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WELCOME TO TERM 2

Welcome to EnvOE 8!

• In the class we learn about the environment, leaving no trace, working as a team, how to participate in safe, fun outdoor activity and more!
• This week in EnvOE 8 we worked as a team to build Lego mazes for marbles.  We then raced other teams to see who had the most challenging mazes.
• We talked about how to dress properly for outdoor activity.  Do you remember the different layers we should wear during cold weather activity?  Why we should wear them?  
• We looked for hazards outside.  What kinds of hazards did you identify?
• What does HOTTEA stand for?

Coming up in EnvOE 8:  Hazards, Planning, Dressing Properly, Outdoor Team Challenge

Welcome back and Have a great Term 2.

For the last week of EnvOE 8 we studied the concept of LNT (Leave No Trace) and how it related to the movie Wall-E.

Have a great Term 2!

Winter Break!

In EnvOE 8 we have been working on:

• Dressing appropriately for the weather and activity.
• Participating in activity safely and comfortably outside in all seasons.
• Exploring the idea of LNT - LEAVE NO TRACE.
• Watched the Lorax and completed an assignment......have you completed yours?

Winter Break is forecasted to have BEAUTIFUL weather.

Go Outside.  Enjoy Outside!

Find an activity!  Some Examples Are:

• Walk
• Sledding
• Snow forts
• Road hockey
• Snow Shoeing
• Skiing
• Fishing
• Camouflage
• Tag
• Hide and Seek

See you back at school on Thursday January 9, 2020!

Snow Shoeing

In EnvOE 8 we have been working on:

• Communication with our peers.
• Learning how to Snow Shoe!  
1. Can you put on the snow shoes?
2. What footwear is best to wear?
3. What do you notice about the structure of the snow shoe?
4. How is it different walking in them?
• Remember to take care of them.  Please

Coming up:

• More Winter Activities.
• Please Dress Appropriately.  It is part of your grade!  Safety!
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Cooperation!

In EnvOE 8 we have been working on:

• cooperative games
• leadership activities
• communication activities

You guys were great.  Participation is KEY to developing these skills.

• How did you communicate without talking?
• How did you find your way without sight?  Was it difficult to trust someone to guide you and listen to their instructions?

In EnvOE 8 We have Been:

• Exploring extreme survival skills through the story of the the people in the 1972 plane crash in the Andes Mountains. 
• Watched the movie ALIVE about their story.  Completed an assignment about it.
• Reviewed HOTTEA.
• Reviewed HOW TO DRESS FOR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
• HINT:  LAYERS

Coming Up:

• SNOW SNOW SNOW
• Maybe snow shoeing.....
• Cooperative Games