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WEEK 27
Math: Fractions and Decimals continue this week. Students should still be practicing their basic multiplication and division facts each day as these are important skills for understanding fractions and decimals. Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math. Monday - Number of the Day, Introduction to Fractions; Tuesday - Quick Draw, folding fractions, assignment; Wednesday - Mental Math, Would You Rather, Intro to Fractions assignment; Thursday - Picture Patterns, Review of fractions so far
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, home reading. For the next two months we will be learning about persuasive writing. Our focus this week will be on persuasive writing techniques - "tricks" writers can use to be more persuasive.
Social: This week we are going to stlow down on social a little bit and start a new unit after the break. On Thursday, we will read more of "Speaking Our Truth."
Science: In our Building unit, we will learn about stored energy. We will also learn a lot from our virtual field trip.
Wellness: Wellness and physical activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Monday - High Fitness with Jenna at 10:00. Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30
Music and Art: This week, students will be learning about opera, and will watch a special production of "Hansel and Gretel" done specifically for a virtual format. There will be writing and art projects to accompany this.
WEEK 26
Math: Fractions and Decimals continue this week. Students should still be practicing their basic multiplication and division facts each day as these are important skills for understanding fractions and decimals. Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math. Monday - adding and subtracting to the hundredths place, Adding Decimals game; Tuesday - Quick Draw, equivalent decimals; Wednesday - Mental Math, Which One Doesn't Belong, equivalent decimals practice; Thursday - Picture Patterns, Would You Rather, decimals check-in
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, home reading. For the next two months we will be learning about persuasive writing. Our focus this week will be on writing the middle and developing good arguments.
Social: The focus this week will be on the early settlers - where they came from and why they came.
Science: In our Building unit, we will compare vehicles and explore vehicles that move in water.
Wellness: Wellness and physical activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Monday - High Fitness with Jenna at 10:00. Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30
Music: Stomp
WEEK 25
Math: Fractions and Decimals continue this week. Students should still be practicing their basic multiplication and division facts each day as these are important skills for understanding fractions and decimals. Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math. Monday - place value; Tuesday - Quick Draw, Decimal Dots game, place value continued; Wednesday - Mental Math, Which One Doesn't Belong, adding decimals; Thursday - Picture Patterns, Esti-Mystery, subtracting decimals
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, home reading, March Epic challenge. For the next two months we will be learning about persuasive writing. Our focus this week will be on getting our persuasive writing off to a good start.
Social: The focus this week continues to be on how early settlement impacted the lives of Indigenous and Metis people while also looking at preserving cultures.
Science: In our Building unit, we will learn about linkages and wind power.
Wellness: Wellness and physical activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30
No art or music this week
WEEK 24
Math: We start a new unit this week: Fractions and Decimals. Students should still be practicing their basic multiplication and division facts each day as these are important skills for understanding fractions and decimals. Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math. Monday - tenths; Tuesday - Quick Draw, hundredths; Wednesday - Mental Math, Which One Doesn't Belong, Dicey Decimals game; Thursday - Picture Patterns, Esti-Mystery, notes
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, home reading, March Epic challenge. For the next two months we will be learning about persuasive writing. Our focus this week will be on learning what persuasive writing is, and what it is used for.
Social: The focus this week will be on how early settlement impacted the lives of Indigenous and Metis people.
Science: This week we will start our "Building Vehicles and Devices That Move" unit. We will learn about force and friction, and start the building with some box cars!
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with special guest Jenna at 12:30
Art: Google Doodles
WEEK 23
Math: This week we will be extending our knowledge of division. Students should still be practicing their basic multiplication facts each day. There are some games and activities in Files on Teams. Go to the math section and click on Division. Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math. Monday - Quick Draw, review of sets in division, arrays; Tuesday - Would You Rather, relating multiplication to division; Wednesday - Mental Math, Which One Doesn't Belong, review of division; Thursday - Picture Patterns, 3-Act Task, assessment
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, spelling, home reading, March Epic challenge. For the next two months we will be learning about persuasive writing. Our focus this week will be books that have characters who are trying to persuade someone of something.
Social: The focus this week will be on early settlement.
Science: This week we will review what we have learned about simple machines followed by an assessment on Wednesday.
