Finishing Time

~Essentially this week is finish up time for typing out the HCE "The Virtues Project" in the library - presentations begin on Thursday.

~At the same time, students will be completing their "Sound Effects" story draft and carefully planning which sound effects will create their desired audience audibles. Stories will be read aloud with the microphone system behind a large 'screen' for maximum effectiveness starting on December 2. The goal is on verbal competency, quality, and story effectiveness. The criteria sheet is two entries before this one! 

~Word Work lists continue as usual. Test Friday.

~Math - decimals continue... test next Wednesday.

~Science and Socials are finished for term 1.

~PE - lacrosse - we are ready for games!

~Art - Mrs. Walker has some more amazing projects and art journal entries!

~Report Cards go home on Friday, December 6.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO EVAN FOR BEING
W.O.W. LAST WEEK!
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Electricity Test Review

Static Electricity

·         What is it

·         How does it happen

·         Atoms & parts of atoms

·         Charges = positively charged, negatively charged, uncharged

·         Laws of Electrostatics

·         Conductors vs insulators

Current Electricity

·         What is it

·         Vocabulary pages: load, source, resistance, output device,…

·         Circuits – series and parallel, open circuit, closed circuit, short circuit, incomplete circuit

·         Circuit drawings & symbols

Transformation of electricity

·         Electricity can be transformed into other forms of energy such as heat, light, ….

Types of energy: generating electricity and the future of energy

·         Renewable vs non-renewable

~ Pros and Cons of…

·         Hydro-electric

·         Nuclear

·         Fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas)

·         Tidal

·         Solar

·         Wind

·         Biomass

·         Geothermal

How does electricity get to your home?

·         From hydro-electric dam to your house – know the 8 main steps

Busy Week, As Usual

Monday, November 18
- New Word Work Lists today - test on Friday
- Socials test returned on "Global Citizens"
- Math - comparing and ordering decimals
- Science: Electricity =  transformations into light, sound, motion, heat,...
                ELECTRICITY UNIT TEST NEXT MONDAY = STUDY!

*Our class will be participating in the upcoming National Addictions Awareness Walk being held on Monday November 18, 2013 at 10 a.m.  In total, four Intermediate classes from Adam Robertson Elementary school will be participating in the event to help bring awareness to this important cause.  The walk will start at the Rec Centre and will end at the Lower Kootenay Band.  That said, the Grade 5 and 6 classes will only be walking from the Rec Centre to Centennial Park.

This initiative is under the direction of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse.  The focus for this year’s initiative is targeted towards youth drug prevention.  Below is a brief explanation provided by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse:

Every November, CCSA and organizations across Canada mark National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW).

NAAW plays an important role in highlighting issues and solutions to help address alcohol- and drug-related harm. Substance abuse costs Canadian taxpayers more than $40 billion a year. It is a contributor to diseases such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

In 2013, CCSA’s focus for NAAW will be on youth drug prevention. One of CCSA’s key priorities for action is children and youth - specifically, how do we prevent our young people from developing substance abuse issues? To help achieve this goal, CCSA focuses on providing research-based, evidence-informed tools to promote healthy living and help prevent Canadian youth - our country’s future - from experiencing the harms of substance abuse.

National Addictions Awareness Week is an opportunity to learn more about substance abuse and addiction, to talk about the complex problem of substance abuse and to bring forward solutions for change from all those touched by it. Please, join the dialogue to help create a healthier society, free of the harms of substance abuse!

For further information and links, please feel free to visit the website:

http://www.ccsa.ca/ENG/NEWSANDEVENTS/INFORMATION_SHARE/NAAWDAW/Pages/default.aspx

Included below is are the learning outcomes as outlined by the government of British Columbia as to what educators are responsible for teaching in his/her classrooms.  If at any time parents have any questions or concerns, please let the teacher know.

Grade 5:

·         analyse factors that contribute to the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (e.g., social influences, curiosity, feeling alienated or awkward, stress, media, dealing with emotions such as sadness and grief)

Grade 6:

·        * demonstrate appropriate skills related to the prevention of the use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs (e.g., assertiveness, refusal skills, avoidance, choosing healthy alternatives)

·         *describe the potential consequences for themselves and others if they use tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs (e.g., altered judgment and decision making, addiction, potential harm to fetus)

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Tuesday, November 19
- SOUND EFFECTS STORY Writing ... HERE'S THE CRITERIA...

