Winter break has started!! How exciting! There were several Christmas, winter, and term end activities that have happened over the last few days...here are a few:
Our class won second place in the door decorating competition with our door titled "Hope your Christmas is out of this world".
For art, we painted Christmas bulbs using our handprints to make the snow men's bodies. Some of these turned out really well!
We enjoyed the last of the little gifts from our buddies and.....
had our gift exchange. Everyone was super excited to discover who their buddy was, and all seemed to love their gifts.
Then we had our class party. Our charge mom and all her helpers did a great job and the party was a great success!
Charity was the colouring contest winner in the library! Congrats, Charity!
AND!! Last night several of the students were in the school play! What a success!
Bonjour! Today Mrs. Dehkurdi finished up her French unit with a tasty treat! The students all made their own pizza and videoed a scripted cooking show in French to show us how they did it. Here are some pictures from the kitchen.
Then back in the classroom, they got to eat their tasty creations. Some groups had LOTS of pizza!! Here is Zach with his own pie!
With Christmas this close there is so much going on! We have spent some time to really get into the holidays, though. Last week in art we learned how to make AMAZING snowflakes--which are now hung all over our classroom! Check some of them out!
AND today we finished our door for the Christmas door decorating competition. Everyone worked so hard painting planets, cutting out letters, stringing lights! Good job, everyone! We will see what the results of the judging are tomorrow!!!
Yesterday the whole 5/6 class went on a field trip to Britannia Mine Museum. We left at 8:40 and got there at 10:00. When we got there, we were a little bit early, so we got to look around. After a few minutes, our program started. We met a man named Michael, and he was our guide. First, we started at the museum. Then, we went to see a video. After that, we all went to put our backpacks in a place where they wouldn't get lost. Then, we went on a train into the mine.
Michael showed us how they would mine a long time ago. He showed us how big the mines actually were. When we came out of the mine, there was a huge whistle which was used for emergencies only. Michael was only allowed to blow it once to show us. Then we went through a shed that had all sorts of cool core samples. Then we went . . .
Into the mill!! Michael did a cool experiment then we all got to look around. The mill was so tall that there was 393 steps going to the top floor!! Then we went for lunch, and then we went gold panning! I got a few gems and a lot of fool's gold. I also got 4 flecks of gold! Then it was time to go home.
--Ava
--Blog Illustration by Carrie
Yesterday, on November 26,2013 the 5/6 class drove all the way up to Britannia Mine Museum. Ava, Faith, Emily, Jack, Gabe, and I rode in Sis. Leah's van. Since the car trip would take about 1 hour and 45 minutes because of rush hour traffic, we listened to Adventures in Odyssey in the van, and we took pictures of each other and scenery.
When we got to Britannia Mine Museum, we met up with the rest of the class, and then we saw our tour guide. He was called Michael, and he told us the rules and let us go to the gift shop for a while. Then we looked at an exhibit that showed us a little bit of the rocks that they mined at the mines.
We then waked up these steps to a place where were had to hop in a train to get to the underground mines. When we got there, Michael told us ta little bit of what the miners used to mine and how they did it. He even showed us how to use the tools. They were super loud. After that, he showed us where the workers went to go to work. Michael also showed us how to get the minerals out of the rocks. We saw all the mine managers that had fun the mine.
Then we had lunch at 12:30. After lunch we gold panned. We had to take off our jackets and stick our hands in freezing cold water. A lot of us found fool's gold, gold , iron, amethysts, and quartz. Then we drove the long journey back to school. On the way back, we had got cocoa, steamed milk, and apple cider. We arrived back at 3:00.
--Anais
As you can see we had a wonderful time and enjoyed ourselves immensely!!
Good writing, girls!
What a wonderful day!! Today was our first field trip of the year.
We went to Britannia Mine Museum, near Squamish, between Vancouver and Whistler. We arrived around 10 and had a few minutes to spare before our program started.
Here is Zach beside some mining cars.
Shortly after, we met our Tour Guide for the day, Michael. Everyone listened very attentively as we listened to how the day was going to go.
For some reason, he knew a few of the boys by name before we even left this spot....
This is one of the "small" mining trucks. The museum got it because it was too little. The company was buying a "real" truck. Two of these can fit in the bed of one of the trucks they use today!! Joseph looks pretty tiny on the wheel there!
Here we are in our hard hats ready to go into the mine.
And our trusty drivers who got us there and back safely today! Thank you, ladies! They were also our camera crew today!
After riding down the tracks, we got out of our "train" and explored some of the mine. Michael demonstrated three drills for us and showed us how the miners got rid of muck. He also turned out the lights and showed us how dark it was for miners when they only had candles to guide them.
Perfect Picture op underground.
We exited the mine, and got to hear the mine bell which use to mean a change in shift for the men at work. Now, they only use the bell for demonstrations or in an emergency.
In this building we learned how to process the rock and extract the minerals. We didn't get to climb up the 400 stairs to the top floor, but we did learn that originally the men climbed it without handrails and that you CAN get the opportunity to climb it if you volunteer at the mine!
Here we are learning the process to extract the minerals.
A lovely little lady--Carrie--sporting a fur hood....we needed them today!
And finally!!!! The GOLD PANNING!!!!
We found Amethyst, Fool's Gold, Quartz, and several people found REAL GOLD FLAKES!!
Here is Gabe with a large piece of Fool's Gold.
Our persistent moms found some treasures, too!
This group started out as intrepid explorers....
Statues of Great Men.
Some toppled off their rock with relative calm....
....and some, not so quietly!
All in all, a wonderful day for lots of reflection!
We had a great time and learned a lot about mining. I can't wait till our next field trip in the spring!
Congratulations to Faith for being our class's November Student of the Month!
Here is Faith receiving her award from Mr. Tekatch.
Faith is new to our class and BCA this year. She is a
wonderful addition. I have been impressed with Faith’s Christian
Character as well as her positive attitude. She is a great encourager and
often is heard around the class saying uplifting and complementary things to
other students. Faith has made friends quickly. In school, she
tries her best at everything she does. Good Job, Faith. Keep it
up!!
We have been memorizing the books of the Bible....to help us get ready for our test, we learned a song. We got to do a special in the Elementary Devotions this morning! Everyone did so well, we may sing it again for family devotions tomorrow morning. Good job, 5/6s!! You are amazing singers and you learn songs so quickly!
