Feb 20 - Digestive System Test
Feb 22 - Career Fair (Sharing Our Career Projects in class - 1:45 to 2:40)
- ALL PARENTS / GUARDIANS WELCOME
Feb 27 - "Carnaval de Quebec" and Olympic Sports...
- Hosted by our class and Madame Vording
- handout going home Tuesday
- Bring 2 blocks of ICE for "sculptures de glace"
Feb 28 - Pink Shirt Day = ANTI-BULLYING DAY
**Mr.
Bartraw’s class and Mrs. Archibald’s class are going on a field trip to Pines
Camp in Grand Forks, BC. The trip is a two day, one night, Outdoor Education
experience to build relationships, classroom co-operation, respect, and
teamwork.
**The
confirmed dates are Tuesday, June 26 to Wednesday, June 27, 2018.
~ There will be a Parent Information Meeting on Monday March 12 @ 6 to 6:30pm. .................................................
L. ARTS... ~ Self-Selected novel study - we are FINISHED!
(Literature Circles)
NEW NOVEL STUDY ON ANTI-BULLYING... FATTY LEGS. Starts Wednesday.
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We will also continue to focus more intensely on grammar usage
in writing - short, mini-lessons and activities 20 minutes per day.
~ Various mini-lessons...
practice at home...
We are using this book...
Grammar Booklet FIRST
and then the next leveled book, when students are ready.
**Students... Please continue to work hard at upper and lower case letter formation and size.**
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Word Work #20 - Words handed out on first day of each week
NEW - HAND-IN COMPONENT DUE THURSDAY.
- TEST on Thursday - 20 words.
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Weekly Journal Entries continue.
-integrated with science.
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Math - The Language of Geometry: learning about 2-D geometry...
...lines, line segments, points, rays, angles, ... intersecting,
parallel, and perpendicular lines,... naming all of the
above and looking specific geometric relationships.
Moving into triangle classifications...
Geometry Shapeshoot
Identify It!
More Games!
- DIVISION QUEST WILL CONTINUE DAILY.
Division Games
Try your best!
Please continue to practice your division facts!
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Career Education - Past, Present, and Future Career Study.
Past, Present, and Future Career Study Criteria
Criteria
|
Rating Scale
|
Past, Present and Future Careers
are described clearly in terms of duties
and descriptions (what the job is
all about). ~Explanations are consistently descriptive, accurate, and reveal
a perceptive understanding of the careers.
|
0 1
2 3 4
5 6 7
8 9 10
11 12 13
14 15
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Clearly explains where and when …
is the job.
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0 1
2 3 4
5 6
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What and / or who they work with…
is explained well.
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0 1
2 3 4
5 6
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There are three powerful questions
asked and answered well.
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0 1
2 3 4 5
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Conventions: sentences make sense;
spelling, capitals, and punctuation are used effectively.
|
0 1
2 3 4 5
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Display: the poster-board is
eye-pleasing, balanced, and effective.
|
0 1
2 3 4 5
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Headings are an appropriate size.
|
0 1
2
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Props were used to add an
effective 3-dimensional component.
|
0 1
2 3
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Overall, the writing is very neat, easy to read,
and organized.
|
0 1
2 3
|
Total = __ = ____%
50
|
| We will be finished typing by Tuesday. |
| Paper and 3- D props are due on presentation day. |
*Note: Presentation Format will
vary. Due Feb. 22.
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........................................ Socials -Animal Spirit - What's yours? Leads into "Legends."
We are at the storytelling phase... 8 people per day...
~Creative Writing = How the ___________ got it's _______________.
Creative writing – Aboriginal storytelling animal legends.
Goal: create a short story of “How a ______________ got its
_____________.”
Use your spirit animal… like
how a turtle got its shell, or how the giraffe earned its long neck.
Use all your creative writing tools to inspire the students
to write and give some standard criteria for grade 4 / 5 levels. BC Performance
Standards for Writing … meaning, style, form, conventions.
Other
components the stories MUST include:
· Clearly explain how the ______________
got its _______________ through development of the story.
· Dialogue (speaking parts) and/or Narration
(description)
· Powerful word / phrase choices (as
we’ve practiced using SENSORY IMAGERY)
· Length – 2 to 4 pages double-spaced.
· DRAFT Due Friday, February 16 in class…
Students must
verbally share their stories and use their masks and other props, without
reading from the paper. This is the traditional, aboriginal way.
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Science - Digestive System: TEST on Tuesday Feb. 20! Study your notes and websites!!!
Digestive System
Crash Course on Digestion
Interactive Games - digestion
Bill Nye Digestive System
Digestion Song
AND...
Genius Hour... What is GENIUS HOUR?
What else is GH? Need a pep talk?
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PE - FITNESS CENTERS -focus on fitness for endurance, strength, flexibility, and speed.
- students record their results at 10 different centers
~ NO SNOWSHOEING THURSDAY!
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Technology - integrated with science and careers.
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ART - integrated with Careers.
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Congrats to ANNABELL for being the Worker of the Week last week! 10 HTP's!
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