Enjoy Family Day

Reading - lots of self-selected reading (SSR)
Read-a-thon began on Feb. 1. - Tally up your total number of reading minutes, daily, and write them in your agenda, daily, signed by a parent for class and individual totals. These minutes will also go toward our class house team points! READ OFTEN! Record your minutes!

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Writing - we began writing a story with a focus on character and plot
                development, dialogue, and conventions / mechanics, too.
              - the story is called 'Be A Perfect Person In Just Three Days"
              - the criteria is the standard gr. 6 rubric for story writing.

*********DUE DATE = FEB. 21***********

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Word Work - continues as usual working at individual spelling levels.

                   - work hard at your words all week & study

                   - test on Thursday due to trip to KAR

                   - new rule = advance with 29 or 30/30
                   - down one level with less than or equal to 66%.

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Math - polygons are being studied (geometry unit continued)

          - do your homework and work hard!

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Socials - Test on spatial awareness went home.

              Balloon test and countries of the world.
              - retest on Wed. at lunch for the 'sorting' only!

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Science - Extreme Environments - research project
              = 'Technology Timeline'

              - DUE FEB 14 FOR FULL DAY PRESENTATIONS.

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HCE  - anti-bullying collage is due Wednesday in class at 3pm.

         - brain videos soon

         - still focused on 'time management' skills in class
           (efficiency goal)    

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P.E. - basketball centres were great to see ind. skill levels

        - B-BALL QUIZ - TUESDAY - STUDY YOUR MANUAL.

       - FOCUS ON FITNESS is next unit.


       - *GYM-SHORTS AND T-SHIRT REQUIRED
       - NO LONG PANTS - INDOOR RUNNING SHOES*

       - SKI / SB DATES ARE SET - FEB 15, MAR 1, 8.

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Art - come check out our graffiti art - it looks great!

      - Thursday is "Lost In The Hall' perspective/multi-media.

      - Brain ART after that!

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Drama - MORE INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES


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HAND IN ALL YOUR WORK WHEN REQUESTED.
IT'S HOW YOU DEMONSTRATE YOUR LEARNING.

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IF ANY PARENT WISHES TO DISCUSS STUDENT PROGRESS,
LET ME KNOW. WE CAN MEET AT SCHOOL ANYTIME.
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WORKER OF THE WEEK LAST WEEK WAS ...

               Emily

--------GREAT OVERALL WORK! --------------------------------------

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Classroom 10 -  House Team Spirit Friday - this week is...

Dress up as a skier / snowboarder!    Kidding - we

will be in Kimberley!

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