Category: Literacies-Receptive

The garden of values metaphor was used as a powerful way to visually represent the interconnected aspects of shared values, their importance, and the associated rights and responsibilities of individuals within our community.

In the garden, each plant has its own unique role and contribution to the overall beauty and health of the garden. Similarly, our shared values within our community serve as the foundation for a harmonious and thriving school environment. Each shared value, represented by a different flower in the garden, plays a crucial role in creating a positive and supportive community culture.

Just as each flower requires nurturing, care, and attention to bloom and flourish, shared values also need to be cultivated and nurtured by individuals within our community.

Furthermore, in a garden, each plant has specific needs and requirements to thrive. Similarly, individuals within our community have rights and responsibilities associated with each shared value, such as the right to be treated with respect, the responsibility to treat others with respect, the right to express themselves freely, the responsibility to consider others perspectives, the right to feel safe and included, and the responsibility to create a safe and inclusive environment for all.

By embracing these shared values all students will contributing positively to the collective well-being of our community.

Students had so much fun prototype narratives on Friday afternoon during our Serious Lego Play Workshop.

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

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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.

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.