Regina,+Sask.,+Canada

Classroom name: W.S.Hawrylak, Regina

Grade level: 4

Contact's email: bonnie.mcmurtry@rbe.sk.ca

Date you joined: December 18, 2009 What happened with your weather in the past week or so?

December weather in Regina was unseasonably cold. We had 2 weeks of indoor recesses with temperatures consistently below -35 degrees celcius. Now that it has warmed up to -17, it almost feels like summer!

Celsius: 7 degrees Fahrenheit: 45 degrees
 * The weather in ** Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada ** on March 17th **
 * Temperature**:


 * Precipitation**: 0%--Clear, blue sky


 * Sun rose**: 7:01 a.m.
 * Sun set**: 7:00 p.m.

These great activities all happened "//On the Same Day in March//!"
 * Story**: We enjoyed finding all of the locations in the book on the world map. We really enjoyed skyping with Nebraska and participating in a shared reading of the book. A skype to New Jersey a few days later resulted in a great weather conversation between our classes. And later this week, we will skype to Pennsylvania and have further shared readings and discussions. This wiki has been an amazing door opener to teaching beyond the traditional classroom walls. We have learned a lot about United States geography, weather and even heard "The Pledge of Allegiance". (We reciprocated by singing "O Canada!"

Stereotype--Lots of people believe that Canadians still live in igloos and ride in dogsleds. Many people believe that it is always cold in Canada and that we always have snow. What is true?--While some Canadians in the far north often travel by dogsled, most of us use regular transportation such as cars, trucks, airplanes, trains and busses. The majority of Canada also enjoys the change of seasons--fall, winter, spring and summer. Temperatures in Saskatchewan can vary 80 degrees from winter to summer. Now that is a real change of seasons!
 * Tell about a stereotype about your country/area. Can you tell us what parts are true or what parts are false?**


 * Pictures**: