Minecraft Egyptian Pyramid

This week for Social Studies I got to go onto Minecraft and build a pyramid.  I also built a mummy out of an armour stand and a set of armour and a wither skeleton head.  I think I did a pretty good job, especially since I added some chests and I even added the golden top on the top of the pyramid.

Tuesdays

Every Tuesday, I go to Community Class and Musical Theatre.  In community class I have two separate classes.  My classes are art and science.  In art we have just started so I am not sure which topics we'll be doing but we've a sketch book and every week we need to add a sketch to it.  In science, we are studying human body systems.  In science I have a notebook that I make a note booking page in each week.
After community class, Mikayla and me go to Muscial Theatre.  In musical theatre we are doing a play called Christmas in Egypt.  Some of the songs in the play are, Spend Christmas in Egypt, Yes, and Jesus's birthday.
After that I go to Junior Youth.  At junior youth we are studying 1 John.  We also play games and get taught a lesson.
I hope that every Tuesday is as fun as last week.

Ancient Egypt

In Social Studies I have been working on creating a diary of an Egyptian girl that takes place around the reign of Pharaoh Cheops.  Everything that I am learning, I am figuring out a way to put it into my diary.  Here's an example.......

Dear Diary, Today my mother took me to see the pyramids.  The pyramids were incredible.  I couldn't take my eyes off.  I also went to see the pyramid construction.  The bricks are going to be granite.  I hope they finish in time.  Right now there is a slave shortage so hopefully we will get some more soon.  Granite is the heaviest pyramid material there is.  The pyramid is going to be for Pharaoh Cheops.

Residential Schools

This week in Language Arts we've been learning about residential schools.  I also heard the story of Shirley Stirling.  Shirley Stirling was only a young girl when she was taken to the residential school.  It was a hard experience for her because she was taken away from her family and her belongings were taken away.  In residential schools, the children didn't really learn anything and they were just used for manual labour.  Many of the children in the residential schools died of tuberculosis.  Residential schools started when europeans thought that indians were unclean and filthy so they decided to kill all the tribes to get rid of them.  One man stepped up and said that instead of killing them, they should create schools where they can learn to be civilized.  This week I have learned that residential schools were a cruel and unnecessary.

Dear Canada Reading list

1. A Prairie as Wide as the Sea the immigrant Diary of Ivy Weatherill
2. Not a Nickel to Spare The Great Depression Diary of Sally Cohen
3.Orphan at My Door The Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope
4. A Trail of Broken Dreams The Gold Rush Diary of Harriet Palmer
5.Brothers Far From Home The World War 1 Diary of Eliza Bates
6.Footsteps in the Snow The Red River Diary of Isobel Scott 

Malala Yousafzai

I recently read a "What in the world?" article about a girl named Malala Yousafzai. She was a woman rights activist. She fought for women's education in Northern Pakistan. When she was 19 she was invited to Canada to receive an honorary citizenship from Justin Trudeau.

"Let future generations say we were the ones who stood up.  Let them say we were the first to live in a world where all girls can learn and lead without fear."    

Moving to Kelowna

I recently found out that we were moving to Kelowna. When I found out I was really disappointed but then Mommy told us more about Kelowna and we were not so disappointed. When we move I will miss my friends but I think it will be a fun adventure.