Oct 31 to November 4

Novel Study - We will be finished our novels and conferences this week.
                      - BRIEF written Assignment on Wednesday
                      - DRAMA integration
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Writing workshops began and continues for 3 weeks.
            Goals: to improve sentence structure, varied lengths and beginnings of sentences, and elaboration details (based on sensory imagery).   
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Word Work #8 - test on 20 words = Friday
                   
Vocabulary Unscramble Challenge (just to keep sharp!)
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Math - Restaurant Menu Challenges - Test on Thursday. 
           - practice MathO
         
Mental Mission
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Health - "Keep Moving" of the benefits of being physically active
            - 3 days of "Track It" - record Daily Physical Activity
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Socials - Mapping unit continues ....Hand-in Mapping cards by Tuesday and... continue to
PRACTICE THESE SITES!

1. Continents - spatial awareness

2. Continents and Oceans

3. Canadian Capital Cities

4. Super Challenging Countries of the World


Leading to a Map INQUIRY for students... next week.
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Cool Science Inquiries:
Topic to explore...
"What are all the differences between living and non-living things?"

Students must generate many questions to investigate, branching off from the main topic.

Websites that will help...

Characteristics of Living Things

Characteristics of Living Things 2

Characteristics of Living Things 3
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PE - Volleyball Skills: volleys, sets, digs, serves, & rules.
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ART - Finish your Surrealism Halloween ART - Friday.
         - New ART lesson on Layering ART
- Complete our leaves for the Highlands Community Tree in the next two weeks.
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Congrats to LARA for being Worker of the Week last week!
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The following student is missing the "Low-Risk
Field Trip" form (off-site activity consent of parent/
guardian and acknowledgement of risk form)

       FINN
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Surrealism ART

Some "Eye - DEAS"

Complete the 4 boxes on the planning page - Halloween theme within the eye.

Choose your favourite design.

Redraw it on large paper.

Colour it with care, using pencil crayons.

Outlines all shapes carefully.

Due on FRIDAY, November 4.

Today's Writing Workshop

Biomes

Click on the link to find the name of a Biome.

Then search for your biome on Yahoo Images

October 24 - 28

PARENTS! ... PLEASE FIND A PAMPHLET THAT WENT HOME ON MONDAY REGARDING THE HIGHLANDS' COMMUNITY TREE.

YOUR CHILD MAY HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HERITAGE / YOUR ROOTS. 

STUDENTS! ... RETURN THE PAMPHLET ON TUESDAY, PLEASE.
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**NEW:  Writing workshops begin on TUESDAY!
            Goals: to improve sentence structure, varied lengths and beginnings of sentences, and
                        elaboration details (based on sensory imagery).   

Word Work = NEW style - 30 words - tested on 20 on Friday
                   
Vocabulary Unscramble Challenge 
 
Language Arts - Monday - Chunk # 2 sheet due
                          - Wednesday -Chunk #3 read & sheet due 
                                                 - conferences with Mr. B
                          - Friday - Chunk #4 read & sheet due
                                         - conferences with Mr. B


Math - Subtraction unit with estimation - Test Wednesday.
           - practice Basic Subtraction Facts 
           - Subtraction and Estimation Practice        
           - Subtraction using inverse operations

Mental Mission

Health - "Keep Moving" of the benefits of being physically active
            - healthy heart = healthy mind and the importance of a balanced life

Socials - Mapping unit continue.... cards and... continue to
PRACTICE THESE SITES!

1. Continents - spatial awareness

2. Continents and Oceans

3. Canadian Capital Cities

4. Super Challenging Countries of the World


Leading to a Map INQUIRY for students... in a few weeks.


PE - Volleyball Skills: volleys, sets, digs, serves, & rules.

ART - Halloween ART - Friday.

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Congrats to RYDER for being Worker of the Week last week!
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The following student is missing the "Low-Risk
Field Trip" form (off-site activity consent of parent/
guardian and acknowledgement of risk form)

       FINN

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October 17 - 21

New learning opportunities this week...

Language Arts - NEW Literature Circles
                          - student choose one of nine novels
                          - read in "chunks" 
                          - analyze the content and characters
                          - conference as a novel group

Math - NEW Subtraction unit
           - practice Basic Subtraction Facts 
          - practice subtraction with regrouping (questions
            like 347 - 198)  

Health - "Keep Moving" of the benefits of being physically active
            - Happy / Healthy Students (mentally) Habits 6 & 7

Socials - Mapping unit 
PRACTICE THESE SITES!

1. Continents - spatial awareness

2. Continents and Oceans

3. Canadian Capital Cities

4. Super Challenging Countries of the World


Leading to a Map INQUIRY for students... in a few weeks.

Drama - students perform the short play...
"The Case of the Missing Dentures" on THURSDAY
~Full costumes and props! Be prepared. Know your lines.

PE - Volleyball Skills: volleys, sets, digs, serves, & rules.


Congrats to JAREN for being Worker of the Week last week!
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The following students are missing the "Low-Risk
Field Trip" form (off-site activity consent of parent/
guardian and acknowledgement of risk form)

  MAYA           FINN           

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**Overdue Assignments - NAME TANGLES ART
 
Cassie               Finn                       

The above students have until Friday, October 14 to hand-in this assignment.  It must be completed at home.
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**COMIC SUMMARIES - were due on TUESDAY (last week). 
The following students need to hand-in their comic summaries.

