A Pleasant FAF!

Agenda:
1. Parents are now able to go online to their My CBE / PowerSchool account to pay fees for both our Skiing/Snowboard days as well as Outdoor School - both occur in 2019.
2. Story/narrative good copy due Thursday, December 6th.
3. Novel Recommendation - presentations begin on Monday, December 17th. See below for the sheet you will receive on Monday.  HW - decide on a novel to recommend that you have read since September, 2018.
4. Science Fair students - bring $2 and highlight important parts of the Science Fair booklet.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the bark and branch patterns of our 'adopted' tree.
How did you show what you learned?
We went out and analyzed our trees like dendrologists.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to keep classifying our trees based on other attributes.

___________________________________________________________________________

A NOVEL RECOMMENDATION

Your Name: ________________________________        Due Date: ______________________

Author: ____________________________________

Novel Title: ___________________________________

Rating (circle the number of stars):     *    *    *    *    *

Choose a novel at or above your reading level.  Please describe in a few (2-4) paragraphs below why you liked or disliked the novel (plot, characterization, quality of writing, genre, audience, etc. – NO SPOILERS PLEASE).  You may create a poster, Google Slides, etc. to accompany your recommendation.  

Be prepared to share your recommendation with the class:

November 28th, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Thanks to all who participate in our first Spirit Day - it was a very 'PLAID' day!!
2. Spelling exercises and Edit Phunn! due tomorrow.
3. Social Studies - questions #4 & 5 due tomorrow.
4. Parents are now able to go online to their My CBE / PowerSchool account to pay fees for both our Skiing/Snowboard days as well as Outdoor School.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about sentence starters.
How did you show what you learned?
We had a lesson via frogs - ask us!
What do you need to learn next?
We need to apply some of the strategies we learned in our creative and journal writing.

the hope Diamond--one of the most famus diamonds in the world--has a long and interest history. many years ago, a French traveler bought the 112 carat dimond in India. In 1668, he sold the violet diamend to king louis XIV of france Louis had the diamond cut and worn it on a ribbon around his neck. Wood you like to see the hope Diamond. It has been at the smithsonian institution in Washington, D.C., sense november 10 1958.  “it amazin too sea say one vister.

November 27th, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Our first Spirit Day is tomorrow - Bring Your Stuffie to School Day.
2. Spelling exercises and Edit Phunn! due Thursday.
3. Social Studies - questions #1-3 due tomorrow.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned what a by-law is.  
How did you show what you learned?
We discussed some of the reasons why a local government is important to it's citizens.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to look at the services the local government provides.

November 26th, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Treat Day tomorrow.  Bring $0.25 (or more).
2. Our first Spirit Day is this Wednesday - Bring Your Stuffie to School Day.
3. Spelling exercises due Thursday.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about some of the services that local governments provide.
How did you show what you learned?
We discussed what services would make 'sense' for local governments to provide. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to recognize that all 3 levels of government provide us with some services.

November 22nd, 2018

Agenda:
1. No school tomorrow.  P/T conferences this evening and tomorrow.  See you on Monday.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how a music video is shot. 
How did you show what you learned?
We had some great volunteers join and help us to complete this process for our CBC Music Contest.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to find out how our video compared with others from around Canada.

November 21st, 2018.

Agenda:

1.  Social Studies Test is tomorrow - please study the items in the review sheet given out in class. 

2. Spelling exercises and Edit Phunn! - due tomorrow.

3. Science - crime scene due tomorrow.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about the elements of a story that are necessary.  
How did you show what you learned?
We co-created the parts of a narrative rubric with Mr. O'Reilly.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to apply the elements of the rubric into our story writing.

November 20th, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Please get your math quiz signed and returned to school.

2.  Social Studies Test is this Thursday - please study the items in the review sheet given out in class today. You will have more class time to study Wednesday as well.

3. Spelling exercises and Edit Phunn! - due Thursday.

4. Science - crime scene due Thursday.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned that the Charter does not contain a 'freedom of the internet'. 
How did you show what you learned?
We discussed this as a class, as much of the information we get comes from the internet, including the news.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to study for our Social Studies test - this Thursday.

November 19th, 2018.

Agenda:
1. Please get your math quiz signed and returned to school.

2.  Social Studies questions (Charter of Rs & Fs booklet - final four questions). Due tomorrow.  Test is this Thursday - we will be reviewing in class tomorrow and Wednesday.

3. Spelling exercises - due Thursday.

4. Science - crime scene due Thursday.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned the connection between responsibilities and freedoms. 
How did you show what you learned?
We discussed this in class and gave some examples of responsibilities and freedoms at home and school.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to determine if the 'freedom of the internet' needs to be guaranteed as a fundamental freedom in the Charter.

A Chilly FAF!

Agenda:
1. Please get your math quiz signed and returned to school.

2.  Social Studies question (Charter of Rs & Fs -  #5 in Handout #3). Due Monday.
3. Please read 30min. every day.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We noticed the following about our trees, since we are becoming 'dendrologists':  there were curves in the trunk, cracks in the bark, bark was stripped off in some places, a red stain at the base of the trunk, my tree split into 2 trunks, sappy stains, same bark pattern continues until the top, I noticed letters in the bark (K)...
How did you show what you learned?
We chose 'our' trees in Whispering Woods.
What do you need to learn next?
We are wondering: how old my tree is?, will the tree survive until I'm 80?, do the mites on the bark affect humans?, why does my tree have more than one trunk? how tall and wide will my tree grow?, what type of tree is my tree?, is it a 'dicot'?

November 15th, 2018.

Agenda:

1 - Please continue to bring in your Food Bank items.  Thanks to all who have donated! Last day to donate is tomorrow!

2 - Please get your math quiz signed and returned to school.

3 - Social Studies question (Charter of Rs & Fs -  #5 in Handout #3). Due Monday.

4 - FAF tomorrow - please come dressed for the weather.

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned about our freedoms and responsibilities in school. 
How did you show what you learned?
We completed some questions related to the Charter. 
What do you need to learn next?
We need to see how our responsibilities and freedoms are linked.

November 14th, 2018.

Agenda:

1 - Please continue to bring in your Food Bank items.  Thanks to all who have donated! Last day to donate is this Friday.

2 - Our Student Olympic Plebiscite results:       YES - 32 .    NO - 13.

3 - Cst. Rich was here today.  Ask us about what we learned.

4 - Fun Lunch is tomorrow - Mucho Burrito.

5 - Spelling Exercises and Edit Phunn! - due tomorrow

6 - Social Studies questions due tomorrow (Charter of Rs & Fs - Handout #2, and #1-4 in Handout #3).

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned to use our WITS (Walk Away, Ignore, Talk it Out, Seek Help).
How did you show what you learned?
We had a presentation by our School Resource Officer - Constable Rich.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to apply our WITS out on the school yard.

November 13th, 2018.

Agenda:

1 - Continue to bring in your Food Bank items.  Thanks to all who have donated! 

2 -  Math HW - p. 8 only in the Place Value booklet.

3 - Cst. Rich will be here Wednesday.

4 - Fun Lunch is this Thursday - Mucho Burrito.

5 - Spelling Exercises and Edit Phunn! - due Thursday.

6 - Social Studies questions due Thursday (Charter of Rs & Fs - Handout #2, and #1-4 in Handout #3).

Highlights
What did you learn today?
We learned how to round numbers to the nearest 10, 100, and 1000. 
How did you show what you learned?
We had a lesson and then practiced several questions.
What do you need to learn next?
We need to apply the rounding rules to our mathematical estimation.