Important Dates:
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- Mathletics QR codes will go home on October 29th. Students are encouraged to work at the math skills we are practicing in class... at home!
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HIGHLANDS ART FUNDRAISER...
The art is being sent home on Tuesday, October 29th.
Please read the instructions on the back of the art piece.
Order anything you choose! Write down your online order and order reference number.
Please return the completed order sheet AND ARTWORK in the envelope back to OUR CLASS for Wednesday, Nov 13th.
*Even if you do not order anything, please return the art piece in the envelope back to class.
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October 31 = Hallowe'en costumes...
We are inviting our Huskies to wear their Halloween costumes to school on Thursday the 31st. Please do not send any props as things can get lost or wrecked. We are also asking that no masks be worn. If you are not comfortable sending your child to school in their costume, then please feel free to dress as per a 'typical' day at school............................................................
November 1 = Non-instructional Friday - no school
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~ November 7 = PHOTO RETAKES ~
.....................................................Friday, November 8th - REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY in the gym at 11am. ___ and ___ are the wreath carriers.
*All students are asked to dress in black, white, and/or red if possible.
Monday, November 11 =Stat. Holiday
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November 22 = Pro-D & no school for students
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Nov 27, Dec 4, Dec 11 = Skating at Kinsmen Arena - permission forms will go home soon.
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December 13 = Communicating Student Learning (Reports - term one) sent home.
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December 18 - Concert rehearsal in the afternoon; PERFORMANCE AT 6:30pm.
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December 20 - last day of school before 2 week break.
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January 6, 2025 = first day of school in the new year!
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Learning opportunities this week...
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Language Arts - FSA LITERACY AND NUMERACY STANDARDIZED TESTS. There is also an online component. We will finish these as soon as possible.
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~ Students have chosen from 10 novels and read 30 minutes each day.
~ Next, complete a "CHUNKING SHEET."
This means reading responses from our novel study...
chunking sheets describing likes, dislikes, questions, and patterns with plenty of detail.
Chunking Sheet Guidelines
| What I liked…
Use complete sentences to explain any event(s) in the ‘chunk’ you enjoyed. It could be when a character said or did something that was interesting to you. Explain your likes with evidence from what you read or reasons! ~ Minimum 2 sentences. |
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What I disliked… Use complete sentences to explain any event(s) in the ‘chunk’ you disliked. It could be when a character said or did something that you simply did not like. Explain your dislikes with evidence from what you read or reasons! ~ Minimum 2 sentences. |
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Puzzles or Questions… Use complete sentences (and a question mark at the end) to write 3 powerful questions. These questions are things that puzzled you. Remember that powerful questions usually begin with HOW or WHY. Powerful questions do not have a one word answer.
~ Minimum 2 questions. |
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Patterns… Use complete sentences to explain any patterns you found in this ‘chunk.’ Patterns might include story events, words / phrases a character repeats, or how the author writes. Explain your patterns with evidence or reasons! ~ Minimum 2 sentences. |
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~ Writing sentences - we are working at increasing our accuracy when we communicate in writing.
WRITING / GRAMMAR TIME PRACTICE...
1. Reading responses from our novel study... chunking sheets describing likes, dislikes, questions, and patterns with plenty of detail.
2. Edit your writing.
3. Use proper sentence structures.
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~Word Work - Unit 8 - students are starting from 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.
- 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' PAPER ON or before FRIDAY.
- Unit #8 study all list words; TEST on Thursday.
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Math - Addition and Subtraction of decimals + REAL WORLD math applications.
*Quick quiz Monday.
~ 'MENU MATH' Quiz
~ 'Buying' items to make a haunted house...where we pretend to purchase hardware items, materials, tools,... FINANCIAL LITERACY.
Click to practice...
Addition-subtraction-decimals.html
Math mammoth practice/mystery-picture-decimals
Try some games to practice your skills!
NEED EXTRA PRACTICE? ...
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Mathletics QR codes will go home on October 29th. Students are encouraged
to work at the math skills we are practicing in class... at home!
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Health - Keep Moving unit.
- the importance of physical activity and health benefits.
- the three main types of physical activity: strength, endurance, flexibility.
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Career Education - goal setting and how to achieve a short-term and a long term goal
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Science - finished for a while
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Socials - Mapping unit -moving on to..,
1. latitude and longitude
2. how to use a compass (orienteering).
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Click below, in order, to practice...
1. Continents & oceans tutorial.
2. Identify the Continents (timed)
3. Continents-and-oceans-globe spinning game
4.Canadian Provinces / Territories
5. Find the Canadian capital cities!
Test on Canadian capital cities and provinces / territories Wednesday.
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PE - Volleyball skills: serving, overhead volleys, sets, and bumps.
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Art - ART FUNDRAISER GOING HOME TUESDAY.
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Drama = various activities integrated where possible
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Technology Skills - learning how to use MS WORD and Power-point effectively
- on laptops
- we now have access to Mathletics for at home practice!
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House Teams - Wear your colour or HUSKIES GEAR on Fridays!
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CONGRATS to AUTUMN for earning WORKER OF THE WEEK last week and.... earning 10 house team points! Great efforts = great results!
