Owl Visit

We were so lucky to have a visit from our friend Ophelia the owl.  She came to visit with her handler Janis from the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society.  We learned so much about the Rehabilitation Center and the animals that live there, as well as many interesting facts about owls.  Ophelia had such a majestic presence in our classroom, the children were in awe! 

 

 

Some of our journal entries:

 

"What's That Smell?"

Today we explored our sense of smell. We had containers filled with a secret substance and tried to guess what it was by smelling it. There were some smells (like Parmesan Cheese and onions) that made our noses crinkle. Other smells like maple syrup and vanilla made us smile.

Genius Hour

                                                             Our challenges today:

Look at what we built: 

 

 

 

It was a challenge to keep them from falling!  Some of us decided that we would combine our towers to make them even taller.  A great lesson on working together and sharing our materials!

 

 

Who Has More?

Who Has More?
We played a card game with a simple deck of cards comparing numbers and determining who has the bigger number.

Welcome to our class!

We have been learning about the wonderful world of owls!
Here are our snowy owls that we created using squares of newspaper and white paper: