Jeremy's Experiment -- to walk around the school with my pedometer

I started at a particular spot, at the front doors.
I walked at the same pace to go clockwise around the school.
It said 960 steps.

My prediction was 40 steps more than I walked.
I felt glad because it was a lot of steps and my estimate was close.

It was fun walking around the school and looking at my pedometer.

Written by Jeremy

My Pedometer

Today I plan to walk around the school to measure how far it is around the school. I predict that it will be 1000 steps to go around our school. I think that because inside the school I walk 500 steps, so it will be bigger than 500 steps outside.

Written by Jeremy

Pedometers from Canadian Space Agency - Great Fun

Today we received a pedometer. Everyone in the class got one.
We put our names on each pedometer and tested them out.
Some people went to the office and back (77 steps).
Others went to Mr. Lloyd's room and back (75 steps).
Another student went to the Library and back (84 steps).

We will do more experiments later today.
It was great fun!

Written by Emma S

TOO MUCH NOISE IN THE COMPUTER LAB

In the computer lab the keyboard goes click clack click clack. When you turn one the computer it goes snap. When you press the buttons on the mouse the buttons go click, click, click. When Makenzie pulls the chair out she says to much noise! So she goes to the wise librarian and says there is to much noise in the computer lab. So the wise librarian said go get a noisy group of people. Makenzie went and got a noisy group of people. But the computer lab was still to noisy. She went back to the wise librarian and said the computer lab is still to noisy. So the wise librarian said get some music for the people to dance to. But it was still to noisy. Makenzie went back and the wise librarian said get ride of the music and get ride of the noisy group of people. So Makenzie did that. But when she tiped the keyboard still went click clack click clack. When she pressed the mouse it still went click, click, click and when she turns on the computer it still goes snap!


Written by: Alyssa and Hannah
Edittors: Colin and Jessica
Seinor Edittor: Evelyn

Tomatosphere

Our class planted tomato on Monday June 1. We have been watching them grow from the 1 of June to 15 of June. There are 4 green cups that are not germinated yet. Also there are 5 blue cups that have not germinated yet also. Plus 83 that have germinated it has leaves and grew over the top of the foam cup. There are 46 blue and there are 46 green. There is 92 in total that have been germinated and some that have not. Ty our tomato project boy has been watering and counting the ones that are germinated and the ones that are not.
Written By: Jessica
Seinor Editor: Evelyn

Sounds at the P.R.P.S Outdoor Center

Inside the center

Birds singing,
Crickets creaking, creak, creak,
Wind blowing wish, wish.

On the rocks

Different birds talking,
Bees buzzing, buzz, buzz,
Wind going throw the leaves whoosh, whoosh,
Chipmunks chipping, chip, chip, chip.

Children Playing

Flipping,
Talking,
Hitting,
Yelling,
Reffing.

By: Taylor A
Editor: Colin B
Senor Editor: Evelyn. B

Tomato Sphere

The grade 2/3 class is doing something called tomato sphere. It is really fun planting tomatoes. We got the tomato seeds in a letter from the Canadian Space Agency. It is a project to see if tomatoes grow in space and maybe on the planet Mars. I hope the tomatoes will survive on mars.

Written by Keaton
Senior Editor: Evelyn

Perth Road School yard from our lens

This is looking West from our school. These maple trees were planted by the Garden Club at Perth Road Public School. Right now they do not give us that much shade. In the future they will give us shade.














The rock that these students are sitting on is at the East side of our school. The rocks are part of the Canadian Sheild.



Report written by Alyssa, Hope and Hannah
Photographs by Alyssa

School yard morning view in June

The Kindergarten class planted a small garden. We play near the garden, but not in it!








The Kindergarden's play with the rakes, pails and shovels in the sand box. It is on the West wall of the school.










Our playground has a huge slide. There are many things to do on our yard.








Written by Alyssa and Hope
Photographs by Damien, Evelyn and Cole R

June visit to the school yard

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Two kids from our class are sliding down our slide. Only two people can go on the slide at once because if another person goes, the person could hit somebody.











Iris on the North side of the school. The Garden Club planted many flowers for us.



Written by Alyssa
Photographs selected by Evelyn
Photographs taken by . and Evelyn

Photographs of Perth Road Public School - the yard

Questions and Sentences for Robert Thirsk on the ISS

To Mr. Thirsk

Questions and Sentences

Have you got sick?
Have you seen a UFO?
Have you seen a meteor?
Do you like it in space?

How long do you have to stretch your legs for?
How big are the clouds?
How big are the planets?
What kind of sickness do you get?

How sick did you get on the rocket ship?
Did it get bumpy at any point of the ride?
Did you puke in the rocket ship?
What time will you get to the station?

Is it nice to go in the ISS?
Is it pm or am when you get off work?
What is it like in the ISS?
Does your food and drinks float?

What do you sleep in?
Do you do the spacewalk a lot in the International space station?
What is it like in the ISS for six months?

BY EVAN and THOMAS
EDITOR Mackenzie
SENIOR EDITOR Evelyn

Get fit for space

The grade 2/3 class got into the get fit for space program. Also, we have done walking and skipping to get more and more closer to the 340 km. We are so excited every day because the space station is getting closer. And on Wednesday we finished it.

By: Megan
Editor: Mackenzie
senior Editor: Evelyn

POND STUDY

To: Robert Thirsk

We have been going to our pond to do pond studying. We go several times every season to see the new changes. We went to the pond on Friday the 8th in the after noon. We saw a snake and we saw a blue dragonfly. It is very fun!


