Movember!!

 November is movement month at LBS! We are encouraging students to be active throughout the winter with a movement challenge for move-ember :).

 

Students are encouraged to keep track of their movement minutes outside of school time from November 1-30. The class that earns the most movement minutes at the end of the month will earn a special reward! Please support your child in tracking their movement minutes either on Google Classroom or hardcopy (this will be specified by your child's teacher). 

 

Let’s encourage each other to be active and healthy! See the video for more information about our at school and at home challenges for the month.

https://youtu.be/bvVI4kMnXG4

Veterans Food Drive

 Veterans Food Drive

Dear Parents and Guardians, 

The Grade 6 Students in Action Club have organized and will be running a food drive starting on November 1st and ending on November 16th. The collected food will be going to the Veterans Food Bank, as Remembrance Day is coming up and we would like to show our appreciation for our Veterans.  This also connects to our learning in preparing for the upcoming Remembrance Day assembly that Room 7 and Room 8 will be hosting. 

Please bring non-perishable food items such as: soup, pasta, baby food, cereal, peanut butter, protein or granola bars, trail mix and canned goods like fish or vegetables. Any other non-perishable items that you think of are welcomed to be donated. Don’t forget to try and bring some gluten free or nut free items in case of anyone with allergies.

Halloween at LBS/Photo Retake date reminder

 Hello families!

Please note that our class will celebrate Halloween on October 29th with some fun (and educational) activities! We will have a little parade with the students in our pods and students are welcome to wear their school appropriate costumes. Please remember that costumes may not have face masks (we will still be wearing personal protection masks), weapons or projecting violence. We hope that students of all our ages can have a fun day!

Mark your calendars if you would like your student to have photo retakes. They are on: November 2: 

Ms Mumford : ) 

Pumpkins!

 

Freezer Feastival is BACK!!

 

Metis Artist inspired artwork

Check out the beautiful artwork from room 13 & 14, inspired by Alberta Metis Artist Aaron Paquette!

 

Amazing Savings Coupon Books Reminder Oct. 7th deadline

ADmazing Savings Coupon Books

Please note: ADmazing Savings Fundraiser is coming to an end. If you wish to take advantage of these discounts and support our classroom, please complete the order form printed on the back on the ADmazing envelope and enclose the correct amount of money - $25.00 per book ordered. - directly to your child’s classroom teacher by Tuesday, October 12^th, 2021.

 

Please ensure if you are returning the book that you have not scratched off the code area for the app, as the book will not be returnable if the code is visible. 

Thank you for your support!

Ms Mumford

Problem Solving The Bridge Riddle

Some fun math and problem solving to lead us into the long weekend in Room 13 today!! Students worked in small groups to try and solve the following riddle after watching a video of the problem on Ted ED. https://youtu.be/7yDmGnA8Hw0

Do you think you can solve it? If not, ask your child to help 😉

Can you solve the bridge riddle? 

Taking that internship in a remote mountain lab might not have been the best idea. 

Pulling that lever with the skull symbol just to see what it did probably wasn’t so smart, either, but now is not the time for regrets because you need to get away from these mutant zombies fast. With you are the janitor, the lab assistant, and the old professor. 

You’ve gotten a headstart, but there’s only one way to safety: across an old rope bridge spanning a massive gorge. You can dash across in a minute, while the lab assistant takes two minutes. The janitor is a bit slower and needs five minutes, and the professor takes a whole ten minutes, holding onto the ropes every step of the way. 

By the professor’s calculations, the zombies will catch up to you in just over 17 minutes, so you only have that much time to get everyone across and cut the ropes. Unfortunately, the bridge can only hold two people at a time. To make matters worse, it’s so dark out that you can barely see, and the old lantern you grabbed on your way only illuminates a tiny area. 

Can you figure out a way to have everyone escape in time? Remember: no more than two people can cross the bridge together, anyone crossing must either hold the lantern or stay right next to it, and any of you can safely wait in the dark on either side of the gorge. 

Most importantly, everyone must be safely across before the zombies arrive. Otherwise, the first zombie could step on the bridge while people are still on it. Finally, there are no tricks to use here. You can’t swing across, use the bridge as a raft, or befriend the zombies.

Some of the thinking that happened during the process:

"I know, someone can piggyback someone else!"

"Can they leave the lantern on the bridge?"

"Can you make someone run so they are faster?"

"Can we leave the old professor to be eaten by the zombies?"

"I think the fastest and the slowest need to go first"

"The two fastest should go together and then one of them goes to get the slowest one at a time"

"This is impossible!"

"Every time we try, it takes either 18 or 19 minutes Aaahhhhhh"

"Can we take it outside at recess?"

"Don't tell us the answer!! We want to figure it out!"

"We did it!"