Monday, 30 October 2017

October 30 - November 3

Important Dates:

October 31 = Orange and Black Day

November 10 - Remembrance Day Assembly @10:45am
November 13 - Stat Holiday

Friendly reminder... $35 for School Supplies at the office.
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What we are studying....
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Language Arts - We've finished our SSR Literature Study.
Please retuen all novels!
                          
New Novel Study....
            Among The Impostors will begin Tuesday!!!!


Writing: November is Sensory Imagery Writing month.
               ~ Daily writing, lessons... focus on writer's voice, 
                  word choice, variety of sentence lengths and 
                  beginnings, sentence structures, punctuation, 
                  and editing skills.

Staying Sharp with words 
  
~Word Work - Unit 7 test is in their books
                      - Unit #8 distributed Tuesday, TEST on Friday morning.
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Math - Menu Math - TEST Wednesday.
          - problem solving approach using restaurant menus
          - organizing data and using number calculations

Matho

Mental Mission 


New Math Unit starts Thursday... 

Number Patterns: sequences of numbers, pattern rules, t-tables,
input/output patterns, simple expressions, and equations. 

Number Patterns and Sequences

Patterns - T-Tables Grade 5 
.......................................................
Health - "Keep Moving" unit... study the benefits of 
                 being physically active
............................................................. 
Socials - Mapping unit - online components...
PRACTICE THESE SITES at school and HOME!

1. Continents - spatial awareness

2. Continents and Oceans

3. Canadian Capital Cities

4. Super Challenging Countries of the World

~Students are working at various mapping skills CARDS (in booklet form)
 Overdue Assignments DUE ASAP!

~Mapping Skills this week is Latitude & Longitude

Map-skills-worksheets

Latitude / Longitude Treasure Hunt 

 INQUIRY for students... next week.
.......................................................................
Science: question about bats and WHY IS GREEN
ALGAE SO IMPORTANT TO PLANET EARTH?
........................................................................
PE -Volleyball Skills: Proper underhand volleys,
overhead volleys, digs, serves (two types), positioning, 
rules, ...
.................................................................
French - Madame Vording

Music - Mr. Dureski and Mrs. Peters.
...............................................................
ART -  integrated into daily work / learning
         - NEW lesson = Surrealism...

Surrealism "Eye-Deas"

Finish by Friday for new lesson: Layering ART... 

Layering Art  

More Layering 
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Congrats to BRONWYN for being Worker of the Week last week!
He earned 10 House Team Points for the FRIENDLY COUGARS.  
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P.O.W.

You are in a bathroom with stone walls and no windows. You start to run a bath when the handles come off and there is no way of turning the tap off. You can't escape because the door is locked and there are no windows. The room will flood and you will drown. How can you save yourself?
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Sunday, 22 October 2017

October 23 - 27

Important Dates:


October 23 - 26 = Parent / Teacher / Student Conferences
Check the schedule below.
Early disnissal = @1:50 on these days.

October 23 - Fire Drill #3 @ 11am.

October 25 - Book Fair in the gym


October 26 - Terry Fox Run / Walk
~Please Donate a Toonie For Terry (or MORE!)
and support Cancer Research!
~All donation accepted until Oct 27.


October 30 - Field Trip to Creston... outdoor and indoor activities
*****Bus leaves Highlands at 8:30am*****
                     ***Bus returns around 4pm - arrange pick-up*** 
Dakota, Bronwyn, Malakai... Rental Skates =$3.50 at the rink.

October 31 = Orange and Black Day

November 10 - Remembrance Day Assembly @10:45am
November 13 - Stat Holiday

Friendly reminder... $35 for School Supplies at the office.
..............................................

Parent / Teacher / Student Conferences
~Mr. Bartraw’s Class 2017~

Dear Parents,

Here is the schedule for parent/teacher/student conferences. Please let me know if current dates or times are not convenient for you and we can reschedule. Contact me or leave a note in your child’s agenda. Reminder: your child should attend the conference with you.

