Finally - This Year's Class

Hello boys and girls. Here it is... Your blog. Please take some time to let Phoebe and Natasha know what you think of the page layout. I think it looks clean and stylish. Sooner or later, you'll all have a turn designing it. I hope to stay on the sidelines of this blog so that it will be one hundred per cent student run. Here are a few pictures of some children you may recognize:

Do you remember how I tried to take a happy group picture of our new class on the last day of school? Well, here it is. You all look hot and sweaty. R O'R seems to have grown a uni-tusk. Yes, the warning signs were all there... "Run, teacher - RUN!" LOL
Back to the present: Here are some pictures of the class hard at work on their digestive system diagrams. Most are labelled and up on the class bulletin board. If you are a student from another class reading this and would like to see more cool student-made models of the human body, come by and say "hello."

Around the World in a Day

World Party

Below, find pictures from our Culture Share. I will try to get the children to write their own captions on the blog tomorrow. We are all learning a great deal about diverse cultures. We're also beginning to see common threads between different cultures and religions. Keep up the wonderful work.

MR's culture share!!

The culture I have chosen to talk to you about today is Scottish. I chose to talk about Scotland because my backround is Scottish and my grandparents are from Scotland. In 1955 my uncle Daniel and my papa came to live in Canada to work and buy a house. In 1957 my nana and my garandma came to Canada to live with my uncle Daniel and papa. Soon after everyone in my family followed. Most people in Scotland speak English, but another language that is spoken in Scotland is Gaelic. Some dances in Scotland are highland and Scottish country dancing. In Scotland there are some very good foods like, haggis which is made from oatmeal, onion and suet. Another traditional meal is mince and tatties,it is made with ground beef, carrots, onion, and potatoes.Fish and chips is anther popular meal.Two desserts that are eaten in Scotland are shortbread cookies and triffle. Lakes in Scotland are called lochs. One famous lake is Loch Ness. The Loch Ness Moster was named after it. - MR