Our honeybee Help-A-Thon begins today Monday, December 7 and will be done at the end of the day on Sunday, December 13.
We learned in September that a bee farm, the Nixon Bee Farm, had twelve of their hives stolen in August. This launched us into our work answering questions such as:
Over the past three months we have been answering these questions and thinking about how we can help the declining honeybee populations around Calgary and Alberta. This is a problem that countries are experiencing around the world. We have learned about the biology of the bee, we have talked about hive communities, we have researched possible threats to honeybees, and we have created possible solutions that may help the bees. Now we are working as a community to help Nixon Bee Farms and the honeybees of Alberta. Your child brought home a yellow paper last week that included a letter and form. All week, each student is going to use the form to record acts of service that your child will complete for family and friends. Those people receiving the service can give the student money as a thank you. On Monday, December 14 students will return their forms and money to their classroom. Grade two's will then decide how we are going to use the money we have earned to help the bees of the Nixon Bee Farm or help honeybees around Alberta. It is in this way, of giving service to others, that we act as catalysts to create change in our communities. In this case, our classroom communities helping to improve the lives of the honeybee communities. Please support your child this week as she or he completes work in order to give to the honeybees. Thank you! Comments are closed.
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