Water Emergency in Iqaluit

For the past three days the grade ones and twos have been practicing a comprehension strategy called close reading. This is where students read with the teacher a passage of writing that is a little bit above their grade level. Then the passage is read three times. The first time for fluency, the second time to identify words that they are not sure of the meaning, and the third time to see if the meaning of the word is within the text. The passage that we have read was a newspaper article about what is currently happening in Iqaluit about their access to clean, drinkable water. Take a read and talk to your student about what they know about the article. I think that you will be pleasantly surprised that these students know exactly what this article is about!

- Miss Michael 😻





Aug. 6, 2019
The city of Iqaluit has declared a water emergency, for the second time in two years.  Lake Geraldine— the reservoir for the city's potable water— is at a "historic low." There is less water in Lake Geraldine now than there was when the city declared a water emergency in 2018. 
The City of Iqaluit's potable water supply has not been recharging due to a lack of precipitation, population growth and leaky infrastructure, according to the city.  To make matters worse, the Apex River, meant to supplement the reservoir, is also at a historic low and will not be able to refill Lake Geraldine. Now, the city will get water from Unnamed Lake to fill the reservoir.  If there is no rain to help fill up the reservoir before the end of October, the city will need 700 million litres of water to get through the winter.



Reminders

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