Feb 22 to 25

Please return the Parent Surveys ASAP.

Pink the Rink this Friday!
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Reading -Among the Betrayed starts.
              ~Reading goal = recognizing character development - understand how Nina and her friends are able to make it in the real world as third children.

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Writing - hand-written NOTE-TAKING PRACTICE CONTINUES...
             - written responses from Among the Betrayed

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Word Work  - NO word work tests until term 3.
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Math   - GEOMETRY

            -2-d regular polygons & attributes
            -3-D solids - names and attributes
            - learning isometric 3-D drawings
                   
~ Geometry TEST = Thursday

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Socials - Aboriginal Research Project = SAM K, ETHAN, BRACT, CURTIS left to present.


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Science         - the science of engineering & structures will be studied for the remainder of term 2
                     - mega-structures
                     - tower
                     - bridge (on-line)  Bridge Challenge
                     - airplane challenge

Forces: learn how a variety of forces can act upon a structure or object (gravity, friction, slope height, types of surfaces,… includes ‘airplane challenge’).  
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PE  - FITNESS CENTERS 
      
1 more Swim Day - Wednesday @ 1pm - February 24.

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Technology - learning bridge designs / trusses research in Science

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Health Education: - bullying prevention
                             

• the differences between these bullying behaviors: physical, verbal, social/emotional bullying, and cyber-bullying

• describe possible reasons why some people bully others, strategies to control your own anger, and practice ways to apply these in “responding to bullying” scenarios.

                             
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Visual Art - integrated with bullying unit 
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French - Mme. Vording 
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Music - Mr. Dureski

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Drama - SKIT -integrated with HCE
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Other:
~Welcome to Ms. Roberts! - visiting four more Fridays - UVic Teacher Education Program

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If you want to earn House Team Points, try your best to answer the PROBLEM OF THE WEEK in class and place it in the box. Group Tasks all February.
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CONGRATULATIONS for being a great role model and earning W.O.W. Worker of the Week....

Summer!