This year at McKim Middle School, two grade 5/6 classes are going Beyond Recycling. The students are embarking on multi-month learning journey where they will learn all about energy, water, food, transportation from a middle school kid’s perspective. But before going beyond, Mrs. Turcon’s class spent some time learning about recycling and other types of … Continued
Mr. Karran, the Gr.7 teacher at Kinnaird Elementary School in Castlegar, become the Fossil Fuel Chef in the Beyond Recycling lesson tilted “Its a Plastic World”. The students witnessed their teacher dress up as a chef, laughing at the apron and chef hat, while learning the ingredients to make fossil fuels. This recipe included salt … Continued
The ever changing timeline of trash – how as humans the types and amounts of things we use and throw away has changed is a fascinating topic. Not least for our Arrow Heights Elementary Grade Five and Six students, as we got to spend our lesson time travelling, diving into the timeline of trash that … Continued
On a cool and misty first day of December, the Grade 5’s from Begbie View Elementary took a journey across town, to the outer reaches of the City of Revelstoke, to the mysterious lands of the Revelstoke Transfer Station and Landfill. Locked in on one aspect by the mighty Boulder and Frisby Mountains and … Continued
Grade 5/6 students from Mr. Dustin Winzer’s class at Valemount Elementary School discovered the origins of many familiar products. Looking at raw materials, they attempted to determine what could be manufactured. Jeans, aluminum cans, glass jars, batteries, soccer balls and pencils were the products they did further research on to become the experts and teach … Continued
Grade 4/5 from Salmo Elementary made thank you cards for RDCK and WM’s hosting of a great field trip, where we learned what happens after we get rid of our waste and recycling.
Isabella Dicken Elementary School (IDES) students are moving, grooving, and finding ways to change the plastic world they live in. During this awesome lesson, Mrs. Conlin’s grade 6 class listed the plastics they use and touch everyday at home and at school. The students were amazed with how many plastic items they could come up … Continued
Mr. Fortin’s grade 5/6 class at Isabella Dicken Elementary school travelled back in time to explore the history of waste. The class started with brainstorming what the word ‘waste’ meant. How do we think about waste? Then we discussed what words would describe trash or garbage when using their senses (taste, smell, sound, touch and … Continued
This week at Erickson Elementary we got to reap the harvest of our earlier work in the spring by harvesting delicious produce from the school garden! What a treat and a way to celebrate the end of the school year. The students munched lettuce, kale, spinach, radishes -even the tops of onions. We also supplemented … Continued
This spring, Ms. B-W’s grade 4/5 class has been busy learning to become good stewards of the land. In March they participated in a Student Action Plan with the Know Your Watershed program to do a river side clean up along the Columbia River that runs close to their school. They incorporated previous learning from … Continued
