All you know about Stratford Hall
How many years has it been since Stratford Hall opened?
25 years!
What does the word biodiversity mean?
Many types of different living species
Name 2 different types of biomes
We call the different Indigenous groups that live along the west coast of North America ____________ peoples.
We had guest speakers who came visit during this unit, what is their job (where do they do their job?)
EA game developers/designers
Name all 4 buildings in Stratford Hall and who uses them!
PYP (Red building, K-5)
MYP (Blue building, 6-10)
DP (Yellow building, 11-12)
Annex (middle building, everyone)
What is at the beginning of every food chain/web?
SUN!
What is 1 type of natural disaster and how does it happen?
Earthquake (tectonic plates), wildfires (human/natural causes), floods (earthquakes or human causes), landslides (earthquakes or human causes).
An important symbol for the Metis people is...
A hot tip we got from our guest speakers is KISS. What does it mean?
Keep It Simple Stupid
Name 3 different special assemblies that we have had this school year.
Halloween, Remembrance Day, Opening Ceremony, Lunar New Year, Grade 5 pinning ceremony, Closing ceremony etc.
Plants have fruits with seeds as an adaptation. How does this adaptation help the plant?
Animals will eat the plant and help spread its seeds so that they can grow into new plants!
When rocks are getting broken into smaller pieces it is undergoing....
What does the word Indigenous mean?
To originally belong to the piece of land (can be people, living species).
What is a passion? How might it be different from a favourite movie?
Passion is a super-strong feeling of excitement for something you absolutely love to do or learn about! You want to practice hard to get better at it.
Who is the NUMERACY coordinator (in charge of helping teachers teach math) in PYP?
Mr. Hannah!
Name the 3 types of symbiosis and what each means.
Commensalism- one benefits
Parasitism- one benefits and one is harmed
Explain how beaches are formed naturally.
Weathering of rocks, erosion moves to pieces down towards the shoreline, deposition of the pieces form the beach.
Why do we do land acknowledgements?
To acknowledge that we are living on land that does not belong to us and recognize the Indigenous communities that live on this land before us.
What are the elements that make up a game?
In the Annex (middle building), outside of the art room, there is a beautiful beaded flower that was made. Which grade created that art piece?
Kindergarten!
What is an example of a invasive species? (how did they get introduced and why are they harmful?)
Rabbits/toads/goldfish etc.
Name 2 actions that people can take to help prevent or minimize the impact of natural disasters.
Minimize deforestation, be more mindful of urbanization, increase awareness of fire safety when camping or hiking in the forest.
During our field trip to Grouse mountain, an elder told us a story which involved which animal that took the sun and put it in a box?
The Raven
Name 4 games that were played when we had our game sampling.
Monopoly, Ono 99, Connect 4, Clue, Mancala etc.