Well, we made it through our first week back from Christmas break and it feels like we never left! That's good, because that means we are right back on track in our learning!
Today we are having our end-of-the-unit Social Studies test on First Nations and Early Settlers. Students were given more than enough review in class this week to do very well, plus the two nights of review at home should put them over the top! I will send the tests home for signing and review on Monday. Please return on Tuesday.
SCIENCE: Our next unit in Science will be on Forces. We will be enjoying a variety of Bill Nye the Science guy science videos every other day and condense the learning in a prepared review sheet for your child to go over followed by a quiz the next day. So, here is how this will play out...
Day 1- Watch video on What is a Force? Study review sheet that night.
Day 2 - Open-Book Quiz (for the first one only)Day 3 - Watch video on Muscular Forces. Study review sheet that night.
Day 4 - Quiz
Day 5 - Watch video on Force of Gravity. Study review sheet that night.
Day 6 - Quiz
Day 7 - Watch video on Force of Friction. Study review sheet that night.
Day 8 - Quiz
Day 9 - Watch video on Force of Erosion. Study review sheet that night.
Day 10 - Quiz
I will average out a final mark based on the average of these four independent quizzes to achieve a final unit mark. So, it is very important that students study the review sheets each night for the quiz the following day. In the past, students LOVE this style of evaluation! They also enjoy the funny videos while learning! I will post these videos on my blog for you to enjoy as well.
HEALTH: We are also going back to part 2 of a unit we started a while ago in Health. We will be taking a look at our daily eating choices with a special focus on processed and unprocessed foods. We will look at how some foods are processed in a factory and the path from field to consumer a processed food takes.
VISUAL ARTS: We have been exploring how to create the illusion of texture in our 2D works of art including how to create tree bark, brick, thatch, stone paths, grass, patterns in clothing, and fish scales. Our final assessment will be to use these visual art strategies in a final 2D work of art with preexisting images that your child must add testure to and colour. There really is not 'studying' for this, it is all practise. So, ask your child about what textures he/she is able to create tonight!Ok, that's all for now! Enjoy your weekend everyone!
Counsellor Wilson
