Field Trips!

   This month we have had 2 special opportunities to take our studies off campus to learn from experts in each field of study.
    Last week we visited the Heart of Jesus Retreat Center in Santa Ana for our 1st ever 3rd grade retreat! We had a great time learning about faith, dignity, strength, Baptism, and sanctifying grace from the Sacred Heart Sisters. We learned new songs, created prayer wheels, and celebrated Mass during our retreat.

Hearing about our faith from the Sisters.

 We also learned about the examples of great Catholics, like Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II. 

Learning about symbols of Baptism

Our beautiful prayer wheels

This week we traveled to Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park to learn more about Native Americans on the Indian Trails Tour! We saw many examples of typical Native American homes, saw a Navajo Indian dance in traditional clothing, we visited the Mystery Lodge, made a bracelet to remember a Chumash story, and saw authentic totem poles. It was a very busy day, jammed packed with lots of learning and new experiences!

Our class with the Navajo Indian dancer in his eagle dance clothing

We made a quick stop to the wild west museum where we saw authentic Cheyenne Indian clothing.

We got to go inside a tipi to see more artifacts and to learn about plains indians.

Learning about where different tribes of Native Americans lived

Examining an authentic totem pole which tells a legend about raven.

Social Studies Ch 6 Extra Questions...

These last 2 questions were accidentally left off the study guide:

17. If you looked at a primary source such as an old photograph or map of your community, what differences might you see compared to today?

18. What are 3 places you could visit to learn about your community?



Happy studying!

Mrs. Q

SS Ch 6 Lesson 2: The Story Of San Jose

Vocabulary:

public property: property (building) used by all people, like a library, parks, beaches
private property: property that belongs to one person like houses, businesses, & farms
industry: type of business
technology: new inventions people use every day


How has San Jose grown and changed?
1st people: Ohlone indians They ate berries, acorns, vegetables, rabbits, dear, & antelope

1700s Spanish land was good for farming & raising cattle, farms provided food & cattle for nearby presidios

1846-1849 population boom because of gold rush
1850 San Jose pop. 4,000
March 27, 1850 San Jose 1st official city in CA, used to be the capital of Ca.
1860's changes in San Jose: streets were improved, a streetcar line was built, a courthouse & hotels were added, & the railroad between San Jose & San Francisco was finished

1876 San Jose - fruit shipping capital of Ca

1940s 1/2 million military people came to Ca during World War II, large businesses for spacecraft & computers moved into the area
Silicon Valley - new nickname for San Jose / Santa Clara Valley

NOW - 3rd largest city in Ca, many people moved there for computer jobs & pop. close to 1 million

Social Studies Ch 6, Lesson 1

Social Studies Chapter 6, Lesson 1

Vocabulary:
entrepreneur: someone who starts and runs a business

communication: the sharing of information

transcontinental: something that goes across the continent

immigrant: someone who comes to live in a country from somewhere else in the world

invention: something that has been made for the first time

port: a place for ships to dock and pick up goods or passengers


Communities Grow
How did California change during and after the gold rush?
1. Many people came to California and made money from something other than gold
Most people didn't find any ________
Californians found other ways to make money. Like:
   1. Levi _________ - made pants = jeans!
   2. Domingo _________ - made chocolate
2. People developed new ways to travel and communicate
    A. Telegraph lines helped communication with California, but still couldn't move goods & people quickly
    B. Transcontinental Railroad
idea from Theodore Judah
           "Big Four" started/ paid for Central Pacific Railroad Company
  One side of the railroad started in Sacramento in 1863,
                many immigrants came from China to help build the railroad
Union Pacific workers built westward
  They met in Utah in 1869

Changes from the railroad:
1. Many people moved to California
2. business grew quickly
3. Chinese immigrants started businesses there



1870 - trains brought people and goods to Sacramento - boats would carry the goods to San Francisco down the Sacramento River
1876 a railroad connected San Francisco & Los Angeles, then another RR connected LA with the Middle West
lots of people came to Ca to buy land & they grew citrus fruits (like oranges & lemons)
in the late 1800s refrigerated railroad cars allowed these farmers to ship their oranges & lemons to the east coast
1899 LA leaders began building a larger port, the town of San Pedro became part of LA, waterways were made deeper and wider (for big ships) & new docks were added

Social Studies Ch 4 Lesson 2 Study Guide

Vocabulary to Review:
cultures, preserve, museum, traditions, & elder

What does the Oroville Salmon Festival Celebrate?

What has Katherine Siva Saubel done to preserve the Cahuilla way of life?

