Important Dates/Information:
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HIGHLANDS ART FUNDRAISER...
Please return the completed order sheet AND ARTWORK in the envelope back to OUR CLASS on or BEFORE
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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Nov 21 = School spirit opportunity... Time Traveler Day! Dress up as someone from a different time era... from the past!
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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 next Monday.
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December 18 - Concert rehearsal in the afternoon; PERFORMANCE AT 6:30pm.
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December 19 = Communicating Student Learning (Reports - term one) sent home.
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December 20 - HES holiday luncheon... details to follow.
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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 - Reading - self-selected novel study...
~ We will finish on Wednesday.
~ 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.
| Drama activity will follow on Thursday. |
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~ Writing = Sensory Imagery Writing
Sensory details allow the reader to put themselves into your writing mentally by forming a picture in his/her mind. Without sensory details, the reader becomes bored and cannot emotionally connect to the story.
Sensory details include words that describe sights, sounds, textures, smells, and sometimes tastes of the setting, characters, and interactions.
Directions: Write 5 powerful, image-creating paragraphs by looking at the picture of your chosen BIOME and adding sensory details to tell your own adventure story. Create additional details to construct new experiences of sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feelings in your story within the following guidelines...
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Mission Possible!
Your mission, which you have already chosen to accept, is this…
~Your writing begins with you… exploring your biome (scene) that you selected. You will describe many parts, with ample detail, as taught in class, and 'go hiking' in your biome. Near the end, you realize that you are lost!
~Make the reader feel part of your writing!
~All writing is in first-person format.
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You can do this!
First draft is due Thursday, November 21.
Final published draft due date: Tuesday, December 3rd.
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~Word Work - Unit 10 - students are working from different
levels of spelling. There are 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 #10 study all list words; TEST on Friday.
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Math - Patterns in math: increasing, decreasing, repeating. Leads to t-tables, algebra skills, and more!
Click to practice...
Try some games to practice your skills!
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NEED/WANT EXTRA PRACTICE? ...
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Mathletics QR codes went 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.
~ Screen time and Body Systems
~ Newfangled Olympics
~ Skipping across Canada (Skipping challenges to stay active).
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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 - Choose a biome that you would like to
study.
1. Look through the terrestrial and aquatic biomes lists.
2. Decide on which biome you want to study.
3. Find an image of your biome on google chrome and copy it onto an MS Word document as shown by Mr. Bartraw.
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Socials - Mapping unit -
- fantasy maps begin next week.
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PE - Volleyball skills: serving, overhead volleys, sets, and bumps.
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Art -Design your art portfolio.
- 2 sided - one your name and choice
- the other 7 ELEMENTS OF ART!
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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
- MS Word - sensory imagery writing.
- we also 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 FINLEY for earning WORKER OF THE WEEK last week and.... earning 10 house team points! Great efforts = great results!
