The students managed to do many different kinds of activities during the last week of school.
The students assembled and sewed their art journals this week. This is a journal they can use over the summer to write in and do art. The children had a chance to try out different stamp images and alphabets, coloured tape, alphabet stencils and drawing lessons from books by Ed Emberley.
The class learned how to use a strip of paper to make a Mobius Strip (invented by the German mathematician, August Mobius in 1858). By putting a half-twist in a circle of paper, you make a one sided piece of paper. When you cut this circle in half something very surprising happens. (Try it and see!) We also learned this is the basis of the famous recycling ring symbol. The students also learned how to use a strip of paper to join together two paperclips. A video of this paperclip trick can be found at the end of this posting.
The class learned the history of bubble gum. We read the book, POP! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy. (Did you know that bubble gum is pink because that was the only food colouring available at the time when it was first mixed?). Thanks to Ms. Farrelly for giving us the permission, to chew bubble gum in class. The students tried Bubblicious, Dubble Bubble and Bubble King bubble gum.
The students made thank you cards to thank the staff that has helped them all year. We thanked Ms. Farrelly, Norah, Francesca (gym), Ms. Kang (music), Ms. Miller (library), the lunch ladies, the snack ladies, our sign language interpreter, Kelly and Wendi and last but not least, the caretakers, who keep our school clean.
The children opened the time capsules they made back in September, 2012. It was fun to discuss the things that had changed and the things that had not changed.
Kelly brought in her pet, Sheldon, who is an African pygmy hedgehog. He is so cute! The children got to ask her questions about him, watch him swim and pet him (he feels like a hairbrush). A video of Sheldon swimming in our classroom "pool" can be found at the end of this posting.
The students had a chance to finally learn two needle knitting. The children already know how to cork (which is basically knitting in a circle) and this type of knitting looks easy but requires lots of practice to get it right. The children learned an old pioneer rhyme to help them remember the 4 parts of the knit stitch:
"In through the front door,
Once round the back (and in between the needles)
Peek through the window.
And off jumps Jack!"
The class finished watching the movie, Because of Winn-Dixie. We also got to watch some Pink Panther cartoons during our class party, on the last day of school.
And finally...the children cleaned their desks with shaving cream!
Sheldon the hedgehog...swims!
How to do the paperclip trick...
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