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with Mrs. Samayoa at 12:30
Music: TBD
WEEK 22
Math: This week we will take what we have learned about multiplication and extending it to division. Students should still be practicing their basic multiplication facts each day. As the material becomes more challenging, students who don't know them fall farther and farther behind. I strongly recommend playing the games we learn in class to make it fun! Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math. Monday - reivew of multiplication; Tuesday - Quick Draw, Introduction to Division; Wednesday - Mental Math, Which One Doesn't Belong, Sets; Thursday - Picture Patterns, 3-Act Task, Arrays
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, spelling, home reading, February Epic challenge. For the next two months we will be learning about narrative writing. Our focus this week will be organization: the order of a story, sequencing words, writing checklist, titling.
Social: The focus this week will be extending from the fur trade to groups of people who contributed to forming Alberta as it is today.
Science: Students are to keep on top of their Simple Machines Photo Journal as we continue our learning in this area. This week we will be learning all about pulleys - different kinds and how they work.
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with Mrs. Samayoa at 12:30
Art: Pop art
WEEK 21
Math: Students should be practicing their basic multiplication facts each day. As the material becomes more challenging, students who don't know them fall farther and farther behind. I strongly recommend playing the games we learn in class to make it fun! Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math. Monday - standard method of multiplication review and practice; Tuesday - Quick Draw; Wednesday - Mental Math, Which One Doesn't Belong, standard method with regrouping; Thursday - Picture Patterns, 3-Act Task
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, spelling, home reading, January Epic challenge. For the next two months we will be learning about narrative writing. Our focus this week will be dialogue: reasons we talk, why we include dialogue in stories, how to write dialogue correctly.
Social: Monday - Where do Cultural Items Belong?; Tuesday - Introduction to the Fur Trade; Wednesday - Growing New Communities; Thursday - The Metis
Science: Students are to keep on top of their Simple Machines Photo Journal as we continue our learning in this area. Monday - wheel to wheel systems; Tuesday-Thursday - gears
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with Mrs. Samayoa at 12:30
Music: Recorders - B, A, G notes
WEEK 20
Math: Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math. Monday - multiplication review; Tuesday to Thursday - standard method of multiplication; Wednesday - Mental Math, Which One Doesn't Belong; Thursday - Quick Draw, Picture Patterns, 3-Act Task
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, spelling, home reading, January Epic challenge. For the next two months we will be learning about narrative writing. Our focus this week will be endings: what types of endings there are, how to create great ending, and then writing the ending.
Social: Monday - Boreal Forest and Canadian Shield regions; Tuesday - connecting with nature; Wednesday - Buffalo Kit; Thursday - How do we know about the past?
Science: Students are to keep on top of their Simple Machines Photo Journal as we continue our learning in this area. Monday - wheels and axles; Tuesday - placement of the axle in the wheel; Wednesday - Epic collection; Thursday - Pulleys
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with Mrs. Samayoa at 12:30
Art: Abstract self-portraits
WEEK 19
Math: Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math. Monday - multiples of 10; Tuesday to Thursday- distributive and commutative properties; Wednesday - Mental Math, Which One Doesn't Belong; Thursday - Quick Draw, Picture Patterns, 3-Act Task
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, spelling, home reading, January Epic challenge. For the next two months we will be learning about narrative writing. Our focus this week will be problems: creating them, making them worse, and solving them.
Social: We are moving now into the history of Alberta. We will start the week with a review of the regions, then learn about the history of the First Peoples. Monday - looking back; Tuesday - review; Wednesday - relationships with nature, territories; Thursday - the buffalo
Science: Students are to keep on top of their Simple Machines Photo Journal as we continue our learning in this area. Monday - second class levers; Tuesday - classifying levers; Wednesday - building levers; Thursday - sharing on Flipgrid
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with Mrs. Samayoa at 12:30
Art: Abstract self-portraits
WEEK 18
Math: Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math. Monday - arrays review and practice; Tuesday, Wednesday - multiplication and skip counting; Wednesday - Mental Math, Which One Doesn't Belong, multiplication practice; Thursday - Quick Draw, Picture Patterns, 3-Act Task, multiplication practice
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, spelling, home reading, January Epic challenge. For the next two months we will be learning about narrative writing. Our focus this week will be setting.
