Important Dates / Information:
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April 16 - GENIUS HOUR PROJECTS ARE DUE AND SHARING ALSO BEGINS ON Tuesday, April 16.
Share your Genius
Hour Project
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Tuesday, April 16 |
Wednesday, April 17 |
Thursday, April 18 |
| Dom |
Brooke |
Xander |
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Noa |
Lachlan |
Evelyn |
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Hammy |
Lux |
Lincoln R |
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Horbay |
Capella |
Rhylee |
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Saoirse |
Lincoln H |
Soren |
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Connor |
Blake |
Marley |
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Travis |
Victoria |
Jaxton |
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Abby |
Roman |
Cali |
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Carrigan |
Dylan |
Olivia |
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Carter |
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April 19 - no school
April 22 - Pro-D Day - no school for students
May 1 = 5pm to 6pm is FAMILY MATH NIGHT AT HES!
May 3 - no school
May 8 - CAREER DAY in the afternoon in our class...
PROFESSOR WOW AT 9:15AM
May
10 - HES track and field day at COTR 400 m track for all intermediate
students (more information to come as we get closer to the date)
May 15 to 16 - Book Fair !
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May 15 & 16 - Student-led conferences in our classroom! Early dismissal days - students are in school from 8:40 until noon. Conferences are from 1pm to 3pm.
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May 17 to 20 - no school - Victoria Day holiday weekend
May 30 - Spring Music concert in gym at 1pm
June 4 - District Track and Field day for qualifying athletes
June 5 and 12 - bring your bike and helmet for PE = 1 hour.
June 7 - Pro-D Day - no school for students
June 19 - Field Trip to Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area ... Adaptations to Life in a Wetland and Canoe Tour
June 21 - Fun Day in the afternoon - hosted by gr 6 students
June 24 - HES at Fairmont Hot Springs
June 25 - Moyie Lake beach...
June 26 - Grade 4 bike & hike day in the forest!
June 27 -last day of school for students from 9am to 11am
- Learning update #3 goes home
- Enjoy your summer!
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Learning opportunities this week...
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Language Arts - we are near the end of...
Emphasis on analyzing characters, setting, theme, plot, and story and character connections.
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Reading focus on non-fiction sources as well.
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Writing: integrated with genius hour and all subjects!
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~Word Work - Unit 28 will be practiced this week. Complete all your work.
- Hand-in your WW page on or before Friday.
- list words will always be in the agendas.
- Unit #28 study all list
words; TEST on Friday.
Word Work will include Boggle challenges and working
with letter tiles to increase word generator skills and spelling
skills.
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Math - ... continue with division and long division strategies daily (15 minute practice)
~ main focus on measuring angles using a protractor
~ TEST Thursday.
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EXTRA... PRACTICE OTHER 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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Cross-curricular competencies -
Genius Hour
Instructions for working on your project 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 genius hour will be there.
HERE'S A LINK TO THE genius_hour_rubric_and_self_assessment
DUE DATE = Tuesday, APRIL 16, 2024.
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SCIENCE - will continue after genius hour projects are completed...
BIG IDEA = The motions of Earth and the moon cause observable patterns that affect living and non-living systems.
CONTENT - local changes caused by Earth’s axis, rotation, and orbit
Socials ~ IN A COUPLE WEEKS WE WILL START...
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Health Ed - M2K = understanding 'marketing to kids' and decision-making
PE - Gymnastics centers - centers that focus on strength, endurance, and flexibility...
getting in shape for track and field skills and our track day on May
10th.
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Career Education - ... studying a potential career after a personal interests survey - present your findings! Research your chosen career.
NOTE: THIS WILL BE REPORTED ON IN TERM THREE LEARNING UPDATES.
STUDENT INTELLIGENCE SURVEY LEADING TO A CAREER PATH
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Your Future Career:
Use the website… https://www.planitplus.net/CareerAreas/
Start: in class – self-inventory.
Perform an Inquiry (Find Out About) what job you may like, from your survey answers…
You then will need to create a MS Word document (as taught in class) to show what you discovered about yourself and your possible future career!
This document will include… 1. Name the job / career. 2. Describe it. 3. Duties of the job / career. 4. Where and when is the job. 5. What and/or who they work with. 6. Fast facts: a) Education and Training b) Wages (how much $ do you earn per year) c) Any other facts.
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*Note: Presentation Format is word doc.
Due Wednesday, May 8th is our CAREER FAIR day!
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ART - TBA
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Technology Skills - on laptops - typing skills and later...
~RESEARCHING SKILLS also as GENIUS HOUR.
Dance mat typing guide
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CONGRATS to BROOKE for earning WORKER
OF THE WEEK last week and
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