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.
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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
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Mon.
Oct 23
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Tues.
Oct 24
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Wed.
Oct 25
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Thurs.
Oct 26
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2:00 – 2:15
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KATE
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2:15 – 2:30
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JORJA
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2:30 – 2:45
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BECKAM
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2:45 – 3:00
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AIDEN
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DEVLIN
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3:00 – 3:15
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CALEN
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3:15 – 3:30
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MALAKYE
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HAILIEA
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3:30 – 3:45
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ANNABELL
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BRYCE
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MALAKAI
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BRADY
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3:45 – 4:00
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ZACH
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BRONWYN
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TEGAN
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HAILEY
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4:00 – 4:15
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DAKOTA
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HAILYN
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COHEN
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HADLEY
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4:15 – 4:30
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OWEN
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DION
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JENNA
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Other…
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JADEN (4:30)
BLAKE (5:00) EVA (6:30) |
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What we are studying....
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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.
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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)
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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
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Science Demonstrations - were a hit!
- Two more students to present...
Last opportunity = Monday ~ Bryce and Tegan
PLANTING DAY ON THURSDAY AT IDLEWILD!
DRESS WARM!
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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.
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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.
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PE - Co-operative Games: focus on speed and agility.
~Speedball and Guard the Pin
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French - Madame Vording
Music - Mr. Dureski and Mrs. Peters.
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ART - integrated into daily work / learning
- lessons will resume next week.
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Congrats to OWEN for being Worker of the Week last week!
He earned 10 House Team Points for the GENEROUS JAGUARS.
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**Overdue Assignments - SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS
Tegan Bryce
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16 IS FINAL PRESENTATION DAY.
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