January 9 to 13

 Important Dates / Information:

~ Please return report card envelopes. Thanks!

~ Students: try to bring in a set of headphones/earbuds that can remain at school. 

~ please ensure you have your QR code and password for Mathletics to take home. There are NEW assignments that students need to complete.

~ January 19 - WASA field trip. Skating, hockey, snowshoeing at the outdoor rink. Return permission forms.

~ January 27 - Non-instructional Friday = No school. 

~ Jan 31 - THE GREAT BASKETBALL FREE-THROW CHALLENGE - IN OUR CLASS ONLY!

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Learning opportunities this week...
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Language Arts - two short stories and poems sharing them as choral reading.

 -  We are reading the next book in our series...

    Among The Impostors  by Margaret Peterson Haddix

For our novel, if any one would prefer to read the chapters themselves, rather than the audio-book version, click here... Among The Impostors.     Please do not read ahead!

 

As of Jan 9... we are on... Chapter 11.

 We continue to work at making story connections, inferences, creating images, and listening for sensory imagery details. Also, we will have daily vocabulary enhancement, comprehension, discussions, and writing activities which follow each reading.

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Writing: 

We are learning about literary devices so that we can input these into our story writing which starts soon. This includes:

• hyperbole - first (last week)
  
• alliteration - second  ... Alliteration Video
  
• personification - third.
  

 We are also working daily at proper letter formation, printing, and writing complete sentences. 

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~Word Work - Unit 16 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 #16 study all list words; TEST on Friday.
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Math - ... linear measurement skills with practical uses - converting mm, cm, m, km.

TRY this game... Metric Conversions

 TEST - THURSDAY!

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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Career Education - in 2 weeks... studying a potential career after a personal interests survey - present your findings! 

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Science - Grade 4 = Matter has mass, takes up space, and can change phase. Working on this as of Tuesday!

Grade 5 = solutions and solubility - later!

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Socials -  PRO / CON debating and positive decision-making skills - connected to Health. 

 Later... learning about specific Canadian First Peoples (Sto:lo people) and connections to land, animals, oceans, and spirits, which continues to shape Canada’s identity. 

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Health Ed - "The Air We Breathe" a unit focused... personal choices and social and environmental factors influence our health and well-being. Includes learning about smoking, vaping, and developing positive decision-making skills.

E-Cigs and Vaping 

PE - Basketball skills - ball control, passing, shooting, game strategies, and basketball centers.  
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FRENCH! - starts next week...  Months of the year, then winter sports!

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ART -  Alliteration art and School Tools ART!

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Technology Skills - on laptops - typing skills and RESEARCHING SKILLS also as GENIUS HOUR WILL BEGIN IN FEBRUARY.

Dance mat typing guide
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CONGRATS to  BRIDGET for earning WORKER OF THE WEEK last week and 

.... earned 10 house team points! Great efforts = great results!