We have had a busy four weeks of school! Here are some of the projects and tasks we have been working on since August: We read the story Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox by author Danielle Daniels. The story is about totem animals and how we can connect our feelings, emotions, and characteristics with different animals. We had to choose an animal we feel connected with and explain why we chose that specific animal. We learned what a Coat of Arms was and how it can be related to our collective and individual identity. We then created our own personal Coat of Arms which had to include our totem animal, a person who is important to us, a personal strength, and a future goal. We began our first class novel study Sit by author Deborah Ellis. The novel is made up of ten short stories about different kids from around the world and how they gain independence in their current situations. Last week we had a guest speaker come to our school, Alvin Law! He shared his ...
This week in humanities we: Completed our second picture prompt. We were given a picture from the NY Times What's Going on in this picture? with no caption or context. Our job was to examine the picture and using clues from the five W's (who, what, when, where, and why) try and figure out what is happening in the picture. Learned about the Federal Election which is taking place on October 21st. Each student had a chance to complete the Youth Vote Compass , which explained the different political parties and which group their beliefs and values align with most. We have no school next week. Students will return to school on Monday October 21st. Enjoy your Fall Break!
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