Happy Ukrainian Easter! Today we read "Rechenka's Eggs" and learned about traditional Pysanky Eggs to kick off our Ukraine unit! Students will add oil pastels and paint tomorrow to finish their designs! #hawkwood3s#ukranianart#pysankyeggs
Today we practiced our multiplication facts outside with chalk! Students created hopscotches and flowers for multiplication facts up to 5 × 5! #hawkwood3s#CBEmath#multiplication
The Challenge: build a skyscraper skeleton that is at least 60 cm tall, has multiple floors, and can hold the weight of a text book! #designthinking#CBEstem#hawkwood3s
Today we began learning about soil. We collected soil samples from all around the school. We began to notice layers of earth forming in our cups! #geology#hawkwood3s
So much fun at the Glenbow Museum! Students examined rocks and classified them as igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary. #jrgeologists@Glenbow#hawkwood3s
Congratulations and thank you all of our @HawkwoodSchool Community Families for supporting our #TerryFoxRun2018 . We exceeded our $3500 target so Mr. Lang got his hair colored and Mr. J got his removed! #yycbe
Today we measured a giant mammoth sunflower from Mrs. C's garden. First we estimated how tall we thought it was. Then we used meter sticks to find its exact measurement; it is 257 1/2 cm tall! #cbemath#hawkwood3s#measurement
Students measured different objects around the classroom with hands, feet, books, pencils, and other nonstandard forms! #CBEMath#measurement#hawkwood3s
Today we examined different types of rocks! Students made predictions about what type of rocks they saw using vocabulary (metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary). #hawkwood3s#geology
Today we learned about the 7 continents and 5 oceans. We also reviewed the cardinal directions and used them to describe the continents and their relationship to Canada. #geography#hawkwood3s