Duck Bites

This week is episode #33 and our theme is saying goodbye! There are no current events, world events, challenges, or a novel! This episode is all interviews! We interviewed Karl and Joey (Brainwaves), Jessica (Hicks Insurance), Scott and Kim (OPP and Nurse), Nicholas (Paramedic), Sarah (Kitcheness), Joe (Firefighter), Leah (Baked From Scratch), and Hanaa (North Gower Pharmacy). We hope you enjoy it...

This week is episode #32 and our theme is Rocks and Minerals. In current events we will tell you about when Carleton University Virtual Ventures came to school. We interviewed Jane and Muhammed who are students at Carleton University and taught us about Tinkercad and Rocks and Minerals. Our world events segment is about how pyrite might become something very useful. We read a book Rocks and Minera...

This week is episode #31 and our theme is tools and inventions. In current events we will tell you about art, soccer ,cursive, and fire fighters. We interviewed Mr. Perkins who is the owner of Perkins Lumber. Our world events segment is about snowshoes, syringes, maple syrup, baby bottles, snow goggles, and lacrosse. We read the chapter book River of crows by N.P Thompson. We will also be doing a...

This week is episode #30 and our theme is Sports. In current events we will tell you about Track and field and batmontin. We interviewed Colleyn who works at the bowling alley . Our world events segment is about the Charge. We read the chapter book River of Crows by N.P Thompson and tell you what we thought about it. We challenge you to try and do a bowling sheet. We hope you enjoy it! If you watc...

This week the podcast is about our reflections on the live podcast showcase. Next week will be a regular episode. Thanks for watching.

Duck bites episode 28, the Live Podcast Showcase! Both classes participated in front of a live audience of over 100 people. In this episode, there will be 2 Current Events, The Top 10 Moments of the Year, and What We Learned This Year. There will also be two Challenges, one with Jennifer McLaughlin from the North Gower Gardeners on how to take care of your plants. The other one is talking about wo...

This week is episode #27 and our theme is free stuff. In current events we will tell you about battle bags, empower party, Hicks trip, and double gym. We interviewed Melissa who is a librarian. Our world events segment is about free things in the city of Ottawa. We read chapters 9,10 and 11 of River of Crows by N.P Thompson and tell you what we thought about it. We challenge you to try going to yo...

Hello this is our #26 episode on Duck Bites! Our theme for our podcast is researching. In current events we will tell you about what happened at North Gower Marlborough Public School. We interviewed Mrs Wright who is a volunteer at the Archives. Our world events segment is about the Artemis 2. We read the chapter book River of Crows by N P Thompson and tell you what we thought about it. We challen...

This week is episode 25 and our theme is phones. In current events we will tell you about baseball, wampum, homophones, badminton, and the Move and Groove a thon. We interviewed Aiman from North Gower Pizza. Our world events segment is about phones . We read chapters 4 and 5 from the chapter book RIver of Crows by N P Thompson and tell you what we thought about it. We challenge you to try ordering...

This week is episode #24 and our theme is kids can do hard things. In current events we will tell you about what happened last week and there are so many things they did. We interviewed Kevin Boivin who is a mechanic. Our world events segment is about a kid who survived a really bad allergic reaction. We reading the chapter book River Of Crows by N.P Thompson and tell you what we thought about it....

This week is episode #23 and our theme is Cars. In current events we will tell you about our trip to Main Street Automotive and much more. We interviewed Mr. Doleman who is a mechanic. Our world events segment is about if students plan to drive a gas car. We read the chapter book Taxi Ghost by Sophie Escabasse and tell you what we thought about it. We challenge you to try to check cars oil ,air fi...

This week's episode includes all kinds of cool things happening at NGMPS, learning about a snowplow naming contest, the first chapter of City of Cats, an interview with a paramedic, and a challenge for checking someone in an emergency.

This week is episode #21 and our theme is plants. In current events we will tell you about the gym , a special guest and more. We interviewed Mr. Brez who is a plant expert. Our world events segment is about what the plant tower is used for and how to take care of it. We read the chapter book The Anxious Exile of Sara Salt by Gabrielle Prendergast and tell you what we thought about it. We challeng...

This week is episode 20 and our theme is Friendship. In current events we will tell you about Junkyard Johnny, Olympics and Rubber Duck Day! We interviewed Rocky Stevens who is our new Chief Custodian at NGMPS. Our world events segment is about cope with a friendship. We read the first chapter of the book Takes a Shot by Bea Mullins and we will tell you what we thought about it. We challenge you t...

This week is episode #19 and our theme is Storytelling. In current events we will tell you about basketball, meeting with Shae and so much more! We interviewed Kirk Percival who is a filmmaker/editor! Our world events segment is about Silver birch awards. We read the chapter book Called The Last Hope school for Magical delinquents and it is by Nicki Pau Preto and tell you what we thought about it....

This week is episode 18.5 and our theme is Olympics. In current events we will tell you about Olympic hockey players, medals and Canadian bobsleigh team . Our world events segment is about Milano Cortina 2026. We read the book Going for Gold by Andrew Donkin and tell you what we thought about it. We hope you enjoy it! If you watch our episode and especially if you tried our challenge, send us an e...

This week is episode 18 and our theme is school. In current events we will tell you about what we did lastweek . We interviewed a Teacher and principal that works at Richmond Public School who are Tori MaGillvray and Sherry Jessup . Our world events segment is about Why is it so cold. We read the chapter book Report card by Andrew Clements and tell you what we thought about it. The challenge is pu...

This week is episode #17 and our theme is Relaxation. In current events we will tell you about our snow day, the new math system, and Basketball Golf. We interviewed Mr. Lynch who is a retired principal. Our world events segment is about spending more time outside to help your feelings. We read the chapter book Buster by Caleb Zane Huett and tell you what we thought about it. We challenge you to t...

This week is episode #16 and our theme is fishes. In current events we will tell you about sock puppets. We interviewed Dr Hein who is a veterinarian pathologist . Our world events segment is about the Ottawa pond problem in Celebration Park. We are reading the chapter book Rules by Cynthia Lord and tell you what we thought about it. We challenge you to try putting a fish in a fish tank or draw a...

This week we made a special episode produced by both classes. We tried to level up our episode by creating new puppets, doing a top five list of our favourite events from 2025, reporting on the new recycling rules, and added a round table response to our chapter book of the week. We also interviewed our friend Chris Chitaroni, a videographer who came in to teach us about lighting techniques and in...

In the final episode of 2025, we talk about the holiday market at our school, discuss different festivals of light, read from The Book of Holiday Awesome, challenge you to make a tiny hat,, and tell you about a response we received to our project of sending cards to seniors.

This week we talk about the Skills Ontario Junk Drawer Car Race, learn ways to help your community, read the first chapter of The One and Only Ivan, and challenge you to paint a watercolour tree.

This week we are talking about creativity. We will talk about watercolours , and an interview that we had with Ms. Emma from Luv 2 Groove. We will also teach you about Cirque de Soleil, and we will present the first chapter of The Legendary Mo Seto. We will challenge you to try the Find the Gnome contest!!

This week we are leveling up our work. We talk about the Remembrance Day Assembly, interview videographer Chris Chitaroni, teach you about keeping your water bottle clean, present the first chapter of The Case of the Rigged Race, and challenge you to try the Skills Ontario Junk Drawer Race Car Contest!

This week was episode 10 of Duck Bites. We did an interview with Owen Cook of the Rideau Historical Society. This week's challenge is to read more books. We read a book called Mr. Lemoncello’s library by Chris Grabenstein. We made a video on little free libraries! We talked about the Remembrance Day assembly in current events.