Happy 46th Anniversary of the Canada Flag! We talked today about all the flags we have seen over the past week. We learned that the maple leaf is an symbol of Canada's natural environment and that the colours red and white were symbols of our past. Originally, some people thought the two sides of our flag should be blue, to represent Canada 'from sea to sea'. After our discussion the students had the opportunity to design and colour their own flags. Students chose symbols and colours to best represent what is most important to them in their own lives.
Over the weekend, one of our students had the opportunity to see the Titanic Exhibition that is currently on at the Telus World of Science (on now until June 27th) and shared his experience with us. The students were very captivated by the story of the sinking of the Titanic and were full of thought provoking questions. This quickly became a big topic of discussion for the day. As a class we watched a couple of videos from the Discovery Channel about how the ship sank and saw some old photos of the ship and its passengers. The children were very captivated by this piece of history and were amazed how such a tragedy could occur. They expressed their sadness for the people who died and demonstrated a real sense of compassion for the passengers as well as an overall curiosity about the subject.
I encourage you, if you have the opportunity and your child is interested, to visit the exhibition at the Science Centre as a family. It is so exciting to watch and take part as children develop an interest in the world around them!
Did you know?
From Balmoral School - Calgary:
"A popular myth is that the clock for the tower of the school went down with the Titanic in 1912. While this is an interesting story, the clock was never purchased as World War I began, and there were no funds available."
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