MR. Brewer
HUMANITIES - SOCIAL STUDIES/LANGUAGE ARTS
This week we began to work on the YEP (Year End Project) entitled: The ABCs of Grade 4. In this project work, students will make booklets using the letters of the alphabet from a ~ z. The first letters are used to name different things we covered during the year. As an example, f might be for 'fractions' (an area of study in math class) & b might be for 'bitumen' a word that we learned during our study of natural resources in Alberta in humanities class. The project is due on June 26. Students will have time to work on it during class. They also may work on the project at home. Please ask your son or daughter about this project work. Many students in 4E took the booklets home as homework this weekend. Parents are reminded that field trip forms for Heritage Park are due back on Monday June 10. We all go to Heritage Park on Wednesday June 12. I would be happy to have additional parents/guardians volunteer for this trip. I thank those who have done so already. Adults wishing to accompany children on CBE trips must have a valid police background clearance check. On Friday this week students began a Country Research project. This project work will culminate in a Multi-cultural fair which we will hold in class two weeks from now. Students will have class time to work on this project. In 4A and 4B students opted to either work with a partner or work on their own. Through this project work we are learning about the various peoples who have contributed to Alberta's continued growth as a province. By doing this project work, students are able to learn to value and respect their own culture and other cultural identities around them. It is hoped that through this project they will come to understand how Alberta has evolved over time and continues to change. Both classes looked at posters and trifolds from last year's Multicultural celebration. Every group or individual must research a country other than Canada. One requisite of this project work is that students must bring some kind of artifact from the country they are studying. Here are two documents to guide students in their research:
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