Thanks!
Mr. Bartraw

Time
Mon. Oct 23
Tues. Oct 24
Wed. Oct 25
Thurs. Oct 26

2:00 – 2:15

KATE



2:15 – 2:30

JORJA



2:30 – 2:45

BECKAM



2:45 – 3:00

AIDEN
DEVLIN


3:00 – 3:15

CALEN



3:15 – 3:30

MALAKYE
HAILIEA


3:30 – 3:45

ANNABELL
BRYCE
MALAKAI
BRADY
3:45 – 4:00

ZACH
BRONWYN
TEGAN
HAILEY
4:00 – 4:15

DAKOTA
HAILYN
COHEN
HADLEY
4:15 – 4:30

OWEN

DION
JENNA






Other…


JADEN (4:30)

BLAKE (5:00)
 
EVA (6:30)



......................................................
What we are studying....
.....................................................

Language Arts - We'll finish our SSR Literature Study by next Monday.
                          - students choose one of 6 novels
                          - read in "chunks" 
                          - analyze the content and characters, likes, 
                            ... dislikes, questions, patterns
                          - conference as a novel group WITH MR. BARTRAW
**Students must return novels to school if they take them home to read.**

Writing: SECOND LARGE, OFFICIAL WRITTEN ASSESSMENT PIECE.
              ~ Evaluated and will be shared in parent conferences.

~ Students will reflect on their learning thus far... 
    and complete a self-evaluation / interim report 
    that will also be shared during conference times.

~Word Work - Unit 6 test is in their books
                      - Unit #7 distributed Monday, TEST on Friday morning.
........................................................

Math - Real World Problems
          - problem solving approach using restaurant menus
          - organizing data and using number calculations

Pigs Will Be Pigs

.......................................................
Health - "Keep Moving" unit... study the benefits of 
                 being physically active
             - Happy / Healthy Students (mentally) Habit 6,7
............................................................. 
Socials - Mapping unit - online components...
PRACTICE THESE SITES at school and HOME!

1. Continents - spatial awareness

2. Continents and Oceans

3. Canadian Capital Cities

4. Super Challenging Countries of the World

~Students are working at various mapping skills CARDS (in booklet form)
 DUE FRIDAY

~Map INQUIRY for students... in one week.
.......................................................................
Drama - students perform the short play...
"The Case of the Missing Dentures" 
...on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24
~Full costumes and props! Be prepared. Know your lines.
.................................................................
PE - Co-operative Games: focus on speed and agility.
                    ~ Guard the Pin
.................................................................
French - Madame Vording

Music - Mr. Dureski and Mrs. Peters.
...............................................................
ART -  integrated into daily work / learning
         - NEW lesson = Surrealism...

Surrealism "Eye-Deas"

..............................................................

Congrats to DION for being Worker of the Week last week!
He earned 10 House Team Points for the PENGUINS. 

Sunday, 15 October 2017

October 16 - 19

Important Dates:

October 19 - Earthquake Drill
                   - Idlewild Planting Project - see previous post.

Oct 20 - PRO-D Day
            - No school for students

October 23 - Fire Drill #3 @ 11am.

October 25 - Book Fair in the gym

October 23 - 26 = Parent / Teacher / Student Conferences
Check the schedule below.

**CHANGED** October 26 - Terry Fox Run / Walk
~Please Donate a Toonie For Terry (or MORE!)
and support Cancer Research!
     ~All donation accepted until Oct 27.


October 30 - Field Trip to Creston... outdoor and indoor activities
                     ***Bus returns around 4pm - arrange pick-up***

October 31 = Orange and Black Day

Friendly reminder... $35 for School Supplies at the office.
..............................................

Parent / Teacher / Student Conferences
~Mr. Bartraw’s Class 2017~

Dear Parents,

Here is the schedule for parent/teacher/student conferences. Please let me know if current dates or times are not convenient for you and we can reschedule. Contact me or leave a note in your child’s agenda. Reminder: your child should attend the conference with you.