Written by: Hannah Ball
Editor: Jessica G.
Seinor Editor: Evelyn B.

Space and earth

All you can see are stars,
And all that we can see are cars.
We can smell lots of flowers,
But you have to stay inside for hours.
We can go outside to play,
But you are mostly inside to stay.

by: Taylor V.
Editor: Tyler
senior editor: Evelyn

Sounds On Earth poem by Megan and Emma

Sounds On Earth

Birds are chirping,

Rain is falling,

Wind is blowing,

Softly calling,

Flowers are slowly

Growing,

Grass is gracefully swaying,

Bees are working,

With great speed,

We are planting,

Seed by seed.

By :Megan and Emma

Our Welcome Statement at PRPS

Hi Dr. Robert Thirsk!

We are the grade two and grade three class from Perth Road Public School. Our school is near Perth Road Village, Ontario, Canada.

Our class is studying your mission in space at the International Space Station (ISS). We are going to share our questions about the ISS, and we are going to send pictures and poems about our part of the Earth. Hope to chat with you soon!

WHAT THE WEATHER IS LIKE

Today Monday June 8 it is going to rain. I am not sure its right because sometimes the weather network is wrong. Right now it is sunny but a little cool. I hope it will be sunny all day because if it rains we have to stay in side. But if it is sunny we get to play outside. My school is fun!!!


By: Taylor A

Editor: Colin B

Senior Editor: Evelyn B

We Were Wondering. . .

Kayla and Tyler have created a few of the many questions we are asking as we follow the ISS.

1. Is it always dark in space?

2. How do you go to the bathroom on the space ship?

3. Did you feel sick when you lift off?

4. What is it like to work with other people?

5. Is it fun in space?

6. What do you hear in space?

7. Is it fun to play in space?

8. Does the space station have a tv?

9. Is the space station big?

10. Does it feel weard when you lifted off?

11. Is it fun to fun to flout in space?

12. Is it crowded in the space ship?

13. Do you like Earth better than space?

14. What is it like in space?

15. Do you see neat stuff in space tell us all about it?




P.S. Have a fun and safe ride back. And don’t forget about having fun doing your work.

Written by Tyler and Kayla

Senior Editor: Evelyn

Dear Dr. Thirsk on ISS

Questions

1. When do you have lunch ?
2. What time do you go to sleep?
3. Where is red rover on earth ?
4. Who is your best friend on the space station ?
5. Why did you want to be a astronaut ?

Questions by Megan
Senior Editor: Evelyn

Question We Hope Robert Thirsk Might Think about

Is it hard walking in the ISS?

Does your Food float when you are in space?
How do you sleep in the ISS?
How do you have baths or showers?
When you drink does it float or not?
Where do you go to the bathroom?
When do you go to bed?
Is it cool being the ISS?
Do you miss all the sounds on earth?
Would you rather be in the ISS or on earth?
Is it hard walking on the ground when you get back to Earth?

Written by Taylor A.

Editor: Colin
Senior Editor: Evelyn

Questions from our students To Robert Thirsk

Questions we are wondering about space:


1. Is it always dark in space?

2. How do you go to the bathroom on the space ship?

3. Did you feel sick when you lift off?

4. What is it like to work with other people?

5. Is it fun in space?

6. What do you hear in space?

7. Is it fun to play in space?

8. Does the space station have a tv?

9. Is the space station big?

10. Does it feel weard when you lifted off?

11. Is it fun to fun to flout in space?

12. Is it crowded in the space ship?

13. Do you like Earth better than space?

14. What is it like in space?

15. Do you see neat stuff in space tell us all about it?




P.S. Have a fun and safe ride back. And don’t forget about having fun doing your work.

Written by Tyler and Kayla

Alyssa’s Questions To Robert Thrisk

To Robert Thrisk

I have some questions for you.

What dose it look like in space?

What was it like to sit with your legs up did your legs fall asleep?

When you went up in the rocket did you get a stomach ache?

How dark is it in space?

Where do you sleep?

When do you now when it is day time and night time?

When do you go to sleep?



Written by: Alyssa
Editor: Colin
Senior Editor: Evelyn

Mr. Martian Gets Lost

Mr. Martian was a small but old Martian. He had only three eyes. He also had six legs and he had a unibrow. One day, he saw a meteor coming close to his planet. He put on his jet pack and flew to stop the meteor. He stopped it. Then his jet pack ran out and he fell to Earth. When he crash landed, he saw a sign that said that Robert Thirsk had arrived safely at the ISS. The next lift off, Julie Payette would be travelling to the ISS.

Next, Mr. Martian walked over two transports and three taxis. He walked inside a restaurant, that he thought said “Disco Party”, and since he likes dancing, he went inside and started to dance. He saw a shiny plate gleaming in the light. He walked outside and saw a big sign that said “Lift Off in 5 seconds”. So, he ran and jumped on the space capsule in order to catch a ride home.


The End

Written by: Keaton and Ray
Editor: Jessica and Tyler
Senior Editor: Evelyn

Different Sounds

Birds are singing
People are talking
Bees are buzzing all around
Butterflies are flying
Draganflies are doing the same thing
Frogs are making the sounds "ribbet, ribbet"
And there are much more sounds in this world


Poem to Robert Thirsk on the International Space Station
By: Taylor Acorn and Hannah Ball