Science Design Projects

Our forces and motion design projects are AWESOME! Some of them are big and some are small. This design needed to set a marble in motion with no hands, have potential and kinetic energy, have linear, oscillating, rotational or reciprocating motion and come to a complete stop every time. It also needed change speed and direction. The projects needed to be built with recycled materials at school. For example, you could use toilet paper rolls and cardboard. There were so many steps to make them. Everybody was working hard to complete their projects. These projects took about a week to be done. Our class got to go to the other grade 5 class to see their projects and their class came to ours to see our projects. Their projects were so cool. Now that we are done testing, someone will have to take the project home. The best part of the project was building it and designing it, because I like to build stuff and design. Some people had to make a lot of changes, and that’s what good designers do. We also had to say what our design could be used for in real life. 

By Brooke & Jerrett

T.W.A.S.

This week we went to festival du voyager (AMAZING TRIP). As soon as we got there the first thing I saw was a mini donut stand, and really cool ice sculptures. The first stop we made was a bonfire. There was a boy and a girl there talking about how maple sap was made, and how maple sap was discovered. After that we went to another bonfire and there was 2 boys talking about how they got the sap out of the tree and more about how sap was made into syrup. Next we went to a maple taffy tent (the tent was not made out of taffy) there was taffy making inside the tent. When we went inside there was a big long table with snow on the top. Then a man would poor maple syrup and let it cool for a second and then you would put your stick on the side and roll it up and then you have taffy on a stick. I liked mine but it was not my favourite. Then we went to shop in a big tent. There were so many little places inside the tent to shop. I got mom a wooden bracelet and Jo got her mom a matching one too. Me and Jo got matching infinity rings. We also bought food. Festival was so fun wish I could go back!

This week we had a…. MATH TEST. The math test was not that hard. It was about estimation. We learned about front end rounding, compatible numbers and compensation.  Here is an example of front end rounding:  354+ 250+79

300+200+70 = 570   so it would be about 570. Front end rounding is not always accurate.

This week we also had to work on our French book. We are making mini French books. It’s so cool because you don’t need tape. The books are about what sports you and your friends like or don’t like. We made a book similar to this last year.

This week we also had library. I took out a horse book. Jolene gave me and Karlee a horse test. During library STOP-DROP-AND- READ music came on and Hailey started dancing in the middle of the library. Jolene took a random book from Karlee and I just read a random book.

- By Anna

Festival du Voyageur!

We had amazing weather for our field trip today. It was so awesome to be able to spend the day outside enjoying the Festival du Voyageur. We hope you had a great day. Here are some highlights of our field trip.

We Are Love

S.P.I.N. Club sold buttons for the We Are Love campaign for Free the Children. We had 108 buttons this year and we sold out in 2 days! Thanks to everyone for the supporting this great cause.
Happy Valentine's Day.

T.W.A.S.

This week we had days that we did a lot of design project and we had days where we did a real lot besides design project. On Monday we did a science page called simple machines. I found it really easy because the machines that they listed were all things that I had used. Like pulleys and levers and inclined planes they also had a screw so that one was really easy. The only thing that we had to do was identify them. The pictures of the machines could have been drawn better but I guess it was alright. I did very well.

Another thing that we did this week was that all the grade 5s went to Robert Andrews School to look at the band program. My brother does band and I think that I will do band to. The band there played a whole half hour concert for us. I liked it. My brother plays the euphonium it is really a mini tuba that’s noise is a little bit higher. I don’t know what I will play.

Another big thing that happened this week was the big art installation in the main hallway. We took the native art that we did and we glued it to the wall that is basically what they did. They are at different depths so you can’t run your hand along the wood blocks that the art is made on. The art that the class did was print making and I did a muskrat. 

The last thing that I am going to write about is the fit a thon. In my group I had Jordan and Andrew they are both fast runners.  I think that my group did a lot more than we said because we were in it for the running not for the laps. We were trying to pick up a popsicle stick every lap we did my group really didn’t do that. We kept forgetting. 

-By Nicholas

T.W.A.S.

Go Canada Go!

Our Assembly hosts, Jacqueline and Nicholas

Our new February attendance

Hailey with her T.W.A.S.

Enjoying the music

It was Hailey's turn to write our blog post today. We had a busy  four day week. Today we went to the gym for an assembly hosted by the grade 5's. We celebrated the hard work of our school patrols and peacemakers. S.P.I.N. Club members spoke about the money we have raised so far and they also told us about the We are Love and We Create Change campaigns. To kick off the 2014 Olympic games, we learned about all the events being held in Sochi. A video of highlights from the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver was shown. We all sang Go For the Gold to end our assembly.  What a great way to start our day!

- Hailey & Mrs. T :)

TWAS

We had little buddies. It was awesome. I liked playing. We played this math game where we had to get to one hundred. I want to do it again. Brody`s buddy won two times. My buddy was away.

We also had print making. I liked it. We had print making with Mrs. Kulyk. We had to draw animals. Since I was Sabe I had to draw one then we had to trace it. I liked mine. I would do it again.

