Skating: Wednesday November 30 and December 21. Permission Forms due. Helmets are mandatory. If you do not have skates, the Kinsmen Arena has free rentals.
December 1 = Highlands Winter Market @ 6pm!
December 5 = Professional Development for Staff - No School for students.
Thursday, December 8 : GUEST: AMY CROSS - Metis Culture and History... 12:45 PM.
Highlands School Concert at Key City Theater = Dec. 21.
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Here's a reminder...
Reporting information will be coming home in two weeks.
About a month ago, Lynn Hauptman sent a letter home to inform parents that sd5, along with districts across BC, will be using a variety of ways to communicate student learning and progress. This means that some teachers will provide written reports, some will conference, some may use checklists,...
This is the format you should expect for terms one and two from Mr. Bartraw...
Performance Scale
Emerging
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Developing
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Applying
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· ongoing support
needed to reach for grade level goals
· may be evidence of
progress toward relevant learning outcomes
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· work at times meets
grade level expectations, but support is required in some areas
· evidence of progress
toward relevant learning outcomes
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· work meets grade
level expectations
· evidence that
relevant learning outcomes have been met
· demonstrates
proficient academic progress
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LEVELS OF COMPETENCY (in
relation to grade level expectations)
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EMERGING
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DEVELOPING
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APPLYING
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
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MATHEMATICS
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SCIENCE
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SOCIAL STUDIES
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ARTS EDUCATION
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PHYSICAL AND HEALTH
EDUCATION
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CAREER EDUCATION
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MUSIC
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APPLIED DESIGN, SKILLS,
AND TECHNOLOGIES
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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There will be a list of curricular areas covered, assignments, and inquiries,...
WORK HABITS
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BELOW GRADE LEVEL
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MEETING GRADE LEVEL
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ABOVE GRADE LEVEL
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PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY
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ORGANIZATION
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CLASS/SCHOOL
CONTRIBUTIONS
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AREAS OF STRENGTH:
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AREAS OF GROWTH:
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WAYS TO SUPPORT AT
HOME
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STUDENT GOALS:
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1.
Literacy Goal
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2.
Numeracy Goal
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3.
Social Emotional Learning Goal
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If you have questions or concerns please contact Mr. Bartraw.
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Novel Study = Among the Impostors - we are on Chapter 32...
TEST on our novel when we finish on Wed. or Thurs.
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Sensory Imagery Writing is complete. We all shared our writing.
We will now focus on grammar usage in writing. Various mini-lessons
from verb tense to adjectives to synonyms and antonyms...
Plurals Adjectives vs Adverbs
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We will also be working on how to debate topics using a PRO / CON approach, mostly in Socials Studies.
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Word Work #12 - test on 20 words = Friday
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Weekly Journal Entries continue.
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Math - Equations - this week is to focus on applying the equations in real-life situations.
Practice these...
Expressions / Word Problems
Evaluate-variable-expressions
Solve-variable-equations
Equations-to-represent-word-problems
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Health Education -Drama performances and poster presentations on Tues.
- caffeine, sports drinks, energy drinks topics
Sip Smart BC
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Socials - PRO / CON decision-making topics: survival skills and salmon.
- learning about resource (salmon) usage and the Sto:lo People of the Fraser Valley.
- New Inquiry: Living in a new country in the world with NEW ID's... coming soon?
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Cool Science Inquiries:
NEW - Strategy to improve our questioning...
**ASK QUESTIONS THAT HAVE MORE THAN A ONE WORD ANSWER.
Powerful Questions...
1. Why are plants like ____________ able to survive in the ____________?
2. How does a ___________________ adapt to it's environment in the ____________?
Not Powerful Questions...
1. Do plants _______________?
2. Is there an animal with one ________________________?
Students must generate many questions to investigate, branching off from the main topic.
Websites that will help...
Living Things Change
Adaptations
More Amazing Adaptations
Crash Course for Kids
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PE - Runs Galore, Yoshi, Bombardment games.
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ART - ART lesson on Layering ART
Thursday and Friday.
More Paper Layering Art
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Congrats to BELEN for being Worker of the Week last week!
