Important Dates / Information:
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May
15 = HES track and field day at the COLLEGE OF THE ROCKIES. All parents are responsible for dropping off
kids and picking them up at COTR. Please read the schedule from the permission /
information form that went home. Thanks.
May 19 and 22 = no school
May 25 = Book Fair in the gym
We
Bike Days - May 30, June 9, and 13. BRING YOUR BIKE AND HELMET EACH OF
THESE DAYS. 1:45 to 2:45. We bike at school on our soccer field -
community instructors leading it.
June 6 = District track and field meet at the COTR for qualified athletes only.
June 14 = Band Concert in gym at 1pm.
June 16 = no school
June 23 = Fun Day
June 27 = Canoe Trip in Creston at the Discovery Center.
June 28 = Biking in the morning... bring your bike and helmet.
June 29 = last day of school - 9am to 11am - get reports and have a great summer!
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Learning opportunities this week...
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Language Arts - fact finding skills.
Reading: new 'choice' novel study starts next week. Called a BLOOMBALL BOOK STUDY.
“Bloom Ball” Book Report
Name: _____ Mystery Book Title: _______
Throughout the next few weeks, we’ll be working on a unique book report both in class and as homework (ONLY if necessary). The key to successfully completing this project is to keep up with your reading “circles.” Later, we will present our 4 favourite sections of our Bloom Balls.
Here is the timeline for this project:
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Tuesday, May 16 ~ Students select a mystery novel from the library ~ divide the total # of pages by 10 = pages to read each day for 10 days, excluding weekends.
Wednesday, May 31 ~ Book is read by now and Mr. Bartraw introduces the rest of the project.
Wednesday, June 7 ~ 6 circles completed in TOTAL.
Wednesday, June 14 ~ DUE DATE! ALL 12 circles should be finished and you are prepared to present your 4 favourite circles.
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Writing:
- learning how to accurately use "quotation marks" in their writing.
- students HAVE WRITTEN three short stories and WILL publish their best / favourite one.
- full editing and proofreading will be part of the process.
~ practicing handwriting daily.
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~Word Work - Unit 32 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 CONTINUE TO LEARN SPELLING SKILLS...
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 - ... Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions this week.
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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 - working on improving individual executive functioning skills.
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Science - Simple machines concepts are coming soon.
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Socials - We just finished these...
~ demographic changes in pre-Confederation British Columbia in both First Peoples and non-First Peoples communities
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Health Ed - "Health Matters" info from our Heart-Smart books.
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PE - Track and field skills... 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, ball throw, long jump, high jump, triple jump.
Dance will continue after track.
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FRENCH! - ... Ma Famille (My Family)
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Drama - Ktunaxa puppet plays and impromptu drama
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ADST Challenge = Simple Machines in 2 weeks
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ART -TBA
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Technology Skills - on laptops - typing skills and ...
~RESEARCHING SKILLS FOR SOCIAL STUDIES.
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CONGRATS to EVY for earning WORKER
OF THE WEEK and...
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