Sept. 30th - Oct. 4th Update

This week in humanities we:
  • learned about the Pillars of Democracy: Justice, Equity, Freedom, and Representation. Students created vocabulary booklets to help them with their understanding of each term. 
  • practiced using a plot diagram with the short video called Sweet Cocoon. Check out the vocabulary page to find out more! 
  • learned about three types of government systems: dictatorship, oligarchy, and democracy. Each student chose a piece of paper with a coloured dot on it, representing a different government system. We then had to make a decision as a class using each type of government system. 
Next week: 
  • Field Trip to YouthLink on Wednesday - please bring back your field trip forms before then!
  • Student Progress Conferences Thursday afternoon and Friday! 

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