Important Dates and information:
We are missing 1 book - The Lemonade War - if you were absent in the last 3 weeks and took a book home to catch up on the reading assignments, please return the book ASAP. Thanks.
October 13 - is Paarlauf tryouts (at Highlands only)
October 14 - Picture retakes
October 15 - Earthquake Drill @ 10:15ish
October 16 - Paarlauf for the grade 4, 5, and 6 teams just for FUN!
October 19 - Fire Drill @ 11 am
October 23 - PRO-D Day
October 30 = Orange and Black Day / Hallowe'en Parade / Activities
November 2 and 3 - PARENT/TEACHER CONVERSATIONS AND EARLY DISMISSAL
- more information to come
November 11 - Remembrance Day - prerecorded by Mrs. Bain - whole school will view it on classroom Smart-boards.
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Learning opportunities this week...
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Language Arts - we are working at - The Lemonade Crime ...
The Lemonade Crime - Ch 3 and 4
Our main reading goal in this book is to
practice our SUMMARIZING SKILLS...
and also reading comprehension, analyze
characters, vocabulary, and events,
evaluate ideas, discussions and questioning.
~ CREATIVE
WRITING - started with complete sentences, understanding sentence
fragments, and using proper punctuation. We have brainstormed ideas for
"Be A Perfect Person In Just Three Days!"
~Word Work - Unit 5 will be practiced this week. Complete all your work.
- list words will always be in the agendas.
- Unit #5 study all list words and the challenge words; TEST on FRIDAY.
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Math - unit on addition and subtraction skills followed by REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS AND WORD PROBLEMS TO SOLVE.
PRACTICE YOUR MULTIPLICATION... DEEP DIVE MULTIPLICATION
and ADDITION... Deep Dive Addition
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Health ~ "Keep Moving" unit... study the benefits of being physically active
~ Social Emotional Learning lessons
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Career Education - goal setting and how to achieve a long term goal
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Science - The Scientific Method
- demonstrations of experiments
- learning how to describe the process and
carefully record all information in "lab write-up"
We now look for simple experiments from this starting point...
Demo Science Experiment!
Goal: to demonstrate any simple science experiment to the class explaining the concept of an ‘independent variable.’
You will:
· Need a partner
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Research any simple experiment on the computers or at home
· Make sure you have all the materials (we can supply some for you, if necessary and inexpensive)
· Perform the experiment exactly 3 times changing one item (this is your ‘independent variable’... what is an INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?)
· Clearly explain the term ‘independent variable’ in your experiment while you present
· Formally demonstrate it to your classmates
· State the question, hypothesis, materials, procedure, observations, and conclusions to the best of your ability
· No need a written component – verbal only.
· Be ready to present on Thursday, October 22, 2020.
Hint: keep it a simple experiment like the first experiment we did in class with the small glass, water, and an index card.
Criteria Scale
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· Clearly demonstrated a simple experiment with an introduction, a question, hypothesis, materials, procedure, observations, and conclusions.
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*Precisely explained *Well-stated *Satisfactory *Basic understanding *Unable to explain |
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· Demonstrated and explained what an ‘independent variable’ is in their experiment and how it was ‘changeable.’
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*Precisely explained *Well-stated *Satisfactory *Basic understanding *Unable to explain |
Gr. 4: Demo Science Experiments
Name(s): ____________________ ____________________
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It’s time to research “simple science experiments” on youtube.
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Name of Experiment: _____________________________________________________________________________________
Materials you have from home: _____________ _____________ ____________ __________
___________ ______________ ________________ _______________ ____________
Materials you would like Mr. Bartraw to help you find: _____________________________________
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The
students plan and present their own "independent variable experiment" with a
partner. A Science TEST will follow.
The Scientific Method
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Socials - mapping skills will begin soon
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PE - new unit on strategy games
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ART - to be announced Tuesday
Drama - The Case Of The Missing Dentures
- Awesome performances last Thursday!
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Technology Skills - learning how to use POWERPOINT effectively
- on laptops - creative writing integration.
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CONGRATS to CAYLEE for earning WORKER OF THE WEEK last week and
.... earned 10 house team points! Great efforts = great results!
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