Important Dates / Information:
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Wednesday, June 19 ~ DUE DATE! ALL 12 circles of your Bloom Ball MUST
be finished and you are prepared to present your 4 favourite circles on Thursday, June 20th.
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June 19 - Field Trip to Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area ... Adaptations to Life in a Wetland and Canoe Tour
- 2 PERMISSION FORMS ARE NEEDED FOR THIS TRIP.
- The cost is $10.
****THE BUS LEAVES HES AT 8:30am DUE TO THE TIME CHANGE IN CRESTON. THANK YOU for understanding!
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June 21 - Fun Day in the afternoon
June 24 - HES at Fairmont Hot Springs
June 25 - Moyie Lake beach... YES! we have 2 lifeguards!
June
26 - Grade 4 and grade 4/5 classes - bike & hike day in the forest!
Bring your bike, helmet, lunch, water and a backpack.
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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READING -
“Bloom Ball”
Book Report
Bloomball book report samples
Name: _____________ Mystery Book Title: _________________________
Throughout the next few days, we’ll finish our book report both in class and as homework (ONLY if necessary). The key to successfully completing this
project is to keep up with your reading “circles.” Later, we will present our 4
favourite sections of our Bloom Balls.
Here is the timeline
for this project:
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Tuesday, May 21 ~ Students select a mystery novel
from the library.
~ divide the
total # of pages by 10 = pages to read each day for 10 days, excluding
weekends.
Monday, June 3 ~ your book is read by now and Mr.
Bartraw introduces the rest of the project.
Tuesday, June 11 ~ 6 circles completed in TOTAL.
Wednesday, June 19 ~ DUE DATE! ALL 12 circles of your Bloom Ball MUST
be finished and you are prepared to present your 4 favourite circles on Thursday, June 20th.
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The above dates are given as a guide, the only 2 mandatory
dates are the book approval and final project due date. The report will be graded for both reading
and writing on the rating scale provided in class.
Each student will be given 12 circles. It would be a good
idea to write all the information on blank paper and proofread it before
transferring to the circles. All
information is to be handwritten / printed.
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In order to complete this project, you’ll need to complete
12 circles with the following information on each circle. The BOLD words are to be written on the
borders of your pentagons.
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Circle 1 – Colorfully write the title and author of your
book and illustrate it. Also write
your first and last name on this circle. MY
BOOK
Circle 2 – Draw a
picture or map of the setting of your story.
Label it. SETTING
Circle 3 – List at least 5 unique or unusual words (VOCABULARY) that the author used in
this book. Write the page number beside each vocabulary
word.
Circle 4 – List 3 problems faced by your main character.
Use complete sentences. PROBLEMS
Circle 5 –
Write a poem about the story. The poem
can be a rhyming one or free verse, haiku, acrostic poem, a “shape” poem,
etc. Your choice. POEM
Circle 6 –
Write a paragraph telling your opinion of this book in one circle. Tell why you would or would not recommend
it to a friend. RECOMMENDATION
Circle 7 – Write
one word in large letters that describes the THEME of your story. Explain your theme underneath this word.
(Example: HONESTY – my book
is mainly about the theme of honesty since Aiden, my main character, is
dishonest to his friends and family by… Later, Aiden realizes that telling
the truth is important because…)
Circle 8 –
Describe the main character in your story. M.C.
~ Include a NAME – first
and last, if possible.
~ Also, write about the physical (looks, age,
height, clothing, facial features,
hair,…) characteristics.
~ Write a few personality
characteristics (Examples: courageous, risk-taker,
adventurous, anxious,
intelligent, a good problem solver, humorous, thoughtful,
careful, likeable, hard-working,
easily frightened, determined, conflicted, helpful,
generous, personable, curious…)
in your description.
Circle 9 – Draw the CLIMAX
(point of most intense action) of the book. Add a detailed
caption, telling what is
happening.
Circle 10 – In one paragraph write a different ending to
the story. NEW ENDING
Circle 11 –
Write a SUMMARY of the book –
include only the plot and main ideas.
Circle 12 – Write a paragraph describing CONNECTIONS from this book to your
life.
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Remember to start working each day on a new circle. Write
with your absolute best effort and sufficient detail. Have fun with this mystery
book project! Due June 19,
2024.
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Writing: included in the reading summaries, daily.
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Math - fractions, decimals, and percentages... and how they are related.
Test on Friday.
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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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Health - bike safety in the community.
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PE -
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ART - ENLARGEMENT ART.
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Technology Skills - on laptops - typing skills and later...
~RESEARCHING SKILLS.
Dance mat typing guide
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CONGRATS to RHYLEE for earning WORKER
OF THE WEEK last week and
.... earning 10 house team points! Great efforts = great results!
