The Grinch was “Up to Snow Good” and arrested by Aubrey PD this week. Check your child’s Blogfolio for their Breaking News reports.
Impressionistic Acrylic Poppies Painted on Canvas Using a Palette Knife
To view the poetry please visit your child’s individual blog.
This week in class we’ve been learning about the harmful effects of residential schools and past government policy. We’ve discussed the meaning of reconciliation and have learned that reconciliation “is the reestablishment of broken relations, or forging of positive accord where there has been discord.” We’ve all learned what it means to be an ally and have identified ways we can resolve differences and build a path forward. In doing so we explored the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s 94 Calls to Action. Afterwards we identified calls to action that resonated with us and discussed why they are an important part of the reconciliation process. As Justice Murray Sinclair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission said, “education brought us here, education will help us get away from this.” By educating ourselves on Canada’s past wrongdoings we can ensure we do not repeat these same mistakes in the future and work toward building mutually respectful relationships with our indigenous communities in Canada.
Links to Student Presentations on our Burnaby North Seymour Candidates:
This year students from Divisions 1 through 5 researched about historically significant people, places, and events in Canada. They used inquiry processes to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; draw conclusions and make ethical judgements about events, decisions, and actions; and used technology and design skills to communicate their findings to their audience.
To view their Heritage Minutes click here: https://sd41-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/e19647_burnabyschools_ca/Ee-07KMR10lOklG9vyWxo4cBho8fV3IUlMMjiNCnfmHONg?e=z7TQe7
To view their posters and see who the award recipients were click here: https://sd41-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/e19647_burnabyschools_ca/EVtGXh4xhQ9IhAwjp2p0KSIBa_0sgIYatIJO0djgaO_QEA?e=u5PgMr
Students did an excellent job and we learned lots from their presentations. Well done everyone!
This book “Let’s Talk About Race” Written by Julis Lester and Illustrated By Karen Barbour was a springboard for our in-class discussions about race, racism, discrimination, stereotypes, and inequality. In the book Julius Lester describes how our lives are stories and the differences are merely in the details and that beneath our skin we are all the same. Questions students were asked to consider and discuss were:
- Does your story begin when you were born? Why or why not?
- What makes up your story? …
- Is skin colour a part of your story?
- How does the color of your skin affect you?
- What is an important part of your story?
- The author says, “race is a story.” What does he mean by this?
Following this activity students then examined the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s and listened to one his his most famous speeches, which he delivered to a quarter of a million people in 1963 in Washington, DC. In his speech Dr. Martin Luther King Jr said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Students were then asked to discuss whether or not his dream has been fulfilled yet and compose an essay with evidence to support their claims. Many students agreed that while progress has been made with regards to eliminating racism. discrimination, and inequality more still needs to be done to achieve his dream.
During todays virtual field trip we learned about the 3 local watersheds in Metro Vancouver (Capilano, Seymour, and Coquitlam). We learned that the Watershed is not a shed its actually part of the ecosystem and has many interconnected parts that are important to protect.
So what are watersheds and what do they do? A watershed is an area of land that drains surface water and groundwater into a common water body, such as a creek, stream, lake or the ocean. In British Columbia water sheds down from the mountains into a lake or the water reservoir of our local watershed. Dams help keep the water in the reservoir.
In British Columbia there are 400 watersheds that provide residents of British Columbia with Fresh drinking water. Of these 400 watersheds only 4 are protected. Three of the protected watersheds are located right here in Metro Vancouver.
Watersheds are closed to the public and people are prohibited from swimming, hiking, or fishing in these protected areas. This helps keep our water supply clean and protected.
The largest watershed in Metro Vancouver is located in Coquitlam. Residents of the lower maintained get their drinking water from different watersheds. For example, Richmond gets their water from the Capilano watershed while residents of Port Moody get their drinking water from the Coquitlam watershed. Here in Burnaby we get our water from the Seymour watershed. When one reservoir is low or contaminated, cities must then get their water from a different watershed temporarily.
During today’s field trip we also discussed how humans borrow water from the water cycle and why it is important to conserve water. Did you know that it takes approximately 1 day or 24 hours for your water to travel from the reservoir to your tap. This is an average amount of time but it also depends on where you live and how close or far away from the watershed you are.
Quiz:
Which of the following is the most important?
A. Precipitation
B. Salmon
C. Forest
D. Reservoir
E. All of the Above
THE ANSWER IS E! (All of the above are an important part of the watershed and equally important. Each one is dependent on the other).
What is the oldest tree in our watershed?
A. 100 years
B.800 years
C. 500 years old
D. 1000 years old
The ANSWER IS D. That is a very old tree.
For homework we were then tasked with finding out how much water we use and asked to think about ways we can conserve more water. Click the link below to complete the water audit and get entered to win a pizza party for our class. Good luck!
Link: WATER AUDIT
Blog Post Written By: C.S. and K. S.
To celebrate Remembrance Day, we made acrostic poems, paintings of poppies and a wreath of poppies for Remembrance Day Ceremony. To make the wreath we cut egg cartons into poppy shapes, painted them red, added red, black and green tissue paper. Once the poppies were complete we assembled them on to a piece of red card stock to form the wreath. To make the paintings we created a prototype of our design, drew them again on watercolour paper and painted them with watercolour paint. These pieces of art were then put on display with our Remembrance Day poetry.
Written By: L.C and G.G
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