Introduction Community Reports Languages Cultural Gifts Heritage Celebration What Have We Learned

KIDS FROM KA-NA-TA GRASSROOTS PROJECT 2000-2001 Introduction In October Room 124 became involved in the KIDS FROM KA-NA-TA program. This program joins classes from across Canada into "triads". These triads then learn about each other's community, culture and ancestory. The schools that we were partnered with were William Mason School in Choiceland, Saskatchewan and Wagmatcookewey School in Wagmatcook, Nova Scotia. Our classes exchanged "wampum boxes" which were filled with information and items which gave an idea about our communities. We also completed projects and posted them onto our own triad area Kloqowejk (an aboriginal word for stars) on the KIDS FROM KA-NA-TA system. We also had the opportunity to chat online with students from each of these schools. The students in Room 124 enjoyed participating in this project. The following contains information about our projects.   Community Reports Here is a map of our immediate community. The military base is to the south west of the school. Corydon Avenue runs east and west. This will help you when you read the students reports on the community. The guys that work at the Kapyong Base are from our community, they have gone to Bosnia. The Red River is close to us. The river gets very high in the spring. I live on Elmhurst Rd. There is a Macs Convienience store, a Safeway and a Superstore close by. I like McDonalds, there is one about 2 blocks away from my house. I go to 7- 11 for Slurpees and I play games at Ruckers an amusement centre. I go to Rogers Video on Grant to rent movies. I live close to the Assiniboine Forest. I go to the Assiniboine Zoo. I go to Wal Mart for toys. My teacher's name is Mrs. Mole. By Jeff I live on Blanche Ave. We have a pool in our community,.it is called Lipsett Hall. By Grant theres a video store called Roger's. Behind my house are large Mansions. They give out lots of candy at Halloween. We shop at Walmart for groceries. I go to Carpathia School. I think its the best. It takes us 4 kilometers to get to the forks. I go to the Military Base on Grant for Judo.} Hi, my name is Tina and I go to Carpathia School. I live on Ubique Crescent. I go shopping for food at Safeway and Superstore, and for toys, Walmart and Polo Park Mall. For fun I go to the Forks, Lipset Hall, parks, and rivers. My dad works in the Military, and my mom stays home to look after me and Kevin, my brother. I go to the zoo sometimes to look at the animals. I go to 7 eleven for slurpees. Safeway is on Corydon, and Superstore is on Kenaston and Grant. Walmart is on Kenaston, and Polo Park Mall is on Portage. The Forks is on Main Street, and Lipset Hall is on Kenaston.. The Zoo and Assinaboine Park are both on Corydon. My name is Brendan I am 8 yeas old. I live in a co-op on Carpathia Road. I play hockey, my team is called Varsity View Falcons. I buy my food at Safeway and Superstore. I live near the Co-op gas station on Grant. I go to rent games at Roger's Video on Grant and Kenaston or at Blockbuster Video on Grant in the Grant Park Mall.   Languages In our class we discussed the different Languages our ancestors brought to Canada from thier home country. We had a very wide cultural background and this was a very interesting and eye-opening topic. In my house my family mostly speaks english, but my dad is french. My mom, my dad and I speak english. Allyssa In my house we speak english. My grandparent's know Dutch. My Dad knows some French. I know some French too. Josh In my house we mostly speak Spanish. We moved from El Salvador because of the war. My mom and dad speak to me in Spanish I answer in English but sometimes I answer in Spanish. Sheree C-G. In my family I speak English. My dad speaks Nigerian I speak a little bit of Nigerian and I speak French. Keith In my house I speak spanish and English because my Father speaks English and my mom speaks Spanish. I speak both. Carlos   Cultural Gifts We studied several different cultures and looked at their gifts to modern day Canada. We studied Native Legends and looked at what the Aboriginal population has given , such as canoes. We studeied traditional foods such as corn and bannock. To make this more multicultural we also studied China and looked at the products that have been invented by the Chinese, including kites and noodles. We also tried foods from both cultures. We performed poerty written by Pauline Johnson an Aboriginal Canadian poet at an assembly.   Heritage Celebration Our class partnered with the Manitoba Telecommunications Herritage Showcase to Celebrate Manitoba Heritage Day on May 15th. We learned about the history of the telephone in Manitoba as well as the history of telephone operators. The students had an opportunity to try their hand at using several switchboards and antique telephones. Special Thanks goes to Emily's Grandma for organizing our tour. What Have We Learned For our final activity our class discussed all of the different activities we had completed throughout the year. We enjoyed the opportunity to talk to people across the country and to learn more about thier communites. We also learned a great deal about using the software, and computer tools. We brainstormed together for all ideas. Below is a sampling of these responses. I learned to talk to other students online. I learned how different people across Canada speak. I learned that everyone across Canada like mostly the same things even though we are all different people. Carlos C.-H. In KIDS FROM KA-NA-TA I learned how to talk online with people across Canada. I learned interesting stories about our families and ancestors. I learned how to read maps on the internet. Sheree C.-G. In KIDS FROM KA-NA-TA I learned how to talk online with people across Canada, interesting stories about our families and ancestors. I learned about how people live across Canada and what their community is like. We learned how to read maps that were on the Internet. We learned a few aboriginal words on the Intenet. Jeffery P