What's my password?

Sorry there are no photos for this post. The pics are on the class iPad, and I can't remember my password to access the blog on the class iPad, so I'm posting from my phone.  Age + technology = yikes. 

Thanks for sending in so many boxes, tp rolls, etc. we are studying 3-D shapes with them for Math. 

We're still reciting Dennis Lee poems on Fridays. They are always a delight to listen to.  All the children should have a copy of his/her poem. If not, please email me and I'll get a copy to your child's mailbox. 

Over and out. Photos forthcoming....

Our Wonderful Docents

Jen, Nancy and Nicole led our rambunctious groups through the stations with great knowledge, good senses of humour and lots of interesting activities.

Our hatchery tour

As we toured the hatchery we learned about the different species of Salmon, the salmon life cycle in the hatchery and saw the salmon eggs in the heath trays, fry in the growing tanks and smolt in the ponds. They sure jumped out of the water when we fed them.

Stream Survey

We had to measure the stream's width, clarity, type of bottom cover, temperature and make sure that the stream was a good place for salmon fry. We even saw some live fry that had been born in the creek.

Seymour Hatchery

Wow, that was an incredible day of learning about salmon. The Aquatic invertebrates station had us in the river with our hipwaders, nets and brushes, and in the classroom we looked at the animals under the microscopes. Caddis fly nymphs are so cool.

Seymour Hatchery Father's Day Poster

FYI for Father's Day ... put it on your calendar

Farewell, salmon!

We couldn't have asked for a nicer day to release our salmon into the wild. 

This morning, we drove to Hunter Park in Lynn Valley. Hastings Creek runs through it, and there was a perfect section of stream for us to release all 136 fry.  It was level, shady, and had some undercut bank. What else made it suitable for our fish?

We spoke privately to our fish before we let them go. 

A walk in the woods was in order. This park is a hidden gem in North Van. There is so much to see in it. This was a very tactile experience for the kids. They touched everything they could get their hands on. 

Ms. Schnetzler had so many interesting facts to share about the forest. One of the best connections was seeing the notches that loggers used to cut into stumps for their springboards--we learned about those a few weeks ago at the North Van Museum and Archives, and here was evidence of the real thing. Awesome. 

No notches on this part of the stump; just some nice chickens. 

Check out this old skid that loggers used to drag logs along. 

Hey, who's that coming through the stump?!

Even dead trees are an important part of the forest ecosystem. This one houses many bugs, and then birds come to eat the bugs. 

The trail led us to a fish ladder. It's not time for the fish to be using it yet. 

Colin experienced it the most, as in his boots were submerged!

Skye helped Colin get the water out of his boots. 

Iman's air cast didn't hold him back one bit. 

We had innovative ways of crossing the creek, too. 

Some of us struggled with balancing on the wobbly log. Tyler's mum went in, too fast for me to focus!

It was a perfect morning. 

Farewell, salmon!

We couldn't have asked for a nicer day to release our salmon into the wild. 

This morning, we drove to Hunter Park in Lynn Valley. Hastings Creek runs through it, and there was a perfect section of stream for us to release all 136 fry.  It was level, shady, and had some undercut bank. What else made it suitable for our fish?

We spoke privately to our fish before we let them go. 

A walk in the woods was in order. This park is a hidden gem in North Van. There is so much to see in it. This was a very tactile experience for the kids. They touched everything they could get their hands on. 

Ms. Schnetzler had so many interesting facts to share about the forest. One of the best connections was seeing the notches that loggers used to cut into stumps for their springboards--we learned about those a few weeks ago at the North Van Museum and Archives, and here was evidence of the real thing. Awesome. 

No notches on this part of the stump; just some nice chickens. 

Check out this old skid that loggers used to drag logs along. 

Hey, who's that coming through the stump?!

Even dead trees are an important part of the forest ecosystem. This one houses many bugs, and then birds come to eat the bugs. 

The trail led us to a fish ladder. It's not time for the fish to be using it yet. 

Colin experienced it the most, as in his boots were submerged!

Skye helped Colin get the water out of his boots. 

Iman's air cast didn't hold him back one bit. 

We had innovative ways of crossing the creek, too. 

Some of us struggled with balancing on the wobbly log. Tyler's mum went in, too fast for me to focus!

It was a perfect morning.