Polar Bears Part 2

Hello Readers, it's Mrs. Lowe again! I was really hoping to Skype with my students from Churchill but it just didn't work out so I thought I'd post a little recap here.

I arrived in Churchill on Friday morning. My good friends picked me up at the airport and we went for lunch. After lunch we went to "The Complex." Inside is their school (K-12), the library, the hospital, a swimming pool, curling rink, hockey rink and an enormous indoor playground.

On Saturday we toured around the town and saw the Hudson's Bay, the port, the train station, and a really neat museum.

Mrs. Lowe at Hudson's Bay

Inukshuk like the one in our Learning Circle

Sunday we finally got to go on a Tundra Buggy! It felt really cold to me but our guide told us it was actually pretty warm for the bears. We saw lots of bears, a mink, and a beautiful sunset!

The Polar Bears can reach right up to the windows!

Driving the Tundra Buggy

It was a fantastic trip and I learned so much. I really enjoyed showing some of the photos to my students and teaching them all of the new things I learned about Polar Bears and the Tundra.

Polar Bears Part 1

This week we have been learning a lot about the Polar Bears in Churchill.  Today we talked on Skype with BJ from Polar Bears International while he was on a Tundra Buggy!

He answered all of our questions about Polar Bears and even showed us what the Tundra Buggy looks like on the inside.

Mr. McKiel came to hang out too.  He's the guy who gave us the stick bugs. He's also a Coordinator of Curriculum for the St. James School Division.

Tomorrow Mrs. Lowe will be going to Churchill to see the polar bears. We are hoping to talk to her on Skype from our classroom. 

We found a tiny polar bear in our classroom!

Baby Violet's First Visit

Today was a very exciting day! Baby Violet and her Mom came to visit our class for the first time.
When she arrived we sang a welcome song and we got to tickle her toes.

We asked Violet's Mom about all of the things she can do. We learned that she can cry, drink milk, sleep and is almost able to roll over.

We measured to see how big she is. We predict that next month when we see her, she will be bigger than our doll.

Before she left, we sang a special goodbye song.