Monday, January 9th to Friday, January 13th

It was wonderful to be back at school and to hear all about the students experiences and adventures over the break. This week, we felt very fortunate to have the opportunity to take part in the Clay for Kids program. The students worked to make clay pieces that represented the Rocky Mountain region of Alberta. It was wonderful to be able to connect our learning in social studies to our art. The students had a fantastic time experimenting with the clay. We are so excited to get our creation back once they have been fired. This project focused on the outcome: Students will develop techniques in sculpture for new experiences. A huge thank you to our volunteers who helped us out with our work!

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Monday, February 13th to Wednesday, February 15th

This short week was all about kindness at Andrew Sibbald School. The grade two's and kindergarten classes kicked our week off with a fantastic assembly centered on the concept of kindness. This was a perfect fit with our Valentine's celebrations this week and Pink Shirt Day next week.

Monday, May 15th to Friday, May 19th

The students in grade four have been reading a new book, The City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau. The book tells the story of a city without natural light that is t hreatened by an aging infrastructure and rapidly diminishing supplies. The book offers a variety of wonderful opportunities to connect to our science unit: Building Devices and Vehicles That Move. The students played the role of one of the jobs in the book, Pipeworks Laborer, and worked collaboratively to design a pipe system that could carry water from one place to another. This met the learning outcome: Use simple forces to power or propel a device such as moving water downhill.

September 12th to September 16th

This week, we began our work in Social Studies by introducing Alberta's fossil heritage. The students worked together to make observations and inferences about a variety of fossils. This activity was our starting point for the outcomes; students will appreciate how Alberta's fossil heritage contributes to the provinces unique character and how did archeologists and paleontologists discover the presence of dinosaurs in Alberta?

Fantastic Fours

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