When asked what they wanted to learn about water, the students in Mrs. Janisch’s grade 4 class all agreed they wanted to know how water came to be on Earth. Quite the topic to research for 9 and 10 year olds! With the help of Ms. Drebit, one of the district’s literacy support teachers, we were able to find out some answers. After watching videos and reading articles, students learned that asteroids were likely the reason water ended up on Earth. They represented their learning in many ways: making posters, models, a news broadcast, and a book. After the presentations, it was evident that students were left with many more complex questions to investigate.
2/27/2019 I Love to Read Month & Pink Shirt Day Assembly. AND introducing the Westwood Viking!Read Now On Pink Shirt Day, we were introduced to our brand new mascot, the WESTWOOD VIKING!!!! Here are some more pictures of the Pink Shirt Day and I Love to Read Month Assembly!
Our 4-6 Choir performed at the School Board meeting on February 26. They sang “Man in the Mirror” as part of our year-long school-wide water inquiry project. They were quite awesome and we are so proud of them!
The grade fives had a read-a-thon on February 22nd. The fundraiser was to help with expenses for our Paint Lake field trip. Our read-a-thon had a camping theme. We built tents and forts to read in! Ms. McCartney made a campfire area to read around and a fish pond to catch gummy fish and gummy worms! It was awesome!!! We even invited our book buddies to share in the experience.
Grades 2-5 Vikings were lucky enough to attend Munchtopia at RDPC. It was fun and entertaining. Students were even included in the performance and got to go on stage with the actors!
Ms. McCartney’s grade fives are learning all about Matter. Today we compared the characteristics and properties of various liquids. It’s a tough job, but Aiden was up to the challenge!
Thank you Constable Cleveland who came to read with our students today for I LOVE TO READ month! Here he is, reading with 2N!
The week of February 4-8 recognizes the contributions of the School Counselling Profession to the personal, social, educational and career development, and the mental health and wellbeing, of all students in Canada. Staff and students would like to take this opportunity to express a sincere thank you to Mrs. Steeves for the important role she plays in supporting student success at Westwood. |