Important Dates and information:
November 2 and 3 - PARENT/TEACHER CONVERSATIONS AND EARLY DISMISSAL
We will be holding virtual parent / teacher conversations this year, or you can choose a phone call. Please sign-up for a date and time. If these times do not work for you, I'll be sure to find a time that will be convenient for both of us. Thanks!
Please fill out the form that went home on Monday or write a note in your child's agenda indicating your preferred time and mode of conversation (Microsoft TEAMS or a phone call - with preferred phone #).
Note: it will be a first-come-first served situation.
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Virtual Book Fair!
Save the Date Dear families,
Mark your calendars! The fun and excitement of a Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! To adapt to our changing needs, Scholastic has developed a Virtual Book Fair to provide an opportunity for our students and families to experience the joy of reading together. So save the date! Our Scholastic Virtual Book Fair will take place on OCT 22nd - NOV 5th.
When it’s time to shop, visit our school’s Virtual Book Fair site using this link:
https://virtualbookfairs.scholastic.ca/pages/5149803
Before our Fair begins, click the link to: • SAVE it to your browser • WATCH videos of popular new titles • PREVIEW our Featured Books Watch for news leading up to our Scholastic Virtual Book Fair!
ALSO... a message from Mrs. Merkel...
Great News!!!
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October 19 - Fire Drill @ 11 am
October 23 - PRO-D Day
October 30 = Orange and Black Day / Hallowe'en Parade / Activities
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 ... and we will finish the book this week!
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 - two more days to finish... "Be A Perfect Person In Just Three Days!"
~Word Work - Unit 6 will be practiced this week. Complete all your work.
- list words will always be in the agendas.
- Unit #6 study all list words and the challenge words; TEST on THURSDAY.
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Math - NOW ... subtraction skills with REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS AND WORD PROBLEMS TO SOLVE.
PRACTICE YOUR MULTIPLICATION... DEEP DIVE MULTIPLICATION
and ADDITION... Deep Dive Addition AND Deep Dive Subtraction
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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 TUESDAY.
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PE - new unit on strategy games
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ART - finish your EYE-ART / Surrealism ART.
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Technology Skills - learning how to use POWERPOINT effectively
- on laptops - creative writing integration.
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CONGRATS to KAYEITH for earning WORKER OF THE WEEK last week and
.... earned 10 house team points! Great efforts = great results!
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