Robina Baker Grade 2's Blogging Across Canada
Robina Baker Grade 2's Blogging Across Canada
February 08, 2012 at 2:01 PM
In grade two the social studies program expands on the concept of community through an examination of specific characteristics of communities in Canada.
LeAnna Murtha, at RBES has organized a collaborative project with several communities across Canada. This project involves her class, Devon AB, Bedford NS, Saskatoon SK, and Aklavik NWT. Students from these provinces login to Kidblog (Grade Two Partner Communities) and they blog with a friend from each community to learn firsthand about other communities.
Sample Blog
- 2M Ms. Murtha
January 17, 2012 at 3:25 PM
Ms. Watson,
Thank you for sharing this interesting information about your community. 2M students were shocked to hear that your entire school population was the same size as our Grade 1s & 2s combined! They were excited to learn more about the ice road, as that is something most students had never heard of. 2M was wondering: How do you know the ice is thick enough that you can cross safely?
We searched Aklavik on the computer (your community has a very rich history) and labeled it on our class map. 2M students are very excited to start blogging with their new friends in Aklavik!
Ms. Murtha & 2M Students
- 1/2W Ms. Watson
January 19, 2012 at 4:46 PM
Hello Ms. Murtha’s class.
Our students have been at home for the past two days due to a bad blizzard. We were back this morning, but then school was cancelled for the second half of the day again because of weather and will be closed tomorrow too. This morning 6 students were in class and we talked about your questions you had. The students hoped you had come across information about the Mad Trapper (Albert Johnson). It was one of the longest man- hunts in Northern history.
In Aklavik, we have a family that is in charge of maintaining the ice road and testing the thickness of the ice before it opens. The ice must be 20 cm thick (about 8 inches) in order for a light truck to drive on it. The road leads us to family busy camps, Tuktoyaktuk and Inuvik (two of the closest communities). We are excited to start typing to you, however our posts will not come until next week due to the weather. Have a safe weekend.
Your Friends in Aklavik,
Ms. Watson and the Grade 1/2 Students.
- 2/3R Mrs. Romanchuk
January 20, 2012 at 3:02 PM
Hello everyone! The grade two/threes are more than excited to start blogging. They were stunned that there was not even one restaraunt in Aklavik and wondered about the ice road too. With your explanation, Ms. Watson, that the ice has to be that thick for driving on, ice for ice-fishing needs to be that thick here too. The cold weather didn’t surprise them as this week has been cold here too, although it has been sunny and bright without snow. Our average days have been -30 with windchill -46. We have school but we don’t go outside for recess. December and January we had unusually warm weather with highs of +5. We wonder why you drive skidoos to school? Do the kids drive the skidoos or do the parents? Did you have a warmer than usual December and January? What are you learning about in school? What are your school colours, ours are navy and white? How much snow do you have? We have very little snow, only 15-20cm.
- 2B Ava
February 2, 2012 at 11:50 AM
I was reading the book “The Last Polar Bear” by Jean Craighead George and it reminded me of Aklavik! A boy named Tigluk was running on an ice road. Do you have any polar bears?