Month in Review!

This month I enjoyed when we did our science projects. It was cool getting to create something out of only recyclable stuff and to see it work was awesome. I also enjoyed when we went into the star dome. I really liked the stories that were told and when it started moving it looked really cool. The best story was the one about the people who got lost in the woods. Something I wish we could do again is the star dome. I would also like to do some more mini projects like the European explorer project. It is also fun putting all the stuff we learned into a prezi or power point. I say this has been the busiest month of the year so far and the most fun month too. It would also be really cool if we could go inside the photobooth again because I loved making crazy faces and spending time with my book buddie.

By:Michael    

Term 2 Design Projects

Ryan and Conner presenting
their project to the class!

Last week, we worked very hard on our science design projects for forces. We presented our projects on Friday and today. We then got to share our projects with 5T and see their designs. It was a fun afternoon! Conner and Ryan wrote about the design project . . .

Last week we started our design project for science. Me and Conner are partners for our design project and our design project is called MARBLE MASH! And we are all done our design project and logbook.

The challenges for the design project was to create a design that will set a ball in motion, change its direction or speed and come to a controlled stop. The ball cannot be touched by you.

Your design must use recyclable materials (collected at home). Construction and testing of the design must be done at school.

The Outcomes:

Use appropriate vocabulary related to the investigation of forces.

Describe, using diagrams and words, the forces acting on an object.

Work cooperatively with a partner to carry out a plan, and troubleshoot problems as they arise.

Record and organize observations.

By: RYAN.S  &  CONNER.L

Ms. Wasney . . . AKA: Ace Ventura . . . Dr. Do-Little . . . OR The Bird Whisperer!

For all you animal lovers out there, here's a story for you . . .

At about 7:30 last night, I headed outside to take Railay for her evening walk and heard the sound of wings flapping. I was thinking that it was weird, because birds aren't seen at night very often. When I looked at the front of my house, I saw a tiny bird flapping like crazy. It looked like he was stuck on the window sill. So, I grabbed a ladder and climbed up to take a closer look. Sure enough, his tiny leg was stuck between the window frame and my house! Poor little guy! I used a screwdriver to wedge it between the frame and the wood of the house . . . and presto, he was freed! He flew off into the night with a look of relief (at least I think it was)!

Caine's Arcade

I discovered this video last year, but wanted to share it with all of you because of what we're doing in Science these days! It's about a 9 year old boy that creates an entire arcade out of cardboard boxes! The imagination of this young boy, Caine, is inspiring. I thought you'd enjoy it because of all the hard work you have been putting into your design projects for forces and motion. You can follow him on Facebook . . . which is super neat because kids all over the world share their cardboard creations too!

TWAS

 This week at school we had our ‘R’ Chart celebration on Monday. We wanted to watch Hotel Transelvania and it said ‘G’ on the back. We found out before the movie when it does the new releases that is was ‘PG’ L. Then we were going to watch Hop but then it said its was ALSO ‘PG’ LL. We could’ve watched Nemo, The Increadables or Ratatouie. We ended up watching Finding Nemo. All the girls wanted to watch Nemo and most of the boys wanted to watch the Increadables.

Every one in the school got to go to Ms. Wasneys sister Leah’s photo booth. It took 4 shots at a time. Every 3 seconds It would take a photo. 3 seconds is pretty fast so sometimes you would mess up. You had to make and I heart 2 read (hold up a book) sign. For I you point at your eye, for heart you would make a heart with your hands, for 2 you had to stick up two fingers and for read you had to pretend to read a book. There was a background. It was a bunch of hearts. It was SO cool.

On Thursday we had a Valentines day party! We handed out our cards and ate the candy on period 6. We played stuff at period 8. We had Gym and Choir on 5 and 7.

Michael, Nick, and Jack
getting ready to fly down
the hill!

We went to Festival du Voyageur today JJJJJJJJ! We went with 5T, 6K and 6D. My group was with Jack, Michael, Amanda, Lindsay, Carly and Maddy.  We did the toboggans. It was like a mini waterslide but it was with snow! It was so fast! We also did a slide out of frozen snow. Michael said he felt like he broke is toe on it. We also did a sleigh ride.

