Hello Room 8 families,

What have we been up to in Room 8? Well...

Over the last week we began an inquiry about beavers. We received a Nature Kit from the City of Calgary with beaver artifacts to explore. Check them out below! We then listened to the  Ojibwe legend of How the beaver lost it's tail and talked about the lesson of this story being that you should be thankful for the things you have.

Next, we had some very important questions about beavers. What structural adaptations do they have? How do those adaptations help them survive? Where do they live? What is a beaver lodge? How do beavers get into their lodge? How many chambers (or rooms) do beavers have in their lodge? What is a beaver dam? Why do beavers build a dam? And so much more! 

Our next step is to build a beaver dam! Today we talked about the important materials we will need. We also created a 'bird's eye' blueprint of what our dam may look like.

Tomorrow we are going to create a model of a beaver dam using a tray with mud, rocks, and sticks. Our goal is to make sure that no water will get through.

We will keep you posted as to how our beaver dams turn out!

Volunteers 

We are still looking for parent volunteers for our in-school field trip on June 1st from 9:00-11:00am and our June 9th field trip to the Calgary Zoo from 9:00am-2:45pm.

Please contact the office to ensure you have your police clearance. Once your clearance is official you can email Mrs. Melindy to confirm a volunteer position. 

Upcoming Dates:

May 10th - Building beaver dams

May 11th - Jersey Day

May 12th - Fun Lunch OPA

May 13th - School Shirt Day

May 20th - No School PD Day

May 21st - No School Victoria Day

May 26th - Fun Lunch EDO (Order here)

June 1st - Teacher's Pet In-school Field Trip

June 9th - Calgary Zoo Field Trip