February 23 to 27

Important Information and Dates:

 Weekly reminder SAFETY NOTICE:  We have students with severe allergies in our classroom. 

·    ALLERGIES to **cashews, **pistachios, and **pets.

Please be respectful of this and be aware of what you bring in your lunch. 

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February 23 and March 9 are our skiing / snowboarding days at Kimberley Alpine Resort.

 NOTE:

- Bus leaves at 8:45, arrives at KAR around 9:30, last ski run around 3:30, return all rentals and get your own gear off by 4:15 at the latest and go to the bus, bus leaves the hill at 4:30, and bus returns to HES around 5pm.

- If you are planning on driving your own child home and you have not indicated this already on a form or in an email, please inform Mr. Bartraw ASAP. Email or tell me in person the hill. 

These 2 ski days are for HES students in grade 4, 5, and 6 only. Please do not bring other family members from other grades if you are planning on being a chaperone. Thanks for your respect on this matter.

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February 25 - 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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February 26 - SOUND EFFECTS STORY IS DUE

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February 27 - Pro-D - no school for students

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March 10 - Science Fair (OPTIONAL home project)

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March 12 - Learning update #2 goes home.

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March 13 - last day of school before Spring Break. 

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March 30 - First day back to school.

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  Learning opportunities this week...
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Language Arts - we will read book two with the themes of "life in a residential school," resiliency, bravery, and anti-bullying...

Margaret can’t wait to see her family, but her homecoming is not what she expected.

Traveling to be reunited with her family in the arctic, 10-year-old Margaret Pokiak can hardly contain her excitement. It’s been two years since her parents delivered her to the school run by the dark-cloaked nuns and brothers.

Coming ashore, Margaret spots her family, but her mother barely recognizes her, screaming, “Not my girl.” Margaret realizes she is now marked as an outsider.

And Margaret is an outsider: she has forgotten the language and stories of her people, and she can’t even stomach the food her mother prepares.

 

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Writing: 

We are learning about literary devices so that we can input these in our next story writing lessons... which starts soon. These include:

• hyperbole
• alliteration.
  

Sound Effects Story - publish and print...

 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
Mechanics: spelling, punctuation, capital letter usage, quotations, sentence structures.	1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
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
	Total = ______             50

Criteria is discussed in class. 

**Final draft due on Thursday, February 26, @ 2:50. 

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 portal' website. Click on 'Sign-in' at the top of the page.

2.  Click on “Office 365.” Scroll down and click on "sign in."

3.  Sign in using your # (the same # you use every day at school)... and 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 23 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.
Word Work will include a) editing practice / searching for errors,

b) multiple choice spelling page, and 

c) in class Boggle challenges and working with letter tiles to increase word generator skills and spelling skills.

d) "Spellography" - guided lessons to better spelling!
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Math - ... Division concepts - includes long division - we are at questions like 438 / 7 = ? this week.

Practice your division online! 

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Practice your MULTIPLICATION FACTS! 

Want EXTRA PRACTICE?... 

You can PRACTICE YOUR ALL YOUR BASIC FACTS: Web math minute

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Career Education - Great job sharing your potential careers!

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Science - Energy: 

• has various forms
• is conserved

~ devices that transform energy

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Socials - Learning about the impact of colonization on First Peoples societies in British Columbia and Canada - residential schools, the reserve system, the impact on land, families, and language.

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 Health Ed - iMinds! Here is the approved curriculum link...

Uvic.ca/research/centres/iMinds-grade4.pdf 

iMinds is a way of thinking about health education. It encourages young people to develop drug and gambling literacy—the ability to live in the real world in a way that promotes well-being.

iMinds is a collection of resources for schools related to substance use and gambling. The lesson ideas fit well within the scope of BC’s K-12 curriculum with its emphasis on core and curricular competencies. The collection includes specific competencies for drug literacy and gambling literacy.

iMinds is not a program. There is no pre-set package of lessons to achieve drug or gambling literacy. The provided lesson ideas are samples designed to help teachers see multiple possibilities and opportunities to address health and well-being within the scope of various curricular subjects.

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PE - Badminton skills: forehand, backhand, serving, overhead smash, drop shot, and overall shot control. We will play doubles after learning the rules.

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ART - Graffiti name ART - due Thursday.

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Drama - integrated into other subjects. 

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 Technology Skills - on laptops - typing skills and researching for GENIUS HOUR will begin in MARCH.

-  Dance mat typing!

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