In humanities this week students started a new unit exploring how events from Alberta's past have shaped our present identity. We started by analyzing posters from the early 1900's to discuss how we believe things have changed or stayed the same. Students were then each assigned an event to investigate using the 5 W's: Who, What, Where, When, Why. Each pod has continued to work on writing and completes weekly writing challenges. 4.3/4.4 did some work with homophones and 4.1/4.2 explored affixes. This week in math/science students continued to practiced their fact recall strategies with math games and digital versions of mental flash cards. Students were to use the facts that they knew to build their understanding of facts they presently struggle with. In science, students went on a scavenger hunt to look for devices that met three criteria. The devices had to have few or no moving parts, save energy by making work easier, and had to change the amount of force acting on an object or change the direction of the force. Students took pictures and discussed as a class if the items met our criteria. This classification will support students in their future work in scientific exploration.
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During humanities this week, students in 4.1/4.2 worked towards completing their TED Talks discussing what Albertans can learn from our First Nations people. We are very excited about this project, and with student consent, hope to publish them on a YouTube channel created by the teacher so students can parents can be invited to view them! Students in 4.3/4.4 this week worked on concluding their elder interviews. Thank you to all parents, partners, friends, and others who participated in these interviews! The benefits of this activity hugely impacted our understanding. These assignments wrap up our Indigenous studies and mark the start of our final unit "Past to Present," beginning Monday April 24th. Students have also been doing "free writing" challenges with a provided topic to focus on specific writing skills. This will continue for the duration of term 3. This week in math/sci students continued to practice their inventive strategies in multiplication based on the work they had done with grouping and arrays. Recall strategies were practiced and students teamed up to help each other with their basic multiplication facts. In science students finished up their light and shadow study with an assessment that saw students making movies to explain how shadows change throughout the day and how the sun appears to move across the sky. Students referenced their research to make a quick movie to show what they know. Important Updates: - Parents interested in volunteering for the SAHT must complete their sign up form by May 1st. - SAHT information night on May 2nd at 6pm in the Gym - First Nations One Act Play - Saakokoto/Ksistsikoom (based on the graphic novels Randy Bottle gave to us) will take place on Wednesday April 26th and Thursday April 27th at 7pm. Admission by donation. Location: Sir John Franklin School Parent Summit Committee presents Saturday April 29th, 2017 (note revised date) Resilient Youth Workshop by Kimberly Eckert, Executive Director of Eckert Psychology & Education Connect Charter School 9:00am-12:00pm (doors open 8:30am) Parent Networking & Community Building facilitated by Adora Nwofor, Actor and Comedian Coffee & Light Breakfast included in registration fee Tickets: $10 for Connect parents, $15 for Guests/Community Tickets and additional information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-april-parent-summit-connect-charter-school-tickets-32791790127 Agenda: 8:30 – Doors Open, Coffee, Light Breakfast 9:00 – Welcome, Parent Networking & Community Building facilitated by Adora Nwofor, Actor and Comedian 9:30 – 11:30 Raising a Resilient and Resourceful Youth, Kimberly Eckert, Executive Director, Eckert Psychology & Education Centre 11:30 – Promoting Resilience at Connect Charter School, Dr. Phil Butterfield, Principal 12:00pm – Closing Raising a Resilient and Resourceful Youth Raising a Resilient and Resourceful Youth focuses on helping parents of youth in Grades 4-9 understand what social science research has uncovered regarding the key protective factors necessary to develop their positive capacity to cope with stress and adversity. Participants will discover what the four key protective factors are, and four critical moves parents can make to build resiliency and resourcefulness within their youth. What resilient-boosting schools look like will be reviewed. The session includes 10 important resiliency skills presented with an opportunity for parents to set goals so they leave the workshop with a clear steps to build resiliency within their family. The format of the workshop includes a presentation, video clips, small break out group exercises, and large group discussions. Feedback from parents about this workshop include that they have a greater sense of hope and a clearer understanding of the action steps required to support their youth’s mental wellness through resiliency building. Kimberly Eckert Kimberly Eckert is a Registered Psychologist and the Founder and Executive Director of Eckert Psychology & Education Centre. She hold a B.A. Honors Psychology degree and a M.Sc. School/Community Psychology degree. She has over 17 years of experience working as a psychologist. At the beginning of her career, Kimberly primarily provided psychoeducational assessments and learning intervention services to children, teens, and adults through the public school system and nonprofit sector. She then broadened her focus to include counselling services for children and teens, along with parenting support and education. Kimberly is a certified facilitator of Circle of Security – Parenting, which is a well-researched relationship-based parenting program. She authored the parenting seminar series The Successful Parent’s Toolbox™, which includes the DVD/Workbook, Raising a Confident Child: Preparing our kids for true greatness, and the DVD, Raising an Assertive Child: Arming our kids against bullying. You can tune in every Wednesday morning on 88.9 Shine FM for Parenting Moments with Kimberly. |
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