helped me clean the class."- J
- "J. is so nice to me." -G
- "Whenever I am lonely, the class is there to play with me." -K
- "M. always plays with me." -T
- "J. always helps me with my spelling mistakes." -O

This was our Math Problem Monday this week! Can you solve this challenge? So far, we have found 3 possible answers.

Please return Humane Society Field Trip forms ASAP! Have a warm and cozy weekend!

Love Room 13