ABERDEEN COMPOSITE SCHOOL October 2017

Principal: Donna Duriez Vice Principal : Deane Martin Gray aberdeen.spiritsd.ca Box 10 Aberdeen, SK

Phone: (306) 253-4333

EDUCATION WEEK OCTOBER 16th to 20th

THEME: “Building our Future by Learning Together”

The theme of education week fits very well with our

school’s goal to develop 21st Century Learners. We be-lieve that learner-centered classrooms where students

take risks and acquire information working together cre-ates the optimal learning environment. Our mission in Prairie Spirit School Division: learning without limits in a world of possibilities provides purpose and direction for the educators in our schools and guides us in making ap-propriate choices for student learning. We know that students will experi-ence success when we create environments where they are engaged as

learners by providing rigorous and relevant learning situations that are guid-ed by opportunities to create and foster relationships that lead to positive results. We focus on building for the future by helping our students to be-come self-directed individuals who can contribute to society because they know how to acquire new skills and use their talents in a productive way. Our students will have an opportunity to share their thoughts about their

learning experiences and successes during many of the events planned for education week. We will be celebrating at the school with a variety of activi-ties, including: a “Principal for the Day” contest for the K-6 students, as well as a “Dress as your Future Career” dress up day on Thursday, October 19th.

Students will also be sharing a memory of something they have learned from someone else. Please check out our memory board when you are in

the school. Donna Duriez Deane Martin Gray

PARENT-TEACHER-STUDENT PROGRESS MEETINGS

Progress Meetings will be held on the evenings of October 24th & 25th from 3:30 to 8:00 pm. Parents are encouraged to take this opportunity to discuss

student progress with their children’s teacher. Formal report cards will be dis-tributed to students in Grades 1 to 8 on November 20th and 9-12 on November 24th. We hope that the report card and the interview opportunity will help to ensure communication

between school and home. Student progress meetings can be booked online at https://aberdeenschool.coconutcalendar.com/ . Please contact the school if you have questions.

SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL CORNER Exciting news from your SCC! Wanting to expand the scope and reach of our parent involvement we have renamed our group to reflect this

new agenda. We will now not only be the SCC but now the School Community Council and Home and School Association. Our mission is to entice more parent involvement in the day to day activity of Aber-deen Composite School and to help all parents and community mem-

bers have a place to interact with the school. We welcome any and all parents to join our meetings and hear news from the School Division and our staff.

We have planned some fun activities for families to come together and enjoy the school

community. On November 23rd we are hosting a free parent and child activity night. It will be an opportunity for families to learn some new games and play together. Watch for the

poster! We are planning our annual Christmas concert baskets. In the following weeks we will be

asking each grade to “Build a Basket” of themed items. We are hoping this will be a enjoya-ble activity to pick out an item from your family to put in the basket. This is meant to be a

fun and creative activity, not a big financial commitment - as all the items put together make the baskets so wonderful.

We are looking forward to seeing what music enhancements the Grades K-4 will make from

the support provided from our parent association.

If your son or daughter is in Grade 9, 10, or 11 this parent group needs 2 or 3 students to join our meetings to help us recognize the areas at school that could have the most impact for them. Please help your child be a part of this by attending the meeting with them or providing access for them to come to the meetings. Have them speak to Mrs. Duriez or

Mrs. Martin if they are interested.

If you have questions about SCC and Home and School Association please contact the school and please join us at our next meeting on Monday, November 6th, at 5:15!

Dates to Remember

Oct. 16th—20th Education Week

“Building our Future by Learning Together”

