Gr. 5 Weather unit - Final project

Students are getting much better identifying cloud types - cirrus, stratus and cumulus. Students have been using homemade cloud viewfinders to identify cloud types.


 Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy clouds often made of ice crystals. They are found extremely high in the atmosphere. Cirrus clouds indicate changes in weather.  Stratus clouds are low-forming clouds covering the horizon in a thick, grey blanket. Precipitation is commonly associated with stratus clouds. Cumulus clouds are the white fluffy clouds seen at mid altitudes. They look like cotton balls! Cumulus clouds usually indicate sunny and hot weather. But, be on the look-out for cumulonimbus clouds. These are storm clouds which often produce heavy rainfall, hail and high winds! 


Students are currently working on researching wild, wacky weather like flash floods, tornados, hurricanes and blizzards. Students will create a Severe weather emergency preparedness brochure with survival tips.


More details to follow.

Cardboard Egg cartons

I am asking Grade 5 students to bring cardboard egg cartons to school a.s.a.p. for a special Art project - decorating the school's showcase at the front of the school.


No Styrofoam egg cartons, please!

Gr. 4/5 Science Sound unit - Musical instruments

The Grade 4/5 students are going to make, bring to school and play a song on their homemade musical instruments on Friday, May 4. I handed out a planning sheet last week so students could brainstorm different musical instruments - percussion, wind or stringed instruments.


The Grade 5 students have the same expectation, but since they have already done this project last year, they are to create a Rock Band with their instruments and lip sync a song for the class.

Gr. 6 Sciencefair - June 12,2018

Last week, I informed Gr. 6 students that St. George would be hosting what I would hope would be the first of many Sciencefairs. It is scheduled for Tuesday, June 12, 2018. I handed out a parent Sciencefair bootklet outlining the details of what a sciencefair is, what student expectations are, the Scientific Process and the schedule of events. I am working on securing a guest judge.