Pics and activities from past week

April was a busy month preparing for our assembly and Spring Gala. It's hard to believe it's almost May! 

Last week, before the snow, we got outside to look at some of the trees and flowers in the front of the school. We have been reading books and watching videos about plant adaptations (special things a plant has or does to protect itself) and students took magnifying glasses out to see if they could identify how the plants protect themselves. 

The students have been doing animal research using books and iPads to find out about the animal they sketched for Gala. Information they are looking for include habitat, food, size and other interesting facts. They will be presenting their information with a poster presentation. 

Today in math Room 16 worked on estimates and measurement while Room 15 worked on showing multiple solutions to an open ended word problem (many answers are possible).  In the afternoon, students pretended they were Botanist who found a new plant that has never been discovered before. They had to sketch, build a model and create adaptations of the plant. There were some very creative ideas including spines, spikes, sticky drops to catch bugs and electricity. The kids will be writing about their plants tomorrow.