February's super power was 'Kindness'. Students performed and received random acts of kindness all month. Our little buddies even surprised us with thoughtful cards to express how much they appreciated their big buddies. The 'Kindness Rocks" project was in full swing during the month of February. Each child brought a small rock to school to paint. Classes spent some time decorating rocks with messages of kindness. The colourful rocks will be varnished and put on display in the courtyards around the school in the near future. I can't wait to see the finished product. Finally, we celebrated 'Pink Shirt Day' on February 28th. Students were encouraged to wear pink to spread the word of kindness and to stand up to bullying . It was great to see so many students participating and showing their support. I am so very proud to be able to teach such a kind and caring group of students and to be part of the Dogwood Community.
Hi, I’m Rachael and I’m working with my friend Sara. Today we’re going to talk about what we are learning about in science.
In science, we’re learning about the Rock Cycle. (rocks, mountains, volcanoes etc.) We complete mysteries to answer questions. For example: Could a volcano appear in your backyard? Believe it or not, Surrey is in the Ring of Fire. The Ring of Fire is where MOST of the volcanos are. (Not all of them). So a volcano could possibly pop out where we live! But more likely, we discovered that an earthquake could happen where we live. We also did an experiment about the two different types of lava and how they come from different types of volcanoes. We also did a mystery that answered the questions, “Could a mountain last forever?” We learned that no, they cannot last forever because nature will eventually break mountains down. Ice wedging and root wedging were the main reasons for this. We are currently learning about landslides, which is another part of the rock cycle. We learned that a landslide can happen when a mountain has a slope of 35 degrees or greater. Wet weather, wind, and loose rocks also can cause landslides to happen. Now we are working on a project about landslides. Our goal is to design something that will either protect our house from a landslide, or stop a landslide from happening. We will be presenting our ideas to class in the near future. We are just catching up on some of our posts, and thought we would share two art projects we created in December. You may recognize these works of art, as they were thoughtfully created, wrapped and given to loved ones as Christmas gifts.
The first was the paper mache snowman frame. We were fortunate enough to have Shirely come into our classroom to teach us about the art of paper mache. She demonstrated and shared with us different techniques to create textures and dimension to our final product. The students worked hard to create the perfect picture frame that would hold their photo to give to mom or dad. Our second project was the acrylic painting of the cardinals and birch trees. A painter came into to work with the students and did a step by step tutorial. It was a difficult task, but the students were up for the challenge. They all created their own unique twist of the painting, and we think the end results were amazing! We really enjoyed watching the students have the opportunity to work with different mediums and hope that it, if even just a little, widened their understanding about art and the creative process. We hope you also enjoyed your special gifts. The kids were so excited to be able to create something special for someone special in their lives! Written by: Corwin and Sparsh
On Friday, January 26th 2018, division 5 helped to clean up Fraser Heights Forest. We helped to remove blackberry bushes from the forest which are an invasive species. The blackberry plants take nutrients from other plants and can take over the forest if they are not removed. To protect our hands from the prickles, we used two pairs of gloves. We also used snipers to help cut the tough branches. We had lots of fun cleaning up the park! |