Important Information and Dates:
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December 11 - Christmas Concert at 6:30 at the Key City theater (and rehearsal in the afternoon).
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December 15 - milk and cookies ($1.25 for milk - cookies are free)
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December 20 - trip to Wasa outdoor rink. 8:45 to 2pm.
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Hockey and skating in WASA!
Wednesday, December 20, 2023!
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~Depending on the weather, and whether the rink has ice, our class intends to play hockey on skates or in our boots. A group will also go snowshoeing for a while with an adult. Later, we will have a fire, and enjoy our lunches
~Depart from HES @ 8:45am. ~Depart from WASA rink at 2pm.
~Return to HES by 2:40pm. ~ Outdoor washrooms are available nearby.
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What to bring: · extra lunch (maybe you want to bring hot dogs and marshmallows to roast and a roasting stick) · water bottle · dress warm / for the weather · As the date approaches, we will know if we need to bring skates and a helmet. |
**We are looking for 1 more parent volunteer. **
Thanks, Mr. Bartraw
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December 21 - Trolls and Wonka movie - in the morning.
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December 22 - Term One Learning Updates (Reports) going home
- last day of school before 2 week break.
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January 8 - First day back to school of 2024!
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January 17 - First day at Kimberley Alpine Resort...
Our Highlands intermediate students will be going skiing/snowboarding at the Kimberley Alpine Resort.
We have 3 dates booked: Jan. 17, Feb 12, and Mar 11.
We will be leaving school at 9am on the bus and returning to the school for 2:50pm
dismissal. More information and forms coming this week!
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Learning opportunities this week...
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Language Arts - Reading -we are started another novel study - beginning at ch 6 this week!
Luke Garner, a 12-year-old boy, lives on a farm with his mother, father, and two brothers. As a third child, Luke and his parents are in violation of a population law. Luke, like all third children, must spend his days hidden or away from public view, or else he will be taken away or imprisoned, as well as his family.
IF
YOU WERE ABSENT, PLEASE LISTEN TO THE AUDIO VERSION HERE ON YOUTUBE and
get caught up.
| Writing focus: to improve our sentences. When we read a chapter of our novel, we write a journal entry. We are working at increasing our sentence structure usage and spelling accuracy when we communicate in writing. |
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Writing - we finished our largest written project to date... Awesome!
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~Word Work - Unit 14 - 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 or before 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 #14 study all list words; TEST on Friday.
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Math -Working on 'x' by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 this week, again. (15 minutes per day)
Deep Dive Multiplication is good practice!
Main focus in MATH is ....
- AREA concepts.
Try some games to practice your skills! Click to practice...
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Career Education - goal setting and how to achieve a short-term and long-term goal
- reflecting on core competencies weekly.
- executive functioning skills.
10-executive-functioning-skills-the-ultimate-guide
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Science - finished science for awhile...
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Socials - Mapping Skills include: reading and interpreting maps, cardinal
directions, continents, oceans, Canadian geography, using grids,
latitude and longitude,... many other skills.
~ FANTASY MAPS
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PE - Pond Hockey in the gym
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Art - FANTASY MAPS!
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Drama - integrated into our sensory imagery.
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Technology Skills - learning how to use MS WORD
- practice your typing skills...
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House Teams - Wear your HOUSE TEAM colour or HUSKIES GEAR on Fridays!
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CONGRATS to SAOIRSE for earning WORKER OF THE WEEK last week and.... earning 10 house team points! Great efforts = great results!
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