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!
Despite the rain, the grade fours had a fantastic time on our field trip to Heritage Park. It was wonderful to experience all of our learning in Social Studies first hand. We sheltered from the rain in a tipi, felt beaver pelts as we learned about the fur trade and rode a train like the ones that helped to make settlement in the West possible. Seeing the first settler homes, the "soddies", homes that housed families with sixteen children and sandstone buildings helped the students to better understand what life was like for early settlers. Most are happy that they are able to go to a school with hundreds of students and one grade per classroom rather than a one room schoolhouse of the past!
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