Oct. 18th Newsletter Distributed

Oct. 23rd-26th Scholastic Book Fair

Oct. 23rd Picture Retakes

Oct. 23rd-26th Scholastic Book fair

Oct. 24th & 25th Student Progress

Meetings 3:30-8:00

Oct. 27th No School

Oct. 31st Halloween Costume

Parade 1:15

Nov. 1st Gr. 10 to 12

Persephone Field Trip

Nov. 1st Gr. 9 Take Our Kids

To Work Day

Nov. 6th Gr. 11 & 12 at

See Your Future Career Day

Nov. 6th SCC Meeting

5:15

Nov. 9th Remembrance Program

10:30 Big Gym

Nov. 10th & 13th No School

Nov. 14th Newsletter Deadline

Nov. 15th Newsletter Distributed

Nov. 20th Grades 1-8 Report

Cards

Nov. 23rd School Community

Council Family Games Night

Nov. 24th Grades 9-12 Report

Cards

Dec. 18th Newsletter Deadline

Dec. 21st K to 6 Christmas

Concert 1:30 & 7:00

Dec. 22nd Gr. 7 to 12 SRC

Christmas Banquet

Dec. 23rd to Jan. 7th No School

Christmas Break

Jan. 25th to 30th Gr. 10 to 12

Exams

School Fees

There are no school fees for students in Kin-dergarten to Grade 6 but we are asking stu-dents to pay $2 to help with the cost of the planners. Students in Grade 7 to 12 are re-quired to pay a $20.00 per person or $40.00 per family SRC fee , a $5.00 Christmas Ban-quet fee and a Home Economics/Industrial

Art fee if they are registered in these courses.

Fees can be delivered to Mrs. Lalonde or Mrs. Wruck at the school office .

We Remember Our Remembrance Day service will take place on

November 9th at 10:30 a.m..

Milk Sales

Milk sales continue each day by the Grade Two classroom. We sell both chocolate and white milk. Cards are $10.00 and purchase 11 milks. Cheques need to be made payable to “Aberdeen Composite School.” Please see Mrs. Pealo if you would like a milk card.

Library Corner

Mark your calendars for the Scholastic Book Fair coming up October 24th-26th. We are looking for parent volunteers to help work a shift at the fair Oct. 24th and

25th from 3:00-8:00pm (during Student Progress Meetings). Also, if you are looking for a volunteer opportunity at the school, we welcome volunteers to help out in the library throughout the year. Please contact Mrs. Kelli White at the school.

AWARDS NIGHT Thank-you to the parents, students and sponsors who participated in our

awards presentations on October 12th. It was a great opportunity to cele-brate the academic achievements of the past and present students in our

school. We were very pleased to award over $3,000.00 in scholarships and bursaries. We are presently looking for award sponsors as some of the major scholarships will no longer be distributed next year. We would like to thank the past members of the Aberdeen United Church for their very generous support of the United Church Scholarship. Many students have benefitted from their kindness. The endowment for this award has now come to an

end. If you are interested in sponsoring an award please contact Crysta Lalonde at the school.

Attendance

If your child is absent from school please phone the school (306) 253-4333 or send a note. Mrs. Lalonde will often check by phone to enquire about students who are absent. This is a method to ensure student safety. Automated

messages go home at 9:45 and 1:45 for any students that have unexcused absences.

Thank-you for your co-operation.

CRUSADERS’ SPORTS UPDATE Senior Girls Volleyball The Senior Girls team hosted a five team tournament on Saturday, September 23th. The team from Bor-den were the winners. The parents ran a great canteen and the girls were great hosts. We travelled to Hanley the next weekend and also travelled to Vonda and Martensville for games during the week. We have now started to share some practice time with the Sr. Boys team. Our last tournament of the year is Oct 30th in Vonda. Be sure to come on out and cheer us on!

Junior Girls Volleyball The Junior Girls Volleyball team had a great showing at the Colonsay tournament. They split their games and improved in all areas on the court. The girls had fun and were very respectful and friendly to everyone involved with the tournament. Aberdeen is proud of this team. The girls will play their next tournament in Dalmeny on Saturday, October, 28th. Also, on October 20th, all volleyball players at Aberdeen will have the opportunity to travel to the Universi-ty of Saskatchewan to enjoy an evening of high quality volleyball on campus. Junior Boys Volleyball The Jr. Boys Volleyball season is coming to a close! The team just had a very successful home tournament, where they placed 3rd, delivering losses to all but the reigning VCA squad. These boys have had to battle with busy schedules and injuries as they faced a busy 3 days a week practice schedule. The boys are very appreciative of the callups from the Jr. Girls team who made tournaments possible when in-juries plagued the squad. Thank you! Upcoming dates include a Huskies game on the U of S campus on Friday Oct 20 at 6pm (other teams are also invited), a tournament in Hepburn on Saturday Oct 21, playoffs, as well as to-be-determined dates for a windup, and a staff vs students game. Grade 6 Volleyball The Grade 6 volleyball team is having a great season. The team has learned many new skills. They played in one tournament in Warman. Their goal for the day was to move to the ball and at-tempt to play the ball each time it was their court. They accomplished this goal and learned how to move on the court for serve reception. The season will conclude with games in Cudworth and at home. Congrat-ulations to the Grade 6’s! Cross Country Cross-Country is always a short season but it is jam packed with action! We had 7 participants this year ranging from Grade 4 to Grade 12. The runners were Damien, Jackson, Walter, Kennedy, Jonathon, Hay-den, and Sydney. We attended 5 meets: one in Langham with a deadly hill to start the race, Martensville, Saskatoon Sled Dog, districts in Delisle and Sydney earned a spot at the provincial meet in Turtleford. The runners practiced hard every week starting right at the beginning of September. They improved their times throughout the season and made me proud. We had many top ten finishers including Kennedy, Hayden, Jonathon and Sydney. Sydney went up against 115 of the best senior girl runners in the province at the Turtleford meet and ended up finishing 14th overall. It was a great run! Well done Crusad-ers! I am hoping we will have an even bigger turn out for the team next year! Football Congratulations to the Aberdeen Crusaders Football Team on another season representing our school. The team worked hard each and every day at practice, always continuing to improve. Despite low numbers on the roster the players represented their community well and regularly received compliments from other coaches on their determination and heart. This season we bid farewell to several graduating players in-cluding Reece, Ryan, Tom, John, Tyler, and Kaelan. Special thanks to these players for their multiple years of commitment to our team.

