April 4th to 8th

 

Important Dates / Events:

WELCOME HAYDEN TO OUR GRADE 4/5 CLASS! 

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

April 15 to 18 - Easter Break = no school

~APRIL 20. Your SSR book needs to be read on or before this day.  

April 21 - class photos

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

April 27 - Character Day - dress up as your favourite book character (if you want to participate).

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Learning opportunities this week...
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Language Arts - 

Students started a book report:

• select a book at your level
• chunk it into 10 manageable reading days in class (Example: a book with 153 pages... 153 divided by 10 = 15.3 pages per day
• fill out a daily summary log
• complete the POST-READING activity
• PRESENT TO THE CLASS!
• Due date APRIL 20. Your SSR book needs to be read on or before this day. 
  

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Also,.... Mr. B is reading to the class: book 4 of our series...

...we will be on chapter 27 by Friday!

Reading goals: to comprehend and connect through reading.

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~Word Work - Unit 25 will be practiced this week. Complete all your work at home. 

*NO MORE FRIDAY TESTS... WHY THERE ARE NO MORE FRIDAY TESTS AND HOW YOUR CHILD WILL LEARN SPELLING NOW

When I give students a spelling page to work at, they are studying spelling patterns. Instead of focusing all our attention on random words, we group and study words by common patterns. My two favorite spelling books that help kids see the common patterns words share are: 'Words Their Way' and 'Treasures Spelling Practice.' We are currently using TREASURES.

                        - Hand-in your TREASURES WW page on the last day of the week for grading... to see if the student understands the patterns for the week.

                      - TREASURES practice page / list words will always be in the agendas. 

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Math - Geometry = polygons

- regular and irregular polygons, properties of polygons

- 2-D shapes: name and identify from 3 to 12 sides

 

- starting angles: identify angles as acute, right, obtuse, straight, or reflex.

 YOU MUST PLAY... ALIEN ANGLES!

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EXTRA 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

Executive-functioning skills = are the mental processes that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and juggle multiple tasks successfully. Just as an air traffic control system at a busy airport safely manages the arrivals and departures of many aircraft on multiple runways, the brain needs this skill set to filter distractions, prioritize tasks, set and achieve goals, and control impulses.

 What is interoception?

Changemakers: a SEL curriculum 

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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 - in-depth study of Ktunaxa culture and one other Canadian Aboriginal Group

- Starts after Easter

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Health - 1. "Changemakers" program

 2. D.A.R.E. with constable Katie

3. M2K = marketing to kids

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PE - Fitness centers in the gymnasium 
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Art - Gravity ART!

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Technology Skills - on laptops - using TEAMS.

Dance mat typing guide
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CONGRATS to CHANCE for earning WORKER OF THE WEEK before spring break, and 10 house team points! Great efforts = great results!