This week in Learning:

Happy to say all permission forms have been handed in for Weasel Head Friday...looking forward to a beautiful day in the forest.

MATH: we started a lesson on investing and will revisit it tomorrow. I also gave students a project for a "want" item to purchase and they will need to do the math to figure out how to earn that item.

SCI: students are researching an Alberta tree. Some students have still not done their experiment on transpiration...even with a letter going home.

ES: we looked at the posters of the Charter of Rights; we looked at 2 groups that have special rights within the Charter

FLA: we are finishing our novel study at the same time that we are preparing a song for the Volunteer tea. The song is on Google classroom...pratiquez!

ELA: We continue with Shadows of Disaster. Remind me of the rubric to give to you tomorrow.

Religion: we are looking at different Religions, but first we are presenting our Social justice projects that students made on Canva.

Music: chanson

I am hoping to take a group photo for the yearbook tomorrow...No one be absent!

 

 In anticipation for next Friday please see the following:

This short week in learning :

MATH: we begin our final unit on finances, including borrowing and investing. 

SCI: we will be looking at photosynthesis. Experiments on leaves transpiration is now due.

ES: we continue looking at the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and how it came to be.

ELA: continue with Shadows, reading and comprehension questions

FLA: continue with la Montagne noir novel study

Religion: students are still looking at organizations that help the marginalized. This will be due end of this week or Monday of next.

Music: we will pause with our research of instruments and prepare a song for the volunteer tea, June 7th.

Tomorrow we are writing a ELA Field Test. This means that it is a practice PAT and the government will not be getting the marks but I will be looking over their stories and news articles as part of their grade in ELA.  Your child should be looking over their notes tonight for the functional part of the PAT.  

Also be prepared with snacks, water and something to read afterwards. We are working on chapter 3 in Shadows, so that is something they can complete afterwards. 

They should have a thesaurus as that was on the school list of materials at the begining of the year. I have a few but not enough for everyone.

Also to note, several students have decided that it is not important to have a change of shoes anymore or to just not change them. School rules still mandate that students change their shoes for recess and upon coming into the classroom. Furthermore, some are wearing crocks that are not safe inside or out.

First PAT is done! It was tough to sit for over 2 hours, but overall they went well if students applied the information that they learned in class.

 Wednesday will be ELA but it is only a field test, which means that the information does not go to the government. Students should still review their notes on how to write a news article.

This week in learning:

 MATH: Test on symmetry/transformations on Thursday for those who did not do well on the skateboard assignment.

SCI: continuing with Trees/Forests. Today we looked at the bark and how branches grow. Students should be working on their traspiration experiment.

ES: continuing the charter of rights/poster

FLA: con't reading novel chapter 2 will be discussed tomorrow

ELA: Shadows chapter 2 discussed tomorrow

Religion: research on a social justice organization; students were (re-)shown CANVA today

I would like to take individual photos for the yearbook on Thursday this week, weather permitting, as well as committees that the students were in.

We have been doing some practice writing for the PAT's this past week. They will not be written on the new computer platform (Vretta) but on paper. Students have been given feedback as to how to improve and for ELA an old functional prompt to work on a news article.

PAT"s begin promptly at 9am. By that time, students need to have a water bottle, snack and something to keep themselves occupied after they are finished, as no one is permitted to leave the classroom until 2 hours have elapsed. All students are allowed an extra 2 hours to complete their tests and should consider taking their time...slow and steady wins the race.  Students have access to a dictionary, synonym book and Bescherelle verb book. They should have several sharpened pencils, eraser and a sharpener. I handed out some practice prompts for those who wanted to continue practicing. 

We had NO internet today until almost 3pm therefore there was nothing on Google classroom for those absent.

I handed back the skateboard assignments and most of the class did not achieve a passing grade. There will be a make up test for that unit next week and students need to see me to ask for a re-write. The designs were great but the coordinates did not match up. 

Tomorrow in FLA we will write a practice PAT, at least the planning portion. Wednesday we will do one in ELA. Students should be reviewing their notes on how to write a short story and how to wirte an opinion letter (FLA) and news article (ELA). Poetry booklets were returned today for those that handed one in.

Math test on % decimals and fractions Wednesday.

ELA: we started a novel study to finish off the year; historical fiction

FLA: several students did not finish reading chapter one of the FLA novel study. Time in class is given, but if the student cannot read it all in class, then it is for homework. Each chapter needs a summary to check for understanding.

SOCIAL: We began chapter 7: how can Canada become a just and equitable society. We will be looking A LOT at the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in this chapter.

SCIENCES: we will look at the inside of a tree; parts and what they do; rings and the life of a tree based on the rings

Religion poster on Social justice principles due Friday