Unicef

Unicef is a team that raises money for children in Africa. If you raise $10 it's enough to buy pencils and books. If you raise $60 it buys soccer balls and $102 buys bicycles so they can get to school faster. If you raise $235 it buys a school in a box which has lots of supplies. $500 buys the village a water pump and $1928 buys a school tent.  Andrew

Unicef is a company that raises money for Africa. If you raise a lot of money it buys lots of stuff for the people.  Liam

You raise money all over the world to get stuff for the poor so they stay healthy. Teagan

Ms. Martens showed us pictures from when she went to visit Africa. She got to see the MCC deliver things to Africa. Martine

We sometimes choose certain children to sponsor to get them stuff like they need like schools, fresh water and homes to live in.  Aylie

In gym Mrs. Bially challenged us to raise $60 to buy soccer balls for schools. Stephan

Island Breeze

They told us to use our WITS and just because someone comes from a different country doesn't mean you should treat them any differently. Stephan

I went to see Island Breeze at the SMCC and one of the dancers set his tongue on fire. It was awesome! Carl

We got our chins and faces painted. Autumn

They used face paint to tell stories about their families and about what they do. The ladies make their eyes wider to show their beauty and the men stick out their tongue and chest to show their strength.  Elaina

They told us a true story about what happened the night before their presentation. How a stranger tried to get in a fight and steal his vehicle. Teagan

In their country they didn't actually use faint paint. They used a bone and hammer to imprint their pictures on peoples' faces. On the girls they could only print on the chin and the men could get printed anywhere on their face. Jordan

I really enjoyed the dancing! Martine

Rudy told us that in the old days the transformation of getting the face painted was hard to get. You had to ask the chief and your family. You had to be chosen. It was hard to get and he showed us how it was done and it looked pretty painful.  Matteo

If the person who was getting the tattoo asked for it to be stopped before it was complete it brought shame to the family and the village for the rest of his life.  I wish I saw the performance of the fire. Joyce

The performer told the boys to follow the actions of the men and the girls to follow the actions of the ladies. Natasha

They like dancing and showing us how it is done in their country. They showed us how to use our WITS. Robert

Geodesic Clubhouse

Geodesic dome: Epcot Center

Today, geodesic domes come in an almost endless variety of shapes and styles.
Possibly one of the most famous domes in the world, the Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida, is a geodesic dome.

 

 

 

 

 

We build our own Geodesic Clubhouse!  It was definitely an exciting challenge! It took teamwork to build this structure. We each had a job such as rolling paper, measuring tubes, cutting, marking and assembling. Everyone had an important role in getting this structure put together!

  

Welcome Back!

Welcome back everyone! It's going to be another busy and fun year in 3-4.  We are going to learn about many things again this year.  We will be learning about Mexico, Vikings, magnets, plants, soil, structures and much more. We'll have fun discovering strength while trying several challenges such as towers and bridges this month. Stay tuned as the students blog about their learning and add pictures and video. Check back soon!

Mrs. Edel

field trip

we are going on a field this week to the mennonite village in steinbach. The museum is the kind when you go into alot of different buildings and learn about the people who lived (or worked ) in them. I think it is going to be interesting because I am a mennonite.

MY BIRTHDAY

I am having two parties because I didn't have one last year. I am having Sjusen and Janique for a sleep-over the theme is beauty.  We are walking the dogs, making explosions and having ice-cream. I was at Hershey Track Meet on my birthday. I got 1st place in relay.

by Alexa

jump rope for heart

On jump rope for heart we collected money. There are pizes, 7 levels of prizes. Each level you get one prize if you get to level 5 you get a chans to win an X Box 360. When we collected money the money goes to heart research and hospitals. Some activitie we did were Kris Kross, Scissors, and  Can Can. We raised about $30.  By Leandro,Robert