Wednesday, March 11
We had such a great field trip to the Glenbow Museum today! We began with a tour of the museum, highlighting a cool art exhibit (about which the students had some really thoughtful and unique ideas and connections), part of the Mavericks exhibit that included Captain Freddie McCall and his daring emergency plane landing on top of a carousel at the Stampede, and the Warriors exhibit.
The second half of the day included our program about the First Nations of Canada, and allowed students to consider the similarities and differences between First Nations groups and their ways of life in four different regions of the country: North, East, South, and West. The program highlighted how the different resources, climates, landforms, and locations impacted the ways in which groups in the region lived and met their basic needs.
The second half of the day included our program about the First Nations of Canada, and allowed students to consider the similarities and differences between First Nations groups and their ways of life in four different regions of the country: North, East, South, and West. The program highlighted how the different resources, climates, landforms, and locations impacted the ways in which groups in the region lived and met their basic needs.
After collecting information about the food, clothing, transportation, tools/weapons, materials, and designs of each region, students had an opportunity to handle and make inferences about a couple of different artifacts. These inferences (about the use of the item, the materials from which it was made, and the region it came from) needed to be based on the evidence collected in our exploration of the regions.
Before and after our afternoon program, groups also had an opportunity to explore other exhibits in the museum.
It was a great day overall, and I hope that students have taken away a lot of new information and experiences! Thank-you once again to the parent volunteers who made this trip possible, and to all of the students who were on their best behaviour at the museum today! We are looking forward to tying this new learning back into our Social Studies work about Canada!
Important Dates:
- "Spring Into Reading" Read-a-thon: SATURDAY, MARCH 7 - SUNDAY, MARCH 15
- Please continue to track your reading at home and to bring in used book donations!
- February Quote response: *DUE THURSDAY, MARCH 12*
- Electromagnet Research: *DUE THURSDAY, MARCH 12*
- Mug art: *DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 13*
- Dress Up as Your Favourite Book Character day: FRIDAY, MARCH 13
- Rocky Mountain Readers Vote: FRIDAY, MARCH 13
- Fur Trade diary entries: *DUE MONDAY, MARCH 16*
- Read-a-thon pledges: DUE MONDAY, MARCH 16
- Book Fair Preview: MONDAY, MARCH 16
- Book Fair Buying Time: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 (The book fair will also be open during student-led conference times)
- Snack & Chat #2: THURSDAY, MARCH 19
- Student-Led Conferences: THURSDAY, MARCH 19 3:00 - 8:00 pm (early dismissal for students) and FRIDAY, MARCH 20 8:00 am - 1:00 pm (no school for students)
- Sign up for a time slot through your MyCBE account
- Spring Break: MONDAY, MARCH 23 - FRIDAY, MARCH 27 (no school for students)