2013
Vol. LXII, No. 25
96 pages
May 13, 2014
Always better – always better read
Photo by Ron Pilger
Project-Based Learning
Grade 4b students, Karson Lindstrand, Kaden Van Petten, Jessika Daniels and Brandon Fletcher take a turn tending the vegetable containers planted by classmates.
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Staff and Administrators at Ecolé Sifton School believe strongly in Project-Based Learning. Students receive instruction based on authentic learning experiences involving multiple aspects of a particular subject. Teacher Vicky Barclay’s first project began as part of her Grade 4 science class, in the unit titled Plant Growth and Changes. Students first did research on a variety of vegetables. They then partnered with CCHS wood working instructor Hans Haugen and his grade 7 students from Charlie Killam School to plan and build planting containers. In recent weeks, Ecolé Sifton students planted seeds in the correct soil mix. Over the remaining school term they will nurture their plants by carefully watering, weeding and fertilizing. As June concludes, the students will harvest their crop and share their bounty with other students of the school at a vegetable feast – an event currently being planned. The process has also spread to additional classrooms. In Language Arts, the students created a How-To brochure that provides instruction for people interested in planning and planting their own portable gardens.
News Features
Snowbirds cleared for Camrose take-off . . . . . . . 4 Legion prepares for cenotaph move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 CCHS students aim for future dreams. . . . . . . . . . 20 St. Mary’s Hospital honours volunteers . . . . . . . 23
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