February 23 - 26



Social Studies

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the people and the stories of Canada and their ways of life over time, and appreciate the diversity of Canada’s heritage.

- acknowledge oral traditions, narratives and stories as valid sources of knowledge about the land and diverse Aboriginal cultures and history 

-What do the stories of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples tell us about their beliefs regarding the relationship between people and the land?


Literacy

-Make connections between features of land and personal experiences.



 What Did Students Do?

This week, students engaged in work connected to National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. Students learned about the purpose of Land Acknowledgements. We learned about the meaning of words such as acknowledge and reconciliation. 



- From cbc.ca
(https://www.cbc.ca/kids/articles/what-is-a-land-acknowledgment)

Students listened to and watched different land acknowledgements through the week. One had actions to accompany the words, one highlighted individuals from the Indigenous groups in Treaty 7, others acknowledged the land through different words and visuals. Students also listened to stories related to Orange Shirt Day and Residential Schools. They then had an opportunity to create a visual journal page to highlight some of their learning this week. On Thursday morning, we gathered together outside as a school to sing Waniska - A Cree Morning Song, to share a land acknowledgement and to be together to acknowledge our commitment to truth and reconciliation. We will continue our work in connecting with the land in the coming week











Ask Your Child:

-to tell you more about their Orange Shirt Day artwork

-to tell you about ordering numbers. What steps help them to accurately place numbers on a number line?

-to tell you more about the climate zone that they find the most interesting.

-to tell you more about the weather topics they have been learning about science.



Upcoming Events

  • September 30th – National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (no school for staff or students)  

  • October 4th – Terry Fox Run (a.m.)

  • October 9th - School Council Meeting 7pm

  • October 14th - Thanksgiving Monday (no school for staff or students)

  • October 16th - Fun Lunch

  • October 24th - Scheduled Parent Teacher Conferences (evening)

  • October 25th  - Scheduled Parent Teacher Conferences (8:00am - 1:00pm)



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