Welcome to École Boundary Library
Hello everyone,
How are you? I hope that you and your family are well. I am wondering what you are up to and what are you reading? Look at what I found today, a huge bear! I wonder if the bear was waiting for me? Well, it made me smile! I think people love seeing your messages, hearts, rocks and teddies - I sure do!
Things are changing and people are beginning to move around and go out a bit more. This might make us feel happy, excited, sad, scared, or just a little crazy. Remember that you are not alone, we all feel that way!
Remember that we need to be patient, kind, get lots of sleep, eat properly and... WASH OUR HANDS!
Have a look at the Stresslor Video below, it is good to practice to find ways to learn about stress and how to use it in a positive way!
Watch the video below to learn about stress and what it does to our body, both good and bad.
Once you have watched the video, click on a link below and complete one or more of the activities:
Some jokes to go with National Bee Day last week!
What type of bee can't make it's mind up?... a maybe....
Why did the bee get married? ... He found his honey!
Why do bees have sticky hair? ... Because they use honeycombs.
What type of bee can't make it's mind up?... a maybe....
Why did the bee get married? ... He found his honey!
Why do bees have sticky hair? ... Because they use honeycombs.
Last week we talked about plants and pollen and if you said, "Pollen is a powdery substance made of pollen grains which helps with transferring the male seed from the anther of a single flower to the stigma of another flower and we call that cross-pollination or fertilization," you are amazing and if you didn't say that, well, you are just like me!
So my question is: "Who or what unknowingly moves pollen around?"
Wednesday May 20th is a special day! It is WORLD BEE DAY!
Watch this video of a Carisbrooke Elementary family who keep bees in their garden!
I wonder if the family collects the honey?
Do all honeys taste the same, or are there different flavours?
Do bees like some flowers more than others? Does flower colour matter
Below are a few more videos full of beautiful pictures and packed with information about our bees!
Do all honeys taste the same, or are there different flavours?
Do bees like some flowers more than others? Does flower colour matter
Below are a few more videos full of beautiful pictures and packed with information about our bees!
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If you'd like to listen to me read, "Kaia and the Bees" click here. For some fun at home Bee activities click here!
Our Author Spotlights page has been updated, click to explore!
Be sure to try the new tab under fun activities, I am now uploading videos of some read alouds! Enjoy!
Scroll down to checkout some completed challenges by our Boundary community and see how many bears you can see.
Exercise Idea:
Why not enjoy your TV show guilt free this week! Try out some of the exercises below while watching a favourite show.
Why not enjoy your TV show guilt free this week! Try out some of the exercises below while watching a favourite show.
- Sit on the edge of your seat and stand up and sit down in a controlled manner - squat x 10! rest, repeat.
- Get 2 soup cans and extend them out to shoulder height at your sides x 10! rest, repeat.
- Move arms inward as if clapping with hands extended X 10! rest, repeat.
- Bending at the elbows curl arms to shoulders from waist x 10! rest repeat.
- High knees in place every 10 minutes.
I keep finding more bears on my bear hunts!!!
Did you identify some of the plants from the photos below?
#1 Top left photo: Salmon Berry. It is a shrub that is valued in the local Indigenous Nation cultures for the soft green edible shoots in early spring and the edible berries in summer months. In the Squamish language the salmon berry bush is known as "Yetwánáy" and the berry itself is "yetwán".
#2 Top right photo: Sword Fern. It is a plant which has many historical uses in Indigenous cultures, such as hot rock coverings in traditional pit ovens, cleaning fish, coverings, matting, as well as medicinal purposes.
#3 Bottom left photo: Skunk Cabbage, and they do smell like a skunk! The smell attracts flies and beetles which spread the cabbage pollen. The plant leaves are not edible for people, however, the roots have some medicinal value. The skunk cabbage flowers in early spring and bears often eat the plants when they come out of hibernation.
#4 Bottom right photo: Salal is a plant which grow in forests, just steps from many of our homes. It has historically been valued by Indigenous Peoples for its berries, and was eaten as is or made into berry cakes - mixed with other berries, mashed and finally dried -sounds delicious. The berries were also used as sweetener in cooking. The salal leaves had many medicinal uses for many Indigenous Peoples.
Today, salal is a million dollar industry as it is harvested and sold to the floral industry, it is an unregulated industry. I wonder what that means for the salal plant, animals, Indigenous People and the environment?
Let me know what you think about these plants and if you know about other indigenous/local plants.
Send a photo to [email protected]
#1 Top left photo: Salmon Berry. It is a shrub that is valued in the local Indigenous Nation cultures for the soft green edible shoots in early spring and the edible berries in summer months. In the Squamish language the salmon berry bush is known as "Yetwánáy" and the berry itself is "yetwán".
#2 Top right photo: Sword Fern. It is a plant which has many historical uses in Indigenous cultures, such as hot rock coverings in traditional pit ovens, cleaning fish, coverings, matting, as well as medicinal purposes.
#3 Bottom left photo: Skunk Cabbage, and they do smell like a skunk! The smell attracts flies and beetles which spread the cabbage pollen. The plant leaves are not edible for people, however, the roots have some medicinal value. The skunk cabbage flowers in early spring and bears often eat the plants when they come out of hibernation.
#4 Bottom right photo: Salal is a plant which grow in forests, just steps from many of our homes. It has historically been valued by Indigenous Peoples for its berries, and was eaten as is or made into berry cakes - mixed with other berries, mashed and finally dried -sounds delicious. The berries were also used as sweetener in cooking. The salal leaves had many medicinal uses for many Indigenous Peoples.
Today, salal is a million dollar industry as it is harvested and sold to the floral industry, it is an unregulated industry. I wonder what that means for the salal plant, animals, Indigenous People and the environment?
Let me know what you think about these plants and if you know about other indigenous/local plants.
Send a photo to [email protected]
We miss you dearly, check out the NVSD Librarians video below!
Weekly Library Challenges
Challenge #1:
Your challenge is to create a Spine Poem! Look through the bookshelves of your home to find book titles that can be used to create a poem. You can create a sentence by arranging book titles or associate titles with similar topics.
Follow the instructions below to make your very own Spine Poem. Challenge a family member to do the same and read them aloud to one another. Please send your poem photos to [email protected]
You can also have a look at some examples below for inspiration.
Your challenge is to create a Spine Poem! Look through the bookshelves of your home to find book titles that can be used to create a poem. You can create a sentence by arranging book titles or associate titles with similar topics.
Follow the instructions below to make your very own Spine Poem. Challenge a family member to do the same and read them aloud to one another. Please send your poem photos to [email protected]
You can also have a look at some examples below for inspiration.
Challenge #2:
Create corner bookmarks for a fun activity, or maybe for a Mother's Day or Father's Day gift!
Watch the video below!
Create corner bookmarks for a fun activity, or maybe for a Mother's Day or Father's Day gift!
Watch the video below!
Challenge #3:
Your challenge is to create an I Spy picture inspired by the I Spy series created by Jean Marcello and Walter Wick.
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Here is an example for you to try from a teacher at Capilano Elementary:
I Spy...
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I Spy...
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* I Spy...Challenges *
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From Mme. Mavor's class, Laura's phenomenal I Spy, available in both English and French! Try it out here!
Challenge #4:
Place a teddybear, a picture of a teddybear, or any beloved stuffed toy in your window.
As neighbours walk or drive about they will be able to spot, and count all the bears in the windows!
This is a great way to spread some joy to those we miss while we take part in social distancing.