We need 12 flashlights on Thursday for a science experiment... let Mr. B. know if you will be able to bring one. Thanks!
Please return the Communicating Student Progress / Learning ENVELOPE when you can. Please see Mr. Bartraw if you have questions or concerns about your child's TERM 2 progress.
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April 11 - Fire Drill at 1pm
April 12 - DARE
April 13 - Non-Instructional Friday
April 16 - Professional Development Day - No school
April 19 - Talent Show (pm)
April 20 - Metis Fiddlers 1:30
April 23 - Band Concert
April 24 to May 3 - Gymnastics in our gym
April 27 - Michael Bortoletto Assemblies
May 4 - Pro-D Day
May 8 - Fire Drill @ 9am
May 9 - Book Fair in Gym
May 17 = Highlands Track Meet at COTR.
(back up date = May 23)
May 24 - CBEEN Field Trip for Mr. B and Mrs. A's classes
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L. ARTS...
- Short stories... theme of "Mystery"
- Tons of reading integrated with our Socials and Science units
...soon... ~ literary devices will be studied... alliteration, personification, and hyperbole.
Writing - we commence "dialogue writing" next week. (3 short mystery stories - we publish our best one each)
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Word Work - TEST on Thursday - 20 words.
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Weekly Journal Entries continue.
- topics focused on science
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Math -Fractions unit - proper, improper, mixed numbers, equivalent fractions,...
- later... converting fractions to decimals and vice-versa, and eventually to percentages for grade 5's
Fraction Concepts
Sheppard software fractions
Fractions and Decimal Games
- Test on Fractions Wednesday, April 25.
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Health: DARE - Gr 5's have homework... write a letter to their future self.
~ this week we start a unit called "Health Matters"
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Science - Earth’s axis, rotation, and orbit cause changes locally:
- day and night: animals are nocturnal (active at night) and diurnal (active during day)
- annual seasons: plants and animals respond to the seasons (drop leaves, change colour)
- phases of the moon, tides, etc.
- tides affect living organisms
- lunar and solar eclipses
PE - Badminton Skills...specific shots, service, rules, and strategies for doubles badminton
- (Track and Field practices on Thursday after lunch recess)
- Highlands Track Meet is on May 17.
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Technology - info-graphics... integrated with socials
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Socials - Motivations for Explorations (Early Explorers)
- Life aboard ships in 1497, 1498
- cool info-graphics poster online
Infographic-the-age-of-exploration... life-on-the-open-seas
Key questions:
- What motivated explorers and settlers to come to Canada?
- How did the geography of Canada affect European exploration?
- Other sample topics:
- disease
- European and American settlement and migration
- increases in raids causing decreases in population
- relocation/resettlement of First Peoples
Career Ed - work at your goal you indicated
- continue to earn $ toward your trip to Pines Camp
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ART - vanishing point ART is due Thursday for grading.
Vanishing point art
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Congrats to ZACH for being the next Worker of the Week last week!
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