September 25 to 29

 Important Dates:

~September 25 to  - The Terry Fox Run - whole school participates at different times
                       -Bring in a toonie (or more) ASAP and support cancer research!
                       - We have a collection container in our class

~September 27 - Paarlauf team competition! At Laurie School field at 3:30pm!

~ September 29 = Field trip to Creston Discovery Centre to learn the how and why about bird migration. Please return permission forms and the $5 fee ASAP. Bring: Lunch, extra food, water bottle, and dress for the weather. APPROPRIATE FOOTWEAR ONLY – NO OPEN-TOED SHOES, SANDALS, CROCS, … RUNNING SHOES OR HIKING SHOES ONLY.

~September  29 - Orange shirt day
                       - in support of positive aboriginal voices and
                         education about residential schools

~October 2 - NATIONAL TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION DAY - no school.  

~October 4 -   Photo Day - please do no wear green.

~October 9 - THANKSGIVING MONDAY - no school.

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Learning opportunities this week...
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Language Arts - we will continue with the next book in our literature study... we are on Chapter 1 on Monday...

                           - reading THE LEMONADE CRIME
                           - students practice reading comprehension, analyze
                             characters, vocabulary, and events, summarize,

                             main idea, evaluate ideas, discussions and questioning, ...
                           - we read and respond to our reading, daily.

INCLUDES LOTS OF DAILY WRITING PRACTICE!
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~Word Work - Unit 3 - since students are working at different levels of spelling, there will be different groups, according to where they are at... as observed in class. Students may increase or decrease in levels, depending on their written outputs and results. 

- All units are handed out on Mondays and then the rest needs to be worked on at home.

 *Students are responsible for bringing home their list words at the beginning of each week. There are activities on the pages; practicing word patterns, meanings of words, etc,.. Students must return the page for grading on the last day of the week.

                      - work at the word and letter patterns, connect the sounds letters make,...

                      - HAND IN FINISHED 'WORD WORK' PAPERS ON or before FRIDAY.
                      - Unit #3 study all list words; TEST on THURSDAY.

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Math - Place Value Concepts / Number concepts

      - learning MULTIPLES, common multiples, lowest common multiples, and factors this week

 
Click to practice...

Four games in one!

Try some games to practice your skills!
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Health - 'Keep Moving' unit.

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Career Education - goal setting and how to achieve a short-term and long-term goal 

                               - reflecting on core competencies weekly.

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Science - migratory birds - how and why + trip to Creston 

 AND...

The Scientific Method
  - demonstrations of experiments
  - learning how to describe the process and 
    carefully record all information in "lab write-up"

- 2 labs left, then...

Demo Science Experiment!

Goal: to demonstrate any simple science experiment to the class explaining the concept of an ‘independent variable.’

You will:

·       Need a partner or a group of three

·       Research any simple experiment on the computers (at school)

·       Make sure you have all the materials (we can supply some for you, if necessary and inexpensive)

·       Perform the experiment exactly 3 times changing one item (this is your ‘independent variable’)

·       Clearly explain the term ‘independent variable’ in your experiment while you present

·       TRY IT AT HOME FIRST TO ENSURE IT WORKS!

·       Formally demonstrate it to your classmates

·       State the question, hypothesis, materials, procedure, observations, and conclusions to the best of your ability

·       No need a written component – verbal only. 

·       Be ready to present on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

Hint: keep it a simple experiment like the first experiment we did in class with the small glass, water, and an index card.

                                        Criteria                                                          Scale

·      Clearly demonstrated a simple experiment with an introduction, a question, hypothesis, materials, procedure, observations, and conclusions.	*Precisely explained *Well-stated *Satisfactory  *Basic understanding     *Unable to explain
·      Demonstrated and explained what an ‘independent variable’ is in their experiment and how it was ‘changeable.’	*Precisely explained *Well-stated *Satisfactory  *Basic understanding     *Unable to explain

 
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Socials - will begin soon - Mapping unit
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PE - team strategy games
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Art -  Bird ART!

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Drama - various activities integrated where possible
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Technology Skills - learning how to use MS WORD effectively
                              - on laptops

                              - Learning Power-point presentations - 'ppt me' is the first assignment.
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House Teams - Wear your HOUSE TEAM colour or HUSKIES GEAR on Fridays!
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CONGRATS to DYLAN for earning WORKER OF THE WEEK last week and.... earning 10 house team points! Great efforts = great results!

September 18 to 22

 Important Dates:

~September 19 -   LAST DAY TO BRING IN PHOTOS FOR MEMORY STICK PROJECT. We will also fasten the cards to the stick this day.

~September 21   -Highlands OPEN HOUSE - PIZZA FROM 5pm to 6pm!!   Visit your child's class and Mr. Bartraw from 6pm to 7pm. AND... BOOK FAIR - 3pm to 7pm! MRS. MERKEL IS HOSTING A BOOK FAIR SO BRING MONEY IF YOU CAN AND BUY SOME BOOKS! 3pm to 7pm. 

 ~September - 22 - Indigenous Education PRO-D DAY - no school for kids.