Name at least 2 specific events or places that Native Americans use to preserve their culture.

California Indians Project

    As many of you know the 3rd grade students have been working together in tribes for the past several weeks on their California Indians Projects. Many students have finished their power point presentations in class and just have their artifacts left to complete for our  "Indian Museum" which will be on display next weekend at Open House on January 27 from 1-3 PM. We will have 2 more 1 hour work periods in class this week on Tuesday & Thursday afternoon, so any students who have completed their power points are welcome to bring in their materials and work on their artifacts in class.

    As we have been discussing in class, each student must complete an artifact that represents a tool, clothing item, jewelry, dwelling, or other artifact to represent things their tribe used or would have needed from their environment. Tribal groups should have a variety of artifacts to fill our museum, so please coordinate what you'll be making and bringing in with your other tribe members. We wouldn't want to have 30 spears and no baskets to represent all of our California Indian Tribes!

   Below are some pictures, links with directions, and other project ideas for any students who are looking for inspiration. All artifacts are due on Thursday January 24th so that we can organize our museum in time for our big Open House reveal on Sunday.

Remember, the key is to MAKE something that is related to YOUR TRIBE :o)

Happy Crafting!

Homemade Arrows made with felt, twine, and twigs



How to make a Mini Bow and Arrow with some household items...



Woven Indian Basket made from paper grocery bags


Directions on how to make a "buffalo hide" can be found at the following website: http://confessionsofateachingjunkie.blogspot.com/2012/10/smart-art.html
Here is a sample picture of the hides...

California Indians Research

Many people asked me for the California Indians Project website today, but it's a very long address to type in so I told them I would put up links on the blog. Select a topic from the list below, click on the underlined words and it will take you directly to the link. Happy researching!

Main Project Website

Project Process

Research Questions

Social Studies Ch 3 Lesson 4 Notes

customs : ways of doing things
religion : beliefs about gods or spirits
shaman: in some cultures, a curing doctor who helps cure the sick
folklore:
 oral history: spoken history
Indians had their own ceremonies and customs

Ceremonies: mostly religious, celebrated marriages or special times of the year,
Yuroks celebrate catching the 1st salmon of the year they believed that nature was controlled by different spirits, men or women could be shamans
Indians passed down beliefs and culture through storytelling the history, beliefs, and customs of a group as told in its storieschildren listened to elders tell them the folklore of their tribe
some stories taught lessons about how to act, the tribes beliefs, how the world and humans came to be, and explained why things are the way they are

Folklore includes many different types of games, stories, and art.Art: They created beautiful things that could also be used in every day life
They made rock art - painting and carving rocks
carved furniture and tools from wood or bone, made dolls, clothing, baskets, instrumentsGames: were played by children and adults,
many games taught skills children would need when they grew up
might even play games to settle an argument

California Indians showed a respect for the land, Tribes had different ways of life, including different religious beliefs, ceremonies, stories, art, and games. Together, these ways of life were part of each tribe's customs and folklore.

Social Studies Ch 7 Lesson 4 Notes

Local Government in California

What does local government do for its citizens?

A. Services that local governments provide:
2 types of local gov't : city and county
California Constitution (plan for a system of gov't) originally written in 1849, revised for 30 years, and finished in 1879
2 forms of city gov't in CA:
A. Council-manager form (most cities use) :
1. voters elect a city council
2. City council appoints a mayor and hire a
city manager
B. Mayor-council form:
1. voters elect the mayor and city council
members
i. mayor - executive branch: makes sure laws are
 carried out & hires people to run city departments
ii. city council - legislative branch: make
  laws and collect taxes


Local Governments Provide Services

more than 3/4 of CA citizens live in cities
Cities have police and fire departments some have health and parks departments

Public works department takes care of day to day needs: trash collection, street sweeping and repair, clean water
Taxes pay for city workers and services the gov't provides for citizens

County Government
highest level of local gov't, 58 counties in CA
county seat - city or town where county gov't offices are located
county board of supervisors elected by citizens & discuss and solve problems that affect the county

Social Studies Ch 7 Lesson 3 Quiz Study Guide

Vocabulary : President, appoint, Supreme Court, capitol, legislative, executive, judicial, Congress


Questions:
What are the 3 branches of the United States government?
Who are some workers that provide services through government?
How do representatives from California take part in the federal government?
Who is in charge of California’s executive branch? 
What 2 groups make up California’s legislative branch?
What is the name of the highest court in California?
How many justices are in the United States Supreme Court? 

