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We are all learning about cells because some of our Grade 6 students have brought their projects into the library learning commons! Younger students are enjoying looking at the models and wondering if they will get to make one when they are in Grade 6! Why not make a model of something you are interested in? Raid your recycling box, grab some scissors and glue and away you go!

Kahoot it!

This week students in Grades 2-4 are having a friendly competition playing Kahoot!  We are seeing who can remember the main ideas and events in the Surrey Schools' Picture Book of the Year nominated titles.  The game is played with iPads and students try to answer the questions as quickly and as accurately as possible.  This game is lots of fun and is a great tool to review concepts.

Rodeo Scavenger Hunt

We've been talking about cowboys and cowgirls all week because the Cloverdale Rodeo is coming up this weekend, right here in our community. Grade 4's had fun with the scavenger hunt. They worked in teams of 2 or 3, and using an iPad, they searched for the answers, having one team member be the recorder. Students loved this activity and learned about how to search and read carefully for the information they were looking for.

Rodeo artwork was done on the app called "Draw and Tell" by younger students. 

Our Sweet Potato

What great success we've had in growing our sweet potato! It took a while to get going but is now looking very robust. After a little more research, we found out that new sweet potato plants grow from slips that have been rooted before being planted. So I twisted off three of the slips (the stems with leaves) and have put them in water to see if they will root. Have you ever grown a sweet potato?

Update: May 25th

Update:  June 8th

The sweet potato slips have now been planted!  Thanks to my grandson, Isaac, for finding a place for them to grow in his garden.  I wonder how big the plants will get? I wonder if we will get any sweet potoatoes in the fall?

The Imaginary Garden

This week we have enjoyed reading, The Imaginary Garden, by Andrew Larsen, and worked hard to create our own imaginary garden wall in the library learning commons. What a beautiful garden!

What is your favourite flower?  I love hydrangeas and roses! Do you think gardens are important? Why?
Do you have a garden? What do you grow?  Please tell us in the comments section below.