7 Billion People

Mme Eyjolfson has been talking about how the world has changed since the time of the voyageurs in the 1800. The world population at that time was 1 billion. In October 2011, the world population reached 7 billion. Today our class watched a National Geographic video which tells a little about how the world has changed: population, where we live, mega cities, technology etc. We also discussed that the life expectancy of a person in 1800 would have been 40-50 years old and today it is 75-80 years old.

Please click on the following link to watch the video: National Geographic video

Here is a cool website that talks about the world's population: Population

Atlas GéoCircus

On January 23, the grade 5 students attended a play at the Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre entitled GéoCircus. This one man show features: Atlas - a world traveller and juggler. If you want to learn more about circus and geography, just take a quick trip around the world with Atlas GeoCircus! Atlas also provided us with information about how to save water.

You can find out more at the following website: http://atlasgeocircus.com/fr/

Helping Others at Christmas Time

Thank you to all the parents and students who gave so generously to our adopt-a-family project. We have enabled a family to celebrate Christmas and in return we all feel joy in knowing that we have helped a family in need. Thank you to the teachers who will be delivering the hampers to each family today and tomorrow!

Today, our grade 5 students went to the Christmas Cheerboard to help pack boxes for hampers. They packed 350 boxes. Way to go! In addition, they brought 2 boxes of donated food and all the mittens, scarves and hats from our mitten tree.

At our holiday concerts on Wednesday & Thursday, we will be collecting non-perishable items for the Cheerboard.

These projects provided the staff and students of École Assiniboine the opportunity to participate and feel the true meaning of Christmas. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Adopt a Family

Grade 4/5 room 11, grade 4 room 12 and grade 5 room 22 have decided to participate in the Adopt-a-Family program. We will keep an updated list of what we have received. Here is a list of the items we need/have for the family:
Items Needed	How many we need	Items received so far
Bread	4 loaves - DONE
Cake Mix	1 box	1 box - DONE
Candy	1.5 lbs	2 bag - DONE
Cereal	2 large boxes	2 boxes - DONE
Chips	3 bags	4 bags - DONE
Cookies	3 pkgs.	1 pkg.
Cranberry Sauce	3 cans	3 cans - DONE
Eggs	3 doz.	1 doz.
Fruit	4 cans	4 cans - DONE
Jam or Honey	3 jars	3 jars - DONE
Jelly Powder	3 pkgs.	3 pkgs. - DONE
Juice	2L	2 L - DONE
Milk	6L	4 L
Nuts	3 cans
Oatmeal	3 pkgs.	3 pkgs. - DONE
Onions	1 med. bag	1 bags - DONE
Pancake Mix	3 pkgs.	3 pkgs. - DONE
Pancake Syrup	1 reg. bottle	1 bottle - DONE
Pasta	3 pkgs.	5 pkgs. - DONE
Pasta Sauce	3 cans	3 jars - DONE
Peanut Butter	3 jars	3 jars - DONE
Potatoes	10 lb bag	1 bags - DONE
Pudding	3 pkgs.	4 pkgs. -  DONE
Rice	3 pkgs.	2 pkgs. -
Margarine	1 med.	1 pkg. DONE
Gravy	3 cans/pkgs.	3 pkgs. - DONE
Crackers	2 boxes	2 boxes -  DONE
Soup	4 cans	6 cans -  DONE
Sugar	3 kg.	3kg - DONE
Tea or Coffee	3 pkgs.	1 pkg.
Tuna/Salmon	4 cans	5 cans - DONE
Turkey	15-17 lbs.	1 Turkey - DONE
Vegetables	4 cans	6 cans - DONE

We have also received: hamburger helper, granola bars, 3 cans of beans in tomato sauce, box of stuffing, can of ham, 2 boxes of Kraft Dinner, box of oranges,
GIFTS: a stuffed toy, lots of play dough, play dough tools, 2 slap rockets, 1 ball, 2 Rubik's cubes, 1 box of marker/ drawing paper, books, Sweater for each child, Lego X2, doll, Candles & holder for the parents

Upcoming Activities & Events

Tis the season....

Our class will be participating in many activities during the next two weeks. Here is a reminder of some dates and events.

Monday December 10 - French for Life presentation - we will learn why French is important and how we are lucky to learn a second language

Tuesday December 11 - Choir singing at Golden West Centennial Lodge from 10:00 - 11:30 am

Thursday December 13 - Special lunch to thank Patrols & Gérants de Conflits for their hard work

Monday December 17 - Grade 5 students will help pack hampers at the Christmas Cheer Board from 12:30 - 2:30 pm

Wednesday December  19  - Kindergarten and Grade 1 Holiday Concert at 1:00 & 6:30 pm

Thursday December 20 -  Grade 2 & 3 Holiday Concert at 1:00 & 6:30 pm

Friday December 21 - Last day of school  - We will have our mug exchange and hot chocolate party in the morning and go bowling at St. James lanes in the afternoon. Let me know if you would like to join us for one or both of these events!

Mission Assiniboine

November 12-17, was bullying awareness week and this year's theme was "Stand Up! (to bullying). On Thursday, November 15, all students at École Assiniboine participated in an activity day focusing on respect, responsibility, friendship, and bullying. Students and teachers wore pink in honour of our anti-bullying campaign and Mme Hussey handed out "Not in our School" bands for the students.

In the gym, students participated in ten stations that focused on cooperation and getting along with others. Before earning their checkmark, they also answered questions about how to solve problems and act respectfully. In the classrooms, students participated in a variety of activities about bullying, friendship, kindness, feelings, politeness, encouraging others, good behaviour and how to solve a problem. Some stations included: the Smartboard, making a bracelet, drawing, writing, poetry, discussions, drama, creating a song or dance and a puppet show. 

In addition, the older students had the opportunity to act as a leader to a younger partner. They participated in all the activities together. It was a fantastic day and fun was had by all!

Science Design Process

We have been studying Rocks & Minerals during our science classes. We learned that many products and items we use everyday are formed with minerals. Our class used sodium bicarbonate and calcium carbonate along with some flavourings to make our own toothpaste. It was a lot of fun to measure and create the toothpaste in a little dixie cup. Although, we tried our best, it did not taste great! Most students took the toothpaste home to try it for their evening ritual. We also designed and created a new box for our creation. Overall, it seems that Colgate and Crest have a corner on the market.