DECEMBER IS HERE!

The weather forecast predicted warm temperatures today, but it appears that has changed and we are in for cold temperatures most of the week! Be sure you have a toque, gloves and a decent winter jacket! Ensure you eat a healthy breakfast and snack all day. This will help keep you warm and full of energy.

VENN DIAGRAMS AND NEGATIVE/POSITIVES OF EUROPEAN CONTACT:
Due: Monday, December 3

Great job so far, comparing the British and French Fur trades. I am looking forward to seeing what you guys came up with for this comparison. Considering the positive and negative impacts of European contact on First Nations peoples is a valuable learning activity. Although European contact was devastating for First Nations People as a whole, there were some positives that came out of contact and it's great to see everbody considering both the positive and the negative in their critical analysis.

TO BUILD A FIRE:
Last week we read the story To Build a Fire by Jack London. I hope you enjoyed it! You wrote your own ending to this story last week and this week you will be writing a final copy of your work.

If you enjoyed To Build A fire, you may want to read the classics: Call of the Wild and White Fang. Both are just amazing books! We may read White Fang in spring however we will not start this book at this time as we are waiting to start a novel together as a class. We are currently waiting for the books to arrive at school.

SURVIVAL GEAR POLL:
It was neat to see how people have voted for the recent poll on being lost in the wilderness. I thought this poll went along great with the story we read last week. It's worth considering survival tactics, in fact someone was lost and found dead in the wilderness last week highlighting that people are lost in the woods regularly.

Choosing a map and compass would be a very good choice, but only if you know how to use these tools. A compass will not do much good if you have no idea how to use it. If you were lost and you had a map and compass the first thing you would want to do is orient the map towards north using the north arrow on the map and magnetic north on the compass; next you would want to deduce (figure out) where it is on the map you are! Next find out how to get back to the car, road, phone or wherever means relative safety. Thank you for participating in these polls!