June 3 - 7

 I can understand Canadian Indigenous languages, cultures, traditions, experiences, and perspectives (Gr. 6 Social Studies)

I can participate in a variety of moderate to vigorous physical activities (Gr. 6 PE & Wellness)

I can practice conflict resolution through cooperative and competitive situations (Gr. 6 PE & Wellness)

We learned that lacrosse was created by the Haudenosaunee People near the Great lakes in Eastern Canada and USA. The Haudenosaunee Nation (People of the Longhouse) is also known as the Iroquois Nation - whose historical government structure we have learned about this year. 

Here are some sketchnotes that students took while we read articles and watched a video about the origins of Lacrosse:

We also discovered that Lacrosse will be a new sport included in the 2028 Summer Olympics in LA! The Haudenosaunee Nationals have already been training and preparing for this exciting milestone! We are looking forward to seeing the Nationals flag, which includes the Hiawatha Wampum Belt, displayed in LA in 4 years!

Thanks to Andrew Sibbald School Council, we had the opportunity to learn some of the basics about lacrosse with Coach Dan from Elev8 Lacrosse. We learned how to hold the stick, cradle, the ball, pass, catch, aim for the net, and score! We even had a chance to play a little scrimmage! We will continue to work on the skills that Coach Dan taught us next week.