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** As part of our ongoing learning, students at Beddington Heights School will have an opportunity to participate in a traditional smudge on June 21. Smudge involves burning a small amount of dried plant such as sage, sweet grass or cedar inside a cast-iron dish or abalone shell. During smudge, participants sit in a circle and listen to the Elder/facilitator offer teachings about the practice and its role in historical and contemporary Indigenous communities. The smudge bowl may be passed around the circle as part of this traditional way of opening or beginning time together. Participation in smudge is informed, voluntary, and always connected to learning. If, for any reason, a student is not participating in the experiential learning, the teacher will ensure that associated learning outcomes are available. The inclusion of Indigenous perspectives and experiences in classrooms is supported and encouraged by The Education Act, Section 16. This experience connects to various outcomes in the Alberta Programs of Study which demonstrates Alberta’s commitment to First Nations, Metis and Inuit Perspectives and experiences in curriculum. We are honoured to offer this learning opportunity to our students.
If you do not want your child to participate in this learning opportunity, please contact me as soon as possible so that alternative learning activities can be planned for this time.
This week we have continued working on our retelling of the story "Rosie's Walk." We have been adding the missing details from the text, and several students are now word-processing their stories. I have encouraged them to experiment with different fonts, and to practice putting capital letters in the right place using the shift key.
In math, we read a story called "Small Number and the Big Tree". In the story, a young boy sees a huge cedar tree while out collecting cedar roots with his grandmother, and remarks that he thought it would take 8 of his friends standing a circle to go around the base of the tree. Using this prompt, we tried to estimate how many meters around the base of the tree might be. We then measured our own arm length, and revised our estimates. Tomorrow we will gather in groups of 8 and see how we can use string and rulers to measure the base of the tree.
In Science, Grade 3s brainstormed things that make loud, medium and soft sounds, while Grade 4s learned about the parts of a plant and what a plant needs to survive.
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