Blacklock
Fine Arts Elementary
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Kindness Mission
Each day at 7:00 pm, step outside your home (with your family) and make some noise (use your voice, instruments or anything that makes noise) for all the essential workers who help to take care of our community (ex. nurses, doctors, paramedics, hospital cleaning staff, grocery store clerks, truck drivers, etc.).
Monday, June 22nd
Let's Write!
Today's Topic:
Looking Back
What are your favourite memories from this year?
Write about five of your best memories or achievements from this school year.
1. Instructions:
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​​​Write for at least 10 minutes.
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Write in your journal or special writer’s notebook.
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Pick any topic you like or use the topic for today.
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2. Look Over Your Work and Ask Yourself:​
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Does my writing make sense?
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Is there a better way to say that?
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Did I try to use some interesting and descriptive words?
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Did I start with a capital letter and end with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark?
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3. Make Corrections and Changes to Your Writing.
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4. When You Are Finished:
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Scan or take a picture of your work and upload it to your portfolio (myBlueprint).
Reading Time
Pay attention to quotation marks and change your voice to match who is talking.
Math Activity
Draw and write a math story
for one of these questions:
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2 and ___ make 7
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9 + ___= 12
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28 + ___= 33
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___ + 20 = 53
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75 + ___ = 135
Choose numbers that stretch your thinking!
What problem will you pose as part of your math story?
Scan or upload a picture of your work to your portfolio
(my Blueprint).
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Optional Math Activities:​
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Sign in to Mathletics after finishing today's math assignment. Check out the “Explore” and “Play” sections.
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Choose a math game you know how to play. (You could use a 100s chart, your computer/tablet, dice or cards.)
We've Got the Beat!
Listen and sing along with the Blacklock Jungle Song created by you and your classmates one last time!
House Points
10 Points = Complete your favourite memories writing
10 Points = Sing along with the Congo Pod's Jungle song
Tuesday, June 23rd
Reading Time
Read aloud to a partner and make
your reading sound smooth.
Let's Write!
Today's Topic:
Letter of Advice
What advice do you have for a student entering Grade 2 or 3 next year?
Write them a letter sharing your tips and a few things you have learned this year.
1. Instructions:
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​​​Write for at least 10 minutes.
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Write in your journal or special writer’s notebook.
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Pick any topic you like or use the topic for today.
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2. Look Over Your Work and Ask Yourself:​
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Does my writing make sense?
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Is there a better way to say that?
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Did I try to use some interesting and descriptive words?
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Did I start with a capital letter and end with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark?
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3. Make Corrections and Changes to Your Writing.
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4. When You Are Finished:
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Scan or take a picture of your work when it is completed and upload it to your portfolio (myBlueprint).
House Points
30 Points = Complete your Letter of Advice writing
50 Points = Check out the FVRL Link to the Summer Reading Program
Math Activity
Choose three of these numbers:
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10
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25
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89
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100
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142
What different ways can you represent the numbers?
Consider using symbols, pictures, ten frames, tally marks, or coins.
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Scan or upload a picture of your work to your portfolio (myBlueprint).
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Optional Math Activities:
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Sign in to Mathletics after finishing today's math assignment. Check out the “Explore” and “Play” sections.
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Choose a math game you know how to play. (You could use a 100s chart, your computer/tablet, dice or cards.)
Taking Care of Myself
*Today's Special Task:
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Checkout the FVRL Summer Reading program and online book ordering and pick up services!
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Summer Reading Program:
https://www.fvrl.bc.ca/summer_reading_clubs.php
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Express Book Pick Up:
https://www.fvrl.bc.ca/fvrlexpress.php
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Don't have a library card yet?
Not a problem!
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Click on the link to sign up for your e-card: https://www.fvrl.bc.ca/getting_library_card.php
Wednesday, June 24th
Let's Write!
Today's Topic:
About Me
What do you want
your future teacher
to know about you?
Write a letter to your future teacher that includes your skills, interests, fears, expectations, or anything else you would like to share.
1. Instructions:
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​​​Write for at least 10 minutes.
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Write in your journal or special writer’s notebook.
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Pick any topic you like or use the topic for today.
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2. Look Over Your Work and Ask Yourself:​
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Does my writing make sense?
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Is there a better way to say that?
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Did I try to use some interesting and descriptive words?
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Did I start with a capital letter and end with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark?
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3. Make Corrections and Changes to Your Writing.
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4. When You Are Finished:
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Scan or take a picture of your work when it is completed and upload it to your portfolio (myBlueprint).
Reading Time
Tell someone in your family about
what you read today.
Math Activity
There are 24 pieces of sidewalk
chalk in a box.
They need to be shared
between four children.
One child already has 3 pieces
of chalk of their own.
What are some different ways you could share the new box of sidewalk chalk?
Which way do you think is the most fair and why?
Use pictures, numbers and words to share your thinking.
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Scan or upload a picture of your work to your portfolio (myBlueprint).
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Optional Math Activities:
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Sign in to Mathletics after finishing today's math assignment. Check out the “Explore” and “Play” sections.
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Choose a math game you know how to play. (You could use a 100s chart, your computer/tablet, dice or cards.)
Artsy Fartsy Time
Today's Special Task:
Draw a picture of yourself on the
last day of school.
Paste it at the end of your journal.
House Points
10 Points = Complete your Chalk Sharing Math activity
25 Points = Complete and upload your About Me Letter
Reading Time
Thursday, June 25th
Use your Reading Powers to connect, question, visualize, and infer while you read.
What a year!
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It had its ups and downs, but we remained together in the spirit of learning even when we were socially apart.
We are proud of all that you have accomplished and we wish you and your family a safe, healthy, and relaxing summer break!
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Love,
Miss Carlyn (ASW)
Miss. Dobbie
Mr. Huang
Mrs. Huang
Miss. M (Malowaniec)
Mrs. McRae
And
Our Fearless Leader,
Ms. Eppich
(Principal)
Mrs. Martin (ELL)
Mrs. MacLean
Mrs. Rutherford (Resource)
Mr. Thiessen
Mrs. Weber (Admin. Assistant)