November 20th

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This week we learned... a lot! 

Métis Week in Grade 2 was a wonderful celebration of learning, culture, and hands-on experiences.

Each day, we explored a different aspect of Métis culture through books, videos, discussions, and creative activities. A huge thank you to Joellen (Emmi Q.'s mom), who volunteered on Thursday morning. With incredible energy and kindness, she made bannock four times with four groups of children. Wow! The students loved tasting the bannock plain, with butter, and with delicious saskatoon berry jam. 

We also responded to the book "What’s in a Bead". This story helped us learn about respect and the meaning carried in beadwork.

Earlier in the week, we researched Métis clothing, dance, and the Métis flag. We also practiced our editing skills by working through fix-ups together on the whiteboard.



Click here for the video that we watched in class. 
"Metis speed" is our favourite jigging speed.

On Friday, we learned how to create a bubble graphic organizer to sort and organize the facts we gathered throughout the week. Students worked hard to stretch their sentences and combine more than one idea into every sentence. (Random examples are shown below).

We learned how to do Métis dot art, inspired by traditional Métis beadwork and the book, Métis Like Me.

(These are still on the drying rack - I'll post photos next week). Ask your child to explain the spirit bead to you. (It is one bead that is intentionally different from the rest to remind us that everyone makes mistakes, and that is what makes us human.)

Friday's Writing: Organizing our research helps us 
to write in our own voice.
 
 
 
 
 
In Social Studies, we sanded wooden blocks before transforming them into buildings for our town. Next week, we will put our town together and practice using cardinal directions. 
On Fridays the children can unroll their number rolls and measure them in the hallway. Clara's roll was four and half Clara's long! We are practicing counting in standard form, place value, and reading numbers. 


Have a great weekend everyone!

BANNOCK RECIPE

Parks Canada Heritage Recipe

This recipe has been adapted from a traditional Métis recipe.


Ingredients

  • 3 cups of all-purpose flour


  • 3 teaspoons of baking powder


  • 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil


  • 1 cup of cold water


  • Directions:

  • Put the flour, baking powder and oil into a bowl and stir until mixed well.

  • Add the cold water and knead well (about ten times) on a lightly floured surface.

  • Roll into a ball and cover for 10 minutes.

  • Press ball onto a hot griddle, oven or long-handled cast-iron fry pan over an open fire.

  • Cook for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

  • Score into slices while still warm and serve with your favourite jam or wild berries.

  • Enjoy!



LOOKING AHEAD..

Book Fair

McKenzie Towne School is excited to announce that we will be hosting an Owl’s Nest Book Fair during the week of November 24th!

Students will have the opportunity to browse and purchase books during school hours throughout the week. Families are also invited to join us for our Family Shopping Events:

Thursday, November 27th — 3:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Friday, November 28th — 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. McLean at tlmclean@cbe.ab.ca.

We can’t wait to share the joy of reading with our McKenzie Towne community!


Lost and Found

With the colder temperatures, please make sure to send hats and gloves with your student each day.

Just a reminder to please label all of your child's outdoor clothing to ensure it is returned to them.


Fun Lunch

The next Fun Lunch will be held on Wednesday November 26.

Fun Lunch is only for grades 1-4 and our EES students. 

  • Go to healthyhunger.ca
  • Log into you existing account or create a new one.
  • Add your child’s information in the “add child” box – name, province, city, school, grade and class.
  • All Fun Lunches will then populate – select the order now button!

Please make sure to send a morning snack with your child on Fun Lunch Days. Orders must be placed by the Friday before the day.

** Mrs. Thomson and Mrs. Pynn's classes have been cancelled due to a field trip on November 26.


Upcoming Dates

November 25                          Confluence Historic Site Field Trip - Penford, Janisse & Massy's Classes

November 26                          Confluence Historic Site Field Trip - Thomson & Pynn's Classes

November 26                          Fun Lunch - Subway

November 27                          Heritage Park Field Trip - Kruger & Wickenheiser's Classes

November 27                          NO SCHOOL for KINDERGARTEN due to Parent/Teacher Conferences

November 27 & 28                  Parent/Teacher Conferences

November 28                          NO SCHOOL

December 3                             Heritage Park Field Trip - Bossenberry's Class

December 8                             Picture Retakes

December 11                           Grade 1 Winter Concert - 1:30pm

December 17                           Fun Lunch - Coco Brooks

December 22 - January 2        Winter Break - NO SCHOOL


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