Grounds for Change offers a free weeding program Wild about Weeding every Fall. We were lucky to get this oportunity, as it offers an insight into successful methods for planning our landscape. Our naturalization area complements our classroom teaching connected to the program of studies. Today an expert from Calgary Zoo came to Vista Heights to lead short lessons about weeds and their identification. We went out to the natural area for our weeding session.

The Grounds for Change program gave our students an experience of working in our natural area. The program translates knowledge into effective integrated learning which maximize meaningful learning opportunities that arise from our natural area.  

Thank you Mrs. Anan Gr: 2/3 for being our buddies for this year. We went out together for our weeding session. 

An expert from Calgary Zoo

Ask me about our adventure....

             
                    

                                       Ask me about what we did first....
                                       What did we do next.....
                                        Then.....
                                        Finally...

                   Michelle explained what weeds are and what do they look like......

          

          

           

                     Ask me which weed did I pull out with my buddy?
         
        
                 
                                  Look at us weeding our garden....

        

               I found a prickly one...(thistle)                 Looking for weeds....

        

            Talking about... weeds look like                Vista gardners at work

        

         Michelle showing us Quack grass              I found a weed..

          

                 Yeah!! I found one                            A ladybug on Mrs. Anan's wrist

        

                                        Excited to show the weeds to everyone

        

                                     Working with our buddies

        
   
                                         Vista gardners weeding away.....

       

                             Enjoyed being out in our natural area

       

     
                   
                   
                             Michelle explaining what weeds are....

       

                                Ask me about this.......

We read the book,
                                

        Ask me about this book. We learnt that we all are special and beautiful in our own way...
             By putting make up or dressing up like others,  can not become someone else.
                                 Ask me how I am special and unique?

                          

                          Ask me how am I  different?
                   Our skin colour, the food we like to eat...
                     My favourite colour, sport, song....

WE ALL HAVE THE SAME FEELINGS, IF SOMEONE IS MEAN OR  HITS US. WE ALL FEEL SAD. WE NEED TO BE KIND AND RESPECT EACH OTHER....


Ask me how was I kind, helpful, a good listener and how        
                     I shared with a friend?

Terry Fox Run tomorrow

Thursday afternoon, September 26, 

 as part of our 'Vista Virtues' activity day.

    Tomorrow is the last day the students will be collecting coins to contribute

 to Terry Fox Cancer Research.  

                                Your donation is greatly appreciated!  
                                               
                                             Thanks,
                                                Mrs. Malik