1) We're really enjoying reading "The 14th Goldfish" a novel about, amongst other things, the fountain of youth. We made some handprints to mirror those that are mentioned several times in the novel.
2) We had a very moving Remembrance Day ceremony in the gym, with many classes adding their interpretations. Division 4 performed a very touching piece to some word written a few years ago by a former student of Ms. Dunkley's.
3) Then after lunch we had a really spell-binding (!) visit from Dan Gainer, from UBC on volcanology. This was inspired by a blog post that one student in Division 4 wrote recently (see it here) on his Grandpa's farm in Chile... which is near a very active volcanic range. Dan gave us a general talk on volcanos, and how they are formed, hazards, and shared some of his recent experiences in Hawaii and here in BC observing active volcanos.
Dan has a knack for explaining even complicated things in a way that we could all understand. The students and I were in for quite a ride!
We even got to each take a piece of pumice home... for free!
4) Lastly, we finished the day with a great lesson from Ms. Davies, our Australian student teacher. Today we learned about Aussie slang, and we had a ball doing it!
And finally, we finished with a catchy song, a snippet of which you can hear in the video clip below:
So all in all, that was a pretty full day, with all sorts of experiences and learning opportunities.
I trust you and your family will enjoy the long weekend. I look forward to next week, and especially to our first day back, Wednesday 12 November, for our Genius Hour presentations!
