January 30 to February 3

Special Notes / Events: 

MOST students are in need of much more practice on division facts.
Here are many games to help... Division Games

Try your best!

Welcome to Mr. Brousseau, a practicum student in our class!

Swim Days - Feb 15, March 15 - more details to come.

Thursday at 9:40... Technology - "Coding" with guest Mr. McKenzie. Bonus lesson.  Test to follow...


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L. ARTS...

1.  Reading Comprehension tests.

2.  NEW Novel Study...

Started January 26, 2017     *** NEW NOVEL STUDY combined with Drama

 “Be” the main character and act like and/or discuss him / her / it in detail.

 

Criteria:

 MAIN CHARACTER:

• Character’s appearance clearly shown in what you wear and how you move, talk, and act.
• Character’s personality traits are acted out/discussed as you present in class.
• Act out what he/she does and/or says that makes him/her important in your novel (can include friends, relatives, enemies, and any relationships the character has with others in the book).

PROBLEM: Talk about the problem in the story.

RESOLUTION: Act out and explain how the character solves/does not solve the problem in the story.

MORAL: Show, by acting, how the character learns something (a lesson, moral, a theme) and describe what he/she learned.

RECOMMENDATIONS: Talk about whether you would recommend the novel for others to read.

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*Must talk about the title of book, author’s name, your name (your character’s name), and today’s date.

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Presentations start on Monday, February 6, 2017.

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Word Power:
We are going to focus on writing more complex sentences and structures... as shown last two blog entries.

Word Work #19 - Words and 5 Vocabulary sentences to be handed in each week
                            - TEST on Friday - 20 words.       
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Weekly Journal Entries continue.
             -integrated into our Language Arts NOVEL STUDY.
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Math -Division! Study what it means and practice your facts.

Division Flashcards        Visual Division  - click '99' and then "Are remainders welcome?" then the arrow.
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Please continue to practice your multiplication facts as well. It will help you as division is the inverse operation of multiplication!

Deep Dive Multiplication 
      
Sketch World Multiplication

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Career Project - see previous entries for details! Due dates are closer than they appear!!!
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Socials - life aboard the open seas + info graphic
             - explorers
             - reasons for exploring
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Science - Genius Hour... taking SHAPE!!! What's your passion? You need to start showing progress in your findings and know your subject deeper.

 What is GENIUS HOUR? 

What else is GH?     
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PE - Basketball - last week.
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Technology - "Coding" with guest Mr. McKenzie.   Practice CODING!
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ART - Graffiti ART due Monday, January 30.
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Congrats to KENDELL for being the latest Worker of the Week!

Past, Present, and Future Careers Study!

Past Career: interview a grandparent in person, by phone, face-time,… to gather information. Inquire (Find Out About) These…             1.  Name the job / career.             2.  Describe it.             3.  Duties of the job / career.             4.  Where and when is the job.             5.  What and/or who they work with.          6. ASK THREE OTHER QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO    LEARN ABOUT THE JOB / CAREER THEY HAVE / HAD.     ....................................       Format to be discussed in class.

Present Career: interview a parent / guardian to gather information. Inquire (Find Out About) These…              1.  Name the job / career.              2.  Describe it.              3.  Duties of the job / career.              4.  Where and when is the job.              5.  What and/or who they work with.              6.  ASK THREE OTHER QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THE JOB / CAREER THEY HAVE / HAD.  ............................................................................................................. Format to be discussed in class.

Your Future Career:  Use the website… Career Paths … to gather information. Perform an Inquiry (Find Out About) what job you may like as a result of your survey answers… You then will need to create a MS Word 2013 document (as taught in class) to show what you discovered about yourself and your possible future career! This document will include…           1.  Name the job / career.           2.  Describe it.           3.  Duties of the job / career.           4.  Where and when is the job.           5.  What and/or who they work with.           6.  Fast facts: a) Education and Training                   b) Similar Jobs                   c) Related School Subjects.

*Note: Due Date = February 21, 2017= CAREER FAIR!

Division Practice

Many students are in need of much more practice on division facts.

Here are many games to help... Division Games

Try your best!

January 23 to 27

Special Notes / Events: 

...Work to the best of your ability each day and stay focused on learning.

Welcome to Mr. Brousseau, a practicum student in our class!

Tuesday = Saki will take videos of our class for our Canadian / Japanese "ART / CULTURE PROJECT" with a class in Japan from Ega Elementary School.

Wednesday at 9:40... Technology - "Coding" with guest Mr. McKenzie. Final lesson. 

~ parents: please read reports and sign the envelope; return the envelope only... this week or next week. (Logan and Finn).

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L. ARTS...
 - lots of short stories to analyze / reading responses
 - theme is GAMES and the importance of PLAY. 
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Word Power:
We are going to focus on writing more complex sentences and structures... in this format...

List Word (and meaning)	Create Your Own  Sentence	Fully Coloured Image to match your sentence
conscious (to be aware of, mindful of something that is happening now)	_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
escalate (a situation getting better or worse or heightened or intensified)	_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
prohibit (to forbid, ban, or not allow)	_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
retrieve (to save; salvage; to regain, to recover)	_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
suffocate (to choke, gag, smother)	_________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________

Word Work #18 - Words and 5 Vocabulary sentences to be handed in each week
                            - TEST on Friday - 20 words.       
.........................................  
Weekly Journal Entries continue.
             -integrated into our Language Arts GAMES Theme.
..........................................
Math -Division! Study what it means and practice your facts.

Division Flashcards        Visual Division  - click '99' and then "Are remainders welcome?" then the arrow.
...

Please continue to practice your multiplication facts as well. It will help you as division is the inverse operation of multiplication!

Deep Dive Multiplication 
      
Sketch World Multiplication

.........................................
Socials - life aboard the open seas + info graphic
             - explorers
             - reasons for exploring
.............................................
Science - Genius Hour... taking SHAPE!!! What's your passion? You need to start showing progress in your findings and know your subject deeper.

 What is GENIUS HOUR? 

What else is GH?     Need a pep talk?
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PE - Basketball Centers.
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Technology - "Coding" with guest Mr. McKenzie.   Practice CODING!
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ART - Graffiti ART due Friday!
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Congrats to GABRIEL for being the latest Worker of the Week!