Castle Project

Castle projects are due March 31, 2015 in the morning.  

Students will present their castles in class the rest of the week and then castle models will be placed in the display cabinets in front of the library. 

Your child's report must contain the following information: 

1. When was the castle built?
2. Who owned the castle?
3. Where is the castle located? 
4. How was it built?
5. Explain the parts of your castle and how you built it. 
* If your child can't find the answers to one of the questions in their research they will need to state that in their report.*

Students have completed their Knights & Castles booklets. They will be sent home as they contain a lot of useful information on the different parts a castle and the Medieval Times. This booklet has be graded and can remain at home. 

Easter Grams!

Send a card to someone in your class or the school.

The leadership team is selling Easter grams (a card with a chocolate)

Tuesday, March 24

                                Wednesday, March 25

                                 Thursday, March 26

Cost for the Eastergrams is:        $.25 for 1

                                                                $1.00 for 5

                                                                $5.00 for 30

The cards will be delivered on Monday, March 30 for Division 1

Money raised will be going to buy bricks to build a school in AFRICA.

#dayinthelifeyyc

Building - Day One

Your children have been working hard to build houses that can withstand high winds and rain.  After reading the Three Little Pigs the students were broken into teams of two or three and set to the task.  They will have one more "building day" and then we will test the houses for structural stability and weather proofing. 

                                                      We wish all the teams good luck! 

Calgary Library Cards

Each student has received a new library card! 

It can be used at any Calgary Public Library location in the city. If your child already has an existing card they may keep it and discard the new one or take the new card into the library branch closest to your house and activate it for FREE. 


In other library news: the author of the Captain Underpants book series will be signing books at the Central Library location this Sunday, February 8, 2015.  This is a free event but seats fill up fast so please register for the event online at calgarylibrary.ca 

Prayer of Saint Francis - Quiz & study information

Dear Parents,

Please be aware that the students have been practicing the Prayer of Saint Francis for the month of January.  They have made special bookmarks to use to practice this prayer at home. They will need to practice this prayer as they will have a quiz on it the first week of February 2015. 

Book marks will be sent home January 28, 2015. 

Thank-you for all your support!

Building in Science!

The students have been having a blast building different structures and exploring different building materials. 

Students have used paper rolls to make a stable vase that can hold at least one flower. They have also build models of animals using clay to explore the design of stability and hold loads found in nature.  







Check out some of the pictures of students attempting to build the most stable tower using one of their own designs. We had a lot of fun! 

We are currently building model houses using the supplies you donated - Thank-you! In this experiment we have used the lessons learned from the famous story The Three Little Pigs to guide our material selection for building.  Each student is working with a partner to build a house that can withstand the "wolf" (me). I will be using an industrial sized fan, a hair dryer and spray bottle to test each house for stability and safety.  Stay tuned for pictures! 

Art Explorations - Mixing primary colours and shades

Students have been exploring what happens with primary colours and shades when they are mixed in different amounts.  One of their main projects for this unit of study was to create a picture using only the three primary colours! They were also given white as a shading tool. 

Each child was given a mixing tray of their own and they created some wonderful winter scenes. During LOC Day you will find them on our bulletin board!