Science Fair Night - April 15th

Last night we hosted our Grade 5 Science Fair event. Everybody was excited to show off their hard work.
So many parents and siblings came to this event, and they were keen to ask questions. At first, some of us were a bit nervous because this was our first Science Fair ever and we weren't exactly sure what was going to happen once all the parents arrived.We all had fun talking to the parents but there were so many of them that some of us ended up with sore throats! Science Fair Night was definitely fun but it got a bit boring at times because we seemed to be saying the same things over and over.
We thought that it was awesome to have our parents come in to examine our final projects and take a look at the other classes' projects, too.We all agree that Science Fair is a great experience, and we can't wait to do another experiment next year in Grade 6!Posted by: the kids of 5C

Pink Shirt Day - April 14th

Today we wore pink shirts to school. We did this because a student in Nova Scotia wore a pink shirt to school one day and he was bullied and called names by some other students. A group of older students decided to stand up for this student and asked everybody else to wear pink shirts to school on the following day.
Class 5C made a photo montage about property abuse, and it was shown at today's assembly along with the other Grade 5 classes' contributions. Most of the assembly was dedicated to raising awareness about bullying and finding ways to make our student relationships stronger.We enjoyed wearing our pink shirts. Some other people wore pink glasses, pink baseball caps, and pink scarves.Posted by: Cameron & Charlotte C.

Grade 5 Legacy - April 13th & 14th

Legacy is a program that the Grade 5s have been doing for some time. Parents drop off their recyclable plastic bottles, juice boxes and pop cans, and we get money for these items so that we can buy supplies for the school. We have purchased many great items with the money raised through Legacy including benches for outside our classrooms, digital cameras for each Homeroom class, easels and stands, sports equipment, and a document camera.This week's Legacy was hard work and figuratively back-breaking! It was fun emptying bags and bags of bottles and cans.
It was tiring because we had to wake up early each morning and had to bend down many times while we sorted the recyclables. Even though it was tiring it was worthwhile.Overall, this week's Legacy experience was superb, and we were glad that we could help the planet!

Posted by: Alex G., Amber & Jesse

Vancouver Art Gallery Field Trip - April 12th

Today Classes 5C and 5W went to the Vancouver Art Gallery to see The Mechanics of Man and Visceral Bodies exhibits. The 34 original pen and ink sketches of the human body showcased Leonardo da Vinci's work from 500 years ago. We also saw contemporary artwork of the human body. The two exhibits were very different but they were both amazing! When we looked at Leonardo's sketches they were anatomically correct. But when we looked at the contemporary artists' work, it was more abstract. There were even some sculptures that everyone saw as something different from the person next to them! We had very experienced and knowledgeable docents who guided us through the exhibits. Overall our trip was a very memorable experience!!
Posted by: Charlotte T. and Cameron

5C's Public Speaking Semi-Finalists - March 22nd

Congratulations to Class 5C's three public speaking semi-finalists: Charlotte T., Alex Z., and Lauren (with our judge, Dr. Kasapi)!

The Food Bank Thanks Class 5C - March 3rd

This week, our class received a letter of congratulations and a Certificate of Appreciation from the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. We were thanked for making such a generous donation of non-perishable food items to their annual Christmas campaign.At this morning's assembly, Charlotte C. accepted the certificate from Mrs. Richmond on behalf of our class.

Well done, 5C!

Pig Heart Dissection Lab - February 4th

Today in Class 5C we had a great experience dissecting pigs' hearts!!!






































We had four special guests (Class 5C parents) to come in and help us with the process. Special thanks to Mrs.Kelsall (our school nurse), Mr. MacRae, Mr. Gulstene and Dr. Bird.
















Class 5C had a wonderful ("non-barfing") time cutting open pig hearts...fun! We learned so much and we are so thankful that we had the opportunity to do such an amazing activity. Many of the students enjoyed touching and cutting the pig hearts, though some others felt a little sick.












Overall it was an incredible experience!

Posted by: Brendan, Cameron, Emma and Jason