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TEACHER SCHEDULE

I will be continuing with a 4 day week, likely until the end of the year.  Mr. Pearse will be working with Division 5 on Fridays and focusing on:  Math (basic facts), Poetry, PE, Journal Writing and STEM projects (SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS).  This means that students will see an adjustment to their PE period from Monday to Friday.  

NEW AREAS of STUDY

Social Studies:  Immigration.  Students will be looking at the push/pull factors,  Canada's development as a multicultural nation and investigating their own family's history.

Science: Body Systems.  Students will be exploring the different systems and completing a research report for one of them.  Before spring break we will also be talking about puberty and its connection to body science.  Before those lessons, I will send out some resources to parents.

Math:  Graphing and Data Analysis.  Students will be collecting, presenting and reviewing data critically.

Language:  Maniac Magee (Class Novel), Public Speaking, Persuasive writing


CURRENT EVENTS: Public Speaking 

Each student will be presenting a news story to the class between January 13-20th. You can see the schedule and assignment criteria listed below.

Monday, Jan. 13:  Julia, Manny, Maia, Esti, Abigail, Isabelle

Tuesday, Jan. 14: Annabell, Dylan, Arteen, Yahya, Emma, Markus, Luke                             

Thursday, Jan. 15: Violet, Austin, Brett, Vienna, River, Rafa, Zenna

Monday, Jan. 20: Hudson Idle, Bader, Isabela, Kai, Zakir

Emerging

Student requires teacher direction and support to acquire knowledge, skills, strategies, and processes.

Developing

Student is learning to practice and apply knowledge, skills, strategies, and processes with some teacher support.

 

Proficient

Student is applying knowledge, skills, strategies, and processes with increasing consistency and independence.

 

 

Extending

Student takes ownership of knowledge, skills, strategies, and processes creatively and strategically. 

CURRENT EVENTS

Public Speaking Criteria

CURRENT EVENTS

Public Speaking Criteria

CURRENT EVENTS

Public Speaking Criteria

CURRENT EVENTS

Public Speaking Criteria

 

 

Limited eye contact

Low volume

Turned from audience

Lacking expression

Fidgeting

Uncertain about topic

Audience is not engaged

Lacking a clear introduction and conclusion

 

 

 

 

Made some eye contact

Low volume but clear

Limited expression

Faced audience

Restless

Uncertain about topic

Audience not always engaged

Introduction is not confident

Conclusion is not established

 

 

 

Made eye contact

Clearly spoken

Good volume

Engaging expression

Enthusiastic

Confident with topic

Audience engaged

Clear introduction and conclusion

 

 

 

Eye contact without notes

Spoke clearly

Strong Volume

Very expressive

Enthusiastic

Very confident with topic

Audience is highly engaged

Confident introduction and conclusion


THE ASSIGNMENT

·      Choose a story to present with a positive perspective

·      Your story should be unique (not be repeated by others)

·      2-3 minute presentation

·      Share the 5 w’s of the story and include the source

    o   Who, What, Where, When and Why

·      Share your perspective / opinion on the story

·      Take questions from classmates (this is included within your timeJ)

SOURCES:   CBC KIDS NEWS,  DOGONEWS.COM,  BREAKINGNEWSENGLISH.COM

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