February 18 to 21

 Important Dates / Information:

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February 20 = Highlands Talent Show at Key City Theater at 1pm.

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February 21 - Sound Effects Story is due.

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~ Feb 26th  - Pink Shirt Day / anti-bullying day - wear a pink shirt if  you have one.

How pink shirt day began in Canada...

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 ~ Feb 27th - from 1-2 pm in the gym isHeart-2-Heart Market 

- BRING MONEY IN INCREMENTS OF $1 IF YOU WANT. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BUY ANYTHING.

What is the Heart to Heart Market?
 At Highlands School, we believe that local and global citizenship through helping others is part of our identity.

Every class at HES will be making some type of art piece or craft. These items may be purchased in increments of one dollar. Students will get to go ‘shopping’ at the Market in the gym, with ALL proceeds going to a charity chosen by the student leadership council.

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February 28 - PRO-D DAY & Pink the rink.

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March 13 - Learning Report #2 goes home.

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March 14 - Last day of school before Spring Break.

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March 15 to 30 = Spring Break.

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March 31 = First day back after Spring Break.

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  Learning opportunities this week...
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Language Arts - we will continue with the novel study with the themes of "life in a residential school" and anti-bullying...

 A TRUE STORY After two years in Catholic residential school, 10-year-old Olemaun returns to Tuktoyaktuk on Canada's Arctic coast, a stranger to her friends and family, unaccustomed to the food and clothing and unable to speak or understand her native language.

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Writing: 

We HAVE LEARNED about literary devices so that we can input these into our story writing. This includes:

• hyperbole - first
  
• alliteration - second 
  
• personification - third.
  

 We are also working daily at proper letter formation, printing, and writing complete sentences. WATCH OUT FOR THOSE FLOATING LETTERS (g, j, p, q, y)!

Sound Effects Story – Criteria

Name:  _______________________             Story Title: ________________________________

Criteria	Rating Scale
There is a clear beginning, middle, and ending of the story and a word count between 750 and 1,500 words.	1  2  3  4  5
A ‘hook’ is used effectively at the start to capture the attention of the listeners.	1  2  3  4  5
Story has a significant, developed problem; it’s realistic and it makes sense.	1  2  3  4  5
Story flows smoothly in sequence from one idea to the next.	1  2  3  4  5
Story contains powerful vocabulary (descriptive and accurate word choices).	1  2  3  4  5
There is one (or more) accurate use(s) of personification of an object, an animal, or a concept.	1  2  3  4  5
Alliteration is used appropriately at least 2 times.	1  2  3  4  5
Hyperbole is used appropriately at least once.	1  2  3  4  5
Sound effects are used appropriately & effectively (sounds match the words or phrases).	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
Mechanics (spelling, punctuation, capital letter usage,...) will also be graded separately.	Total = ______             50

Criteria is discussed in class. 

**Final draft due on Friday, February 21, @ 2:50. We will begin typing on MS Word on Tuesday.

Students can access the portal and work on their stories if they need more time.      

Instructions for typing out your story at your house.

1.  Go to the 'sd5.bc.ca' website. Click on 'SIGN IN' at the top.

2.  Click on “Office 365.” It will ask you to "sign in."

3.  Sign in using your # (the same # you use every day at school)... and email.

 Email Example: 12345678@sd5.bc.ca

4. You are now in the portal! Your sound effects story will be there.

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~Word Work - Unit 22 will be practiced this week. Complete all your work. 

                        - DUE DATES: hand-in your WW page on or before the last day of the week.

                      - list words will always be sent home on Mondays.
NEW in term two... Word Work will include a) editing practice / searching for errors,

b) multiple choice spelling page, and c) Boggle challenges and working with letter tiles to increase word generator skills and spelling skills. 
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Math - ... TIME! Learning about how to use analogue, digital, 24hour, ... and elapsed time. 

Try these ...

Variety of measurement games

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Practice multiplication facts by 9 this week. From 9 x 1 to 9 x 12.

You can PRACTICE YOUR 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 last term. ***

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Career Education - studying a potential career after a personal interests survey - present your findings!  

Careers Project

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Science - Grade 4 = coming up... Energy can be transformed. 

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Socials - NEW  ~ Copper Inuit infographics from non-fiction sources 

- learning about specific Canadian First Peoples and connections to land, animals, oceans, and spirits, which continues to shape Canada’s identity.

- PRO / CON debating and positive decision-making skills

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Health Ed - "The Air We Breathe" a unit focused... personal choices and social and environmental factors influence our health and well-being. Includes learning about smoking, vaping, and developing positive decision-making skills.

PE - Badminton skills: forehand, backhand, serving, overhead smash, drop shot, and overall shot control.
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ART - Heart-2-Heart Market craft in Friday.

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Technology Skills - on laptops - typing skills and RESEARCHING SKILLS also as GENIUS HOUR WILL BEGIN IN mid-FEBRUARY.

-  Dance mat typing!

- we also have access to Mathletics for at home practice!

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House Teams - Wear your colour or HUSKIES GEAR or FANCY FRIDAY OUTFIT on Fridays!
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CONGRATS to MEAGHAN for earning WORKER OF THE WEEK last week and.... earning 10 house team points! Great efforts = great results!