Loutet Farm

I'm trying really hard not to include so many morning building pictures.  But today, the building was so creative and impressive that I had to share….

It was our turn to go and visit Loutet Farm today.  We learned all about pollinators and had the chance to taste some plants, do some weeding and plant some beans.

This is Jillian, she is one of the people who taught us all about the farm today.

We looked at snap pea plants and learned about how bees help all of our plants grow.

The other group helped weed and break up the soil and plant some bean seeds.

Here's a close up look at the snap peas that are already growing.

breaking up the soil

getting the soil ready for the seeds

we learned that you can eat all the different parts of some plants.  Did you know that broccoli tops are actually tiny little flowers that haven't bloomed yet?

planting seeds

eating chick weed….yummy!

then the groups switched and got to explore something else at the farm

after tasting the chick weed, we were asked to put our thumbs up if we liked it.  Someone liked it so much she put all her fingers up and her feet too!!!

Did you know that it's Miss C's last day with us next Thursday?!?! I don't know what we will do without her around here.  

Then, on the way back from the farm, we stopped to feel the spray off of a nearby sprinkler….what a hot day!

Back in Business (and Farm Visit Tomorrow)

Here are the photos of Ms Jessica's visit to our class today (see the previous post for more information)

We found Canada on the globe, and noticed that we live on the West Coast of Canada.

We looked at the Canucks Logo and saw that it had a picture of an orca whale on it.

We looked at an image of a wolf and talked about where else we have seen art like this. (Some kids remember seeing similar images at Stanley Park)

We compared the wolf image to the butterfly image on the drum.  And we learned how to say the names of these animals in the Squamish language.

Here is a picture of a thunderbird.  Ms Jessica told the legend of the thunderbird whose perch is high atop Black Tusk.  Long ago the people of the area were so hungry because a greedy orca whale was eating all of the salmon in the waters nearby.  The thunderbird decided to teach the orca a lesson and picked him up and took him to the top of the mountain so that the people would have fish to eat.  We talked about the importance of sharing with one another.

At the end of her visit, Ms Jessica led us in a sharing circle.  We each had the chance to share one important word from our time together today and we each had a turn with the drum.

Tomorrow, we will be visiting Loutet Farm for one last visit.  Please make sure that your child is dressed for the weather and wearing shoes that are appropriate for doing some farm work!