On Thursday 16th June, Grades 6-9 went to Luisenpark, Mannheim to visit the annual Explore Science festival.
The Grade 7 students were involved in one of the competitions and were challenged to build a kinetic sculpture, which they had been working on in both Science and Design classes in the two weeks building up to the competition.
The students in grades 6, 8 and 9 had the opportunity to visit many science exhibits throughout the day as well as simply enjoy the park grounds and playgrounds.
This years theme was all about humans and the main hall had many different exhibit featuring optical illusions.
Below are some of the student comments from Grade 7.
“I think the day was really fun. We got to see some projects other people were preparing and the illusions were confusing!” Jules
“It was fun doing the science project” Devin
“The day was fun because we got to do some cool activities!” Caitlin
“It was a cool day. we saw lots of other projects by the other competitors. We went around the park and walked around. I think it went well considering it was raining!” Caroline
“It was a good day and I had a brief idea of kinetic sculptures for next time. Learning about kinetic sculptures is a good thing to know about!” Shahad
“I really liked going to Luisenpark because it was very interesting to see other peoples work and enjoy the day.” Holden
“it was a great day. It was fun to see the other projects and to interact with other groups” Estela
“I really enjoyed looking at all of the optical illusions. I liked seeing all of the kinetic sculptures other schools created” Josef
“Most of the day was spent seeing experiments in the many tents around the park. When showing our experiment, there were a few problems, but compared to others it went rather smoothly.”
photo & text: SAB
On Tuesday, Grade 4 celebrated their last Genre Book Project Fair. Through these projects, students have been learning about different genres and demonstrating their knowledge and creativity, as well as practicing and applying research, thinking, communication, and self-management skills. 
Not only did we celebrate how students have grown a deeper appreciation for reading different genres, but we also applauded them for how they have developed as inquirers, thinkers, communicators, risk-takers, knowledgable, balanced and reflective students. After students shared their projects, they went face-to-face against their parents to show who had learned the most about genre this year. It seems the parents have also learned quite a bit throughout the process of the Genre Book Project.
