Welcome to the 2014-15 School Year!

This year, our class blog, SYNERGY, will be continuing. The definition of synergy is two or more things working together in order to create something that is bigger or greater than the sum of their individual efforts. Throughout the school year, our class will be working together, understanding that through cooperation, we can accomplish anything we set our minds on!

As in the previous year, the students will be preparing text and images to share with parents and friends who wish to explore our blog. You are encouraged to comment on our postings.

All work on this site is for your enjoyment and is not for assessment or evaluation purposes.

The students will be encouraged to compose items to stand alone or to accompany a photograph or a piece of personal artwork.

The new school year will begin with a focus on building a community of cooperative and respectful citizens, caring for our environment, our bodies and other people and animals that we share our earth with.

Look for our postings beginning September 15th!

Ms. de Groot and the Grade 5/6 class

GPS Fun at Gould Lake Conservation Area!

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Dan used hula hoops to help him explain how the GPS system works because in my opinion there is only a limited space that you can get GPS service. Each tower that holds GPS power for cars, military, (etc.)  can only go so far. Dan told us that he only used hula hoops proportionally because they are like a smaller version of the real towers. The GPS tower sends out signals that make the GPS always know where you are and where you want to go. Dan helped us understand the meaning of GPS towers better with hula hoops than if there were no hula hoops.
 by Maeve 

The failed Quest Back To Planet Earth

One day, a leprechaun with a pimple on his neck, and a boxer from Kentucky, that had a mole on his nose, and one eye, went out on a honeymoon to Mars. They stole a giant Rocket ship with a red point on the top to get to Mars. They forced the people on board of the Rocket ship to take them to Mars, or else they would put them in the engine. So they took the leprechaun and the boxer to Mars, for their honey moon. They got to Mars and had their honey moon. Once they were done their honey moon they decided that they wanted to swim back to Earth. When they started swimming back to Earth, an alien ship that was shaped like a saucer came and kidnapped them, and brought them back to Mars. The aliens left them tied up in the rope that they got kidnapped in. The boxer and the leprechaun fought to get the rope off.  After two days they finally got it off by chewing it. After walking on Mars for another two days looking for their rocket ship they started to starve. After one more day of looking for the rocket ship they finally found it. The people that they forced to take them up to Mars had died. So they had to figure out how to run it, but first they had to find out how to get the chain off of the rocket ship. They found a dead body in a corner that was enclosed. The person had a gold key in their back pocket. The leprechaun and the boxer did “Rock, Paper, Scissors” to see who had to grab it. The boxer lost and he had to grab the gold key. After they unlocked the chain they found some instructions to the rocket, but they didn’t follow them. When they tried to land back on Earth they crashed and died. When they got buried the grave stone said “P.S we haven’t had a good honey moon yet.”       

By: Seth and Noah
Edited By: Riley
Senior Editor: Kendyl

Alien, Boxer, and Pirate Are Enemies

In space there was a   boxer bunny fighting a slimy alien and boxer bunny was winning because they were enemies. They had a problem. The green funny alien lost in a game of soccer. This alien doesn't like to lose so the Alien punched the boxer through the wrestling ring. The mean Pirate saw them fighting, and then the pirate broke the fight up. The pirate with a big lumpy nose took them to his pirate spaceship, walked them down the plank and then they started to float to Pluto. They got lost in Pluto so they flew away to Jupiter.

Written By: Owen

Edited By: Mrs. Sproule and Mrs. Jamieson

Bob

There once was a man named Bob.

Who turned into a real mean slob.

 Who ate a bag of cheezies.

 Then got the real bad queezies.

 Who fell into a real long sob.

Written By: Warren

 Senior Editor: Jessica

A Limerick About Corn

There was a man named corn.

 Who had a big fat horn.

 Who suddenly had spots.

 That were shaped like pots.

 Who wakes early in the morn.  

Written By Noah

Senior Editor: Jessica

Pizza Party!

The Pizza Party

On Friday, March 21, 2014 the grade Sk/1s came to our class to give us pizzas. The Sk/1s made a trade with us, which were pancakes for felt pizza. Our class did a whole bunch of math just for felt pizza! The math wasn’t fun.;[  In the end of the whole math thing we got two large pizzas and two pieces of pizza. On one pizza we got Meat Lover’s and on the other we got All Dressed. On the two pieces we also got All Dressed. The Sk/1s were very good at counting the money that we gave them and giving us the change back that they needed to. I thought that the pizza was yummy.     

Written By: Seth

Editor: Riley

Senior Editors:Jessica and Kendyl