September 25th - 28th


What Did Students Do?

Students continued their learning around Truth and Reconciliation Week, where we honoured Every Child Matters and Orange Shirt Day. As a class, we read the story When We Were Alone. Then students discussed the different aspects of children's lives that they were not allowed to practice at residential schools. They noted family, clothing, hair, food, and more. Students then shared one in their visual journals through sentences and pictures. Then, students categorized these ideas and filled in the following blank "We want all children's _______ to be respected and appreciated." They shared their idea on a whole class orange shirt that was displayed along with one from every class to complete a school puzzle. Finally, students worked on observing, wondering, and inferring when looking at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Week graphic. Students recorded their observations, things they wondered, and ideas they inferred when looking at the design. After, students recorded the meaning behind the graphic.


Learning Outcomes:

Social Studies

-I can recognize the influence of diverse Indigenous peoples as inherent to Alberta's culture and identity.

English Language Arts

-I can investigate strategies and connections that support comprehension: I can infer using multiple critical thinking skills, including answering personal wonderings and combining information to draw conclusions.


Questions to Ask Your Child:

-In the story, When We Were Alone, what parts of children's culture were they not allowed to practice?

-What do you think all children should have respected and appreciated?

-Why did you wear an orange shirt?

-What does OWI mean?

-What are some of the visuals in the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation design? What do the visuals represent?


Student Work:

                                                        

                          

                          









Reminders:

-If students and their families honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, please take a photo and send it to us so we can share it in our assembly. We would love to share how our community is honouring this day. Please email photos to aldeluca@cbe.ab.ca

-On Thursday, October 5th at 1:00 pm, grade four and five students are putting on an assembly to share their learning. Families are welcome to attend. Students are invited to wear orange or their favourite shirt to this assembly.

-Photo days are October 2nd and 3rd. The tenative schedule is to have grade four photos taken on October 2nd. 


Assembly Practice

All students will be leading the school in saying Calgary Public Library's Children's Land Acknowledgement and the Morning Cree Song. If your child would like to practice this week, please see the following links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VXhTLS9aS4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPfe7jjQ9Zs

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