We read "When I Was Eight" by Christy Jordan-Fenton and we compared Olemaun's first day of school and her expectations of school with the story of our first day and our experiences at school. Here were some of our thoughts and reflections:
- Instead of them having fun activities like Phys. Ed, their activities were (really hard) chores. (Zaeem)
- The Residential Schools cut people's hair short and if you don't do stuff right, they might send you down to places where you might not survive. (Drayden)
- They needed to wear clothes that the schoolteachers said to wear. (Sayeh)
- They put your arms in boiling hot water and they burned your clothes. (Drew)
- They changed her name and took away her language. (Zoey S.)
- We read about Myles' family history with Residential Schools. (Corbin).
- Olemaun tried to read a book but she couldn't, so she got sent to the corner. (Mila)
- I felt really bad for those people. (Jaxon)
Reminders:
- please send appropriate outdoor clothes (boots, snowpants, jacket, mitts/gloves, hat, etc.) for the weather... we go out unless it is -20c or below
- Scholastic book orders are due on Friday
- you can order Fun Lunches for the entire year by updating your account at Healthy Hunger
- snowy days are perfect for Raz-Kids!
Coming home today:
- hundreds chart activity from September 19th
Math Outcome: students will order numbers up to 100 (they are expected to do this by the end of Grade 2 - we wanted to see what kinds of patterns and relationships they identified with the numbers. Students had almost 20 minutes to complete this chart. - picture day save the date (October 16th)
- club forms for Ozobots - due this Friday, October 4th
Upcoming Important Dates:
- October 10: Fun Lunch (Chopped Leaf)
- October 10: Family Movie Night - 6pm
- October 11: Non-Instructional Day (No School)
- October 14: Thanksgiving Monday (No School)
- October 16: Picture Day (Individual)
- October 24: Fun Lunch (Little Caesars)
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