Social: We are learning about the Grassland region. Monday - introduction; Tuesday - landforms, vegetation, natural resources; Wednesday - water use and drought; Thursday - Calgary and the Stampede
Science: Students are to keep on top of their Simple Machines Photo Journal as we continue our learning in this area. Monday - comparing wheels and rollers; Tuesday - introduction to levers; Wednesday - levers; Thursday - researching on Epic
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with Mrs. Samayoa at 12:30
Music: Recorder basics (if you have a recorder, play along! If not, mime the actions)
WEEK 17
Last week we started some new units and this week we will continue our learning in these subject areas.
Math: Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math. Monday - Number of the Day, introduction to arrays and multiplication; Tuesday - arrays; Wednesday - Mental Math, Which One Doesn't Belong; Thursday - Quick Draw, Picture Patterns, 3-Act Task
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, spelling, home reading, January Epic challenge. For the next two months we will be learning about narrative writing. Our focus this week will be character development.
Social: We are learning about the Canadian Shield region. Monday - animal life, vegetation; Tuesday - Fort Chipewyan, community - mushing; Wednesday - natural resources; Thursday - points of view - the ice road
Science: Our new unit is Simple Machines. Monday - rollers; Tuesday -real life rollers; Wednesday - comparing wheels and rollers; Thursday - experimenting with wheels and rollers at home.
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with Mrs. Samayoa at 12:30
Art: Sketching - faces
WEEK 15
This will be a week of finishing up units before the break.
Math: Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math. This week we will continue to use Xtra Math to learn about graphing by graphing results. Monday - Number of the Day, Candy Cane tessellations; Tuesday - graphing; Wednesday - Mental Math, Which One Doesn't Belong, creating graphs with collected data; Thursday - Quick Draw, Picture Patterns, 3-Act Task
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, spelling, home reading, December Epic challenge. This week our main focus will be on writing our final expository piece using research on the topics chosen last week.
Social: This week we will finish learning about the Boreal Forest region. Monday - forest fires; Tuesday - natureal resources: oil; Wednesday - natural resources: forestry; Thursday - points of view
Science: This week we are going to continue our research project, finishing with sharing it on Flipgrid on Thursday
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with Mrs. Samayoa at 12:30
WEEK 14
Math: Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math. This week we will use Xtra Math to learn about graphing by graphing results. Monday - Number of the Day, interpreting graphs; Tuesday - Entrance Slip (pre knowledge) Wednesday - Mental Math, Which One Doesn't Belong, creating survey questions; Thursday - Quick Draw, Picture Patterns, 3-Act Task, graphing
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, spelling, home reading, December Epic challenge. Our focus this week will be using our knowledge of exposiitory writing to have some fun with writing. Monday - Gingerbread House for Sale; Tuesday - Elf Application; Wednesday - If I Were Santa; Thursday - Caring Compliments. Book clubs will meet and discuss. Friday Letters are back to normal this week!
Social: This whole week we will continue to learn about the Boreal Forest region. Monday - vegetation; Tuesday - ecosystems; Wednesday - animal life
Science: This week we are going to begin a research project to show what we know about light and shadows and expository writing. This project will last for the next two weeks. Monday - review of Light and Shadows unit; Tuesday - introduction to project, choose topics, choose research questions; Thursday - Light and Shadows unit test
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with Mrs. Samayoa at 12:30
Art: Cubist Christmas trees (we're going to do back-to-back art weeks)
WEEK 13
Math: Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math; Monday - Number of the Day, review of patterns; Tuesday - Patterns test Wednesday - Mental Math, Which One Doesn't Belong, introduction to graphing; Thursday - Quick Draw, Picture Patterns, 3-Act Task, graphing
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, spelling, home reading, November Epic challenge. This week we will learn about the traits of good writing including ideas, sentence structure, and word choice. Book clubs will meet and discuss. This week's Friday Letter will be a letter to Santa!
Social: This whole week we will be learning about the Boreal Forest region. Monday - introduction, Parkland unit test; Tuesday - landforms, bodies of water; Wednesday - climate
Science: Monday - refraction; Tuesday - glowstick science; Wednesday - mixing light; Thursday - lenses
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with Mrs. Samayoa at 12:30
Art: Symmetrical Nutcrackers
WEEK 12
Math: Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math; This week's focus will be on learning about expressions with variables. Monday - Number of the Day; Wednesday - Mental Math, Which One Doesn't Belong; Thursday - Quick Draw, Picture Patterns, 3-Act Task
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, spelling, home reading, November Epic challenge. This week we will continue to learn about how to write the middle of an expository piece including writing with details, facts vs. opinions, order of the report, and connecting ideas. Book clubs will meet and discuss.
