Book Chat

We skyped with Mrs B the other day via Skype. She gave us a book talk on "Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mother". Many students have added this book to their "to read next" list. Thanks Mrs. B!

Composting Presentation

This morning, we got a composting presentation from environmental officer Curt Bueckert. We learned about how to compost, and what we put in when we compost. He also showed us some samples of current compost, and completed compost.

Good Luck!

Good luck to all the students who are participating in the Hershey Provincial Track Meet tomorrow!

Welcome to 5/6 Zander

Yesterday was transition day and we welcomed our new grade 5 students and wished our grade 6's good luck!

Field Trip to Spruce Woods

The grade 5/6 field trip will be on Wednesday, June 18^th  to Spruce Woods Provincial Park. Students will travel by bus to Spirit Sands Wagon Outfitters to go on a guided tour of the Spruce Woods, with stops at the Punchbowl and in the desert. This tour starts at 10am and once the tour is over we will go to the day area of Spruce Woods and have a BBQ lunch. The afternoon will be spent hiking and playing organized games. We will return to the school by 5:30pm. Students may bring in additional money to buy an ice-cream in the afternoon, if they would like. Please make sure to dress appropriately for hiking, bring bug spray and sunscreen, as well as a hat and water. Students may also pack some extra snacks.

Leave MES at 9am

Arrive at Wagon Outfitter for guided tour 10am

BBQ lunch at 12

Hiking and organized games in the afternoon.

Leave Spruce Woods at 4pm

Birdhouses

Today we built and painted birdhouses. We had to follow the directions to nail the houses together properly and then we painted them. We are making plans to hang them up later. Hopefully some little birds will find them and move in.

Johnny Appleseed

Thanks to Chris and Morley from Whitemud Watershed for our new trees. The grade 5'a received Carlos Queen apple trees and the grade 6's went home with little spruce trees. Hopefully everyone got them home and will get them planted this weekend!

Upcoming Week

On Wednesday May 28, all grade 5 students will travel by bus to Gladstone for the Hershey Track Meet. If students didn't order the hotdog lunch, they will need to bring a bag lunch. They should also bring appropriate clothing, water bottle, sunscreen and bug spray.


On Thursday May 29 around 10:30, a representative from the Whitemud Watershed will be here to present the Johnny Appleseed program. All grade 5 students will receive a larger apple tree which will need to be picked up. The grade 6's will receive a smaller tree that they can just carry home.
We will be doing a town wide clean up in the afternoon on that same day.

Grade 6 track meet

Monday May 26, the grade 6's will travel to Gladstone for their track and field divisionals. Please dress appropriately and bring a bag lunch. I'm not sure if a canteen is available or not. 

Chemical Testing

We were testing household chemicals in science class and I did 

Sensodyne toothpaste. We had to show the effectiveness of the product so I rubbed the toothpaste on one egg and left another untreated. We put them in cups of coffee and waited 8-10 hours when I took them out there was a drastic difference. The toothpaste egg was still really white but the untreated egg looked like one of those farm eggs that are brown.