Ms Shamim’s 4/5 class made art for Earth Day. Taking seemingly unwanted or unusable objects, they flexed their creativity and came up with all sorts of fun and/or beautiful and/or useful objects. The art took a walk over to the Salmo Public Library, where it’s on display for a couple of weeks in celebration of … Continued
The grade 6 students in Mrs Gallina’s class had the chance to participate in a spirited debate about energy sources. Students spent the better part of 2 weeks, researching and learning all they could about their groups assigned energy source. Some found it difficult to advocate for an energy source they did not whole heartedly … Continued
“I liked doing this and learning about the product and how it’s made and materials,” wrote Hayden after completing the “Lifecycle of Stuff” research project. Hayden and his classmates are part of the Beyond Recycling program in Ms. Murphy’s Grade 6/7 class at Martin Morigeau school in Canal Flats, traditional territory of the Ktunaxa & … Continued
In Alyssa Rundberg’s grade 5 class at Gordon Terrace, the students are wrapping up their first Beyond Recycling unit on waste with a mini project about the lifecycles of stuff. Just like a storybook, everything we use has a beginning, middle and an end. Students have been learning about the five different stages along the … Continued
As the learning deepens, the wall in the classroom dedicated to the Beyond Recycling learning journey expands. Ms Shamim’s class in Salmo is keeping a visual record of the program, both as a reminder as well as a resource to be consulted as the program continues. It’s so great!
Students in Mrs Gallina’s class at St Mary’s Catholic School in Cranbrook, had the opportunity to learn, research and share with fellow students the lifecycle of everyday items. Students decided to vote on the items that they were interested in and with 20 students, we needed to narrow it down to 6 items. There was … Continued
(= Lifecycle of a glass bottle) Ms Machado’s grade 6’s had the formidable challenge of researching and presenting the lifecycle of various objects, and then reporting back in french! Thank goodness for Google translate, as well as the hard work and great effort working NOT in their “mother tongue”.
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
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.
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
