🌳 Happy National Tree Day, Canada! Today,our kindergarteners celebrated by embarking on an exciting tree hunt! We also read “Picture a Tree"by Barbara Reid, which inspired us to visualize and draw our own trees. It was a day filled with creativity and discovery! @dsbn @ParkScho2

Ms. Knevel, Ms. Deakin,& 3 students received a grant at the LSF Youth Forum in Toronto. With the grant, we're making local learning a breeze! Our schoolyard now boasts two wagons filled with supplies, unlocking endless outdoor learning adventures for our students. @GainsboroughPS

Embracing the sunshine and perfect weather to hone our lacrosse skills today! Did you know #lacrosse originated as a game played by the First Nations peoples, it was a way to resolve conflicts, celebrate victories, and honour the Creator. @GainsboroughPS @dsbn

Exploring the great outdoors with a side of math! 🌿📏 Today, we’re measuring the area and perimeter of 4 square game courts using metres. Who said math can’t be fun and adventurous? #OutdoorMath #ExploringNature #MathIsEverywhere #eqaoprep @GainsboroughPS @dsbn @DSBNOutdoorED

Earth Week ended strong in our community! Families came together to decorate pots and plant seeds from our local seed library. Learning about bees and honey was enlightening, and thanks to Copernicus, we got free coniferous trees to plant. @GainsboroughPS @dsbn @DSBNOutdoorED

Penning letters to the Once-ler from The Lorax, channeling our inner truffula trees! Using reused gift tissue paper and sticks, we created a forest of truffula trees, each pleading to spare our habitat. Art meets activism in this eco-friendly display. @GainsboroughPS @dsbn

A glimpse at Earth Day across the DSBN! 🌤️🌱🌸💦 Thank you to all staff and students at our schools who showed our planet some love yesterday! 🌎❤️

Celebrate #EarthWeek with nature-inspired haikus! Let’s craft poems capturing the beauty of gentle breezes, blooming flowers, and whispers of forests. April is Poetry Month–let’s honour Earth through creativity! Share your haikus below. @GainsboroughPS @DSBNOutdoorED @dsbn

Celebrating #EarthDay at school! Planted lettuce, sunflowers, canna lilies, and checked on our daffodils from fall. Promised to protect our planet. Joined a DSBN Live webinar. Perfect day for outdoor learning and play! @GainsboroughPS @DSBNOutdoorED

Yesterday, our grade 3 and 4 students crafted bird nests from natural materials. Today, we put them to the test against gravity, wind forces and tested if they could hold a load. The results? Impressive structures standing strong. @GainsboroughPS @DSBNOutdoorED

Witnessing a killdeer protecting its nest inspired us to support safe havens for our feathered friends. @BirdsCanada_ON

Today, we dived into the world of birds and their incredible nests. Using natural materials, our young builders crafted nests focusing on strength & stability. @GainsboroughPS

Feeling inspired after 3 days at the UNESCO/LSF Youth Conference in Toronto! Collaborating with students from across Canada was incredible. Special shoutout to our Grade 7 students for their enthusiasm! https://t.co/9lwNulwpEL @GainsboroughPS @LSF_LST @UNESCO @DSBNOutdoorED

Hiking adventure today: naming wild edibles! Remember, safety first! Always positively identify plants before tasting, and stick to known edibles until you're confident. Happy foraging and stay safe out there! #Foraging #WildEdibles

Exploring outdoors is always a privilege! From planting native trees to hiking and identifying trees/fungi. Hot cocoa by the fire, muddy play in the natural playground—learning has never been this fun! 🍃 @DSBNOutdoorED

Congratulations to Ms. B and Ms. F’s class for winning our pop tab competition! Big thanks to the entire school, we collected 230 lbs of pop tabs to be recycled. As a bonus, the Eco Team enjoyed a delicious salad made from the lettuce we grew in our grow tower! @GainsboroughPS

Today marked our Salad Day Celebration on 100s Day! We've been nurturing our own homegrown veggies in our classroom grow tower. Tying this event to 100s Day underscores the value of making nutritious choices daily to live a healthy life. #SaladDay #100sDay @dsbn @GainsboroughPS

Today, we planted seeds, witnessed the magic of growth in our grow tower, and engaged in fascinating discussions about harvesting our own food. Plant a seed, nurture it, and watch the incredible journey unfold! @DSBNOutdoorED @GainsboroughPS @LSF_LST

The snow ❄️ we’ve all been waiting for! ⛄️ #snowmen #getoutside #funinthesnow @takemeoutside @dsbniagara @GainsboroughPS

Our Grow Tower is the heart of our little green oasis! From tiny seeds to flourishing plants,our journey with nature has been nothing short of magical!Witnessing life sprout from a tiny seed teaches us patience, resilience, and the beauty of growth. @GainsboroughPS @DSBNOutdoorED