Learning about the Holocaust

 In addition to our study of World War II in Social Studies, in English Language Arts, students are now learning about the Holocaust. As we know, this is a very difficult topic to study and discuss. 

Students have been encouraged to discuss any questions or concerns they may have regarding this study. Thank you in advance for your at-home support.

Later this week, each student will choose a Holocaust related novel to read independently.

To compliment this reading, we will also be studying a timeline of events and laws that led to the Holocaust. 

In addition, each student will get to follow the journey of a real individual throughout this time period, learning what their life was like during these years.

This Week in 209!

  Here's what we'll be working on this week:

Mathématiques: working with multiples and factors, working with decimal numbers

Français: daily reading, oral comprehension, reading and analyzing poetry

English Language Arts: daily reading, reading & writing poetry, presenting Speechtastic, learning about the Holocaust

Sciences de la nature: working on design process project, researching a planet

Sciences Humaines: learning about Canada's contribution to the Second World War: the Battle of Hong Kong

From the Science Department...

 It's time for another design process!

This time it's about... TIME!

First, students must reflect on why we want or need to measure time.

Then, they must choose one ancient instrument used to measure time and:
-research its origin
-create a labeled drawing
-write a description of the instrument: what it looks like and how it works

-give the advantages and the disadvantages of the instrument
-imagine possible modifications to make the instrument modern

For some of these components, students have researched the answers.
For other components, students should formulate and invent their own answers.

The pages students have been working on (pictured below) are the rough copy of this project.

Students should create a final project, including all of their information. This final project could take any number of forms: a poster, a book, a diorama, etc...

**They DO NOT have to construct a working model of the instrument.**

The final projects of this Design Process are due
 Thursday, February 15th.

*Click here for printable versions: Pages  Informations

This Week in 209!

 Here's what we'll be working on this week:

Mathématiques: working with multiples and factors, prime numbers, mental math: multiplication strategies

Français: daily reading, oral comprehension, reading and analyzing poetry

English Language Arts: daily reading, January Journal Writing Challenge, commonality chart, poetry, preparing Speechtastic presentation

Sciences de la nature: starting design process project

Sciences Humaines: learning how the Second World War began

Speechtastic!

 This time, students are preparing an Instructional Speech. They have chosen a demonstration (how to draw something, how to make something, how to do something...) and are planning a 2-5 minute speech to demonstrate the process to the audience. They should be sure to have an introduction, a middle (with the step-by-step process explained with clear details) and a conclusion.

Students may use visuals and/or props 

but have been encouraged to keep it simple!

Speechtastic Presentations are 

Monday, February 5th 

This Week in 209!

  Here's what we'll be working on this week:

Mathématiques: working with multiples and factors, mental math: multiplication strategies

Français: daily reading, preparing for and presenting CFOO, reading comprehension, oral comprehension

English Language Arts: daily reading, January Journal Writing Challenge, commonality chart, poetry, preparing Speechtastic

Sciences de la nature: learning about past beliefs about the Earth and the Solar System, learning about the sun and the solar system

Sciences Humaines: learning about the events between the two World Wars: the Great Depression, learning what led to the Second World War

CFOO!

  In Français, it's time for another CFOO (Le Club Fabuleux des Orateurs et Oratrices)! 

This is a public speaking "club" that will help students improve their oral French skills through short speeches.

For this presentation, students must choose one of the five Research options: information about an animal, information about a country, facts about a person, events that happened on a chosen date or reporting on a sports event.

They will then prepare their short oral presentation, fulfilling all of the criteria (listed on the page they have in their binder).

Students should also keep in mind eye contact, volume and expression during their presentation.

The CFOO Presentations will take place on Thursday, January 25th.