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Week 34 (May 23-27)

5/22/2022

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**There is no school on Monday, May 23 for Victoria Day.

This week's learning:

MATH
Number Talks
  • Probability exercises - what are the chances?
Probability
  • I can use words such as “impossible, possible, more likely, less likely, equally likely, and certain” to describe the probability that an event will occur.
Daily Math
  • I can practice all strands of math independently in my workbook then get help for concepts I don't understand yet.
    • Monday: Patterns & Algebra
    • Tuesday: Number Sense
    • Wednesday: Geometry and Spatal Sense
    • Thursday: Measurement
    • Friday: Data Management

LITERACY
Reading
  • I can read indpendently for up to 20 minutes.
  • I can share my reading choices with others.
Word Work
  • Switch It and Word Cookies - I can use my knowledge of letter sounds and combinations to make words with different sets of letters.
  • Word of the Day - I can break down words into vowels, consonants, and syllables, and work on rhyming, writing sentences, and finding more words with those letters.
Writing
  • I can write independently, sounding out words and using my resources to spell words.​
  • I can use full sentences, including capital letters and ending punctuation.
  • I can use picture and word prompts to support my writing.
Daily Language
  • I can practice different aspects of language in my workbook then get help for concepts I don't understand yet.
    • Monday: Sentences and Punctuation
    • Tuesday: Grammar and Usage
    • Wednesday: Vocabulary and Figurative Language
    • Thursday: Phonics, Spelling, and Word Skills
    • Friday: Writing Prompt

​SCIENCE
Mystery Doug
  • Mini-lesson
STEM
  • I can use my imagination and the supplies provided to build structures for different purposes.
  • I can work with a group of peers to create something together.

SOCIAL STUDIES
Global Indigenous People
  • I can find important information from a reading page and take notes about a group of Indigenous People in preparation for a project.
  • I can use my notes to create a presentation about my group of Indigenous People.
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Week 33 (May 16-20)

5/15/2022

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**There is no school on Friday, May 20 for a Pro-D day.
**There is no school on Monday, May 23 for Victoria Day.

This week's learning:

MATH
Number Talks
  • Cube Conversations - finding patterns and adding up cubes in 3D configurations. Using language to help communicate ideas.
Fractions
  • I can use fractional names such as halves, thirds, and fourths, to describe the equal parts of a whole object or a set of objects.
  • I can understand the relationship between the number of fraction parts of a whole and the size of the fractional parts.
  • I can regroup fractional parts into wholes.
  • I can compare fractions with the help of diagrams.
  • I can represent fractions in different ways.
Daily Math
  • I can practice all strands of math independently in my workbook then get help for concepts I don't understand yet.
    • Monday: Patterns & Algebra
    • Tuesday: Number Sense
    • Wednesday: Geometry and Spatal Sense
    • Thursday: Measurement
    • Friday: Data Management

LITERACY
Reading
  • I can read indpendently for up to 20 minutes.
  • I can share my reading choices with others.
Word Work
  • I can use my knowledge of letter sounds and combinations to make words with different sets of letters.
  • I can break down words into vowels, consonants, and syllables, and work on rhyming, writing sentences, and finding more words with those letters.
Writing
  • I can write independently, sounding out words and using my resources to spell words.​
  • I can use full sentences, including capital letters and ending punctuation.
  • I can use picture and word prompts to support my writing.
Daily Language
  • I can practice different aspects of language in my workbook then get help for concepts I don't understand yet.
    • Monday: Sentences and Punctuation
    • Tuesday: Grammar and Usage
    • Wednesday: Vocabulary and Figurative Language
    • Thursday: Phonics, Spelling, and Word Skills
    • Friday: Writing Prompt

​SCIENCE
Mystery Doug
  • Mini-lesson
Landforms
  • I can build an island with at least 3 different landforms and identify the landforms (painting this week!)

SOCIAL STUDIES
Global Indigenous People
  • I can identify different aspects of life for the Indigenous People of Canada (Metis, Inuit, and First Nations). I can answer questions about their background, worldview, arts, traditional gender roles, clothing, transportation, food, and shelter based on information provided.
  • I can find important information from a reading page and take notes about a group of Indigenous People in preparation for a project.