SCHOOL BUS NON-OPERATION

The following is information regarding the non operation of school buses in inclement weather:

Winter weather conditions which result in a combination of factors such as severely limited visibility, dan-gerously high wind chill values, or icy roads, may be seen as reasons for non–operation of the school bus-es. Specific conditions which meet or exceed the following criteria can be seen as reasons for non-operation of the school busses to schools in the division.

A) combined temperature and wind-chill factor of –40C at 6:00 am.*

B) severely drifted or extremely icy roads.

C) limited visibility because of dense fog, heavy rain, blowing snow or severe dust storms.

*These environmental conditions as announced by Environment Canada .

The decision not to run a bus would be made by the bus driver, who would immediately inform the school principal of the decision. The bus driver will also contact all families on his/her route to inform them that the bus will not be running. Busses that do not run in the morning because of weather conditions, are not to run at all on that same day. The only exception to this rule will be when the cancellation is a result of reduced visibility due to fog. In that event only, busses will run for charters and for the afternoon routes if the fog in that area has dissipated at the time of departure.

There is to be no early dismissal due to deteriorating weather conditions. If it is determined that the bus-ses will not run at the regular dismissal time, previously arranged in-town billeting is to be used for bus students and families are to be notified of those arrangements.

IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT ALL BUS STUDENTS HAVE AN

IN-TOWN BILLET. PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A BILLET!

CLASSROOM NEWS KINDERGARTEN

The Kindergartens have been busy this month harvesting the carrots from the Outdoor Class-room. We picked them, snapped the tops off and washed them. Then we put them in bags and delivered them to various classrooms to enjoy. We have been learning how to sort things in math. We have been exploring the Alphabet. So far we have learned about S, A, T, I, P, N, C, and K. We read a story about the letter, learn a song, an action to go with its sound and how to print it using little lines, big lines, little curves and big curves. This week we are learning all about Fire Safety. Have a great month!

Grade 1 October has been a fun filled month in the Grade One classroom. This month our focus has been on creating fall and Thanksgiving artwork. We have designed spiders, leaf people, worked with clay, and will be carving pumpkins with our care partners — stop by and see our

many displays! In math, our focus has been on creating patterns and sorting various objects. Lan-guage Arts continues to be centered on sounds, blends and creative writing. Our R.E.E has begun and we are thrilled about the excitement and enthusiasm from the kids. Remember to return the R.E.E bag every Friday. We welcome Miss Johnson as our student teacher, she will be working with us until De-cember. We are loving the beautiful fall weather and are spending as much time outside as possible.

Grade 2 October has been a busy month in the Grade Two classroom. We did some baking with zuc-chinis from the outdoor classroom. Together, we made zucchini chocolate chip cupcakes. They turned out really tasty and were not that difficult to make. I was surprised by the baking skills of the Grade Two children. Thanksgiving was another highlight and we learned some cute Turkey songs which I am sure the children have been singing to their families at home! We’re beginning to pre-pare for Halloween and will be carving Jackolanterns at the end of the month. That’s always fun for everyone! Happy October from the Grade Two classroom!

