February 22 to 25

Important Dates / Information:

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Feb 23 - Pink Shirt day = anti-bullying awareness day. WEAR A PINK SHIRT IF YOU CAN!

How pink shirt day began! Watch the video!

DATE CHANGED!!! - heart-2-heart market - Bring money - everything sells for less than $1... IT WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER MARCH BREAK!            

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Feb 25 - HES Talent Show - our school will watch it on Feb 25 at 1pm.

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March 2, 3, and 4 - share your GENIUS HOUR findings... bring in all items

- sign-up for your day on Tuesday, Feb 22. 

Genius Hour – March 2022 Sharing Days

Wed. March 2	Thurs. March 3	Fri. March 4
1 Taylor	1 Cooper	1 Faith
2 Camryn	2 Tehlia	2 Holland
3 Alexa	3 Deklin	3 Holly
4 Audrey	4 Lucas	4 Chance
5 Kenley	5 Asher	5 Aspen
6 Micky	6 Josh	6 Aiden
7 Eli	7 Calen	7 Tye
8 Kayeith	8 Elliot	8 Lukas = ?

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March 12 to 27 = SPRING BREAK - ENJOY! = NO SCHOOL

March 31 - Career Project DUE! - share on March 31 and April 1.

April 12 - COMMUNICATING STUDENT LEARNING (REPORT CARDS - TERM 2) GOING HOME.

April 15 to 18 - Easter Break = no school 

April 25 - PRO-D Day = no school for students.

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~ Epic books class code... zqs3791   EPIC BOOKS: sign-in with our class code

~ MASKS: A reminder to parents to please pack masks for your student. We would really appreciate your help with this matter! Write your name on your mask... it is helpful. Thanks.

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Learning opportunities this week...
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Language Arts - reading / writing  - THEME - anit-bullying / residential school

 We will read book two of Fatty Legs starting on Thursday... called...  

 

The story presents a moving portrait of one family's difficult reconciliation and of the deep wounds left by the residential school system in the far north. The prose, written from the perspective of 10-year-old Margaret, formerly known as Olemaun Pokiak.

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~Word Work - Unit 21 will be practiced this week. Complete all your work. 

                        - Hand-in your WW page on Fridays.

                      - list words will always be in the agendas.
                      - Unit #21 study all list words; TEST on FRIDAY.
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Speaking / Presenting / Sharing / Communicating...

GENIUS HOUR!

 - choose a topic... ask questions... answer them... communicate them to the class... 

From... learning how to sew, to playing guitar, to cooking something, to researching some historical event, to learning something new, to finding out about why bees are so important, what is orange shirt day, how do I speak another language, to ... the list is endless! So, what is your passion? Learn it. Live it. Share it.

What is Genius Hour 1?

Genius Hour 2 

Due Date is March 1st, presentations start March 2nd.

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Math - ... measurement - MASS and TIME

- division skills.

 PRACTICE 3 Division games

https://www.fun4thebrain.com/g/division 

ALSO, PRACTICE YOUR BASIC FACTS: Web math minute

We all have access to MATHLETICS to work at school or at home. Students will have a chance to work on the current math curricular areas in class and at home. 

***Usernames and passwords were sent home. ***

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Social - Emotional Learning - interoception - with Mrs. Bartraw

What is interoception?

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 Career Education - students will complete a thorough inventory of interests, values, and skills, leading to possible careers

- students will select 1 career and research, in-depth, specific duties, descriptions, education, wages, and 3 formulates questions about that career

- students will communicate their findings on March 31 and April 1.

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Science - the effects of the relative positions of the sun, moon, and Earth including local First Peoples perspectives

 

and.. Inquiry Science approach to ...The motions of Earth and the moon cause observable patterns that affect living and non-living systems.

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Socials -

             - Residential school stories - A Stranger at Home

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Health - Anti-bullying unit - background knowledge

- student-led video-making skills

Bully Free Zone 

Who do u think u r?

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PE - Badminton skills: underhand, forehand, backhand, overhead, clearing shots, serving and rules of doubles.
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ART - Heart - 2- Heart ART!

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Technology Skills - on laptops - typing skills, RESEARCHING SKILLS for Careers and for GENIUS HOUR.

Dance mat typing guide
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CONGRATS to KAYEITH for earning WORKER OF THE WEEK this week and 10 house team points! Great efforts = great results!