The final unit in Beyond Recycling focuses around food – “real food”, specifically. We define “real food” as following the “5 N’s”: · Nutritious: healthy · Near: local · Now: seasonal · Naked: not packaged in disposable wrappers · Natural: whole foods or not heavily processed The grade 6’s were first introduced to this idea … Continued
Have you ever wondered how exactly your phone gets charged? Where does that power come from, and how does it get to you? Well, Ms. Spensley’s grade 6s found out this week. The energy unit of Beyond Recycling starts off by looking at power in British Columbia, where almost 90% of our energy comes from … Continued
What do muffins and moose and preserves have in common, you ask? They are all good food! Mrs. Spensley’s grade 5/6s closed out Beyond Recycling with a good food potluck that included muffins, moose meat, many types of preserved jams and veggies, and much more. The class’s final Beyond Recycling unit focused on food. They … Continued
Ms. Spensley’s grade 5 and 6s decided to tackle a waste EcoChallenge this year with a decorative twist. The McKim Middle School students took on the challenge of decorating Wildsight Kimberley/Cranbrook’s first ever Winter Market. Beyond Recycling starts with the students learning about the different types of waste, and what actually belongs in the trash, … Continued
The Earth Project is a chance for students to take action combing and/or building on all the topics discussed in Beyond Recycling. As a culminating activity, this project is creative, fun, and useful. Needle work has been a theme for the grade 5/6s this year with their art projects so Beyond Recycling joined in for … Continued
Waste is a major theme of Beyond Recycling, and this year the McKim students are using it as a primary theme for their action projects and investigations as well. After learning that “real food” is nutritious, natural, near, naked, and now, the students connected the dots of how tricky it can be to have enough … Continued
Water, water everywhere! Or, is it? The water unit of Beyond Recycling has some of the most fun, interactive lessons. Students at McKim Middle School have been learning about the challenges of water around the world. After learning about the concept of sustainability and trying their hand managing their own resources during the Fishing for … Continued
Sustainability is a big concept. Thinking about future generations when making everyday decisions doesn’t come naturally for most of us, but it is an important idea if we are to live within the limits of our one planet Earth. Mrs. Turcon’s class got to practice this concept while trying to keep their “village” alive in … Continued
Steph Spensley and Jaimee Pichette’s grade 5/6 class is diving into the Beyond Recycling program again for 2021/2022. The students are one of two McKim Middle School classes embarking on multi-month learning journey where they will learn all about energy, water, food, transportation from a middle school kid’s perspective. The first unit is all about … Continued
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
