January 29 to February 2

Important Dates / Information:

~ February 1 - THE GREAT BASKETBALL FREE-THROW CHALLENGE - IN OUR CLASS ONLY!

~ February 2 - Pro-D - no school for students.

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February 5 and 6 - Talent Show auditions in the music room

                            - information was sent home last week.

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February 12 is the first day at Kimberley Alpine Resort...

     Our Highlands intermediate students will be going skiing/snowboarding two times at the Kimberley Alpine Resort.

*The original January 17th forms and money will work for the Feb 12th date. 

*If you signed up as a chaperone for the Jan 17th day and cannot make the Feb 12 day as a chaperone, please email me at danny.bartraw@sd5.bc.ca and you will receive a refund. HES intermediate teachers apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.

    THUS, we have two confirmed dates booked: Feb 12 and Mar 11. We will be leaving school at 8:45am on the bus and returning to the school for 2:50pm dismissal.

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 ~ Feb 15th - Heart-2-Heart Market at school - BRING MONEY IN INCREMENTS OF $1 IF YOU WANT. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BUY ANYTHING.

What is the Heart to Heart Market?
 At Highlands School, we believe that local and global citizenship through helping others is part of our identity.

Every class at HES will be making some type of art piece or craft. These items may be purchased in increments of one dollar. Students will get to go ‘shopping’ at the Market, with ALL proceeds going towards the ________ (to be announced).
 

  ~ Feb 15th - Heart-2-Heart market in the afternoon...

and Family Dance in the evening hosted by the PAC?  

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Feb 16th and 19th - no school.

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February 20 = Talent Show at Key City Theater - in the afternoon

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Feb 23 - PINK THE RINK

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~ Feb 28th  - Pink Shirt Day / anti-bullying day - wear a pink shirt if  you have one.

                    - Assembly in the morning.

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Learning opportunities this week...
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Language Arts - we will begin a new novel study with the theme of anti-bullying...

Desperate to learn to read, Olemaun badgers her father to let her go to the school for Inuit children in Canada's far north. She is warned that school may not be what she thinks it is. 

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Writing: 

We HAVE LEARNED about literary devices so that we can input these into our story writing. This includes:

• hyperbole - first
  
• alliteration - second 
  
• personification - third.
  

 We are also working daily at proper letter formation, printing, and writing complete sentences. WATCH OUT FOR THOSE FLOATING LETTERS (g, j, p, q, y)!

Sound Effects Story – Criteria

Name:  _______________________             Story Title: ________________________________

Criteria	Rating Scale
There is a clear beginning, middle, and ending of the story and a word count between 750 and 1,500 words.	1  2  3  4  5
A ‘hook’ is used effectively at the start to capture the attention of the listeners.	1  2  3  4  5
Story has a significant, developed problem; it’s realistic and it makes sense.	1  2  3  4  5
Story flows smoothly in sequence from one idea to the next.	1  2  3  4  5
Story contains powerful vocabulary (descriptive and accurate word choices).	1  2  3  4  5
There is one (or more) accurate use(s) of personification of an object, an animal, or a concept.	1  2  3  4  5
Alliteration is used appropriately at least 2 times.	1  2  3  4  5
Hyperbole is used appropriately at least once.	1  2  3  4  5
Sound effects are used appropriately & effectively (sounds/music match the words or phrases).	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
Mechanics (spelling, punctuation, capital letter usage,...) will also be graded separately.	Total = ______             50

Criteria is discussed in class. 

**Final draft due on Friday, February 23, @ 2:50. We will begin typing Wednesday (for those who are finished editing their first draft.

Students can access the portal and work on their stories if they need more time.      

Instructions for typing out your story at your house.

1.  Go to the 'sd5 portal' website. Click on 'utility links' at the top of the page.

2.  Click on “Office 365.” Scroll down and click on "sign in."

3.  Sign in using your # (the same # you use every day at school)... and email.

 Example: 12345678@sd5.bc.ca

4. You are now in the portal! Your sound effects story will be there.

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~Word Work - Unit 19 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 #19 study all list words; TEST on Thursday. 

NEW in term two... Word Work will include Boggle challenges and working with letter tiles to increase word generator skills and spelling skills. 

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Math - ... volume of a cubes and rectangular prisms using V = l x w x h formula. Volume 'hands-on' project on Thursday. 

NEW MATH THINKING... You Cubed

TRY these games... 

 Convert level 1 

Comparing capacities  

Capacity countdown 

Volume worksheets

... other measurement skills like time, temperature, and mass.

TRY this game... 

Measurement math-games  

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ALSO, PRACTICE YOUR BASIC FACTS: Web math minute

We all have access to MATHLETICS. Students will have a chance to work on the current math curricular areas in class and at home. 

***Usernames and passwords were sent home with learning updates. ***

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Career Education - soon ... 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.

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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.

PE - Basketball free throw challenge... and inventive games.

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ART  - finish Worm Tunnels! 

Worm tunnels art

  - next week... Heart-2-Heart ART or baking - ready for the market! 

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Technology Skills - on laptops - typing skills and later...

~RESEARCHING SKILLS also as GENIUS HOUR WILL BEGIN IN late FEBRUARY.

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

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