How Long Is Time and How Have Glaciers Shaped Our Province?

We have been working on a Treaty Education unit, and students wanted to share with you what they learned today. Today we read another creation story from the Huron First Nation, and we compared it to the Anishnabi creation story that we read last week. We also discussed again the idea that we are all treaty people, and that we all have meaningful stories which we pass on generation to generation. Then, we did a little investigating to see the story that science tells of how our Earth began. Here are some links to the facts that we examined:

http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/products-services/mapping-product/geoscape/northern-saskatchewan/6443

http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/products-services/mapping-product/geoscape/northern-saskatchewan/6206

Students will have an opportunity to write and share their own creation stories, based on whatever beliefs or imaginative ideas they have. Students have also begun to compile symbols to represent their learning; they will keep these symbols in "paniers d'apprentissages" (learning baskets), to demonstrate the value and validity of oral tradition and knowledge keeping.

UPDATE: Some Vokis were not yet viewable as they were unfinished until this week. As of May 7, all Vokis are now ready to view. Please follow the links to see your child's work.

Our Vokis

Please take a moment to view your child's work on Voki. Each student created an avatar who describes actions that people can take to project children's rights. The students typed in the text, and the avatar reads exactly what students write. To protect your child's privacy, avatars are listed by students' initials. The link to view projects is on our libguide or as follows: http://www.voki.com/php/classroom/PLPP/key=f5815de928b116661be4bb1dc3019624

Pompeii Novel Study Project Fair

The students would like to invite all parents, caregivers, and family members to join us in the Library Resource Centre (LRC) on Tuesday, April 30, from 12:45 to 1:35 pm for a project fair. Students will set up their projects on the tables around the LRC, briefly presenting and explaining their projects to small groups of circulating parents. In essence, it will be an informal "learning fair," so that students have a chance to share their displays and their writing. With this style of presentation, you will have time to see your child's work, even if you only have 10 minutes to visit.

We endeavoured to choose a date and a time that would work for the majority, but of course I know that it will not suit everyone. I apologise for the short notice, but I look forward to seeing those of you who are able to come!

Pompeii Novel Study Projects

Students have already begun collecting supplies for their projects on Pompeii. Students had a choice of projects, such as building a diorama, making a map (2D or 3D), making a poster, or, for the very ambitious, making a film. Students co-constructed the evaluation criteria in class, and we have reviewed it several times. If you would like to download or to view a copy of the documents that students received, please click the following link: http://snack.to/fdnaofsi.

Please note that as we are working on our projects, there will be no French dictee until the week on April 29.