Social: This whole week we will be learning about the Parkland region. Monday - Edmonton; Tuesday natural resources; Wednesday - heritage; Thursday - test
Science: Monday - smooth and uneven surfaces; Tuesday - concave and convex; Wednesday - breaking up light; Thursday - kaleidoscopes
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with Mrs. Samayoa at 12:30
Music: Dynamics
WEEK 11
Math: Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math; Monday - Patterns in tables, Number of the Day; Tuesday - Recursive and Explicit patterns; Wednesday - Mental Math, Which One Doesn't Belong, continue with Recursive and Explicit patterns; Thursday - Quick Draw, Picture Patterns, patterns practice
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, spelling, home reading, November Epic challenge. This week's focus is on wrapping up our learning on expository beginnings, learning how to write endings, and starting to learn about how to write the middle. Book clubs will meet and discuss.
Social: This whole week we will be learning about the Parkland region. Monday - moraines (landforms); Tuesday - bodies of water - wetlands, flooding; Wednesday - vegetation; Thursday - animal life
Science: Monday -
Shadows Nearpod; Tuesday - "A Day in the Life of a Shadow" writing project; Wednesday - Light and Shadows digital scavenger hunt; Thursday - finish scavenger hunt if necessary, explore Light and Shadows books on Epic.
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with Mrs. Samayoa at 12:30
Art: Moccasin art project
WEEK 9
Math: Daily: Math game, Prodigy, Xtra Math; Monday - begin Patterns unit, Which One Doesn't Belong? Number of the Day; Tuesday - Quick Draw, increasing and decreasing patterns; Wednesday - Mental Math, algebra - patterns in equations and expressions; Thursday - Picture Patterns, review and practice; Friday - daily game, finish outstanding assignments
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, spelling, home reading, November Epic challenge. The focus this whole week in writing will be on What is Expository Writing? Book clubs will meet and dicuss.
Social: Monday - foothills vegetation and communities; Tuesday - animal life; Wednesday - how we are connected to nature; Thursday - natural resources
Science: Monday - Start Lights and Shadows unit - explore items at home and share on Flipgrid; Tuesday - natural and artificial light; Wednesday - light safey; Thursday - how light travels
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with Mrs. Samayoa at 12:30
Music: melody
WEEK 8
Math: Daily: Math practice, Prodigy, Xtra Math; Monday - 4-digit numbers, addition strategies; Tuesday - subtraction strategies, Number of the Day, Which One Doesn't Belong?; Wednesday - Mental Math, Freyer Models; Thursday - Picture Patterns, Quick Draw, 3-Act Task; Friday - daily practice, finish outstanding assignments
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, spelling, home reading, October Epic challenge; Monday - steps to writing a personal narrative; Tuesday - first draft; Wednesday - revising and editing; Thursday - good copy; Friday - share story on Flipgrid
Social: We will wrap up the Rocky Mountain Region with a quiz and start the Foothills Region. Monday - Introduction to Foothills, test; Tuesday bodies of water; Wednesday - climate; Thursday - vegetation
Science: Monday-Wednesday- work on Research project; Thursday - present final project, unit test
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with Mrs. Samayoa at 12:30
Art: zentangle pumpkins
WEEK 7
Math: Daily: Math practice, Prodigy, Xtra Math; Monday - 1000's; Tuesday - begin addition and subtraction, Which One Doesn't Belong?; Wednesday - Mental Math, Number of the Day; Thursday - Picture Patterns, Quick Draw; Friday - daily practice, finish outstanding assignments
LA: Daily: Grammar, handwriting, spelling, home reading, October Epic challenge; Monday - plot parts Part 2; Tuesday - real life problems; Wednesday - small moments; Thursday - hatching a plot; Friday - See/Think/Wonder, Friday Letter
Social: The focus this week continues to be on the Rocky Mountain region. Monday - protected areas; Tuesday - animal life; Wednesday - grizzly bears
Science: Monday - how to research; Tuesday - practicing with real books; Wednesday - research - how to do an internet search; Thursday - introduction to final Waste and Our World project
Health: Kids in the Know - Monday - online games
Wellness: Daily PE log, wellness activities (from this website, OneNote, or Miss Steph's website); Wednesday - live lesson with Miss Steph at 12:30, Thursday workout with Mrs. Samayoa at 12:30
Music: tempo
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