We had an amazing time at the Calgary Tower on December 5. There, we practiced orienting ourselves north, east, south and west; we identified city landmarks and we learned all about the construction of the tower. We connected the importance of the tower to the concept of citizenship and what it means to be a citizen of Calgary. What makes Calgary a special and unique place to live?
We finished reading the novel, A Long Walk to Water. We reflected on how we are so fortunate to enjoy easy access to clean water, live in a safe community, and have ongoing access to education.
We worked with our Grade 7 buddies on several rock and mineral themed activities. Our favourite activity was our winter solstice activity. Using KitKat bars, wafers, graham crackers, potato chips and assorted chocolate - students modeled the process of sedimentary rock formation. They had a lot of fun weathering their chocolate/wafer minerals with tools like graters and mallets. They also enjoyed using delicious chocolate and caramel syrups to cement their minerals together before compacting them into a cookie.
Snowmen was another theme of December. Students learned to write paragraphs and use transition words to describe how to build a snowman. They also learned an art technique called pointillism and used it to portray a snowman in the foreground of the northern lights. Additionally, students worked with Scratch Jr. to recreate a scene from the book Snowmen at Night.
Enjoy your break! The first day back is January 7, 2019.
Our next field study will be on January 10, 2019. We are going to Telus Spark to launch our investigation into Hearing and Sound. Please contact our class coordinator if you are interested in volunteering.
