Friday Dec 6th

Grade 6 Task:
First Nations People suffered from diseases introduced by the Europeans. Your task is to research the diseases they brought with them.

• Small Pox
• diphtheria
• typhus
• bubonic plague
• cholera
• measils

Tell me what they did to prevent them or heal themselves from these diseases.

Grade 6 Research

GRADE 6 

Tuesday, December 11^th

Here are your Tasks for the morning:

• Read about the explorers John Cabot, Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain. Then your job is to research the perspective of the First Nations people when they encountered these explorers.
•  In your Google Search your search should be something like “John Cabot and the perspective of the First Nations people”

·         Here are some sites that may be helpful: (See links on class website)

http://www.heritage.nf.ca/aboriginal/beothuk.html

http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/firstnations/gulf.html

http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/Resources-and-Learning/Exhibits/Samuel-de-Champlain--Perspectives/Champlain-through-the-eyes-of-North-Americans.aspx

• Complete the comparison sheet given to you including both perspectives (Explorers and First Nation Peoples)

Class DoJo

Parents and Students,

We are starting a new classroom management system in our class called classDoJo! It allows me to track student behaviour and allows parents and students to view it at home.
You will be able to log onto classDoJo and edit your avatar and check your points. (Once you have your secret code)

Visit HERE to watch a video on how it works.