S.S. Vocabulary

culture- a people's way of life that includes socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs,            institutions, and all other products of human work and thought.
discrimination- the set of characteristics by which an individual is recognized as a member of a group.
Trista

Did you know

Did you know that Donald Trump is leading the polls for the presidential campaign?

Seth

Penisula

Did you know that Peninsula means a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water and is attached to a large land area. Other word forms are peninsular.

Carmen

French Translations

List of French words with the English translation
-nourrir: to feed
-grandir: to grow
-choisir: to choose
-finir: to finish
-réfléchir: to think
-bâtir: to build
-unir: to combine
-remplir: to fill up
-saisir: to take
-maigrir: to lose weight
-salir: to get something dirty
-réussir: to succeed

Hannah

North American Free Trade Agreement

 Did you know the North American Free Trade Agreement is an agreement between Canada, USA and Mexico?  The 4 points of the agreement are:
1. To eliminate barriers to trade and speed the movement of goods across borders.
2.  To increase investment opportunities.
3. To create procedures to resolve disputes quickly.
4.  To look for ways to expand the benefits of the agreement, including bringing other countries into it.

Hannah

Did you know

Did you know that the USA is an example of a market economy?

Seth

Newspaper

To ask questions to a newspaper you need to ask the 5 w's who, what, where, when, and why
Shane

Unicorns🦄

Did you know that in  French when there is a slash leaning forward that looks like a unicorn horn on certain letters it will make the letters sound like an "ay" sound. This is called an accent aigu.
Carmen

Definitions

 These are some definitions of words you may not know the meaning of.
Levy- to place or collect some kind of fee.  Other word forms: levies, levied, levying
Levee- a mass of earth concrete etc., put up along a river to prevent flooding.  Other word forms: levees, levered, leveeing
Negligence- the lack of proper attention to; carelessness.  Other word forms: neglects, neglected, neglecting, negligent, negligible

Hannah

Negligence

negligence n The lack of proper attention to; carelessness: if negligence caused the error. 
Trista

Did you know

Did you know that Mr. Alexander Ross was an abolitionist of slavery and freed many slaves.

Seth

slavery

This week I learned that the Henry box brown was born in  Lousia County Virginia


Breanna

danika

In French la piscine means pool
Le parc - park
La Maison - house
La cinema - movie theatre
Le fleuriste - the flourist

Canadian Jobs

Primary Industries fishing farming mining
Secondary Industries car manufacturing furniture making house construction
Tertiary Industries hair styling car repairs teaching
Alyssa

Stations and Conductors

Did you know that on the Underground Railroad, that Stations were a home for the slaves to hide and be taken care of. Conductors were people who helped the slaves to Freedom and owned the stations. The conductors also gave directions for the next locations and stops for the slaves to follow.

Trista

Tertiary Industries

Did you know that the tertiary industries are personal and business services that help you use and enjoy manufactured goods.  Some examples of these services are: retail sales, hair salons and car repair shops.  Some people believe that this category should be divided into 2 separate categories - tertiary industries  (retail and services) and quaternary industries (information and ideas).

Hannah

Wayne Gretzky

Wayne was born on January 26, 1961 in Brantford Ontario

Shane

Levi Coffin

Levi Coffin is the president of the Underground Railroad that helped the slaves escape to Canada.

Avery