April 14 to 18

 Important Dates / Information:

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Student Survey 

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Please return your learning report #2 envelopes, as they can be reused for learning report #3 in June. Thanks!

 

Running club will start this Tuesday and Thursday for all interested students from 12:15 to 12:40 from the school to Idlewild and back. 

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April 18 to 21 - no school

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April 22 - GENIUS HOUR PROJECTS ARE DUE AND SHARING is on April 23, 24, and 25.  

Share your Genius Hour Project

 

Wednesday, April 23	Thursday, April 24	Friday, April 25
Keenan	Opal	Autumn
Finley	Aspen	Franklin
Gibby	Issy	Sawyer
Kai	Tyson	Chloe
Jackson	Rilynn	Sammy
Elizabeth	Vonn	Penny
Jaxx	Jacob	Lexi
*Alexa has presented.

 

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April 25 = Jersey Day - wear any sports jersey or your house team colours IF YOU WANT!

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May 5 - Class photos day.

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May 7 - EARTH RANGERS - presentation in gym 1:15 to 2:15

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April 28 - Pro-D Day - no school for students

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May 1 - bus trip to Key City Theater for selecting band classes for next year (12:50 to 2:15).

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 May 9 - 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).** Back-up date is May 12.

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May 13 & 14 -  Student-led conferences in our classroom! Early dismissal days - students are in school from 8:40 until noon. Conferences are from 1pm to 3pm. Sign-up information is coming soon!

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May 16 to 19 - no school - Victoria Day holiday weekend.

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May 21 - HOOP DANCE performance in gym - 9:30 to 10:25 

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May 23 - WE Bike #1 - 1:45 to 2:45.

May 29 - WE Bike #2 - 1:45 to 2:45

May 30 - no school.

June 11- WE Bike #3 - 12:45 to 1:45

June 12 - Spring Music concert in gym at 1pm 

June 13 - Pro-D Day - no school for students

June 20 - Fun Day in the afternoon - 1 to 3 pm

June 23 - 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 will FINISH with  BOOK FOUR OF THE SHADOW CHILDREN SERIES...

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 28 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.
Please return Word Work homework on or before the last day of the week.
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Math - learning about polygons:

- regular, irregular, their names and attributes, ... + real-life geometry activities. 

 

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Cross-curricular competencies -

Share your Genius Hour Project

  DUE DATE = Tuesday, APRIL 22, 2025. 

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SCIENCE - short STEM challenge this week! 

 - the following 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

- the effects of the relative positions of the sun, moon, and Earth including local First Peoples perspectives  

 

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Socials ~ IN TWO WEEKS WE WILL START...

~ early contact, trade, cooperation, and conflict between First Peoples and European peoples

 

~ the fur trade in pre-Confederation Canada and British Columbia

 

 ~ demographic changes in pre-Confederation British Columbia in both First Peoples and non-First Peoples communities

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Health Ed - M2K = understanding 'marketing to kids' and decision-making

(from our HEART SMART student workbooks)

 

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PE - ... we are practicing all track and field skills and our track day on May 9th.

- Gymnastics centers are set up in our gym for two weeks.

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ART - we will try an eggcellent HUNWICK'S EGG study... wait for it!

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Technology Skills - on laptops - typing skills and RESEARCHING SKILLS also as GENIUS HOUR .

-  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 on Fridays!
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CONGRATS to OPAL for earning WORKER OF THE WEEK last week and.... earning 10 house team points! Great efforts = great results!