Cave Art

Two weeks ago our class did cave art to top off our Social Study unit on First People and the Ice Age. We had a lot of fun with it. The things we needed were paper (tan paper), chalk pastels, oil pastels and sharpies. We had to crumple the paper and use the chalk pastels to go over the paper to make it look like a cave wall, then you get a sharpie and do your design on the paper. When you think you’re ready you choose from these colors: red, yellow, brown, black or white, and start to put them in to your picture. You can use all of those colors to make your picture more cave “arty”.  When you’re done you can wash your hands then take a step back to admire your cave art. We try to make it look like cave symbols, for example hands, feet, animals and hunting.

By: Jaden and Marissa C.

Remebrance Day

Our Remembrance Day assembly was sad. There was lots of poems and singing. Lots of parents and teachers were there.

We remembered veterans who helped and risked their lives to protect the country.  Some died and some are still alive. We’re giving a big thank-you to them. When the classes got in the gym, grade 5/6 Welbergen (short 5/6 We) played and sang. Then Caitlyn and Chelsey read a poem and everyone stood for O’ Canada. The grade 1/2s sang Little Lonely Candle, the 3/4s said a poem and each of the 5/6 classes said their own poem.  My class recited:
 Words Not Spoken
By Beaches Boil
Although he could not say with words
The love he felt inside
He traveled every moment
And his heart would fill with pride . . .
By: Yacov

Pig Heart Dissecting at School

At school we’ve been learning about body systems. For science we got to dissect a pig’s heart. Someone came in from university of Manitoba. Her name was Alex. She told us how to dissect the heart. We did it with our table groups. We did it for almost an hour. There was a lot of parts in the heart. Some people were grossed out. Some were interested. We used scissors, small knife, a needle thing and a dropper. We had so much fun getting grossed out it was like the best time EVER! We all hope we can do more. 
                 

    by: Rylan and Dyllan.  edited by: Matthew  

       

Climbing Wall

The climbing wall was really fun. Once you get to the climbing wall you have to put your harness and helmet on. You put the bottom harness on like pants. You can tighten the harness at three places, by your waist and at the middle of your thighs. Now you can go in to the drop zone only if the camp instructor says you can. Then they hook up your carabineer to the rope. The knot they use is called a figure eight knot. You also have to ask two questions. One of the questions are “is my belay on” if it is they will say “belay on”. The other question is “can I climb?” and if you can they will say “climb on”. There are three anchor points on a climbing wall. The three anchor points are the carabineer on you, the carabineer on the belayer and the cement block that goes six feet in to the ground. The cement block holds you so you don’t fall when you’re climbing. The most effective muscles for climbing are your leg muscles. We all had a lot of fun.

Predator / Prey and High Ropes

Predator / Prey is a tag game we played in the forest at Camp Arnes. Kids were assigned different kinds of animals. There was three kinds of animals:  herbivore, omnivore and carnivore. Carnivores can eat herbivores and omnivores and carnivores can eat herbivores. There was more herbivores than omnivores or carnivores, and more omnivore then carnivores. You also have to find food and water. You have a certain number of life tags if you get tagged you give the person a life tag. There are diseases, elements and humans. The disease and elements can tag you, they were the teachers. The human can say your name and you have to come over and they can take a life, give a life or give you food and water.
   by Colten and Mathew and

My group is writing about high ropes. Here’s the two question’s you have to say to climb. “Is my belay on” and “can I climb”. You couldn’t go under the drop zone. The drop zone is five steps away. We got to do three different courses; the cat walk, vertical playground and the leap of faith. It was really fun! We all loved The High Ropes!  

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Identity Collage

We just finished our “Identity collage” in class. A collage is a type of art made with pictures from newspapers or magazines. First you get a white piece of paper. Then you go through a magazine and find one colour for the background.  Then find a ton of the same color and cut it out. You need glue it onto the paper till there’s no white left. Then you find a bunch of different body parts and glue it on. Then your teacher gives you your head (a photo) and you glue it on. Next you get pictures of things that are most important to you and glue that on to. You need at least 7 items. The last step is to cut out letters to make your name and glue them on. There were some funny ones and some cool ones. We all had fun doing it.
by Rylan and Dyllan

Parent Newsletter

It is hard to believe that it is already November!
October was a very busy month for us all.
Camp was a great experience and everyone should be proud of all their accomplishments as well as their kind, inclusive behavior!  Some of the camp staff commented that our group was one of the most respectful groups that they had worked with in a very long time!
Thanks to everyone who helped make camp possible – including parent volunteers, our dedicated fundraising organizer, parent council, administration and office staff, teachers, Educational Assistants and of course Camp Arnes staff.
Students have now completed their “Identity Projects”, including their formal paragraphs and collage. I am in the process of assessing these now.  Expect these to come home in the near future. 
Students from 5/6 Wood have also been working in groups to write about some of the activities they participated in at camp.  These are posted on this blog for your reading pleasure.  Well done grade 5's and 6's.
We are currently focusing on “Body Systems” in Science and the history of First Peoples in Canada in Social Studies.
Please continue to encourage your students to practice math facts daily (in provided booklets and /or online – we are now set up on “Xtra Math”) and read every day.

