Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Reading Goals Due June 21st
The final reading goals for the year will be due on June 21. Work hard to complete your reading goal.
Apartheid in South Africa - Social Studies Quiz - Tuesday June 21
Social Studies Chapter 6 Uses and Abuses of Power
In 1876, the Canadian government passed the Indian Act. It was a law that aimed to assimilate First
Nations in the dominant culture.
Under the terms of the Indian Act, First Nations people were
not considered to be Canadian citizens.
The Indian Act sought to end First Nations languages and
cultures.
First Nations children had to
attend residential school for most of the year.
Treaty – a formal agreement
between two or more nations in reference to peace, alliance, commerce,
territory or other relations.
South Africa gained independence from Britain in 1910.
White minority kept political and economic power for
themselves.
In 1948, the white minority in South Africa adopted
apartheid as government policy to separate themselves from black people and
other races.
Apartheid laws were brutally upheld by armed security
forces.
Laws forced black people to move to small, isolated areas
called the Bantu homelands.
The South African government had reserved about 7 percent of
the country for black people. But black
people made up about 80 percent of the population so the homelands were very
crowded. Living conditions were terrible
with almost no jobs.
The government required black people over 16 years of age to
carry identification passes. Black
people had to show their passbooks any time a white person, including a child,
asked them for identification. A black
person who could not produce a passbook would be arrested.
Many people inside and beyond South Africa believed that
apartheid was wrong.
Black South Africans organized and protested. Whit police often responded with violence, sometimes shooting into crowds, killing hundreds of demonstrators at a time.
Black South Africans organized and protested. Whit police often responded with violence, sometimes shooting into crowds, killing hundreds of demonstrators at a time.
The government banned groups such as the African National
Congress (ANC). This political party had
worked for black civil rights since 1912.
One man who played a key role in ending apartheid was Nelson
Mandela. He was the ANC leader who was
jailed in 1962. He continued to protest
for almost 30 years from his prison.
Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990 by President F. W. de
Klerk.
Psalm 91 - Test on Monday - Fill in the Blanks
Whoever dwells in the
shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge
and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s
snare and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers, and
under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and
rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the
darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten
thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes and
see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,” and
you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster
will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels
concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands, so
that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the
cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 “Because he loves me,” says the
LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer
him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him and
show him my salvation.”
Chapel This Week
This Thursday for
chapel, we will be having a potluck snack. Each child is asked to
contribute to the potluck:
Grade 8-Dessert
Grade 7-Fruit
Grade 6-Salty Snacks
Grade 5-Drinks
Thank you for participating and making our chapel a
wonderful time of sharing.
The Middle Years Team
Note: Please bring your lunch (or participate in the Subway
Lunch). This is not a replacement meal.
Monday, June 13, 2016
Saturday, June 11, 2016
The Greatest Game Ever Played Video - Friday June 17 pm
On Friday, to coincide with our golf unit in PE, we will be watching the movie "The Greatest Game Ever Played". This is a story about an amateur golfer playing a champion professional golfer and is based on a true story. Students may bring snacks and drinks for the viewing.
Here is a link to watch the trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au9nFe4mjIA
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.
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