Important Dates / Information:
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WELCOME MARLEY TO OUR GRADE 4 CLASS!
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*Please return the learning update (report card) envelopes.
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April 8 - On Monday, April 8, 2024 a total solar eclipse will cross over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. While the path of totality in Canada occurs in southern Ontario through Nova Scotia, a partial solar eclipse will likely be visible in our region of BC.
Because of the risks of looking directly at the sun without proper eye protection during an eclipse could be damaging...
- Highlands Elementary school will ensure that students are kept inside from 11:30am to 1:40pm (the time during which the partial solar eclipse may be visible in our area).
April 8 - live animal demonstration 1pm to 2pm.
April 12 - Field Trip - Survival
Skills at Wildhorse River
April 16 - GENIUS HOUR PROJECTS ARE DUE AND SHARING ALSO BEGINS ON Tuesday, April 16.
April 19 - no school
April 22 - Pro-D Day - no school for students
May 3 - no school
May 8 - 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 13 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 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 - hosted by gr 6 students
June 24 - HES at Fairmont Hot Springs
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 in the middle of...
Emphasis on analyzing characters, setting, theme, plot, and story and character connections.
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 27 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 #27 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 'the language of geometry'
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how to identify points, line segments, lines, rays, angles, triangles,
polygons, intersecting parts, parallel parts, and properly naming each
of these using the language of geometry...
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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
1. Watch the video… What is genius hour?
2. Choose something you are passionate about and teach / share it with others.
Your ideas could be anything from learning how to do a new skill (like sewing or playing the guitar for the first time), to studying space, to volunteering somewhere in our community, to fly fishing, painting with water-colours, inventing something new that solves a problem,… ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.
3. Once you have your chosen topic, SHARE IT! Talk about it, create a poster, power-point, research booklet, a play, video, …. Anything you want and share all your findings IN YOUR OWN WORDS. NO CUT AND PASTING FROM THE INTERNET.
4. Use this guideline to get you started… Genius hour GUIDELINE
5. I will show you an example of a
genius hour project in class… Alexander's Weaving Project - only seen from Mr. B's computer.
6. Still stuck? Need a pep talk?
7. Enjoy and have fun learning about something you are interested in, something new, learning about or love to do.
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 FEW WEEKS WE WILL START...
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Health Ed - M2K = understanding 'marketing to kids' and decision-making
PE - Fitness
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 - Spring Tree Path art
how-to-paint-a-spring-tree-path
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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 CAPELLA for earning WORKER
OF THE WEEK last week and
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