After a quick review of the vocabulary introduced yesterday in Social Studies, the kids worked on a Scavenger Hunt about natural, man-made, and cultural features of Canada. We ran out of time so will continue this next Socials class.
*An Immigration Project was introduced to the kids today. Presentations will take place January 9-13, 2017. I have include the outline of the project here.
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)
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Where did they emigrate from and to what part of
Canada did they come?
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What was happening in their homeland? Were they
forced to leave?
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Why did they decide to emigrate? (May be strongly
tied to above.)
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When did they (as an individual or as a group) come
to Canada?
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How did they travel? (boat, plane, train)
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How long did it take?
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How were they treated once they arrived / settled in
Canada?
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And anything else you want to include.
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
After recess, we started to mark some math but Mr. Brooks arrived with our salmon eggs! They were put into the aquarium, and Mr. Brooks told us that salmon are the only animal to provide Marine Derived Nutrients (MDN) to our forests. With the arrival of the eyed eggs, we will study the life cycle of the salmon more closely.
The students then completed a short reading comprehension article for math: Choose a Measurement System. Then they were off to PE with Mr. Pfeiffer.
In the afternoon, we did Agendas, three missed French presentations from yesterday, and then made salmon prints on fabric for another curtain. It turned out beautifully! See for yourself below:)
