This morning we discussed the results of the election, and even watched a brief video of Justin Trudeau's speech from last night.
Math - After marking our Fun pages, we practiced some more decimal - fractions conversions. It may look like a lot but it is important that the children work through these until they become fluid. They have agreed that they are getting faster as they work through the pages. This will greatly enhance their confidence, as well. All four pages were assigned for tomorrow; many finished during class time.
Later in the day, we revisited Social Studies and again, looked at some of the departments of the federal government. We did a package together in class, and later students made their way into the computer lab to research answers to a variety of questions about Canada's earlier Prime Ministers, Governor-Generals, et cetera.
During art today, we painted the backgrounds for our birch trees (the negative space). This was interesting because we were only working with some simple lines for our trees (to become the positive space). These will be done once the paint dries.
*Yesterday, I assigned an Immigration Project that is due in 3 weeks! Please read this over with your son/daughter, and engage in a conversation about early ancestors who came to Canada. I will paste a copy of the assignment below.
Immigration Project
DUE MONDAY, November 9th!
[Presentations Nov. 9th
– Nov. 13th.]
Purpose: to understand the circumstances around one’s decision to leave
their homeland and make a new life in Canada (or the New World).
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Who immigrated? (person or group of people)
o
Where did they emigrate from and to what part of
Canada did they come?
o
What was happening in their homeland? Were they
forced to leave?
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Why did they decide to immigrate? (May be strongly
tied to above.)
o
When did they (as an individual or as a group) come
to Canada?
o
How did they travel? (boat, plane, train)
o
How long did it take?
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How were they treated once they arrived / settled in
Canada?
Project Description:
Include a map showing the approximate route your relative/person took
to arrive in Canada, with an approximate time period. If your person traveled within Canada to get
to their destination, include that on the map as well.
Include a small flag of your immigrant’s homeland.
Be prepared to explain why your person came to Canada: How? Why? When?
Where? (See above questions.)
Assessment:
You will be assessed on how well you explain your immigrant’s life and
experience. Use the above questions to
guide your project. You may choose how
you would like to present your information. Here are some suggestions:
-Prezi -Suitcase
with items in it
-iMovie -Diary
-Stop motion -Poster
-Oral presentation -Map
of trip with explanations
-other? -A
letter or series of postcards
