Operation Save the Turtles!
Posted on: 29 Feb 2016Action: Part 1 of our class' turtle project involved researching Ontario turtles and Skyping with staff at the Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre (KTTC), in Peterborough, Ontario. We discovered that Snapping Turtles are now considered "at risk," by both the provi...
Read More EditShelters for Orphaned Wildlife
Posted on: 29 Feb 2016Action: We consulted with local wildlife rehabilitators about what types and designs of shelters would be most helpful to them. Then we had Home Hardware Orillia pre-cut plywood and supply us with hardware and glue to construct 96 wooden squirrel boxes and 5...
Read More EditThe Epic Knitty Bitty Clothing and Food Drive
Posted on: 30 Oct 2015Action: For four weeks, in the fall of 2015, Grade 5 students at Rama Central P.S. attended a knitting club, taught each other how to knit and created scarves. They produced banners, posters, announcements, a newsletter article, flyers, and a drop off statio...
Read More EditFood Drive for Orphaned Wildlife
Posted on: 18 Jun 2015Action: This is the second year we have assisted local wildlife rehabilitation centres Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Shades of Hope Wildlife Refuge and Woodlands Wildlife Sanctuary with fall food gathering, to sustain orphaned and injured animals that are...
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