This morning we started the day by working on our botany project. Today our job was to add our facts to the goldenrod page. Here are some facts we learned about goldenrod:
1. The blossoms make a nice hair rinse.
2. The petals can be used to add colour to bread and pancakes.
3. The seeds can be used to thicken soup.
4. Was used to treat the mumps.
5. Used to make a medicinal tea to increase appetite.
6. Can be used for a herbal bath.
After that we were very excited to welcome our special guest for today. His name is Randy Bottle (Saa-kokoto in Blackfoot) and he is a Blackfoot Elder. He will be coming to our school several times this year to help us learn about the land, Blackfoot history and culture, and about the ways that we are all connected to the land. Today Randy taught us how to say some things in Blackfoot. We all had a chance to introduce ourselves. Did you know that Oki means hello? He also shared with us the way that he was given his name and that many Blackfoot people are given their names based on their personalities. He also showed us his headdress. It was made from eagle feathers, weasel pelts and horse hair.
Due to our visit from Randy we had a later recess today with just our class. After our special recess we read a story and then got our math folders organized. Tomorrow we will be starting our finish up days for our shape centers so we needed to get ourselves organized so that we will know what we need to finish tomorrow.
After lunch we watched "Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" and then we finished the last step of our citizenship flags. This was the last part of our flags project! The whole project will be up on display in the hallway soon and it will then be moved to our classrooms as a display for the whole year. This display will help us to remember ways to be great students, great friends, and great citizens of our land.
After we finished our project it was time for gym. We have started practicing soccer skills. Then we went to music. In music we learned ways to keep our vocal cords healthy. We learned that we shouldn't drink sugar drinks or drinks with caffeine before a performance. Instead, we should drink water or warm tea. Then we watched a video about our vocal cords.
