WILL THE RAIN END?

Of course it will... eventually!

HUMANITIES PROJECT:

• We have created the topography of your provinces/territories using newspaper and paper mache
• Today (Tuesday) we will begin painting our provinces/territories; remember colour choice on a map affects the way people imagine the information on the map
• Symbols: If you have any ideas of what materials we can use for themes on our map (for example, Metis settlements) please share your ideas

SOCIAL STUDIES QUIZ/TEST: Early next week

• We will wrap up chapter 11 this week; start reviewing the material in chapter 10 and 11
• Test: we will have a test early next week - date to be finalized this week

MR. BRASH:

As most of you know, our very own Mr. Brash has summited the tallest mountain on earth, Mount Everest. We will try to have Mr. Brash speak with us, so you can ask him questions and learn more about what it is like to live at high altitude in the Himalaya.

BECOMING CANADA

This week in Humanities: It will be a rainy week. Sports day on Friday may be postponed

• We are continuing with our project "Becoming Canada" and with chapter 11 in Voices and Visions
• Wednesday we drew the outline of our provinces/territories onto cardboard and cut out the province outline
• Thursday we will be creating the topography of our provinces/territories using paper mache

* We will add the symbols (themes) to our provinces/territories next week

Comments about your 2-d maps:

I have marked many of your 2-d maps and I am noticing some patterns. Many of you did a great job of finding rivers and colouring the maps, but you did not read the directions carefully, forgetting to include important themes such as where resources are located. ALWAYS read directions carefully on future projects. The rubric (the marking grid) gave you an exact idea of how the 2-d map would be evaluated; always ensure you have completed all elements of an assignment or project! Overall these maps were very well done and I am proud of our classes for the hard work on this project!

MAY 12-15

Wednesday is your Language Arts Final Exam: Part A

• This exam is your exam that evaluates your ability to write. It will be similar to what we did earlier in the year with our common written assessments. You can study for this test by practicing your writing; which means practicing planning your writing (writing recipe), creating rough drafts, editing and finally creating a final copy.

Becoming Canada Project:

• In small groups you will utilize various sources of information (library, Internet, textbook, etc) to summarize the major themes we have covered in grade 7
• We will create a 2 dimensional map that shows various themes researched and then we will use our mapping skills to create a 3 dimensional map of Canada!
• This project will require students to speak, listen, read, write, use technology and create a representation of their learning using a 3 dimensional medium. The project is interdisciplinary in nature and will accomplish several learning outcomes addressed in the Program of Studies

FRIDAY: No School because it is a professional development day for teachers

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND

REVIEW OF OUR WEEK:

• We began Chapter 11 in Voices and Visions: a focus on Canada and immigration in the early 1900's/late 1800's

Why did Canada need immigrants to move to the west?

• Studied 10 new words (from chapter 11), completed a spelling test, wrote definitions and example sentences for each word
• Land for Sale poster: We completed a "Land For Sale" poster (pg 248 in V+V). We completed this poster to learn more about how the government lured immigrants to western Canada
• Prepared for the final exam by practicing a friendly letter to a relative, describing a special relationship with a friend at school
• Reading about sources of energy and summarizing learning with writing

NEXT WEEK:

• Becoming Canada Project: We are starting this exciting project next week. We will be studying themes from throughout the year, then placing symbols to represent those themes on a 3 dimensional map of Canada! Here are some themes you will research and express on our map:

· Settlement locations for: Aboriginal, Metis, French, Acadian, British
· Railway: original location
· Trade: location of all forts and posts
· Resources: natural resources in province
· Landforms: all major rivers, lakes and mountain ranges, capital city

• Continuing learning about "Encouraging Immigration", chapter 11