A Visit from Nicaragua

This morning, we gathered all of the grade 6 students into Ms. Van Geest's classroom to hear from our first featured speaker.  As part of our culture unit, we are hoping to have visits from several people who have lived in or visited another country.  Our guest speaker today was Ms. van der Woerd.  Many of you may know that Ms. van der Woerd was a grade six teacher at our school for the past several years.  She is currently teaching at a school in Managua, Nicaragua.  She visited our classroom via Skype and shared the Nicaraguan culture with our students.  Many of the students had the opportunity to ask questions.  Here are some samples.

"How old do you need to be to get a driver's license in Nicaragua?"
"What kind of art do you have?"
"What is your favourite Nicaraguan food?"

The students really enjoyed learning in this way, and even got to say hello to a few of the students from the school in Managua.

"It was very interesting to hear about Nicaragua.  You have to be 18 to be able to drive." - Steven

"I've never seen Nicaragua before and it was cool to learn about.  Most poor countries don't have fresh water, but this country has fresh water that comes in bottles." - Liam

"I think it's cool that Ms. van der Woerd is teaching PE there.  It was kind of neat that we got to see the kids there too." - Beth

Weekly Reminders

Look for:
Culture Quiz - please sign and return
Math Test - please sign and return
Handout - Information on IXL (including student username and password)

Monday
Home Reading is due tomorrow.
Bible Memory - John 10:14-15
Mary/Martha Letter due today
Try IXL B.1, B.2.  Review A, C, and M as needed

Tuesday
Multicultural Postage Stamp is due today.
6B Service Afternoon!

Wednesday
Library today!
Pizza day! - $1.50 per slice

Thursday
Scholastic Book Orders are due today.