MR. Brewer
HUMANITIES - SOCIAL STUDIES/LANGUAGE ARTS
This week on there were no classes on Monday due to the Victoria Day holiday and on Friday students had the opportunity to go bowling. The bowling field trip allowed students to refine and acquire physical education skills in an alternative environment. In class we continued our study of the impact of settlement on the Canadian West. Students discovered that one original idea for naming our province was to call it Buffalo. We also viewed a series of maps that showed alternative ideas for the placement of the prairie provinces. At one point there was a proposal for three prairie provinces: We could have ended up as Buffaloans rather than Albertans!! As to our province, it was named after Princess Louisa Caroline Alberta, Duchess of Argyll, the fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. This is a photo of the princess: Here is a powerpoint presentation we watched during lecture:
In this week's lessons students were asked to reflect on what they have learned in lectures and through their study of our textbook. Most students also finished a poster that promotes immigration to Alberta. They were asked to imagine that they were trying to encourage settlers to come to our province in the 19th century. We did contrast this imagery with the plight of First Nations peoples who were adversely affected by the arrival of settlers. Many students made thoughtful comments on this issue. On Tuesday, students received a word list that focuses on vocabulary related to their study of plant growth and change in Ms. Ross's class. Extending sight vocabulary to include words frequently used in other subject areas is a goal that is embedded within the Language Arts curriculum. From time to time throughout the year I have referred to Science outcomes, particularly when discussing some topics that have come up during social studies lessons. like the impact of the oil sands, and when talking about First Nations reliance on the buffalo as a natural resource. We will have a spelling quiz on Wed. May 29. Here is the list of words for this week: Spelling List - 'ing' words with double letters + Science terms related to Plant Growth and Change. Test: May 29: Marks from the May 14 spelling quiz and from Book Talk have been published on PowerSchool. Students in 4B received the Book Talk rubrics in class this week. 4A's Book Talk rubrics will be returned on Monday May 27.
Parents are encouraged to regularly log in and check on student progress via PowerSchool as I update it frequently with results from in-class projects and assignments.
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