On Tuesday, our classroom went to the Fort Whyte Centre here in Winnipeg. “The Fort Whyte Centre is dedicated to providing programming, natural settings, and facilities for environmental education.” Check out their website at www.fortwhyte.org for more information about the programming provided there.
The Super Kids were thrilled to be outside enjoying nature and learning about how animals get ready for winter here in Canada. We were very lucky to have a beautiful late fall day. It was perfect for a nature hike with our leaders. The class learned about hibernation, migration, adaptions, and super naps. We looked for signs of animals getting ready for winter like squirrels nests in trees and bug holes in seeds. We even listened to try to hear the turtles and frog snore in their hibernation. 🙂
After our nature walk, the Super Kids got to see burrowing owls, groundhogs, turtles, snakes, and fish.
There is a display at the Centre of many animals that live in Manitoba. The students enjoyed touching their fur and learning about them from our leaders.
The kids loved to giant map of Winnipeg on the wall of the Fort Whyte Centre. They were determined to find our school and we did!
We did all this and made it back to our school for lunchtime! It was a busy morning full of learning and sharing what we learned at school. The students were wonderful ambassadors for our school. The group leaders comments on how well informed and respectful our groups were. I’m one proud teacher! Thank you to the three volunteers that joined us on our trip. Your help was invaluable and very much appreciated.
Yesterday, our school had our Remembrance Day assembly. All of our students were respectful of the occasion and the organizing committee put together a lovely tribute. Many students from our class performed as part of the Island Singers Choir. My Super Kids had many heartfelt questions and comments after the assembly. I write this blog entry on Nov. 11th. I want to recognize the importance of this day and thank all those men and woman who volunteer to defend our country. Lest we forget.
Wow, great photos. Looks like it was a fun trip!