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Second Step Lesson 20 - Solving a Problem
  • Students will be able to solve a given problem using the STEP process.
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Week 32 (May 9-13)

5/8/2022

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This week's learning:
​

MATH
Number Talks
  • Cube Conversations - finding patterns and adding up cubes in 3D configurations. Using language to help communicate ideas.
Geometry
  • I can identify and describe 2D shapes and 3D figures.
  • I can identify and use the terms "sides" and "vertices" for 2D shapes and the terms "faces," "edges," and "vertices" for 3D figures.
  • I can describe the skeletons of 3D figures (the shapes used, the number of edges, faces, and vertices).
  • I can sort and classify 2D and 3D shapes by their properties.
Daily Math
  • I can practice all strands of math independently in my workbook then get help for concepts I don't understand yet.
    • Monday: Patterns & Algebra
    • Tuesday: Number Sense
    • Wednesday: Geometry and Spatal Sense
    • Thursday: Measurement
    • Friday: Data Management

LITERACY
Reading
  • I can read indpendently for up to 20 minutes.
  • I can share my reading choices with others.
Word Work
  • I can use my knowledge of letter sounds and combinations to make words with different sets of letters.
  • I can break down words into vowels, consonants, and syllables, and work on rhyming, writing sentences, and finding more words with those letters.
Writing
  • I can write independently, sounding out words and using my resources to spell words.​
  • I can use full sentences, including capital letters and ending punctuation.
  • I can use picture and word prompts to support my writing.
Daily Language
  • I can practice different aspects of language in my workbook then get help for concepts I don't understand yet.
    • Monday: Sentences and Punctuation
    • Tuesday: Grammar and Usage
    • Wednesday: Vocabulary and Figurative Language
    • Thursday: Phonics, Spelling, and Word Skills
    • Friday: Writing Prompt

​SCIENCE
Mystery Doug
  • Mini-lesson
Landforms
  • I can build an island with at least 3 different landforms and identify the landforms.

SOCIAL STUDIES
Global Indigenous People
  • I can identify different aspects of life for the Indigenous People of Canada (Metis, Inuit, and First Nations). I can answer questions about their background, worldview, arts, traditional gender roles, clothing, transportation, food, and shelter based on information provided.

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Second Step Lesson 19 - Pick a Solution
  • With adult support, students will be able to pick a solution for a given problem and explain why they chose it.
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Week 31 (May 2-6)

5/3/2022

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Important Dates this week:
Monday:
Student-led conferences 3:00pm-6:00pm
Tuesday:
Class photo day (not individual photos)
​Student-led conferences 3:00pm-4:00pm

This week's learning:
​

MATH
Number Talks
  • Cube Conversations - finding patterns and adding up cubes in 3D configurations. Using language to help communicate ideas.
Geometry
  • I can identify and describe 2D shapes and 3D figures.
  • I can identify and use the terms "sides" and "vertices" for 2D shapes and the terms "faces," "edges," and "vertices" for 3D figures.
  • I can describe the skeletons of 3D figures (the shapes used, the number of edges, faces, and vertices).
  • I can sort and classify 2D and 3D shapes by their properties.
Daily Math
  • I can practice all strands of math independently in my workbook then get help for concepts I don't understand yet.
    • Monday: Patterns & Algebra
    • Tuesday: Number Sense
    • Wednesday: Geometry and Spatal Sense
    • Thursday: Measurement
    • Friday: Data Management

LITERACY
Reading
  • I can read indpendently for up to 20 minutes.
  • I can share my reading choices with others.
Word Work
  • I can use my knowledge of letter sounds and combinations to make words with different sets of letters.
  • I can break down words into vowels, consonants, and syllables, and work on rhyming, writing sentences, and finding more words with those letters.
Writing
  • I can write independently, sounding out words and using my resources to spell words.​
  • I can use full sentences, including capital letters and ending punctuation.
  • I can use picture and word prompts to support my writing.
Daily Language
  • I can practice different aspects of language in my workbook then get help for concepts I don't understand yet.
    • Monday: Sentences and Punctuation
    • Tuesday: Grammar and Usage
    • Wednesday: Vocabulary and Figurative Language
    • Thursday: Phonics, Spelling, and Word Skills
    • Friday: Writing Prompt

​SCIENCE
Mystery Doug
  • Mini-lesson: Why are butterflies so colourful?
Landforms
  • I can identify different landforms & how they came to be.
  • ​I can notice and understand observable changes in the local environment caused by erosion & deposition.

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Second Step Lesson 18 - Think and Explore
  • With adult support, students will be able to identify whose wants are met by possible solutions.
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      • Descriptive Language
      • Figurative Language
      • Poetic Language
    • Science >
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      • Thermal Energy
      • Landforms
    • Social Studies >
      • Oral Traditions
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