~September 25 to  - The Terry Fox Run - whole school participates at different times
                       -Bring in a toonie (or more) ASAP and support cancer research!
                       - We have a collection container in our class

~September 27 - Paarlauf team competition! At Laurie School field at 3pm!

~September  29 - Orange shirt day
                       - in support of positive aboriginal voices and
                         education about residential schools

~October 2 - NATIONAL TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION DAY - no school.  

~October 4 -   Photo Day - please do no wear green.

~October 9 - THANKSGIVING MONDAY - no school.

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Learning opportunities this week...
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Language Arts - we will continue with our literature study... we are on Chapter 10 on Monday... and we should be able to finish the novel this week.
                       

                           - reading THE LEMONADE WAR
                           - students practice reading comprehension, analyze
                             characters, vocabulary, and events, summarize,

                             main idea, evaluate ideas, discussions and questioning, ...
                           - we read and respond to our reading, daily.

~Word Work - Unit 2 - since students are starting from different levels of spelling, there will be different groups, according to where they are at... as observed in class. Students may increase or decrease in levels, depending on their written outputs and results. 

- All units are handed out on Mondays and then the rest needs to be worked on at home.

 *Students are responsible for bringing home their list words at the beginning of each week. There are activities on the pages; practicing word patterns, meanings of words, etc,.. Students must return the page for grading on the last day of the week.

                      - work at the word and letter patterns, connect the sounds letters make,...

                      - HAND IN FINISHED 'WORD WORK' PAPER ON or before FRIDAY.
                      - Unit #2 study all list words; TEST on THURSDAY.

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~ Memory Sticks...

Dear Parents / Guardians,

Please support your child by telling them stories about their childhood (according to the FIVE ideas below).

Also, if you can provide 5 photos, as indicated, it would really help us all to get to know your child.

Thanks for your support! Mr. Bartraw

 

- we are done cards #1, 2, 3, and 4 and work on #5 this week...
                               - students have until  TUESDAY Sept 19

                        to complete all cards and PLEASE have all PHOTOS brought to school by then. Bringing all photos in at the same time works best.

                               - we will then go into the forest and find our own sticks
                         - next, assemble it & then we share them with the class.

PLEASE REFER TO THE CARD INFORMATION BELOW...

 

Card 1

Front: Draw a self-portrait or bring in a recent photo of yourself (a close-up is best). Back: List 5 words that describe you BEST. Write the 5 words in the most creative way you can.           (Examples: energetic, humorous, athletic, creative, brilliant, caring, responsible, trustworthy, loving, kind, friendly, punctual, flexible, hard-working, honest, …)

Card 2

Front: Draw a picture of you as a baby or bring in a baby photo of yourself.  (From birth to 2 years old). Back: List your birth date at the top and write a short baby story you want to share. Use full sentences.

Card 3

Front: Draw a picture of yourself doing something active from ages 3 to 5 or bring in a photo of yourself age 3 to 5. Back: Write about an important event that happened between the ages of 3 and 5.

Card 4

Front: Draw a picture of yourself learning something new from the ages 6 to 7 or bring in a photo of yourself learning  something new at the ages of 6 to 7. Back: Write about the front side of this card - something new (that you could not do before) you were able to learn from the ages of 6 to 7.

Card 5

Front: Draw a picture of yourself at your current age or bring in a photo of yourself doing your most favourite thing!  Back: Write about the front side of this card – you getting  pure enjoyment doing your most favourite thing!

Once all five cards have been completed, we will attach them

to our MEMORY STICKS that we found in the forest. Remember

to attach them in order from card 1 to card 5. Start with

card #1 and attach it to the base of the stick and so on until

 card #5 is tied on the tip of the stick.

Criteria will be discussed in class… daily!    

DUE: SEPTEMBER 19TH!

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Math - Place Value Concepts / Number concept = TEST MONDAY!

      - reading, writing, representing large numbers, comparing and ordering numbers, rounding, multiples, standard and expanded forms,... up to 5 digits for grade 4.

Click to practice...

Identify the number!

https://www.abcya.com/games/comparing_number_values 

https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-5/convert-between-place-values

Try some games to practice your skills!
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Health - started the ... 'Keep Moving' unit.

.........................................................

Career Education - goal setting and how to achieve a long term goal 

.........................................................
Science -  The Scientific Method
  - demonstrations of experiments
  - learning how to describe the process and 
    carefully record all information in "lab write-up"

The Scientific Method 
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Socials - will begin in a week
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PE - flag football skills 
      - proper techniques of throwing, catching, flag tackling,...
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Art -  Autumn Scene due Monday.

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Drama - various activities integrated where possible
.................................................................
Technology Skills - learning how to use MS WORD effectively
                              - on laptops

                              - Learning Power-point presentations - 'ppt me' is the first assignment.
................................................................                             
House Teams - Wear your HOUSE TEAM colour or HUSKIES GEAR on Fridays!
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CONGRATS to NOA for earning WORKER OF THE WEEK last week and.... earning 10 house team points! Great efforts = great results!