Comparing Canada and the United States

We continued exploring Canada’s connections to the world in our inquiry unit. We reviewed the concepts we discussed in class yesterday. Students were challenged to use their knowledge of these concepts in achieving today’s learning goal: Compare and contrast the PEPS features of Canada and the U.S. Students received a chart to help them record information about these features. Students received one hour of class time to complete the chart. They used the links below as sources of information.

Canada’s Land and Climate          Canadian Identity and Society    Canada – Encyclopaedia Britannica

What is Canada’s Political System?           The Canada Guide – (Good one for information about Canada’s indigenous peoples)

National Geographic Kids: USA                  USA Facts            USA – Encyclopaedia Britannica

Economy of the US – Kids Net                    United States Government for Kids

Native American Facts for Kids

Once everyone had completed this work we took it up as a class. Students had the opportunity to correct and improve their note-taking. They have been assigned a Venn diagram that will be used to compare and contrast the features of these countries. This work is due on Tuesday, February 19^th. Devices are needed all next week as students will be working on one of their summative projects.

Students had music, French and math class today. In math, students took up yesterday’s homework. They were then introduced to congruent figures. Students are reminded to list the corresponding vertices of the figures in the same order. Two triangles are congruent if the corresponding sides are equal or 2 sides and included angles are same or when 2 angles and the side between them are same. Students may have to flip or rotate so that both figures appear the same way. Homework - Textbook page 25 Question 6 a-h.

Re-registration packages are past due. Please send these in as soon as possible. We look forward to seeing you back for next year!

Students participated in this year’s Jump Rope 4 Heart event at the dome. It was a good way to end the week.

 

Have a wonderful long weekend everyone.

 Homework & Reminders

·         Re-Registration Packages are past due

·         UOI

o   Complete the Comparing Canada and the United States: VENN Diagram – this is due on Tuesday, February 19^th

o   Refer to the rubric provided as you work on this task

o   Devices needed all next week

o   Practice locating and naming all countries pinned on our class world map

·         Math

o   MMS 7 Page 25, Question 6 a-h.

·         Friday, February 15^th – PD Day for teachers, no school for students

·         Monday, February 18^th – Family Day, No school

·         Tuesday, February 19^th

o   Oral Competition at the Maples Academy

o   Comparing Canada and the United States: VENN Diagram is due

·         Wednesday, February 20^th 

o   Grade 5 & 6 Ski Trip to Glen Eden, 6:45 am – 3:30 pm

·         Friday, February 22^nd

o   Graduation and Sibling Pictures

·         Monday, February 25^th – Grade 10 Personal Projects

·         Tuesday, February 26^th

o   Bake Sale – hosted by Oakwood students

·         Wednesday, February 27^th  Bake Sale hosted by Oakwood students & Casual Day

·         Thursday, February 28^th – Anti-Bullying Day

·         March 4^th – March 8^th – Spirit Week

·         Tuesday, March 5^th – Pancake Tuesday

·         Thursday, March 7^th - Grade 5 & 6 Ski Trip to Glen Eden, 6:45 am – 3:30 pm

·         March 11^th – March 22^nd – March Break

·         March 25^th – Back to school, Term 3 begins