School and Group Activities
SPRING SEASON LEADERBOARD (April, May, June)
(This board resets to zero at the start of each season)
Who’s in the lead this season? Build up your Pathway Points by reporting your Landmark activities!
SPRING 2023 | School and Group Leaderboard
| Placement | Group Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawartha Heights Kinders2 | 92 |
| 2 | Highland Heights Gr 5 | 77 |
| 3 | Strath Maclean Child Care Centre – Junior After school | 71 |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth Gr 5/6 | 40 |
| 5 | Think Outside with Nature Nancy | 38 |
| 6 | Roseneath CPS SK/1 | 38 |
| 7 | kwic2021 | 35 |
| 8 | CELC-Peterborough | 28 |
| 9 | Babbling Brook Daycare | 26 |
| 10 | Kawartha Heights Room 3 | 25 |
| 11 | Highland Heights LLSB | 25 |
| 12 | Highland Heights Gr 1/2 | 25 |
| 13 | Peterborough Daycare | 25 |
| 14 | Keith Wightman Gr 1 | 24 |
| 15 | Queen Elizabeth K1 | 20 |
| 16 | Harding’s grade twos | 19 |
| 17 | Mrs. Miriam’s Grade 1 & 2 Class | 18 |
| 18 | Pearson Child Care | 17 |
| 19 | St. Anne CES Gr 3 | 16 |
| 20 | kawarthaheightsyr3 | 16 |
| 21 | R.F. Downey Gr 6 | 15 |
| 22 | Sunshine Daycare | 14 |
| 23 | rfdowneylgk | 13 |
| 24 | R.F. Downey Gr 5/6 | 10 |
| 25 | Queen Elizabeth Gr 7/8 | 10 |
| 26 | Prince of Wales PS Gr 5/6 | 10 |
| 27 | Room 194 Millbrook SC | 10 |
| 28 | KPR VHS Grade 9 Science | 10 |
| 29 | Queen Elizabeth Gr 2/3 | 8 |
| 30 | Lakefield DPS Gr 1 | 8 |
| 31 | Kawartha Heights Gr 1 | 8 |
| 32 | Queen Mary PS Gr 3/4 | 7 |
| 33 | Highland Heights LLSA | 7 |
| 34 | Lakefield CNS | 6 |
| 35 | Room 7 | 2 |
| 36 | Edmison Heights Kindergarten Room 32 – Mrs. Maxwell and Ms. Jones | 2 |
| 37 | Tara | 2 |
Early Years (birth to 5 years)
Bunny Nest
Landmark 5 (Garden/Care for Animal)
We discovered that there is a bunny nest under our slide! The children were careful not to touch the bunnies and watched as they were hopping around. We talked about how to care for the bunnies outside by not getting too close and letting them be safe in their home. Today the bunnies were more adventurous and came out to explore. We saw them eating the grass and hopping around the yard. What a great experience for the children to watch!
Pearson Child Care – May 31, 2023
Diving Into the World of Frogs
Landmark 7 (Books, Songs, Games Weekly)
We are beginning to learn about amphibians and reptiles. We dove into the world of frogs today! We sang 5 green and speckled frogs to start learning about frogs and learned hot to play the leap frog game!
Kawartha Heights Kinders2 – June 6, 2023
Reading About Butterflies
Landmark 7 (Books, Songs, Games Weekly)
We read the Big Butterfly Book and learned more about different kinds of butterflies caterpillars can turn into. We also learned that it is fun to watch them metamorphosis into a cocoon then pupa and finally a butterfly. Then it’s time to let them go!
Kawartha Heights Kinders2 – May 26, 2023
Middle Years (6 to 9 years)
Growing Beans
Landmark 10 (Grow and Eat Food)
We have been growing bean plants for the last month and they are growing SO WELL!!!! We have yet to see any beans but there are lots of blossoms! We have 10 plants in total. We have been learning about their root systems, their growth cycle and what they need to live and grow strong and healthy. We are SO EXCITED to try a bean once one grows!
Harding’s grade twos – May 1, 2023
The Life Cycle of Beans
Landmark 10 (Grow and Eat Food)
We have been growing bean seeds in our class in ziplock bags for the last few weeks. Over the last few weeks, we have noticed the roots start to form and small shoots are now coming out of the top, working like scientists to make careful observations along the way. Today we sent our bean plants home so they could be planted in some pots or in our yards. For Art today, we used permanent marker and water colour paint on water colour paper to show the life cycle of our bean seed plants. These lovely paintings adorn our hallway walls.
kawarthaheightsyr3 – May 26, 2023
Headed to a Forest Adventure
Landmark 13 (Travel a Familiar Route)
We went on an adventure to our nearby forest again for the afternoon! The children love exploring in our forest. We do different activities and games every time we go and observe the changes within the forest that happen in between our visits
Strath Maclean Child Care Centre – Junior After school – May 19, 2023
Intermediate (10-13 years)
Ultimate Frisbee Skills
Landmark 17 (Three New Outdoor Skills)
Grade 5 students participated in an Ultimate Frisbee clinic. They learned a lot of new skills and played some fun games outside.
Highland Heights Gr 5 – June 5, 2023
Thermal Energy Marshmallows
Landmark 16 (Renewable Energy)
Ms. Volgyi’s grade 5/6 class explored renewable energy sources by building their own solar ovens out of recycled and found materials. Students observed solar to thermal energy transfer by attempting to roast some marshmallows.
Queen Elizabeth Gr 5/6 – May 12, 2023
Nature by Numbers
Landmark 17 (Three New Outdoor Skills)
Today, Nansi Harris’s grade 6 class from Roger Neilson were introduced to Fibonacci the mathematician and the Fibonacci sequence and spiral that exists in so many parts of nature (from the monarch caterpillar to the galaxy). They then had a chance to create a piece of nature art using these concepts.
Think Outside with Nature Nancy – April 20, 2023
Senior (14 to 17 years)
Repairing Nature
Landmark 28 (Help Something Damaged)
We enhanced the riparian buffer along a watercourse.
Gr. 11 Environmental Science Class – 10/25/2022
Supporting Biodiversity
Landmark 19 (Explore Biodiversity)
As part of our Environmental Science classes, we asked ORCA staff to help rehabilitate parks (planting) and learn about the importance of biodiversity, plant identification, the importance of soil health, and stream assessment techniques related to supporting biodiversity.
Holy Cross CSS – October 6, 2022
Rehabilitate Ecosystem
Landmark 22 (Citizen Science)
Tree planting in a gravel pit to rehabilitate the ecosystem. Students planted a variety of tree species and learned about the importance of biodiversity and tree-planting techniques. (SEED SHSM students)
Holy Cross CSS – November 10, 2022