West Ridge School Grade 6 Residency

Hello everyone! I’m Jackie! A few weeks ago I was able to go to Westridge Middle School and work with three grade 6 classes to build our own escape room.

My creative grade 6 students came up with the brilliant storyline of Mr. Green Missing Money. Mr. Green had invited 6 of his closest “friends” to his cabin, however one of these so-called friends stole billions of his dollars! Although the person got away Mr. Green is quite certain that the money has been hidden somewhere in the cabin. Using your best detective skills, you need to discover who stole Mr. Green’s money and where it is now.

I remember as a kid loving the evidence and investigation unit. I always found it exciting and these kids had the opportunity to learn about this unit hands on. They had the chance to create six suspect characters, give them fingerprints, handwriting samples and clothing swatches for their parents to figure out who left clues around the cabin. The briefcase full of money was found in the sink in the bathroom, and using the cleverly placed clues around the cabin, parents were able to find the missing money.

In the Westridge Comfort Inn parents and friends had to investigate where the bank robber went in the hotel.

The investigators had to first enter the hotel through my favourite creation from the week - a rotating door the kids made! Following the footsteps into the lobby, and an array of clues, parents were led to the elevator. In the shiny elevator, guests found themselves trapped, and having to solve a puzzle to find a hidden key in the elevator to escape into the hallway.

This is one tough burglar to catch!

Once guests were in the hallway, they had to discover which of the many doors the burglar was hiding behind. The kids had a blast making the hallway with plenty of doors, each leading to a potential place the burglar could be hiding.