Important Dates / Information:
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We
Bike Days - June 12 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.
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June 14 = Bloomball Book Report DUE!
June 15 = Simple Machines Sharing DAY! Simple-compound-machines-information.html
June 16 = no school.
June 23 = Fun Day (afternoon events).
June 26 = HES Fairmont Hot Springs School trip.
June 27 = Canoe Trip in Creston at the Discovery Center. The BUS LEAVES AT 8:40... be at HES by 8:30!
June 28 = Biking in the morning in the community forest... bring your bike and helmet. Board games in the afternoon!
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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New
unit on Mysteries from history! Students learn about ghost ships, the
Bermuda Triangle, bigfoot, ogopogo, and more! Students are to gather
information and decide: reality or hoax!
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Language Arts - Reading skills: summarizing, finding the setting, analyzing characters and plots!...
Reading: We are done reading our 'choice' novel study...NOW... finish your BLOOMBALL BOOK Report.
“Bloom
Ball” Book Report
Name: _____ Mystery Book Title:
_______
We will present our 4 favourite sections of our Bloom Balls Thursday morning.
Here
is the timeline for this project:
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Tuesday, May 16 ~ Students select a mystery novel from the library
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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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Each student will be given 12 circles. It would be a good
idea to write all information on blank paper and having it proofread before
transferring to the circles. All
information is to be hand written / printed.
Things to remember:
- Do
not write or draw on the outside of the lines.
- Write
answers, sentences and paragraphs on another sheet of paper first and
proofread. When satisfied with
your answer, rewrite it on the circle.
- Assembling
“Bloom Ball”
- Fold
each circle on the lines so that the folds are facing up. Be sure to decorate the entire circle
on all 12 sections before assembling ball.
- When
all questions have been completed, and all the edges have been folded
up you may glue (or staple) the circles together. BE SURE THAT ALL EDGES ARE FACING UP
AROUND YOUR PICTURE OR PARAGRAPHS.
- Each
edge should contain the name of the circle: like SETTING or MAIN CHARACTER,…
- Presentation
of your project will factor into the grading. The ball should be fully
colored and visually “interesting” with drawings (or drawings in the
entire background, as discussed in class), but the most important aspect
is what is written in the circles.
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In order to complete this project, you’ll need to complete
12 circles with the following information on each circle. The BOLD words are to be written on the
borders of your pentagons.
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Starting May 31...
Circle 1 –
Colorfully write the title and author of your book and illustrate it. Also write your first and last name on this
circle. MY BOOK
Circle 2 – Draw a picture or map of the setting of your
story. Label it. SETTING
Circle 3 – List at least 5 unique or unusual words (VOCABULARY) that the author used in
this book. Write the page number beside each vocabulary
word.
Circle 4 – List 3 problems faced by your main character.
Use complete sentences. PROBLEMS
Circle 5 –
Write a poem about the story. The poem
can be a rhyming one or free verse, haiku, acrostic poem, a “shape” poem,
etc. Your choice. POEM
Circle 6 –
Write a paragraph telling your opinion of this book in one circle. Tell why you would or would not recommend
it to a friend. RECOMMENDATION
Circle 7 – Write
one word in large letters that describes the THEME of your story. Explain your theme underneath this word. (Example:
HONESTY – my book is mainly
about the theme of honesty since Aiden, my main character, is dishonest to
his friends and family by… Later, Aiden realizes that telling the truth is
important because…)
Circle 8 –
Describe the main character in your story. M.C.
~ Include a NAME – first
and last, if possible.
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Also, write about the physical (looks, age, height, clothing, facial
features,
hair,…) characteristics.
~ Write a few personality characteristics
(Examples: courageous, risk-taker,
adventurous, anxious, intelligent, a good
problem solver, humorous, thoughtful,
careful, likeable, hard-working,
easily frightened, determined, conflicted, helpful,
generous, personable, curious…)
in your description.
Circle 9 – Draw the CLIMAX
(point of most intense action) of the book. Add a detailed
caption, telling what is
happening.
Circle 10 – In one paragraph write a different ending to
the story. NEW ENDING
Circle 11 –
Write a SUMMARY of the book –
include only the plot and main ideas.
Circle 12 – Write a paragraph describing CONNECTIONS from this book to your life.
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Remember to start working each day on a new circle. Write
with your absolute best effort and sufficient detail.
Have fun with this mystery
book project! Due June 14, 2023.
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Writing:
~ writing corresponds to our daily reading from our novels listed above with the Bloomball Project.
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~Word Work - Unit 36 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 - ...
probability: chance, experiments, and data gathering and analysis.
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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 EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SKILLS..
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Science - Simple machines concepts.
Simple-compound-machines-information.html
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Simple-machines-games
Simple_machines/games 2
Word wall machines
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Health Ed - "Safety" at home, in the community, and bike safety.
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PE - Biking, games, and frisbee.
................................................................. FRENCH! - ... Review all French vocab since September. Make a PPT on all the vocabulary we studied this year.
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Socials & Drama - Ktunaxa puppet plays and impromptu drama - PERFORMANCES are completed.
New unit on Mysteries from history! Students learn about ghost ships, the Bermuda Triangle, bigfoot, ogopogo, and more! Students are to gather information and decide: reality or hoax!
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ADST Challenge = Simple Machines WORK ON IT AT HOME NOW!
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ART- art is integrated into our Bloomball project.
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Technology Skills - on laptops - typing skills and ...
~ FRENCH POWERPOINT REVIEW!
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CONGRATS to EVAN for earning WORKER
OF THE WEEK and...
.... earning 10 house team points! Great efforts = great results!