Cassie                  Belen                  Finn            
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Early Dismissal at 1:55 Monday to Thursday for Student-
Parent-Teacher Conferences.

Friday is a Provincial Professional Development Day.
(No School for students).

Late and Missing Assignments

**Overdue Assignments - NAME TANGLES ART
 
Cassie               Finn                 Kieran           

The above students have until Friday, October 14 to hand-in this assignment.  It must be completed at home.
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**COMIC SUMMARIES - were due on TUESDAY. 
The following students need to hand-in their comic summaries.

Cassie                  Belen                  Finn              Colton
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October 11 - 14

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 Math TESTS returned to students Tuesday. Take them home and make corrections.
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Students were given this SCIENCE learning opportunity last Wednesday ...

Demo Science Experiment!

Goal: to demonstrate any simple science experiment to the class explaining the concept of ‘variable.’

You will:

·         Need a partner (or you may wish to try it alone)

·         Research a simple experiment

·         Make sure you have all the materials

·         Perform the experiment three times changing ONLY one item

·         Change one material three times and clearly explain the term ‘variable’ in your experiment

·         Formally demonstrate it to your classmates

·         State the question, hypothesis, materials, procedure, observations, and conclusions to the best of your ability

·         Do not need a written component – verbal only. 

·         Be ready to present, with all your materials on the morning of Thursday, October 13, 2016.

Hint: keep it a simple experiment like the first experiment we did in class with the small glass, water, and an index card.

                                        Criteria                                                          Scale

·       Clearly demonstrated a simple experiment with an introduction, a question, hypothesis, materials, procedure, observations, and conclusions.	*Precisely explained *Well-stated *Satisfactory  *Basic understanding      *Unable to explain it just yet
·       Demonstrates and explains what a ‘variable’ is in their experiment and how it was ‘changeable.’	*Precisely explained *Well-stated *Satisfactory  *Basic understanding     *Unable to explain it just yet

 

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Word Work TEST Friday.
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Congrats to KENDELL for being Worker of the Week last week!

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Raking In October! October 3 to 6...

$55 School Supplies Due:
If you have paid... thanks!!

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Sleepover was a success!
Thanks so much to all the parents who attended and helped out!
THANKS... Paul C., Jeannie E., Lisa S., Kobus V.W., Brian F., Drew M., Dano T., Gord H., Lesley C-P., Laura N., Colton's mom and dad (and anyone else I may have forgotten)!!!!

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ATTENTION STUDENTS!
Please return the JUNIOR RANGERS activity books to class as we need to work through some of the activities together.
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~Please Donate a Toonie For Terry (or MORE!)
and support Cancer Research!
     ~All donation accepted until Oct 6.
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 Monday - Among the Hidden - Chapter 28, 29.
              - Word Work Unit #4 is due tomorrow
                     ~ Test on Unit #3 (from last week) is in their books
                     ~ students wrote words in agenda. Test on THURSDAY!

              - Math = Practicing ESTIMATION & ROUNDING math skills
                    **Test THURSDAY**
PRACTICE HERE... Rounding Numbers

              - PE = Flag Football Skills - throwing at a target.
              -  Socials and Aboriginal Goals = "My Family Tradition" - Storytelling
                  Students will be telling their traditions today without the use of their paper.  
             
              - Music with Mr. Dureski
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Tuesday - AMONG THE HIDDEN  - Chapter 30 TODAY!!! ~Next step is to create a graphic / comic strip and summarize the story with at least 8 key sections of the story.
              - Hand-in Word Work - Unit#4
              - Math - Estimating and Addition       
               - Writing is integrated with our novel study (reading responses) and across all subjects
               - Saki - Teaching us about Japanese culture
               - Career Education: "Begin with the end in Mind" Habit 2
                      ~relates to 7 Habits of Happy, Healthy, and Successful Kids...

*Highlands Run* in the afternoon - 1pm until 3pm... All grade 4 students will participate. Students may run or walk the route. Grade 4 girls @ 1pm, Grade 4 boys to follow.
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Wednesday - Novel study SUMMARY COMIC continues rest of week... due on Tuesday for assessment.
                  - *Science - Demonstration Experiment - Variables            

Simple Science Experiments 1

Simple Science Experiments 2           
                               
                    - GOAL: Finish Name Tangles ART by tomorrow.
                    - Career Education: "Put First Things First" Habit 3
                      ~relates to 7 Habits of Happy, Healthy, and Successful Kids...
                    - Math - Review for Test tomorrow
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Thursday - Math Test on Estimating, Rounding to the nearest 10, 100, 1 000, 10 000 and Addition.
                - Career Education: "Think Win / Win" Habit 4
                      ~relates to 7 Habits of Happy, Healthy, and Successful Kids...
    
                 - Word Work Test
                 - Finish-up/Work at: ART, Comic Summary... Home Work if incomplete.  
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Worker of the Week (W.O.W)!!!
Congratulations to SIERRA!

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