Good afternoon!
Today we started our morning off with Computers. Students used their Computers class today to do some more Social Studies research! We have, as many of you already know, been examining New France. Today students each chose an important person from our New France timeline. They could be: Filles de Roi, Monseigneur Laval, Carignan-Salieres, Mohawk Nation, Coureur de Bois, Governor Frontenac, Iroquois Confederacy, Acadians, James Wolfe, or the Marquis de Montcalm. Students were challenged to use the History Trek database to discover some information about themselves. Look at some of our examples below, and feel free to explore some of the other historical figures using History Trek at home. The link is below!
Computer Class Link
http://132.206.199.46/home.php
In Language Arts today, students were working on their Term 3 Writing Prompt. We spent time yesterday reviewing our parts of a story (plot, setting, characters, conflict, theme) and our “story mountain” graphic organizer. Students worked in small groups to plan a story from a picture prompt, and then had to write the story as a group. Each group only had 10 minutes to plan and 10 minutes to write. We called it the 10 minute challenge. After their time was up, the groups had to switch stories. Groups were challenged to read through the other groups story in order to continue it. This was great practice. Students worked together to review how to plan and organize a story, and groups got practice reading a story and editing it to see if it makes sense, if there is enough detail, is it following the plan, etc. Students used all those skills that we practiced yesterday, in order to start their individual stories today. Students are given a picture prompt and then they have 10 minutes of planning time. Unlike yesterday, we do have an hour to write our stories. We started today and we will be finishing tomorrow. Students were reminded that this is their chance to show off and to show me everything they’ve learned about stories this year. They should be using paragraphs, have developed conclusions, descriptive words, etc. I’m excited to see what everyone has come up with!
Today was our Virtue Assembly for the month of June. Congratulations to all of our Apple, Star Student, Citizen, Timberlea Spirit, and Reader of the Month winners. We also had a student win a Howler Lunch this month! Well done everyone! We had two special guests at our assembly today – Doug Nicholls (Superintendent of Schools) and Mike Allen (MLA). They were here to congratulate the school on our recent award. Timberlea was awarded an Alberta Nutrition and Innovation Award. Our Student Council played a big role this year with the creation of the healthy Snack Shack, as well as our wonderful volunteers and supporters of the healthy Breakfast Program. Congratulations to anyone who has made a donation, helped man the breakfast carts, delivered apples, etc. We couldn’t have done it without our amazing school community!
Agenda:
Read 20 minutes
Math – pgs. 224-225 #1-2, 4-7
DOGONews Forms – ASAP
