Wildlife Haven Comes to Lakewood School

On October 29th the Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre came to Lakewood School to talk to us.  The presenter brought a Great Horned Owl and a Swainson's Hawk, and she told us about them.  We learned many interesting facts about owls and hawks.  One thing we learned is that owls have great hearing and that their eyes do not move.  The Swainson's Hawk lives in Manitoba but it flies to Brazil for the winter.  Also, we learned that the Wildlife Haven helps people who find injured, sick, or orphaned wild animals.  At the end of the presentation, we touched the feet of a Great Grey Owl and a Great Horned Owl.  They had fur on their feet and they had sharp talons.  We enjoyed the presentation, especially seeing the owl, Max and the hawk, Avro.

Shared writing by the students in Room 11

                                                     

Lakewood Marathon 2014

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Weeding!

Rudbeckia

Pearl Everlasting

Today we went out into our butterfly garden and we weeded.  We observed a few new plants, a spider, and a caterpillar.  It was a perfect day for gardening!

Our Butterfly Garden in May

Today we cleaned up our butterfly garden.  Some of the plants have started to grow.  Antennaria, also known as Pussy Toes, has started to grow.  It grows 5 -15 cm tall and it blooms in May.  Pussytoes are a food plant for the American Painted Lady butterfly caterpillars. Heartleaf Alexander is another spring plant that has started to grow.  It has pretty yellow flowers, and it is the food plant for the caterpillars of the gorgeous Black Swallowtail butterflies.  It grows 30 - 60 cm tall, and it will bloom in June.

Pussy Toes

Heart Leaf Alexander

We found many earthworms!

Counting By 3s Song

Grade three students should be able to say the number sequence from 0 to 100 by 3s, using starting points that are multiples of 3. This music video is a great way to practice. Counting By Threes Song

Counting By 4s Song

Grade three students should be able to say the number sequence between any two given numbers from 0 to 100 by 4s, using multiples of 4. Counting By Fours Song

Science Design Challenge!

Tomorrow students will be participating in a design challenge. They will try to build the tallest structure using 48 tiny glasses. They will have 20 minutes to complete the challenge.