Social Studies Chapter 7 Lesson 1 & 2

 Vocabulary: cooperate, law, consequence, mayor, elect, citizen, court, judge, rights, amendment, Bill of Rights, representative, majority rule, minority rights


Capitol building - where the Senate & House of Representatives meet (Legislative Branch)
- Senate: made up of Senators, elected every 6 years, 2 for every state
- House of Representatives: made up of representatives (congressman/congresswoman), elected every 2 years, # of representatives depends on the population of each state, head of the house is called the Speaker
Supreme Court - Judicial Branch made up of 9 justices, appointed by the President & approved by the Senate, they are appointed for life
President - Executive Branch - lives in the White House


Lesson 1: Rules & Laws
people need to cooperate to keep their community safe

cooperate: work together
laws: rules that a community makes
consequence: what happens because of what a person does
some consequences for breaking the law include fines/paying money, going to jail, community service hours, getting hurt

Community Government
the government members meet to talk about problems and decide how to solve them
mayor: a community leader
citizens: people who live in and belong to a community
elect: to choose a person to serve in a government position by voting
Court: a place where a judge makes decisions about a law
Judges: people from the community who are chosen to work as leaders in the court
they decide if someone breaks a law & they choose the consequences, judges must be fair & treat everyone the same way


Lesson 2: The United States Constitution

Why is the Constitution important?
1. It describes how our national government
works - in Washington D.C. - 3 branches
laws from Britain were unfair they fought the Revolutionary War, Constitution approved in 1789
2. The Bill of Rights describes rights and freedoms.
George Mason's idea
James Madison wrote them
10 original amendments, but more have been added since then

-all of the other laws in our country are based on the Constitution
- our government has 3 branches and no part of the government has all the power - we call that "checks and balances"
- citizens elect representatives who work for us to be our voice in the government
-majority rule: whatever gets the most votes wins
- minority rights: the smaller group (the thing that has less votes for it) still gets to keep its rights

Social Studies Ch 6 Study Guide

We will complete & correct this page in class tomorrow, but here are the study guide questions if you'd like to start studying today!

Vocabulary words: technology, entrepreneur, industry, port, invention, heritage, private property

What kind of map shows where people live?

What is the Big Four?

Which business was important in San Jose before World War 2?

What do Domingo Ghirardelli and Levi Strauss have in common?

Who lived in the Santa Clara Valley before the Spanish?

What did many Chinese railroad workers do after the finished working on the transcontinental railroad?

What are the terms past, present, future, century, decade, and generation related to?

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What improvements were made to the city of San Jose in the 1860s? 
2. How has industry changed in California since the 1850s?  

Social Studies Ch 5 Study Guide

We will complete & correct the follow pages in class tomorrow, but I thought some of you might want to get a sneak peak at how you should help your child guide their studying for our social studies test on Friday. Happy Studying!

Social Studies Ch 5 Lesson 2 California's Early Communities Quiz Questions

1. A _______________________ is a new community.

2.  A person who lives in a settlement is a ______________________.

3. A ______________________ is the path or direction a person takes to get somewhere.

4. A _______________ was a small religious community with a church, a few workshops, and rooms in which people lived.

5. A ____________________ was a fort built to protect missions from enemy attacks.

6. A ____________________ is a village.

7.  What were the 3 kinds of communities that the Spanish built to help keep control of the land it had claimed in California?

8. How many missions did the Spanish build in California? Where were they located?

9. How far was it from one mission to the next? 

10. What sort of negative affect did the Spanish and their missions have on the California Indians?  

11. How many presidios did the Spanish build? _______________________

12. Where was the first mission built? _________________________

13. Where was the first presidio built? _________________________

14. Where was the first pueblo built? _________________________

Social Studies Ch 5 Lesson 2 California's Early Communities

Vocabulary
settlement - new community
settler - person who lives in a settlement

3 types of communities:
1. Missions - built by the Spanish, small religious community with a church, a few workshops, & rooms in which people lived
21 missions all built near the coast, Father Junipero Serra (a priest) helped build all the missions from San Diego to Sonoma
1st mission - San Diego de Alcala built in 1769
led by priests, they taught Christian religion, Indians worked growing wheat and corn and raising animals

2. Presidios - built by the Spanish, was a fort to protect the missions
 4 presidios, built near best harbors
1st presidio - San Diego in 1769
others were built in San Francisco, Santa Barbara, & Monterey
they were government buildings, soldiers & their families lived there, a large wall protected each presidio

3. Pueblo - a village, started by American Indians & people from Spain, Mexico, & Africa
had adobe houses, churches and public buildings
supplied missions & presidios with food & goods
1st built in 1777 near San Francisco (became San Jose)
Los Angeles was originally a pueblo

California's Explorers

Tricks for remembering Explorers who came to California:

Social Studies Ch 5 Lesson 1 Notes

SS Ch 5 Lesson1: Exploring California

Main Ideas:
1. Explorers came to California from Spain, England, & Russia
2. Explorers came to California for different reasons.