- Presentations start on December 2nd.

Name:  _______________________             Story Title: ____________________________________

Criteria	Rating Scale
There is a clear beginning, middle, and ending of the story.	1  2  3  4  5
A ‘hook’ is used effectively at the start to capture the attention of the listeners.	1  2  3  4  5
Story has a significant, developed problem; it’s realistic and it makes sense.	1  2  3  4  5
Story flows smoothly in sequence from one idea to the next.	1  2  3  4  5
Story contains grade 6 vocabulary (descriptive and accurate word choices).	1  2  3  4  5
There is one (or more) accurate use(s) of personification of an object, an animal, or a concept.	1  2  3  4  5
Alliteration is used appropriately at least 2 times.	1  2  3  4  5
Hyperbole is used appropriately at least once.	1  2  3  4  5
Sound effects are used appropriately & effectively (sounds/music match the words or phrases).	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
	Total = ______             50

 
  - Math - multiply by 10, 100, 1000, 10000
              and by 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, 0.001, 0.0001 
              = Mental Math - no calculators
 - HCE - continue to work on "The Virtues Project"
            - complete all 10 questions by this Friday - Draft.
            - start typing next week.


Wednesday, November 20
- PE - volleyball is over - lacrosse skills / drills.
- Continue with writing and HCE daily.

Thursday, November 21
  - Word Work Quiz tomorrow ... STUDY!
- Math - divide by 10, 100, 1000, 10000
              and by 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, 0.001, 0.0001
              = Mental Math - no calculators

Friday, November 22
- Word Work Quiz Today
- More Art with Mrs. Walker.
- STUDY FOR THE ELECTRICITY TEST FOR MONDAY!

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Congrats to Alisha for being Workers of the Week
last week!

Nov 13-15

Wednesday, November 13
- assembly = peacefulness theme
- HCE  - working on the Virtues Project - finish #1,2

- Guest Speaker - Jason Louie
- Math - decimals in the media.
**STUDY for Socials test - all concepts covered thus far...
...global citizen, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:
"Everyone has the right to... " as discussed in class,
The UN: goals and rules of the UN, Human Development Index
categories, culture, environment, government, economies,
The D.A.R.T., current events - Malala Youszef, poverty,
the poverty cycle, how to reverse the cycle, the SHARE
program, the story of 'a cow and a goat.' Re-read textbook.

Thursday, November 14
- Socials test - as described above.
- HCE - working on the Virtues Project - finish #3,4

Friday, November 15
- No Word Work Test this week - next list on Monday
- Writing - begin learning how to write a sound effects story:
follow the given criteria carefully.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WORKER OF THE WEEK
LAST WEEK... JACKIE-LYNN!
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Snowvember 4 to 8

Monday, November 4

- New Word Work Lists today - test on Friday
- Socials unit on "Global Citizens" continues
          ~ Breaking the Cycle of Poverty.
- Math - BAM! Multiplication 2d x 3d and
            long division 2d into 4d - test on Friday
- Science: Electricity =  parallel and series circuits
                                    with hands-on experiments
                                    later this week. 

- Persuasive Writing - CHOOSE: animal testing or uniforms in school?
                    - 'energy drinks' marked and returned.


Tuesday, November 5
-Writing - Topics listed above = time for word processing
            ~ bring your own laptop (optional)
- Math - long division - mental math only

 - HCE -  guest speaker to begin "The Virtues Project"
            - learning how to read / interpret food labels.



Wednesday, November 6
- PE - volleyball skills / drills.
- HCE - introduce "The Virtues Project"
                            ~criteria and due dates

Thursday, November 7
- Persuasive Writing - FINISH TODAY.
- Word Work Quiz tomorrow ... STUDY!
- Math Test Tomorrow BAM! and Long Division

Friday, November 8
- Word Work Quiz Today

*Remembrance Day Assembly @ 10am.

- Math - Test on BAM! Multiplication and 4d/2d LD
- More Art with Mrs. Walker.

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Congrats to Kendelle & Colten for being Workers of the Week
last week!
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Notable Info:

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 *Please return Interim Reports ASAP*
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