Thursday 27 September 2012

Sign of the Beaver

Vocabulary pages
Pages 37 38 and 39

Sceince 5 - Earths Resources

Try This Page 164 Sceience Probe 5 





Try This Page 164 Sceience Probe 5 

Success was found when we combined the idea of Paper Towel and Straining

Abbie then expanded on the experiement to figure out how to remove the oil and water from feathers...

 

Canada a Peoples History 1

Canada a Peoples History 1

Sign Language - Alphabet

Every day we will be working on learning the alphabet .. in sign language. Today we put up all our cards and went through the entire alphabet for the first time!

Wednesday 26 September 2012

Monday 24 September 2012

Port Alberni Fall Fair

Abbie's outstanding art entry results from the Fall Fair 2012!

Trinity Proday event

9am - 3 pm Trinity Church is hosting a pro day event for kids from Kindergarden to Grade 5. Abbie spent the day playing games, doing crafts, and learning about Jesus !

Thursday 20 September 2012

As Long as the River Flows Larry Loyie


As Long as the River Flow
Larry Loyie
Finish reading and tell us what you liked best about this book

Wednesday 19 September 2012

Monday 17 September 2012

Nuu-chah-nulth

Vancouver Island’s outer coast, from the Brooks Peninsula southward to the northwest tip of Washington state, is the traditional territory of the Nuu-chah-nulth people. 

It is not known exactly when the ancestors of the Nuu-chah-nulth first arrived here to the west coast. he oldest carbon-dated village site is on an island in Barkley Sound, and indicates that people were living here at least 5,000 years ago.

Culturally, the Nuu-chah-nulth both were and are maritime people. They traditionally lived in longhouses in villages always situated on the water’s edge. 

Excerpts taken from the page Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations at Alberni-Clayoquot Tourism


-------------------------------- One of the Nuu Chah nulth tribes in Port Alberni are the Tsehaht peoples. Here is one of their songs often performed in our community...

As long as the river flows


As Long as the River Flow
Larry Loyie
Read chapters 1 and 2

Sign of the Beaver

Read Chapter 20

Friday 14 September 2012

Art Portfolio

Creating our art portfolio for the year.... pencil crayon drawing

Whoooo Whoooo - Is it a coincidence that Abbie's mom loves owls. Smart kid buttering up the teacher!


Rabbits and Cheese at Little Qualicum Cheeseworks

Rabbits and Cheese a visit to Morningstar Farm home of Little Qualicum Cheeseworks

Morningstar farm Brainstorming

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Sunday 2 September 2012

Always Icecream

Let's have a bit of fun ...

Check out the math and vocablulary games at Always Ice Cream and tell your mom what you think.

Weekend Homework

Read Chapters 4 & 5 of Sign of the Beaver
search for 'Sign of the Beaver' on youtube and watch videos made by other students reading the novel