Christopher Columbus (Italian explorer) 1492 he sailed from Spain to try to find a shorter route to India but instead he found California

European explorers were sent to spread their religion, find treasure, to claim land, and to buy silk and spices from Asia
They wanted to find the Strait of Anian - which they hoped would allow them to sail through North America to Asia

Hernando Cortes (Spanish explorer) sailed from Mexico (called New Spain) in the 1500s, looking for the Strait of Anian, landed in Baja California in 1535 & claimed it for Spain

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (Spanish explorer) sailed North from Mexico in 1542, reached San Diego bay & was 1st explorer to land in Alta California, claimed Catalina Island & San Miguel Island for Spain, met the Chumash Indians

English Explorer
Sir Francis Drake landed in California in 1579, stopped near San Francisco & claimed the area for England

1602 - Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcaino named San Diego & discovered Monterey Bay, drew maps of the coast

1700s Russians came to California to hunt seals and sea otters for their furs, they wanted pelts (animal furs) to make warm clothing to sell in Russia & China

Social Studies Ch 4 Lesson 3

Many American Indian tribes today have their own governments. They also take part in the US government.

Tribal government is separate or sovereign from the US government, state & local government
Like a separate country / nation
may have their own constitution
Tribal councils:
1. run the reservation,
2. represent its tribe in the state & national (US) government
3. manage the tribes economy
Tribal Governments offer special services to tribe members:
1. community meal once a week
2. child care programs
3. programs to help children with their schoolworkUS Constitution says that the national government has the power to work with Indians, they agreed to provide education, health care, and other services in exchange for the tribes' land
BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) works with tribes the most, they provide services for Indians like job training, medical care, & education
tribal & state governments try to cooperate with each other but the state government can't tell the tribal government what to do

Social Studies Ch 4 Lesson 1 Notes

A Changing Way of Life

How has life changed for California Indians?
Groups of newcomers to California wanted different things:
1. Spain - wanted Indians' land & resources & to change their way of life: in the 1700s they built missions to share the Catholic religion with Indians
2. Eastern USA - 1848 they came looking for gold, fought with California Indians over land
The US government set up reservations to stop the fighting for land, but many Indians had to move far away from where their tribe was from and had difficulty surviving there
Life on a Reservation
- most Indians there were poor
- most of the land isn't good for farming
- they didn't have the natural resources they needed to trade
Today: some have post offices, stores & government buildings
- many people are still poor, but more people are finding ways to create jobs & get money
Tule River Reservation: Yokut Indians live there, they have built many places (airport, a place to build & repair airplanes) that provide jobs
Rancherias are small reservations that started as Indian villages and they now run many companies like hotels & golf courses
California has more than 50 rancherias

Today Ca Indians live like other Americans
Many live in large cities, but still learn the art forms, dances, & language of their ancestors to honor their past
They wear the kind of clothing their ancestors wore on special days
Powwows are one way to learn about different tribes
- when people gather to sing, dance & learn about different tribes
- they are sometimes held on reservations or near large cities
- they were started by American Indians who came to Ca from other places

SS Ch 3 Lesson 4 Customs & Folklore

Vocabulary:
customs
religion
shaman
folklore
oral history
Indians had their own ceremonies and customsCeremonies: mostly religious, celebrated marriages or special times of the year
Yuroks celebrate catching the 1st salmon of the year they believed that nature was controlled by different spirits, men or women could be shamansIndians passed down beliefs and culture through storytellingchildren listened to elders tell them the folklore of their tribe
some stories taught lessons about how to act, the tribes beliefs, how the world and humans came to be, and explained why things are the way they are
Folklore includes many different types of games, stories, and art.Art: rock art - painting and carving rocks
carved furniture and tools from wood or bone, made dolls, clothing, baskets, instruments
Games: played by children and adults,
many games taught skills children would need when they grew up
might even play games to settle an argument
California Indians showed a respect for the land, Tribes had different ways of life, including different religious beliefs, ceremonies, stories, art, and games. Together, these ways of life were part of each tribe's customs and folklore.