Thanks!
Mr. Bartraw

Time
Mon. Oct 23
Tues. Oct 24
Wed. Oct 25
Thurs. Oct 26

2:00 – 2:15

KATE



2:15 – 2:30

JORJA



2:30 – 2:45

BECKAM



2:45 – 3:00

AIDEN
DEVLIN


3:00 – 3:15

CALEN



3:15 – 3:30

MALAKYE
HAILIEA


3:30 – 3:45

ANNABELL
BRYCE
MALAKAI
BRADY
3:45 – 4:00

ZACH
BRONWYN
TEGAN
HAILEY
4:00 – 4:15

DAKOTA
HAILYN
COHEN
HADLEY
4:15 – 4:30

OWEN

DION
JENNA






Other…


JADEN (4:30)

BLAKE (5:00)
 
EVA (6:30)



......................................................
What we are studying....
.....................................................

Language Arts - Continuing our SSR Literature Study
                          - student choose one of 6 novels
                          - read in "chunks" 
                          - analyze the content and characters, likes, 
                            ... dislikes, questions, patterns
                          - conference as a novel group WITH MR. BARTRAW
**Students must return novels to school if they take them home to read.**

Writing: SECOND LARGE, OFFICIAL WRITTEN ASSESSMENT PIECE.
              - topic choices = My Favourite Place or Season
                      - criteria = meaning, style, form, conventions.
                                    - must have powerful HOOK, effective use
                                      of paragraphs, as taught in class, clarity and
                                      unity of thought, and a conclusion.
                     - we are putting the finishing touches on it on TUESDAY.
               

~Word Work - Unit 5 test is in their books
                      - Unit #6 distributed Monday, TEST on Thursday morning.
........................................................

Math - Subtraction unit - TEST WEDNESDAY!
           - practice Basic Subtraction Facts 
          - practice subtraction with regrouping (questions
            like 347 - 198 for grade 4 and 3479 - 1248 for grade 5)  
.......................................................
Health - "Keep Moving" unit... study the benefits of 
                 being physically active
             - Happy / Healthy Students (mentally) Habit 6
             - Mrs. Popoff: Oct 18 -lesson 2... @ 12:45
                   ~teaching the Zones of Regulation 
.........................................................
Science Demonstrations - were a hit!
                                        - Two more students to present...
 Last opportunity = Monday ~ Bryce and Tegan


PLANTING DAY ON THURSDAY AT IDLEWILD!
DRESS WARM!                
.............................................................
Socials - Mapping unit - starts with online components...
PRACTICE THESE SITES at school and HOME!

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 - Monday... practices... 
             - students perform the short play...
"The Case of the Missing Dentures" 
...on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24
~Full costumes and props! Be prepared. Know your lines.
.................................................................
PE - Co-operative Games: focus on speed and agility.
                    ~Speedball and Guard the Pin
.................................................................
French - Madame Vording

Music - Mr. Dureski and Mrs. Peters.
...............................................................
ART -  integrated into daily work / learning
         - lessons will resume next week.
..............................................................

Congrats to OWEN for being Worker of the Week last week!
He earned 10 House Team Points for the GENEROUS JAGUARS. 

..........................................................................................
**Overdue Assignments - SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS
 
Tegan              Bryce

MONDAY, OCTOBER 16 IS FINAL PRESENTATION DAY.
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Wednesday, 11 October 2017

Outdoor Education Opportunity

OCTOBER 19! LUCKY US!

Idlewild Planting Project For our class...
Preparation Info

Our Outdoor Time...
• Arrival at 10am, return to Highlands at 2pm (unless otherwise indicated).
• We will walk to the upper South parking lot (by the toboggan hill).

Events include :
• Riparian planting.
• A variety of educational activities provided by local educators in a fun, experiential, outdoor setting.
• A lesson plan for future use.

