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Dear Parents,
A project
motivates students to gain knowledge, and they remember it longer. Projects
give students the chance to apply the skills they learn in school to personally
relevant and real-world situations. Your child also learns skills in Project Based
Learning such as how to think critically, solve problems, work in teams, and
make presentations. These skills will help students succeed in the future, both
in school and in today’s work world.
Our project
is called “Pioneers”.Starting from 17 Nov.,2015 it will last about 2 to 3
weeks. Students will learn about some of the major challenges that different
groups and communities faced in Canada from around 1780 to 1850. The project’s
Driving Question, which focuses our work, is “What is the difference between
pioneer times and the modern days?” Students will be involved in researching on the Internet, preparing an
oral presentation, creating different media formats like brochures,
flyers, posters, etc. To make it more related, students will also learn about the Early Muslim settlers in Canada.
At the end
of the project students will make presentations to the class.
Students will be meeting curriculum expectations of Social
studies, Media Literacy, Writing, Reading and Oral communication. Students will
be assessed individually on their content knowledge as well as on Learning
skills and work habits during the whole process.
JAK