We had reading. I read this book called Santa Paws. I like reading the book because it is about this dog that lost his family. In the end he saved a boy from drowning. And a girl who lost her wallet and saved people from a burning house.  You should read it.

We had gym. We played soccer baseball. We had to kick the ball. We also had to run really fast. Jordan ran so fast he got a 3 home runs.  It was cool watching him run around three times.

By Sebastian

Print Making

Today we did print making with an artist, Mrs. Kulyk. It was of our animal from our Pourquoi tale.  I did a killer whale, Brooke did a porcupine. Brooke’s title is how the porcupine got its quills and mine was how the killer whale got its white markings. Maybe you can make one too. These are the things you need: 1 piece of square wood, black, red, silver or gold paint, sandpaper, paper, wooden tool, a Styrofoam square that fits the wood, paint roller and a sharpie. These are the steps to make it:

1.    Sand the edges of the wood

2.    Paint your wood either silver or black

3.    Draw your animal on the square piece of paper

4.    Make an outline around your animal

5.    Tape it to the Styrofoam

6.    Go over your animal hard but don’t go through the Styrofoam

7.      Take the tape off and your picture off

8.     Use the wooden tool and go over the lines one more time

9.    Cut it out around your outline that you made around your animal

10.           Get some paint (black, red, silver or gold) on the roller and paint it on your animal

11.           Take your animal and place it face down on the wood

12.           Press it down for 5 seconds then take it off

13.           Now let it dry for about 5 to 7 minutes

14.           Do some touch-ups with the sharpie and sign it

They turned out great! They will be up on the school bulletin board permanently. Come down to see them later this  year. 

By: Alyssa and Brooke J

T.W.A.S.

This week at school was tremendous. Who knew writing a story could be so fun? My first topic is Pourquoi tales. I wrote about how the Atlantic Puffin got its bright orange beak. Of course Puffin was the main character the two other minor characters were Narwhal and Lobster. Lobster is Puffins enemy they are both the most deadly animals on the coast. Narwhal is Puffin’s best friend. Puffin thinks he is the greatest ever and Narwhal is lucky to have him as a friend, Puffin thinks he is the big Blueberry pie and Narwhal is the tiny apple pie. Puffin needs to get his head set straight so one night Puffin is complaining that Lobster is saying mean things to him so Narwhal sets him straight but Puffin denies and denies and gives Narwhal a bucket of insults. That night when narwhal swims away Lobster and Narwhal sort of have a secret meeting and plan what is coming up after the break.

In the morning Narwhal spots Puffin and is not happy to see him but Narwhal apologizes strangely and says to meet him by the big Oak tree Puffin says finally you have come to your senses and know that I am special and you are average Narwhal says okay whatever you say. That day Puffin was at the big oak tree and now one was there and Puffin wondered how Narwhal would get on land but then he saw Lobster standing right in front of the big oak tree so Puffin sprints at Lobster. Lobster quickly dodges and Puffin runs write into the big oak tree Puffins head is stuck but pulls it out and has a beak well a wooden beak. Lobster quickly scurry’s into the water like a bolt Puffin was sitting there when he saw a patch of bright orange berries he has not eaten in days he eats lots of them and they are making him drowsy so he falls asleep in a pile of berries when he woke up he realized the berries had stained his wooden beak and now it was bright orange. And to this day that is why Puffins have bright orange beaks.

This week we also had a special gym for not having any behaviour incidents. We played bingo dodgeball the whole time so it was a great change from gymnastics. That is my favourite thing to do in gym. It was are class and miss. Wasneys so it was very full in the gym some girls just stood at the back and waited basically till it was over. I do not get why they do not like dodgeball it is the most fun game in the books. I don’t mind Gymnastics one reason I do not like it is because it is not a game for me but at least I still try. I still know how to do it I’m just not very skilled or whatever you want to call it.

We also had crochet club there was only two people there one day I would of gone but I forgot to bring my wool. I’m very good at crocheting hah just kidding I could not crochet if it came up and bit me. But I will try to learn somehow some way. Nick is a pro at this kind of stuff like knitting or crocheting. The kid is a natural like when you have never done something in your life and you do it and you get it right of the bat that is when you know you are a natural. It looks pretty tough I sometimes go down to the library to watch Nick he has crazy hands it’s like you’re watching a machine.

By Jordan

Day of Pink T-Shirts

The Canadian Red Cross Day of Pink is being held on April 9, 2014. This event is about taking a stand against bullying behaviour. The Day of Pink originated in Nova Scotia in 2007. Two students heard that a boy in their school had been picked on for wearing a pink shirt to school. The students decided to take a stand against this behaviour by encouraging their classmates to wear pink. The response was overwhelming. Since then other provinces have held their own Pink Day.

Bird's Hill School will be recognizing Day of Pink on Wednesday, April 9. This year staff, students and families are able to purchase t-shirts for $5.00. Order forms are due January 28th. Thanks for organizing this Ms Wasney. What a great way to show that we all stand for respect!