Week Twelve - November 20-24

It's a short week with lots of tying up as report cards are being prepared.

It's great to see so many parents signing up for interviews! I look forward to chatting with you and showing some of your child's work. 


Socials

As an extension of our walk down the creek and observation of the salmon, the students have been preparing for a debate. Each student is working on communication skills and creative thinking.
In assigned groups the students prepare three "pros" (supporting the proposal) and three "cons" (against the proposal). 
The sceanio (fake news) is that a small fish farm is been proposed for the Sooke River.

The groups are Provincial Government, Federal Department of Fisheries,  First Nations, Local fishers, children, environmentalists and  the Project Developer.

Groups presented their ideas and answered questions on their views about the proposed fish farm.


Math

We have continued to work on double digit multiplication, including working with decimals. We will begin order of operations next week. 
Worksheet due Nov. 23

Wonder

We hope to finish reading Wonder by December so have begun to work on Projects as the novel is read daily. Students are welcome to bring the novel home to read and work on projects over the weekend. Projects are due November 30th. 

1)      Vocabulary List. Find definitions and write a sentence for words.

2)      Character Studies. Find 10 words to describe your character and use them to decorate face.

Add 2-3 quotes from Character and a paragraph about the character describing  personality, dreams, fears, comforts, friends and history.

3)      Comprehension Questions. Answer questions from each Part in complete sentences and with examples to support your opinions.

4)      Point of View. There are several different narrators in Wonder. Describe the mood or feeling created by each narrator and how they see Auggie’s life differently. Give 3 examples for each narrator.

6)  Letter writing. Write a series of letters (3 letters each) to one of the characters in the book about what happened and their thoughts and feelings about the events.

7)    Precepts Choose 5 slogans from the book and make a poster. Include quotes from  3 or more  characters and 4 or more scene descriptions of  examples where these precepts were demonstrated in the book. Use examples from your own life as well.