Students had so much fun prototype narratives on Friday afternoon during our Serious Lego Play Workshop.
Poems will be uploaded to your child’s Spaces Account later this week for viewing.
Black History Month
By: Ashley
Black History Month
By: Ashley lyske
Black History is an important part of our history that we must
Learn about, and
Acknowledge.
Carter G. Woodson started Black History in 1996
King (Martin Luther) was a well-known leader of nonviolent resistance to equal rights for all.
Hariet Tubman escaped slavery and played an important role in helping others through the underground railway
I have a dream was a famous and powerful speech by Martin Luther King.
Stop violence against all people
Treat
Others
Respectfully, kindly and how you would like to be treated
You are the change
Our Differences
By: Arielle
We are a community of varieties
But some were treated unfairly
People were tortured and blamed in our society
We couldn’t speak for ourselves clearly
Some were sold as slaves and maids
As a result, our numbers decreased
They were bruised and used in the trades
Wanting to be released
Racial Injustice/Inequality
By: Andrea
Slavery started in 1619
Back then people were controlled
Now this has changed, they are finally seen
And history has been told
We all have our differences
And that’s what makes us unique
We should stop ignorance
We have a voice, we’re not weak
Modern Day Slavery
Slavery began in 1619
It’s not completely over
It’s just a different scene*
Since 1834
Many have fought for equality and peace
But modern slavery exists today
The rates continue to increase
Slavery is wrong
Speak up
Protect the vulnerable
Defend our rights
Which should be shared by all of humanity
Facts:
* Fifty million people were living in modern slavery in 2021, according to the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery. Of these people, 28 million were in forced labour and 22 million were trapped in forced marriage. Women and children are the most vulnerable and in the past 5 years rates of modern day slavery around the world have risen (International Labour Organization, 2022).
Questions For Further Thought:
How as a society can we put an end to slavery once and for all? How can we create a society where people’s rights are protected and respected?
This past week we have been learning about figurative language and poetic devices. If you would like to have a closer look all poetry has been uploaded to our Spaces accounts.
Today for World Read Aloud Day we had a special presentation of It’s Tough to be Tiny by Author Kim Ryall Woolcock.
During our Zoom call with Ms. Woolcock she shared her book with us, which is all about the superpowers of some of the smallest creatures living on planet Earth. We were all surprised that sometimes authors need to do 10-20 edits before their work is published. It’s not a short process and in some cases it can take a few years from the time you start writing to get your work published. She reminded students that writing is often a messy process at the start and it takes time and patience to create something great. These are all great tips that will help us as we begin our own narratives in the coming weeks.
Students have been learning about the mining process and about different types of mines. Their work and models of open pit, placer, strip and underground mines along with their oversized visuals outlining the mining process and resources we mine for in Canada will be on display this week at the Vancouver Convention Centre for AME Roundup which is the premier gathering place for thousands of geoscientists, prospectors, financiers, investors, suppliers, governments and Indigenous partners to engage, share knowledge, and look at opportunities and challenges shaping the mining industry.
This term we have also been learning to write our own poetry. For this lesson students learned about blackout poetry and created their own poems from pages obtained from a novel that was going to be recycled. Blackout poetry is when you take a written piece of text from a book, newspaper, or magazine and redact words, in order to come up with your very own poetry. Don’t forget to read your child’s blackout poetry in their digital portfolio.
After reading “The Great Realization” by Tomos Robert the students create a similar poem on their own global issue. They worked in pairs to create a 6 stanza poem with A, A, B, B or A, B, A, B rhyming scheme.
Below are the poems they created.
Student Poems
Link to Read-Aloud: https://youtu.be/Nw5KQMXDiM4
Today, in class Ms. Knowlan our student teacher taught a lesson based on the book The Great Realization written by Tomos Roberts. The book is about the pandemic, times of crisis, and the many global issues we are facing today. It also highlights how the pandemic has helped us open our eyes to some of these global issues during the global pandemic.
A few questions we discussed as a class were:
What do you think the meaning of this poem is?
What are some things that resonated with you?
In the video how does the relationship between Roberts and his siblings influence his message, choice of words, delivery and impact?
Does Tomos Robert paint a positive or negative picture?
Do the illustrations from the book change your perception or understanding?
Why do you think the author chose the title “The Great Realization”?
What are some key issues he identifies?
How does he portray the world after lockdown?
What does he mean by “hindsight’s 2020”?
For the next lesson we will be partnered up and asked to write and illustrate our own poems on global issues affecting us today (poverty, pollution, climate change, inequality, technology consumption, war, natural disasters, over population, corruption, etc.).
Blogpost written by: A.W.
The Grinch was “Up to Snow Good” and arrested by Aubrey PD this week. Check your child’s Blogfolio for their Breaking News reports.
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