Orienteering

We went to Camp Arnes. We did a whole bunch of activities but we thought that we learned the most from Map Orienteering. At Map Orienteering we were given a map and were told to go find wooden plaques that had numbers and symbols on them. On the back of our maps there was a symbol sheet. Once we found a plaque that was on recorded on our map we would mark the symbol down on the symbol sheet. There were 4 different sheets that you can take. They all have 25 different plaques that you have to find. You were challenged to find all of your numbers in an hour and a half.  Orienteering means that you can find something or a place with a map or a compass. The procedure to follow if you encounter an obstacle in your path is to Look the map over again or Look around your surroundings and check not just where it is exactly supposed to be.

It was fun to find our way around the camp and we learned about mapping!  We had a lot of fun and hope that we can go back again soon. Thank you Camp Arnes!

By Caitlyn, Paige. A and Olivia

Archery

At camp Arnes there is archery, this is what we learned about the bow and arrow.

These are the bow parts; arrow rest, riser, limb, knock point and bow string.
These are arrow parts; field point, shaft, knock, rooster feather and a fletching.
These are the materials to make a bow; carbon, fiberglass, wood and aluminum.
When shooting an arrow, you need three fingers on the bow. For aiming, you use your strong eye. To figure out your strong eye, you make a triangle with your hands and keep your arms straight out then focus on an object and close one eye to see if you can see the entire object if not then try your other eye. The eye that you can see the full object is your dominant eye. When you draw back the bow string, you don’t want to lock your elbow, you want a slight bend in your arm. Once this is all done you can shoot the arrow.
The instructor brought out foam animals and targets to shoot at. Not all of us found this easy to do. If our arrows went past the target then it would hit a net that hung behind them. We had to wait for everyone to shoot their last arrow and when the instructor put down the rope we could all go get our arrows.
We had a very fun time with archery! 
By: Hope, Rylan and mac

Fire and Bannock

At camp Arnes we made a fire in the forest.  
We also ate bannock with butter or cinnamon.
The three things to get a fire going are fuel, oxygen
and ignition.
The rules are:   not to close to the fire, no running
around a fire and make a safe fire.
Birch Bark is best for starting a fire.  It lights very
easily because of the oils in the bark. It helps the fire.
These are the types of wood you need to build a fire.
Types of wood                                        
Tinder – size of pinky
Kindling - size of thumb
Fuel wood - size of arm
My activity group was successful at making a fire
because we made a tee pee of wood that made
the fire rise.

by:  Dyllan, Yacov, Krystal, and Lauren

Camp Arnes

On Wednesday October 7^th 2015 the grade 5’s and 6’s are going to Camp Arnes. We will be taking a Beaver bus. All the kids will be participating in a lot of actives like, zip lining, rock climbing, swimming and a lot more. We will be there from Wednesday morning to Friday early afternoon. We will be staying in very modern cabins. It will take us and hour and a half to get there. All the kids are very excited.

By Lauren, Mia and Sara

  

Camp Packing List

Student Packing List
	Sleeping bag or bed roll / blanket			Jacket (waterproof) / hat
	Pillow			rubber boots (recommended)
	twin sheet for mattress (optional)			Long pants / shorts?  (weather)
	Toothbrush,  toothpaste,  soap,  shampoo etc.			Long sleeve shirts,  t-shirts,  (layers are good)
	Towel and face cloth			Warm pajamas
	brush / comb			socks and underwear
	Pencil or pen (log book will be supplied)			outdoor shoes
	A book			Swim suit and towel
	A water bottle   *forgot on last list			Pair of slippers or indoor runners (for inside cabin and dining hall during meals)
Please Do Not Bring
		cell phones, iPods,  personal electronics. Cameras will be made available to cabin groups and activity groups.			Nonprescription medication (any medications must be in the care of a supervising teacher – with the exception of inhalers and epi-pens)
		Chewing gum