Kananaskis in the Classroom

This morning, our school had an engaging school assembly,

 called 'Planet Earth Hummingbirds', from Kananaskis in the Classroom!

                                       What is special about a male Rufous hummingbird?

Our students brainstormed some of the facts that they had learned from the presentation.

-  have long beaks and a tongue that wraps around inside their skull

- suck up a lot of nectar from flowers and eats insects

- lay two eggs that are the size of jelly beans

-the nest stretches when the female lays the eggs

- the female raises the little birds without any help from the male

- the baby hummingbirds are full grown by two months

- can fly in one spot (hover), fly backwards and even upside down

- torpor sleeping - heart rate drops

- migration route  Kananaskis - Mexico - Kananaskis

- humans are destroying their habitat, so, they can not eat enough and can not make the trip

- a male and female have a courting dance 

The Kanananskis representative visited our classrooms and shared additional information 

and some of the artifacts from the park. In the photo above students are comparing the various nests that have been created by different birds.

Ask your child about which facts the found most interesting.

Please book a Parent - Teacher interview for 
Thursday evening , March 19th 
Friday morning , March 20th.

You can click on above icon to access the conference manager.  

If you need assistance please contact the school at (403) 777-6000.

The Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the 
Vista Heights School Learning Commons 
starting tomorrow March 17th  to  20th 

Our classes will also have the opportunity to preview the books tomorrow

Tuesday, March 17th.

Students can also purchase books from

Tuesday to Thursday 

9 - 12

During Parent- Teacher Conferences 

Thursday 4 - 7:30

 Friday 8:30 - 12:30 

Parent - Teacher Conferences

March 19 & 20th

 Spring Break

March 20 - 27th

 Classes Resume

 March 30th

Good Friday Holiday

April 3rd