What to bring:
• Enough parent chaperons to supervise class sizes. ANY PARENTS WHO WANT TO JOIN US... PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR AVAILABILITY WITH MR. BARTRAW.
• Recommend ratios = 1:10 for grades 4 and up.
• Water bottle.
• Litter free lunch.
• Warm, waterproof footwear.
• Be prepared for all weather, i.e. rain jacket, layers, warm coat, hats, extra socks, mittens, etc.
  • Bring a positive attitude and a willingness to learn!

Thanks to...
Columbia Outdoor School!

Sunday, 8 October 2017

October 10 -13

Important Dates:


October 6 - 9 is Thanksgiving Break

October 10 - Highlands Run (back-up date = October 12)
     
October 11 - Photo Retakes


Oct 13 - 1:30pm = Circus Assembly!
            - 10:45 fire drill

October 19 - Earthquake Drill
                   - Idlewild Planting Project

Oct 20 - PRO-D Day

October 23 - 26 = Parent / Teacher / Student Conferences

**CHANGED** October 26 - Terry Fox Run / Walk
~Please Donate a Toonie For Terry (or MORE!)
and support Cancer Research!
     ~All donation accepted until Oct 27.

October 31 = Orange and Black Day

Friendly reminder... $35 for School Supplies at the office.
..............................................


Parent / Teacher / Student Conferences
~Mr. Bartraw’s Class 2017~

Dear Parents,
If you are interested in a parent/teacher/student conference on October 23 - 26, please let me know ASAP. Other dates and times can be readily available if these are not convenient for you. Contact me or leave a note in your child’s agenda.See the schedule on previous posts.
Thanks!
Mr. Bartraw

.......................................................
New learning opportunities this week...

Language Arts - NEW Literature Study
                          - student choose one of nine novels
                          - read in "chunks" 
                          - analyze the content and characters, likes, 
                            ... dislikes, questions, patterns
                          - conference as a novel group
~Word Work - Unit 4 test is in their books
                      - Unit #5 distributed Tuesday, TEST on Friday
........................................................

Math - NEW Subtraction unit
           - practice Basic Subtraction Facts 
          - practice subtraction with regrouping (questions
            like 347 - 198)  
.......................................................
Health - "Keep Moving" unit... study the benefits of 
                 being physically active
             - Happy / Healthy Students (mentally) Habit 5
             - Mrs. Popoff: Oct 18 -lesson 2...
                   ~teaching the Zones of Regulation 
.........................................................
Science Demonstrations - were a hit!
                                        - Four more students to present...
            ~ Bronwyn, Bryce, Tegan, Hailiea                          

Socials - Mapping unit - starts with online components...
PRACTICE THESE SITES at school and HOME!

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 - starts Thursday... practices... 
             - students perform the short play...
"The Case of the Missing Dentures" 
...on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24
~Full costumes and props! Be prepared. Know your lines.
.................................................................
PE - New Games: focus on speed and agility.
                    ~Speedball and Guard the Pin
.................................................................

Congrats to HAILEY for being Worker of the Week last week!
She earned 10 House Team Points for the Hawks. 

..........................................................................................
**Overdue Assignments - NAME TANGLES ART
 
Tegan              Bronwyn                       

The above students have until Friday, October 13
to hand-in this assignment.  It must be completed at home.
.........................................................................................
**COMIC SUMMARIES - were due on TUESDAY (last week). 
The following students need to hand-in their comic summaries.

Tegan                  Bronwyn              Hailiea           
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Wednesday, 4 October 2017

Dear Parents...

If you have paid your $35 for your child's school fees, can you please write a note in your child's agenda.

