Bittersweet Butterfly Goodbyes

Last week we had to say goodbye to our Painted Lady butterflies. We set them free in the park by the school. Our class had such mixed feelings on saying goodbye to them. Overheard while we were at the park, "Why do they have to go?" "We are like their moms and dads!" We learned that releasing the  butterflies will help to replenish butterflies in our community. They will find a habitat that is suited for them, find the nectar they need from the flowers and plants in the wildlife, and in turn create more butterflies! Thank you to Ms. Maunder for organizing this wonderful learning experience and arranging the kits from Lucy's Butterfly Farm in Apsley, Ontario, www.lucysbutterflyfarm.com

Scientists in the School Cancellation

Unfortunately the presenter for Scientists in the School was cancelled for today. We will let you know when the workshop has been rescheduled for. 

Thank you for your understanding! 

Ms. Stuart 

Mixing Liquids and Solids Experiment

On Friday, we did an experiment to see what would happen to water when we mixed it with different liquids and solids. We mixed water with: soil, salt, oil and food colouring and observed what happened.

Liquids and Solids Scavenger Hunt

We have begun our unit on Liquids and Solids in Science. Today we went on a scavenger hunt outside and around our classroom to look for solids and liquids.

Click the link below to see what we discovered.

Think, Puzzle, Explore: Air

Today we used a thinking routine from the book called 'Making Thinking Visible' called: Think, Puzzle and Explore to talk and guide our thinking through: What do we think and know about air? What puzzles us about air and what do we want to know more about? Where can we explore to find more information about air?

Check out our thinking here: Air: Think, Puzzle, Explore