This week at school we finished up learning about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We learned about the different sections and what each section means for each of us, we considered what would happen if the Charter did not exist and what responsibilities each citizen has to uphold the Charter. We also discussed the Charter in terms of Remembrance day and reflected on what we do for the good of others and what sacrifices we make for each other. Next week students will start a project (poster or comic) to celebrate their learning. Please see attached PDF for a sneak peak of the project. The project is due November 16th. We reviewed the Scientific Method (something that the students did a lot of work on last year), explored extracting DNA from animal (our cheek) cells, and plant (fruit) cells and learned how to use a microscope. I am very excited about how engaged and interested the students were, as Science is a passion of mine. We also continued practicing our BEDMAS rules and basic computation skills. Students can practice computation questions at home, and some example questions are posted under the homework tab. Finally, we are evaluating picture books and learning about the Hero's Journey to learn how to be better narrative writers. Students will be eventually analyzing Greek mythology and writing their own Picture Books with the intention of reading and sharing them with the students of Cranston Elementary School. I hope everyone had a great weekend, and I am sorry for the late post. I was feeling a little under the weather on Friday afternoon after the ceremony.
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