Monday, 18 February 2019

Feb 19 to Feb 22

Important Dates:

**Monday, March 11 from 6 pm to 6:30... parent information meeting 
for PINES CAMP - year end field trip
- confirmed dates for our trip are June 25 to 26.**

Feb 21 - ARQ Mountain Center - 9am to 10 am 
***Parents must return the sd5 form to school.
Also, these students need a parent to sign 
the online waiver below prior to participation...
~ Amara
~Natalia


Online Waiver

Feb 22 - Heart to Heart Market and Fair
            - bring a non-perishable food item to participate 
              in the fair in the gym

At Highlands School, we believe that local and global citizenship through helping others is part of our identity.

What is the Heart to Heart Market?
Every class at HES will be setting out a table, where items may be purchased in increments of 25 cents up to one dollar. Students will get to go ‘shopping’ at the Market, with ALL proceeds going towards the SPCA. Staff and parents are encouraged to shop as well.

Where do the items come from?
ALL students are asked to make things like some artwork, crafts, friendship bracelets,... or whatever their hearts' desire! Another option is to bring in some items from home that you no longer use, but they are still in very good or excellent condition. For example, last year I brought in a set of 20 plastic dinosaurs and a bouncy ball that my son did not play with anymore.

These items from home could include:
  • books
  • hot wheels cars
  • small toys
  • games
  • dvds
  • small lego sets...
  • ANYTHING you are willing to part with that is still in great shape! 

Please do not bring in food due to allergy risks.

Last year we also raised money through our Heart to Heart Market to help animals at the local THERAPY DOGS PROGRAM that comes bi-weekly to our school.

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Feb 25 - PAC Meeting

Feb 27 - Pink Shirt Day - Anti-bullying support

March 5 - Art Start Performance

March 14 - Report #2 Home with Students

March 18 - 29 is Spring Break 

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L. ARTS...

February is READING MONTH in our class...
WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE NOVEL...

FATTY LEGS -an Inuvialuktun (Inuit) girl who attends
                         Residential School in the far north. 
Whole class study... daily reading, discussions, and written responses.

ALSO...

~ focus on fact finding in our own words and using non-fiction sources
~ writing will be integrated into every subject
~Poetry writing in HEALTH
Maya Angelou

Bullying Facts Sheet
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Word Work #21 - Words handed out on first day of each week
                            - four groups, at various levels
                            - TEST on Friday - 20 words.       
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Math - 
~Please practice your division facts
Division Vocabulary 

Division Monster

Dino Division

~ We are working on LONG DIVISION CONCEPTS

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Socials - Motivations for Explorations and 
            first contact with Canadian aboriginals
 - videos, readings, research,... 

INQUIRY LEARNING...
~ topics... CONFLICT, IMMIGRATION
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Science - Earth / Space
~MYSTERY SCIENCE - INQUIRY METHOD!
Concepts: 
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AND...
Genius Hour... continues - choose a focus question.

Sharing of projects = MARCH 1,4, AND 5... several per day.
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Health: iMinds program: IS COMPLETED!
            
Grade 5's continue with D.A.R.E. with Constable Katie


"Bully Free Zone" 
Poetry entry this week!
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PE -team games and partner games
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Technology - integrated with Genius Hour, writing, and science.
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ART - spirit animal art - part one of mask-making.

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Congrats to TALIA for being the Worker of the Week last week! Nice job!

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