Thanks,
Mr. Bartraw

Sunday, 1 October 2017

October 2 - 5


Important Dates:


October 6 - 9 is Thanksgiving Break

October 10 - Highlands Run (back-up date = October 12)
       
October 11 - Photo Retakes


Oct 13 - 1:30pm = Circus Assembly!
            - 10:45 fire drill

October 19 - Earthquake Drill

Oct 20 - PRO-D Day

October 23 - 26 = Parent / Teacher / Student Conferences

**CHANGED** October 26 - Terry Fox Run / Walk
~Please Donate a Toonie For Terry (or MORE!)
and support Cancer Research!
     ~All donation accepted until Oct 27.

October 31 = Orange and Black Day

Friendly reminder... $35 for School Supplies at the office.
..............................................


Parent / Teacher / Student Conferences
~Mr. Bartraw’s Class 2017~

Dear Parents,
If you are interested in a parent/teacher/student conference on the following days, please let me know ASAP. Other dates and times can be readily available if these are not convenient for you. Contact me or leave a note in your child’s agenda.
Thanks!
Mr. Bartraw

Time
Mon. Oct 23
Tues. Oct 24
Wed. Oct 25
Thurs. Oct 26

2:00 – 2:15

KATE



2:15 – 2:30

JORJA



2:30 – 2:45

BECKAM



2:45 – 3:00

AIDEN
DEVLIN


3:00 – 3:15

CALEN



3:15 – 3:30

MALAKYE
HAILIEA


3:30 – 3:45

ANNABELL
BRYCE
MALAKAI
BRADY
3:45 – 4:00

ZACH
BRONWYN
TEGAN
HAILEY
4:00 – 4:15

DAKOTA
HAILYN
COHEN
HADLEY
4:15 – 4:30

OWEN

DION
JENNA






Other…


JADEN (4:30)

BLAKE (5:00)
 
EVA (6:30)



......................................................
What we are studying....
.....................................................

 Monday - ATH Comic Summary - due tomorrow!
              - 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 WEDNESDAY**



PRACTICE HERE... Rounding Numbers

                                  Alien Addition

                                  Addition Games                     
           
                                  Sum Connections (addition)
         
              - PE = running, endurance games.
              -  Socials and Aboriginal Goals = "My Family Tradition" - Storytelling
                  Students will be telling their traditions today without the use of their paper.  
              - Career Education: "Put First Things First" Habit 3
                  ~relates to 7 Habits of Happy, Healthy, and Successful Kids...
              - Music with Mr. Dureski
............................................................

Tuesday - AMONG THE HIDDEN  - Comic Summary DUE TODAY...
                     with at least 8 key sections of the story.
              - Hand-in Word Work (into your books) - Unit#4
              - Math - Estimating and Addition - test tomorrow.       
              - Writing is integrated with our journals and novel study
                 and across all subjects
              -  Career Education: "Think Win - Win" Habit 4
                  ~relates to 7 Habits of Happy, Healthy, and Successful Kids...
              - Guest Health and Wellness Coordinator... BARB @11:20.
              - Name Tangles ART... finish-up! Due Thursday.
              -  Socials and Aboriginal Goals = "My Family Tradition"
                  ...Storytelling - Students will be telling their traditions
                                           today without the use of their paper.

...............................................................             
Wednesday - Math - Test at 8:45 - Rounding, Estimating, Addition.        
                               
                   - GOAL: Finish Name Tangles ART by tomorrow.
                   - Career Education: "Seek First To Understand,
                       Then to Be Understood" Habit 5...
                      ~relates to 7 Habits of Happy, Healthy, and Successful Kids...
                    -  Socials and Aboriginal Goals = "My Family Tradition"
                         ...Storytelling - Students will be telling their traditions
                            today without the use of their paper.
................................................................
Thursday -Math Tests returned to students...
                - Word Work Test TODAY - UNIT #4
               

Science Demonstrations for most of the day... see previous
post for groups, criteria, and details! 

Be prepared with all your materials! Science RULES!

Guest Speaker @ 2:10pm = Mrs. Popoff - Healthy Living!
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Worker of the Week (W.O.W)!!!
Congratulations to DAKOTA! 10 HTP's for an awesome week!