Pink Shirt Day

We started our day attending a Pink Shirt Day assembly. Students heard the story about how Pink Shirt Day was started. They then were treated to an anti-bullying skit performed by Mr. Whetstone, Mr. Oliver, Ms. Blair, Ms. Jaskolka, and Mr. Foster and his students. Finally, our Grade 4 student, Arya, recited her speech about bullying.

We had two sessions of inquiry time today. In the first session, students were challenged to complete one page of their brochure. In the second session, they worked two complete 2 more pages. Students who did not complete these 3 pages are to complete them for homework. We will use tomorrow’s class time to complete the remaining 3 pages. Devices are needed tomorrow as we work on this project. Brochures are due on Friday.

The OWA post-assessment task is scheduled to take place on Friday.

Students attended music class with Mr. Oliver, Phys. Ed. Class with Mr. Orr, French class with Mme. Stella, and math class with Ms. Autio as Ms. Joseph was away today. For homework, students are to complete Q 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 from page 418 - 419 of their textbooks.

Continue fundraising for Jump Rope for Heart.

The oral competition against the Maples takes place tomorrow.

The Jump Rope for Heart takes place on Friday. Students are to come to school in their Phys. Ed. uniforms on Friday.

Homework and Reminders

Unit of Inquiry:

·         Complete 3 pages of your brochure if you did not get done in class today.

·         Study for the unit test:

o   Map work – continents, oceans, lines of latitude (3) and longitude (1), compass rose, all pinned countries (see below)

o   PEPS (definitions & examples)

o   Trade, imports, exports (definitions)

o   A province/territory in terms of its PEPS features

o   Canada’s top trading partners

o   Compare USA & Canada using PEPS

o   HDI (Definition, explain how ranking works, factors that determine a country’s ranking, developed v developing countries)

·         Study the locations of the following countries: Portugal, Croatia, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, India, Pakistan, Japan, UAE, Kenya, Luxembourg, Canada, Aruba, Bangladesh, Germany, South Korea, USA, Russia, Italy, China, Tanzania, New Zealand, Madagascar, Mexico, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Norway, Thailand, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Australia, Cuba, Argentina, South Africa, Malaysia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Morocco, Guyana, Marshall Islands, India, Senegal, Nepal, El Salvador, Honduras, Equatorial Guinea, Viet Nam, Iraq, Zimbabwe, Papua New Guinea, Haiti, Nigeria

·         Try a game like ‘Blank Map Quiz’ – an app available on Google Play

·         Devices needed all week

Math:

·         Q. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 of Page 418 - 419 of the textbook

French - Compléter exercices : mon, ma, mes

Upcoming Dates

• Thursday, February 27^th 
• Oral Competition, SJA v Maples
• Friday, February 28^th
• Jump Rope for Heart Event – wear gym uniform
• Developing country brochure due
• March 2 – March 6: Spirit Week
• Monday, March 2^nd
• How we organize ourselves unit of inquiry test
• Pajama Day
• Tuesday, March 3^rd
• Ambassador’s Tea Party
• Book/Movie Character Day

• Wednesday, March 4^th
• Grade 5 and 6 Ski trip to Glen Eden,
• Whacky Wednesday/Crazy Hair Day
• Thursday, March 5^th – Sports Day

·         Friday, March 6^th – St. Patrick’s Day

·         March 9 – 20: March Break