In science we started our design project with a partner. It is where you have to make a track and the marble stops. My group is Ty and Nat.

In gym we curled with brooms (finally)! My team was black. I scored the game-winning point JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ! We also did snowshoeing. It was hard.

Jack at the cup stacking
tournament!

The 5+6’s did a cup stacking tournament. Jack was the fastest 5er because he was the only grade 5. Nick P won the tournament and got a gold cup.

We did a longest line art. We had to make a line that is curvy and stuff then make hearts and colour the hearts in.  The same colours could not touch.

We had a reading comprehension test. We had to read a story then write down what happended. The story was about a baby girl who was really sick.

We are doing a Social Studies research project. I’m doing Jacques Carier. Michael is too.

The S.P.I.N. club’s buttons SOLD OUTJJJJJJJJJJJJJ! we raised $608.70 for a village in Nicaraqua to help a village!

By Nick M

Festival du Voyageur Field Trip!

Fun in the maze!

Today we went to Festival du Voyageur with the grade sixes and the other grade five class. We got to pick our own partner. I was with Kyla and Amanda was with Lindsay. Amanda’s mom came with us and she had a group and Ms. Wasney had a group and we got to bring money to buy stuff there in the gift shop and you got to buy food. We did lots of activities we went on a sleigh ride and the horses names where Moe and Duncan it was so fun when we went down a hill, they went so fast. At 11:25 we all got together and ate our lunch and the girls sat at a table and all the guys sat on the floor and ate their lunch. There was a big slide made out of ice and snow and when you go down you have to have a sled and Amanda got hurt on it and I was sliding on my butt the whole time. We had this maple taffy on a stick it was not that good. There was this maze and it was so easy and it was super cool and Ms. Wasney got this guy to take a picture of us and Ms. Wasney jumped in the picture. It was so nice to see all those sculptures they were so cool.

By Brooklyn + Amanda J             

Happy Valentine's Day!

We've had an awesome week so far . . . and we're heading on a field trip tomorrow to finish off the week just right! We created some super neat Heart Art, worked on envelopes for our valentines, chilled out in a photobooth, played a game with our book buddies, and partied with friends! Oh, and we managed to fit in some school work too! You can see our Heart Art on Artsonia by clicking HERE.

Fun in the Photobooth for I LOVE to read month!

Maddy and Carly look VERY
happy with their unique
bookmarks!

Today Ms. Wasney`s sister Leah brought in her photobooth to share with us. We got to go in the photobooth to make a bookmark.  The photobooth takes 4 pictures. Our class got to go into the booth twice! We went in with our book buddies and Ms. Tresoor’s class. With our book buddies we pointed to our eyes, then we made a heart with our hands, then we put up 2 fingers, then we held up a book so it looked like were reading. We did it because February is I Love to Read Month. We can’t believe we had an opportunity to do something like this! It was fantastic!

By: Maddy and Carly

S.P.I.N. Club shares the LOVE!

This week, Grade 5 & 6 S.P.I.N. Club members are selling buttons for the Me to We campaign called "We are LOVE". Over the past few weeks, we have been busy making posters and morning announcements to raise awareness for this fundraiser. The buttons are $2 and all the money raised goes towards a village in Nicaragua. We are happy to announce that we have already sold out of 3 types of buttons! There are 4 styles still available, but they're selling FAST! C'mon down and pick up a button from the canteen this week between 12:15 and 12:40!

Renee, Hunter, Nathan, and Lindsay were working hard to
sell the buttons during lunch on Tuesday!

Fit-a-Thon Fundraiser!

On Friday we did a fundraiser called fit-a-thon. It took place in the gym. We did the fit-a-thon with Mrs. Tressor’s class. We were in teams of three people. Nat’s group was him, Carly and Memphis. And Ty’s group was him, Nick M, and Brooklyn. Every lap is a Popsicle stick. Ty’s group had 54 sticks and we had the most sticks in our class!  Nat’s group got 52 sticks.  

By Ty and Nat!!! JJJ

Fit-a-Thon - February 8th, 2013 from Krista Wasney on Vimeo.