Grade 6 Assignment

The grade 6 students have been working on their compare and contrast journals for a week. The journals are due tomorrow, Thursday December 14. Next, we will be discussing the push and pull factors of immigration.

Grade 6

In grade 6, we have been discussing the experiences of different groups of Canadians. The grade 6 students will be doing an assignment where they will be comparing and contrasting the experiences of one group of people in the years 1890, 1955, and 2000. They will be writing 3 journals from the perspective of an 8 year old child.

Grade 5- First Nation people and Jacques Cartier

We have been learning about the way of life for the First Nation people before the the arrival of the European explorers. We have also learned about Jacques Cartier and his travels to the Americas. The students have been working last week to create a dialogue between Donnacona, a chief, and Jacques Cartier. They are arguing who has the right to claim the new land, and why. The dialogues will be presented in class today, and tomorrow. Please expect a note indicating your child's mark in the next few days. Please sign this and return it to school.

Grade 4- Newspaper Article

The grade 4 students have been talking about castles under siege., and the strategies used to defend them. We have also discussed the characteristics of newspaper articles. The students will be writing a newspaper article describing the events on pages 16-17 in their textbook. They will be due at the end of the week.