Mr. Hobbs Blog: January 24th

Highlights

Physical Education

Students have been participating in an introductory gymnastics activity called Mission Impossible. During this activity, students attempted to pass various obstacles as they took on the role of secret agents.

Locked Room

Students continue to create their Locked Room concepts. We have specifically been looking at creating engaging grade level challenges. You can check out some examples below.

Math

Next week we will be starting a long division. We encourage you to have your child regularly practice multiplication facts up to 10x10 at home to be successful with this unit. Please see our “Helpful Links” tab on the side for various resources to help you practice at home.

Social Studies

This week, students took on the role of a fur trader around the early to mid 1500s as part of the Amazing Race Canada. Many early European settlers came to Canada due to the demand in Europe for beaver fur. “In Europe, beaver fur was used on the robes of kings and queens and other powerful people. By the early 1600s, it was being used to make hats. Word spread quickly that fur was plentiful in the newly found land.” (Source: Voice of Canada) Many European settlers relied on the help of First Nations people to obtain furs, based on their knowledge of the land and traditional trapping methods. Over time, two rival fur trading companies were established, The Hudson’s Bay Company and The North West Company. These companies would allow First Nations people to exchange furs for manufactured goods such as knives, kettles, beads, and blankets.

Science

In Chemistry, students have been learning about the States of Matter. We created Ooblek, and talked about the difference between a Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluid. Sir Isaac Newton proposed that fluids should flow at a predictable, constant rate. Many fluids do indeed behave this way and are called “Newtonian” fluids. Water is a perfect example of a Newtonian fluid: when you are in a swimming pool, water flows around you whether you are moving around quickly or slowly. Oobleck belongs to a class of materials known as “non-Newtonian” fluids. Unlike water and other Newtonian fluids, non-Newtonian fluids respond differently depending on how quickly you try to move them around. If you could go swimming in a pool of Oobleck, the Oobleck would feel like a liquid when you moved slowly, but would act like a solid if you tried to swim around quickly.

Axolotl

Thank you to Mrs. Shaundell for bringing in your pet Axolotls this week. Students had a great time viewing and asking questions about these incredibly interesting animals!

Used Skates

Sandstone MacEwan Community Association has been collecting used skates for kids in the community who cannot afford to skate. If you are a family who would like to receive or who would like to donate skates, please contact info@sandstomemacewan.com. As well, if you are interested, there is a family willing to do some sharpening and some intro lessons! What a great opportunity!