Grade 2/3

The Grade 2/3 students enjoyed harvesting zucchinis from the outdoor classroom and mak-ing muffins. In health, we have completed a unit on fire safety which fit well with our visit from the Fire Chief and Sparky. Our at home reading program is going well; the students

are enthusiastically exchanging their books every morning. During “Daily 5” the students have continued to build stamina when reading independently and are focusing on the first comprehension strategy, con-necting. When writing stories, everyone is including a beginning, middle, and end. Growth in each stu-dent’s reading and writing is evident already!

Grade 3 I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Before we know it, Halloween will be here. We will be having a party in the afternoon of Tuesday Oct 31. If you would like to send snacks please email me or write a note in your child’s day planner. In PE we are just finishing up our volleyball unit and Mr. Vedress has been working on soccer skills. The kids are loving it! In ELA the students worked very hard on their “All About Me” power points. We are in the presenting stages. You will be able to view them at Parent Teacher Conferences. Students have also been investigating the differences between fiction and non-fiction books. When students are reading aloud to you at home, have conversations with them about why their book may be fiction or non-fiction. In math the grade threes have just started our addition and subtraction unit. Be sure to practice math facts at home. We start each math class with partner games or problem solving and math fact practice. There are many dice and card games that are fun and also reinforce math facts. In science we are fin-ishing up our Exploring Soils unit and in social we have been learning about maps, mapping skills and

the world continents and oceans.

Grade 4 The Grade 4’s have had a fun filled few weeks with two field trips. We learned many things; how harvest has been done in the province in the past, what types of farming and agriculture happens in our province, and where our food comes from. In ELA we have been working on comprehension strategies. We have been making connections to the text we are reading as well as asking questions to understand the text better. In Health, we have been working on

building our self-esteem by focusing on our positive character traits. We just built an “I AM” wall. Reading the positive words on this bulletin board is wonderful.

Grade 4/5

October already! Our class is very lucky to be joined by a teacher candidate, Lane Gerwing, from the University of Saskatchewan for the next few weeks. We are finishing up our unit on humour in ELA. Eve-ry morning we work on speaking with expression by reciting a variety of poems by Jack Prelutsky. The students' hard work is very apparent in their improvement since the beginning of the year. Students have written their own stories and worked hard to identify how authors create humour in their writ-ing. Last week students started looking at shapes in their geometry unit for math. The Grade 4's are beginning a science unit on light while the Grade 5's investigate matter. Our class was very busy with research projects for September and you can see their work displayed on the bulletin board by the office. Students are excited to plan and execute a float sale this week to raise money for a field trip later in the year. We will wrap up our unit on volleyball this month. The Grade 4's are busy experimenting with watercolours in art class. Our class has recently been learning to grow, harvest and prepare healthy foods from the Outdoor Classroom. We dug up the potatoes and onions ourselves with shovels, pitchforks and our hands. Then we decided to use the potatoes, carrots and onions we harvested to make potato soup. Making soup was so much fun! We spent a lot of time preparing the soup; there were many jobs to do. We cut and peeled everything. The garlic and onions smelled strong! Cutting up bacon was hard but it tasted delicious in the soup. Everyone tried the soup and some people even had seconds! It was scrumptious! (Written by the students)

CLASSROOM NEWS Grade 5

The Grade 5 class has been enjoying the novel Wonder during ELA and are doing a great job discussing the book as well as studying the many characters in the novel. We have also been working on “Our Favourite Place” writing pieces recently. In math we have been working with whole numbers. We have just completed a unit in social that studied Canadian culture, which in-cluded things like immigration, population patterns, and physical regions of Canada. Instruments have been acquired and band is now in full swing with these beginners. Thank you to everyone who helped, donated, and bought goodies from our bake sale the first week in October. We are grateful for your support!

Grade 6 The Grade 6’s have had an exciting couple of weeks. They have been setting up their Fresh Grade ac-counts to share all these activities and projects with home. Last week we were fortunate enough to have the owner of Kelly’s Before and After School Programs in Saskatoon donate all the baking supplies need-ed to bake chocolate zucchini cake with the exception of the zucchini which was provided by the outdoor classroom. The students made a total of four cakes in the Home Economics lab and they were delicious! In English, the Grade 6’s are finishing up their independent novel studies and preparing to make a book trailer instead of a movie trailer. In addition, they are also writing persuasive essays on the theme of growing up. Now that the students dioramas and research in science is complete they are moving onto classification of living things and the five kingdoms.

