March 23rd, 2017

Today the students and I started an activity that we are going to be doing every few days for the next little while. It's called, "Today in History!" Today we watched a video that aired on March 23rd, 1976. It was about water contamination in Grassy Narrows, Ontario. The students had some very interesting discussions and debates about the video: who was responsible to clean up pollution, what about people who work at the paper plant, is it dangerous to not warn people or stop recreational fishing in the river, how are first nations groups' culture affected by not being able to eat the fish, etc. This activity is meant to engage students with history and to also broaden our understanding of Canadian identity - how is it formed, how has it changed over time. 

Today we had an amazing field trip to the Suncor Leisure Center at MacDonald Island to take part in RBC's Artist in Studio program. The artist Joyce Locke and the event coordinator Sedef were so friendly to us! We got to learn some things about colour theory that we have begun discussing in class, but this trip broadened our understanding by allowing us to mix our own secondary colours. Then we worked on painting realistic apples - considering the light, shading, shape and texture of the apple, etc. It was a lot of fun. Once our paintings are dry, MacDonald Island will send them to us to be taken home. 

In Social Studies today, we continued to work on our ongoing First Nations research project. We are almost finished our research! Most groups are nearly finished. A bit more time tomorrow and we should be done. 

Agenda
Language Arts:
- Read 20 minutes
- Book Orders (due March 24th)
- Name Poems (tomorrow) 

Math:
- Practice 12x, 5x, 10x, 7x, or 11x tables

Health:
- PEAK Basketball (Friday) 

Science:
- WBRSF (April 29th @ Shell Place at MacDonald Island)

Tech & Trades Academy - Mondays (3:00-4:00 pm)
Grade 5/6 Guitar Club - Thursdays (2:45-3:45 pm)
CG Recyclers - Day 1 (lunch recess) and Day 4 (lunch)
Snack Shack - tomorrow ($2)