Today we had the opportunity to listen to Mr. Thakre, a speaker from Passages Canada. Mr. Thakre talked to us about some of the challenges children face when they immigrate to Canada. Mr. Thakre came to Canada as a 10 year old boy who was passionate about cricket but knew nothing about Canadian sports. We learned a lot about immigration, geography and the importance of being kind and understanding to new students.
We had a Skype call with another classroom this morning. We had no idea where they were! Students in each classroom took turns asking Yes or No questions. We found out:
1. They were in North America.
2. They were in Canada.
3. They were in the Yukon.
4. They were in Whitehorse!
What made this even more fun was that it was another grade 3 French Immersion class! So we did our whole Mystery Skype call in French!
A minecraft creeper made of 100 squares and a tree made of 100 coffee stir sticks. Very creative!!!
We practiced counting our collections in French!
Deputy Chief Froehlich and myself get to show our stuff at the Moose Jaw Wakamow Round Dance! #DontQuitYourDayJob pic.twitter.com/WASRIo414u
— Cst.Landon (@CstLandon) February 5, 2017
Celebrating diversity and the Indigenous culture. #Rounddance @PrairieSouth @MJPolice #communityevent #firstnation pic.twitter.com/ORvpkWxbdp
— Prince Arthur School (@PrinceArthurMJ) February 5, 2017
Round dance @PrinceArthurMJ #FirstNations A good time! pic.twitter.com/EhOxU1RMOn
— Stéphane Gauvin (@sgauvin23) February 5, 2017
Drumming in front of a crowd and doing the Potato Dance #FirstTimeForEverything pic.twitter.com/8vvzQU4ALH
— Cst.Landon (@CstLandon) February 5, 2017
Maybe the best part of the round dance is the potato dance! @VivianGauvin @VeraGauvin @ellie_gauvin pic.twitter.com/o2LYvPmJWQ
— Stéphane Gauvin (@sgauvin23) February 5, 2017
We celebrated Bubble Gum Day by reading about Lester Fizz and trying to make our own artistic bubble gum creations!
Today we ate some beans that we grew in our classroom. We are studying the life cycle of flowering plants. It is delicious!
We joined with over 283,000 kids worldwide to celebrate Global School Play Day. We built towers, dog kennels, marble runs, train tracks and forts. We played charades, BINGO, Battleship and Jenga. And throughout the whole day we worked on speaking in French.
