Mrs. Higgs and Ms. Dick grade 5/6

 In science this week, the grade 6's made parachutes and paper airplanes. We were learning about drag and the forces of flight. We made a small, medium and large parachute to see how they would fall and which one would have the most drag. We dropped them from the top of the stairwell. With our paper airplanes, we used paperclips to adjusts the weight. We tried to fly them through a hoop. The grade 5's learned about the 5 different types of wetlands in Alberta. They are swamp, fen, bog, marsh and pond. We also started to learn about food chains and food webs. In social studies the grade 6's learned about Wompum Belts and what the patterns mean. We learned about the treaty with Haudenosaunee and the Europeans. They made a peace treaty. They put all the weapons under a tree and called it the Peace Tree. If someone put their weapons there they could use the tree for shelter. The grade 5's made a grocery list to see if we could survive the Great Depression. We only had $2.50

 This week in math we learned about probability. We used the words certain, impossible and likely. We used a paper bag and put coloured tiles in it. Then we pulled out tiles one at a time and recorded the colour. We did it 20 times and recorded our answers on a t- chart. We then changed our answers into fractions.  In science, the grade 6's made balloon rockets. We blew up balloons and taped them to straws. We put the straw on a string that stretched across the room diagonally. We then let the balloons go and they shot across the room. The farthest one went almost the whole way. We were learning about propulsion and Newtons Third Law. The grade 5's had a quiz on electricity and magnetism and started a unit on Wetlands. We compared lakes to wetlands and started to learn why wetlands are important.  In social studies the grade 5's were learning about the Great Depression also known as the Dirty Thirties. We learned that the Great Depression had 10 years of drought and was pol

 In gym this week we played football. We learned how to catch and throw the football. On one of the days we played Benchball Dodgeball.  In science, the grade 5's had their electricity projects marked. We then took our projects apart. Next week we have an electricity and magnetism quiz. The grade 6's learned about the different parts of a plane and the 4 forces of flight. Avery brought an airplane, and we went outside and took turns throwing it.  In social studies, the grade 5's finished their WW1 propaganda posters. We answered some questions that described the poster. There were some extra question about the Industrial Revolution such as, "What is urbanization?" and "What is industrialization?" The grade 6's got back their test scores from the Ancient Anthens Democracy quiz. Next week we are starting to learn about Iroquois Confederacy. In music we finished our recorder unit. We played some solo recorder songs for Ms. Dafoe. We also took a paper te