Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Learning Fair: Design an Instrument Activity Schedule

Below is the schedule that we will be following when working on the instrument design process. All students are expected to be ready to go with their thoughts and designs in their head for the specified dates. Failure to be ready will result in incomplete work and marks will be taken off per day until task is completed.

Monday April 13: 1st Draft and peer evaluation (at school)

  • students are to go home that evening and discuss their results with family and get more ideas if needed

Tuesday April 14: 2nd Draft (at school)

  • students are to go home that evening and discuss their results with family and get more ideas if needed
Thursday April 16: Final Draft (at school)

Friday April 17: Students are to take their design drawings home and have the final product built

Monday April 20: Final product to be brought to school. Today will be writing report day.
  • Any incomplete reports will be done at home and be brought back to school the next day
Tuesday April 21: Type up report day

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Learning Fair: Design an Instrument Project

Design an Instrument
Objective

Design an original instrument using unconventional materials, something that you have not seen done before and can make different sounds/notes. Your instrument must use at least one of these methods: plucking, blowing or striking. Consider your materials based on stability, strength, sound-proofing, insulation and reflectivity. 


We will be doing most work at school. There will be a planning process and a writing process that will all be done at school (unless students are not using time well). The building process will have to be done at home due to time and building material reasons. 

There will be a detailed schedule to follow in the next few days regarding what process will be done at school. It will be the students responsibility to have their designs mapped out in their minds for designated planning days. Please help create conversations at home regarding this activity as your child may need your helpful brain to support them. 

A package of the assignment will be going out this week at school. Do not hesitate to email me should you have any questions regarding the assignment. 

Learning Fair Date Changed

Please be advised that Learning Fair has been moved to April 22. More details to come regarding time. 


Monday, March 23, 2015

Report Card

As you may know, term 2 report cards went home already. Parent comment sheet is to be returned by April 7.

With an eco-friendly mindset, we would like all families to return their brown envelope back to school.


Monday, March 2, 2015

Adjectives Quiz

Quiz will be on

  • finding the adjective in the sentence
  • finding the correct article 'a', 'an' 'the' in the sentence
  • distinguishing whether or not the adjective is used correctly 


I promise the quiz will be easy and all students will be well prepared. There will be a review package going out on Wednesday.


Thursday, February 26, 2015

Animal Research Rubric

Nunavut Animals
Students,
        Prepare to enlighten and amaze your classmates! You are going to choose an animal that you would like to study and write a research report about. You will present all of the interesting information that you write to your classmates. Write the animal you choose on the line below:

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Parents,
        We will be working on animal research reports at school. I have attached a mini-version of what your child will be working on at school. You can help by looking up information with your child on websites and reading books about their animal with them. They should read what they can but some resources may not be on their reading level. Students will do the writing portion at school and will also have the option of working on a poster or a PowerPoint. Also, if you have access to a printer (or magazines) for pictures that your child could bring to school that would be fabulous. This should be a fun, beginning, research project! I can’t wait to see how the students do!


Animal Research Report Rubric
5 points = O
4 points  = S
3 points  = S-
2 or less points = N
 
 


_____ 4 Facts - Animal Description (5 points)

_____ 4 Facts - Animal’s Eating Habits (5 points)

_____ 4 Facts – Animal’s Habitat (5 points)

_____ 4 Facts – Amazing Facts Page (5 points)

_____ Bibliography – List of resources (5 points)

_____ Conventions – Complete sentences
                             Capitals and punctuation
                             Best spelling – use resources to spell correctly (5 points)
_____ Handwriting (5 points)

_____ Neatness and Presentation

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Saturday, February 14, 2015

Multiplication Quiz

March 1st Math test will consist of:

2 digit by 1 Multiplication           long way and short way
3 digit by 1 Multiplication           long way and short way

estimation multiplication and word problem for 2 digit by 1 and 3 by 1 digit multiplication

- students have practiced a lot at school. Two review sheets have been completed