We've been learning about different indigenous peoples around the world. Along with learning how they make decisions, interactions with the environment, traditional ways, and current life, we've been choosing one "fun" activity from each culture - playing a game called Sahkku from the Sami people, learning a Bedouin traditional greeting, and now learning a Māori drum game. You probably can't even hear the music in the below video (or a distinct beat, if we're being honest...), but they sure had fun! Haha! Hope everyone had a great long weekend!

Thanks to all who came to student-led conferences! Not many pictures again this week... We certainly have been enjoying the warm weather with PE outside and even a picnic lunch and story time. 

Highlights from the week included enjoying the summery weather for PE, our Earth Day field trip to Lower Post, and drumming/hand games with a group from NWT.

Another week that I forgot to snap photos of most of our shenanigans... This week we got to learn about geothermal energy from the Lower Post team with great info, fun games, and gifts. We also got to enjoy a visit from RPAY (Recreation and Parks Association of Yukon) who taught us many new games (pictured here). 

Pictured here: Earth Day festivities, including planting plants. We also made (and of course devoured) homemade bread. "Guess that landform" was a highlight in Science. Students also started working on their final writing projects - some dragon fairytales, and they're shaping up to be pretty interesting!

A week filled with music classes (featured here is "The Cup Song," to practice following a beat and using percussion, although we also had great fun reading notes to play "Old Macdonald" with the boomwhackers, too). A few of the students noticed all of the trash starting to pop up under the snow and asked if we could clean some up. Their wish is my command! What great role models! We also started our erosion and landforms unit with some cookie mining!

The week's special events included ice fishing (none caught, apparently many seen), learning about (and how to) pow wow dance from an Ojibway woman, and all things Easter - hunts, eggs, and treats. 

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break. This week we enjoyed many special activities - learning about pemmican, Cabane à sucre (sugar shack), and flying kites. It was great to see most of you at conferences, too. Have a good week!

We did some knitting this week, wrapped up after school clubs, and finished off the week having a blast skating! Thanks to those who helped tie skates!

Our sports week was lots of fun with Arctic Sports, Capture the Flag, and a Thursday afternoon filled with hand games and a teachers vs students soccer game. We also finished off our Science Force & Motion unit with non-contact forces (magnets and static) and students had to design a toy that moves to demonstrate their learning and celebrated Pink Shirt Day.