Grade 6/7 Four big idea goals are leading our writing in our ELA work this year: How can I make my

writing interesting for my reader? How can I make my writing clear for my reader? How can I enhance and improve my writing for my reader? How can I learn from and support other writers? We started diving into these big ideas as we went through the writing process to write narratives relating to our ELA units (Growing Up and Giving our Personal Best); parents can view these on their child's Fresh-

Grade account. In Social Studies, Grade 6s are exploring leadership traits, as well as enjoying continuing to connect with their keypals in Waterloo, IL, USA to explore their similarities and differences of their roles and re-sponsibilities in their lives. Grade 7s are looking at forms of government, with a focus on North Korea, South Korea and Japan. We will be skyping with their Global Innova-tion Exchange partners from Chicago on Thursday afternoon to share their work devel-oping "The Clean Team" initiative. The skype will be a great opportunity to summarize the process they've went through identifying their project, the vision they have for their project, as well as the roles they have each taken on to put their "Join the Clean Team" plan into action. We look forward to discussing this project, as well as other learn-ing outcomes at three -way conferences coming up October 24th and 25th.

Mrs. Ojukwu

Science 6—Grade six students are finding information on personal, societal, economic and environmental impacts of electricity use in Saskatchewan. They will evaluate the impacts and propose likely actions to reduce any negative ones. Science 7—Students are digging deep into their chosen ecosystem, identifying the producers, herbi-vores, carnivores and omnivores and using them to come up with different food chains. They will even-tually merge the food chains into a food web. Science 8—The Grade 8’s are identifying the different organ systems in the human body. They will get to learn more about a chosen organ system and explain how the interdependence of different organ sys-tems contribute to healthy functioning of the human body. Math 6—Students are busy determining factors and multiples of numbers less than 100. Eventually, they will relate factors and multiples to multiplication and division. Math 7—Students are adding and subtracting integers using coloured tiles and number lines Health 8—Students will explore how surrounding them-selves with the right people can lead to success. They will discuss some effective strategies of support for purposes of helping them increase health-enhancing behaviours. Health 7—Students are investigating the effect of media on value and believe system Health 6—Students are discussing positive and negative peer pressure. They will role-play different strategies to resist negative peer pressure.

Mr. Cumming

Physical Science 20: finishing Reflection of Light, starting Refraction of Light Foundations 20: Solving Non-Right Angle Triangles Workplace and Apprenticeship 20: Surface Area, Volume and Capacity of 3-D Shapes Math 9: finishing Exponents , starting Square Roots and Surface Areas Pre-Calculus 30: Trigonometry and the Unit Circle Workplace and Apprenticeship 30: Properties of Geometric Shapes Foundations and Pre-Calculus 10: Factoring Polynomials

Mr. Olnhoff Mr. Olnhoff's classroom is staying busy in October as the Science 9 students learn about ge-netics and the traits that make them unique. In Health 9, we're learning about healthy rela-tionships and utilizing skits to present our learning. Science 10 has begun to look at naming both ionic and covalent compounds . Wellness 10 and Senior Phys Ed classes are utilizing their volley-ball skills in game situations and learning about the various exercises that help our body stay healthy. Health Science 20 is looking at nutrition by examining carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. Meanwhile Chemistry 30 is tackling the complex topics of reversible reactions and Le Chatalier's Principle that al-lows us to manipulate those reactions based on temperature and pressure.

Mr. Vedress Hello all, and happy fall! Mr. Vedress is having a very active October. In elementary PE we are working on our fitness and learning how heart rate is a measure of how hard we are working. Middle years PE is looking at wrestling and how it utilizes both power and balance. Both ELA 7 & 8 are wrapping up novel studies and are looking towards writing an essay to prove a theory in our reading. Have a spooktacular October!

TERRY FOX WALK Once again Aberdeen School has proven to be one of the best schools when it comes to supporting Terry Fox. As a school we raised $4079 and had excellent participation in all initiatives including hat day and our walk/run on September 26th. A huge thank you to our top fundraisers Carrie-Anne S. in

Grade 8 who raised $1050, Jax J. in Grade 4/5 who raised $260, Linnea G. in Grade 6 who raised $229 and Wil B. in Grade 2 who raised $173. The top class with participation was the Grade 6 clas-ses raising $604 and earned a pizza party. Special recognition goes to the Kindergarten class who

raised a fantastic $425.

Over the last 13 years our school has raised an amazing $50,513.41.

Great job Crusaders!!!

