2013-2014 is Going to Be a Fantastic School Year!
Welcome Everyone! Grade 6 is an exciting year: Leadership Team, Grade 6 Camp and Mock Rock are just three of the things students look forward to the most. This blog will be one of the tools used to...
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Rankin’s RockBand
Our intramural name has been selected for this year’s school year: Rankin’s RockBand. The theme for this year was video games/apps. We have created our logo and are in the process of painting the...
View ArticlePop Bottle Balloon Challenge
We are a few labs into our Air and Aerodynamics’ unit; the students are picking up on a key concepts quite well. Both participants and spectators enjoyed our science balloon challenge that we did...
View ArticleAmong the Hidden Prediction
Luke has seen a shadow of another child in the Sports’ family house. He has been thinking about going to their place and breaking in through the patio doors? Do you think Luke is brave enough to do...
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Rankin’s RockBand Video Documentary
Below is a picture from our Pep Rally…got to love the wonderful job the students did on our class banner! Also, the video documentary for the making of Rankin’s RockBand is pasted below. The video...
View ArticleScience Lab: Squirt Challenge
Recently, we completed a male vs female science lab. The lab was called “The Squirt Challenge.” The lab was designed to test Bernoulli’s Principle: as the velocity of a fluid increases, the pressure...
View ArticleOktoberfest
The Grade 6 Leadership Team did an amazing job of organizing Oktoberfest! There were a number of fantastic stations and candy prizes for the grade 4 & 5 students to enjoy. Well done, Rankin’s...
View ArticleParachute Drop Contest
Student Parachutes for Science (Air and Aerodynamics)…which group can create the most controlled drag? Watch the video to get your answer?
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Loving the Chromebooks
Well, Christmas arrived early in Mr. Rankin’s class. The students all received Chromebooks this past Thursday. They are absolutely loving them! Updating their blog sites, working on Wolfapps,...
View ArticleSkating Pics
Rankin’s Rockband had a blast during all three of our skating times. Half of the students elected to free skate for the hour long sessions and half chose to play hockey. Our best of three hockey...
View ArticleHot Air Balloons
As part of the Flight unit in science we recently completed the making of our hot air balloons. By using tissue paper, groups of 5 constructed these scaled-down versions of real hot air balloons . As...
View ArticleEdmonton Field Trip
On Thursday, November 28 we traveled to Edmonton for a field trip. While there we went to the Aviation Museum in the morning and to City Hall in the afternoon. The students had a good time and were...
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D.A.R.E.
Rankin’s RockBand is enjoying their first day of D.A.R.E. class. Constable Ford will be teaching them a twelve week program that will include a graduation program in early spring.
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Golden Stick Floor Hockey Champs Crowned
Four strong floor hockey teams were vying to get their names engraved on the Golden Stick; to do so they had to win the class floor hockey championship. In the end, the champs were Maya’s Whalers....
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Mock Rock 2014: A huge Success
On Thursday, March 13 the ÉLUE gym was packed with over 500 people eager to see the eighth annual Mock Rock. The Service Learning Project was put together by Rankin’s RockBand. Rankin’s RockBand wish...
View ArticleBalloon Bottle Science Lab
Enjoy our short video showing students proving air takes up space as part of our Air & Aerodynamics’ unit. Well done to my 7 actors: Alayna, Brooks, Carson, Carter, Casey, Josh, and Jacob.
View ArticleAmong the Hidden
With the Garners having to sell all of their hogs, how do you think the family will get enough money to last the winter…and future years?
View ArticleThe Making of Rankin’s Rattlers’ Banner
Our official class name for the 2014-2015 school year is Rankin’s Rattlers. The intramural theme for this year is animals. We took over 100 pictures of our banner while it was being “constructed.”...
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50 Marbles!
Can you believe it? What a fantastic start to the school year Rankin’s Rattlers have had. The students have amassed 50 marbles in less than a month. And, in Rankin’s class when 50 marbles are...
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