Christmas Craft Party at Mr.Jungen's Cr.4/5

Slideshow is HERE

Multicultural Party

Slideshow is HERE.

Thanks to all of you for sending in such delicious food! And thanks to those of you who were able to squeeze a visit/lunch into your busy day! It was great, absolutely yummy! And it looked as though lots of you had a chance to sit and chat with each other! And I really want to thank those of you who helped set up and clean up afterwards - it was a big job and greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much, Liz Lebel.

Curling at Glean Meadows

Last Sunday some of the kids had fun on the ice and it looks like we survived without any mishaps!

A few amusing points from Dave (Michael's father, aka Instructor):

1. This is the first time that I've heard 44lb granite curling rocks referred to as "big hockey pucks".

2. In curling, we use teflon "sliders" under one foot when delivering ("shooting") rocks down the ice. I've never known sliders to be used anywhere other than under your sliding foot ... however, the boys learned very quickly that if they sat on them, they could go sliding down the ice on their bums with ease.

3. I've never known anyone to try "riding" a spinning curling rock down a sheet of ice ... until yesterday (where I actually observed this first-hand).

Anyway, I just thought I would let the parents know that all the kids were very well behaved (even with the innovative on-ice techniques that were discovered yesterday) and it was a pleasure to teach them a bit about the sport of curling.

OLYMPIAN CURLING KIDS:

Dallas, Julian & Kaelan, Michael, Misha & Martin, Nicolas, Tyler & Josh.

TD Great Canadian Shoreline cleanup

Keep Canada’s shorelines clean

all year long!

THANK YOU CANADA! Together we removed litter from over 1,200 shorelines in 2007. Your actions helped to protect animals, birds and plants that rely on these shorelines

On Monday, September 17 Mr.Jungen's gr.4-5 Fr.Im. class participated at the TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. They walked along the Patricia Bay shoreline and collected a lot of garbage.

SEE THE SLIDESHOW HERE.

Removing litter from sensitive aquatic habitats helps to restore the environment and creates healthier spaces for animals and plants to thrive. By changing attitudes about litter, these habitats will be protected and preserved from future litter-related damage.

Here are 10 easy steps for taking action today to keep your local shoreline clean and healthy.

A Day at the Royal BC Museum and Beacon Hill Park

This is a last week of school before the summer holidays.

Mr.Winkler's gr.3/4 class had a field trip to Victoria. They visited TITANIC room, Treasures of the Tsimshian exhibit, Century Hall, Part Moody, fort Victoria and Explorers exhibitions at the Royal BC Museum. Than they walked to Beacon Hill Park for a lunch. The weather was great and we had a good time.

Here is a slide show.

Track & Field Day at UVic

On June 14, 2007 grade 3, 4, 5 students from the Deep Cove Elementary School attended the Track Meet at UVic.

Goldstream and Bamberton Parks

Goldstream Park:
Estuary Espionage - the class discovered the specialized animals and plants that live in the Goldstream Estuary, and learned why estuaries are such important environments.

Bamberton Park:
Squids In the Hall - the class learned all about the most intelligent group of invertebrates, the Cephalopods; what a cephalopod is in relation to other molluscs, and then looked at some of our local species. They participated in a group dissection of store-bought squid and then learn the art of calamari cooking (and eating).

Enjoy the slideshow HERE

Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary

As a part of our unit on habitats and communities in the life sciences, we had a field trip to Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary, where we were observing native plant and animal life on the protected marshlands in Saanich.

Children compared the structures and behaviours of local animals and plants in different habitats and communities, and analysed simple food chains.

The slideshow is HERE.

Salmon Release in Tatlow/Chalet Creek

Learning through participation - fry release at Tatlow/Chalet Creek

Every child at Deep Cove participated in the "Streams of Dreams" project earlier this year. The Evidence of this program and of the children's creative abilities is expressed beautifully on our fence on West Saanich Road. This project also engaged our children in learning and activities related to "watershed conservation and renewal". As well, last year, children from Deep Cove planted trees along Tatlow Creek as a part of a "reconstruction program" designed to prepare the creek for the release of Salmon Fry.

On Friday, May 4th, our commitment to our local "Stream of Dreams" Tatlow Creek took another important step forward! Thanks to Mr.Jungen's class, who have hatched and raised our fish, we now have 4000 Coho Fry. These fry was released into the creek and all children at Deep Cove were able to do so. During the day on May 4th teachers and children walked to Tatlow Creek to release our Salmon. At the creek they were taught additional information about our local watershed by members of the Peninsula Stream Society.

The slide show of this event is HERE

Where does all our garbage go?

Mr. Jungen Grade 4/5 Fr.Im. on the field trip to Hartland Landfill.

24 April, 2007

Children from Deep Cove School on their field trip discovered how garbage and recycling are managed at the Hartland Landfill - one of the most technologically advanced in Canada.

Sing the Song

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Sing the Song

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The Wizard of Oz.

Mr. Winkler and his Gr. 3/4 Fr.Im. class made a great presentation on February 14th. The Wizard of Oz!!! See the slideshow HERE.