CLASSROOM NEWS Grade 9-12 English Language Arts

The school year is moving right along, and October has us busy as usual in English Language Arts. English Language Arts 9 students are constructing and writing some of their first formal essays, based on thesis statements inspired by The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander. The Eng-lish Language Arts A10 class is working on essays connecting the content of the novel to real-world is-sues, values, and events. The English Language Arts 20 class has been creating narrative texts and in-formational texts based on the facts and experiences of childhood. In English Language Arts A30, we con-tinue our exploration of Canada with photo essays and written responses to national and personal con-cerns. In addition to English Language Arts, the Grade 12 class will be entering workplaces locally and in Saskatoon from October 23 to 27, where they’ll spend a week trying out a career path through Career and Work Experience 30.

Mr. Antymniuk PAA20 &30- The senior PAA classes are both w rapping up the first ever “Live Edge Ex-periment” project. They are working with a partner to make the most creative and practical project from one slab of locally milled poplar. Following this they will finish the school year working on their personal project. PAA10- This group is in our drafting unit using CAD STD. After drafting up Ortho-graphic, Isometric and Oblique projections the class will work on the Adirondack project. IA9- The class has completed their vintage light fixture. We are working on measurement and project pricing before starting the night table. IA8- This group has completed the manual drafting sheets. We are starting the woods unit by reviewing measurement and material prices. IA7- This group has completed the manual drafting sheets. We are starting the woods unit by reviewing measurement and material prices. Art 9- This group is full swing into the First Nations beading. Beading is a traditional art form that is used to express creativity along with keeping people focused and calm. Art 8-. We completed a one-point perspective drawing with pencil focusing on value. The class is learning about Saskatchewan artist Kevin Pee-Ace before painting a self-portrait in the same style. Art 7- The 7’s wrapped up the Henri Matisse folders which were laminated. We are now working on a graffiti project. PE 9- The 9’s have been working on skills and drills in the Volleyball unit.

Ms. Meldrum

This month in home economics the Grade 7's are finishing up in the kitchen and prepping to start the hand sewing portion of the class. In this past month we've explored baking basics and kitchen safety while making many delicious baked goods while incorporating produce that is in season. The Grade 8's continue to enhance their baking skills as we wrap up our baking basics unit; we will partner up with our care partners to decorate sugar cookies at the end of this week. Grade 9's are working on their sewing samples in preparation for their cell phone case and pajama pants projects; a letter will be going home this week for the materials needed for the projects. The Grade 10's have just begun to look at food safety in the kitchen and we will be taking a closer look at how food-borne illnesses are spread and how we can prevent them. Lastly, the Grades 11's and 12's are exploring soups and sauc-es. Students will be researching and cooking their own soup in groups, as well as making a variety of different soups in class.

Mr. Males History 30: Having seen Nouveau-France fall from a political and military perspective, stu-dents are now finishing up learning about the economics of the fur trade and the cultural shifts that hap-pened in the interior of Canada in the 18th century. Students are studying the impact of competing na-tions on the trade, and the impacts of the trade on ways of life. History 10: After developing an appreciation for the great, sweeping changes that the scientific revolution brought to western societies, students are looking at the social, economic, and political status quo being challenged by thinkers applying the same reason and logic to non-scientific areas of life. Stu-dents will be looking at salons in Paris in the coming days and how these influential centers of intellectual display helped to create a space to share and collaborate in new ways of thinking that would radically al-ter Europe, North America, and abroad. Law 30: Now having a basic understanding of the origins of Canadian law , and know ing broad-ly how Canadian law and western law is classified into various disciplines, students will be looking at Can-ada's Constitution, and the different branches of Canadian government. Comp Sci 20: Students are currently exploring and learning about variables and for -loops as a method in which to increase the amount of re-usability and versatility of their code. Photo 20: Students have just w rapped up word-art projects, and will be shifting their efforts into developing some editing and manipulation skills in Photoshop, with an emphasis of removal and insertion of subjects in a photo. Social 9: Students are currently using ancient China as a place and theme to gain perspective on the differences between strong central governments, and those that provide their citizens plentiful in-dividual freedoms. Social 8: Students are learning about Canadian identity during the war years, and are currently exploring the ways in which First Nations soldiers received treatment after the wars that varied greatly from their non-indigenous friends in uniform. Social 7: Students are exploring the ways in which Canada and world organizations can re-spond to world crises such as the Rohingya refugee crisis, and Canada's Highway of Tears.