Mrs. King Room 77

Evergreen Theater This Week Evergreen Theater has joined Bridlewood School. Their work with us began on Monday, March 2 and will finish on Friday, March 13. Each week, artists will work with specific classes on a particular topic identified by each class to create a theatrical version of curricular concepts and content. Each Friday, the classes who have worked with the artists will come together to present their work in a performance. Performances will begin at 10:15 am on Friday, March 6 and Friday, March 13.  This residency is possible due to the generosity of the Bridlewood School Fundraising Society. Parents and guardians, please plan to attend!! Classes that will perform on March 6 : Gross (pm class), Rinaldi, Baker, Penonzek, Ashacker, Faulkner, Hess, Mori, Steeves, Palamar, Wagenblast Classes that will perform on March 13:  Gross (am class), K. Aebli (am class), L. Aebli, Swanson, Olijynk, Bhachu, Sanders, Barge, Gordon, Sleno, King

Online Resources: History Timeline https://www.glenbow.org/mavericks/english/timeline/index.html Kayak Magazine all about the fur trade: https://www.canadashistory.ca/getmedia/98dd2878-d21a-429e-8bb3-6af4e317045b/Kay2020WinHowFursBuiltCanada.pdf.aspx Videos: Beaver pelt trade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGoVlgcT6tM First Nations and women in the fur trade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HHGmxQ2C4w Voyageurs https://www.nfb.ca/film/voyageurs   https://web.archive.org/web/20150208031034/http://www.canadiana.ca/hbc/stories/coureurs1_e.html   http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/voyageur/ http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_furtrade/fp_furtrade2.html    Métis People   http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_metis/fp_metis1.html   http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_metis/fp_metis_redriver.html   Life at a Fur Trade Post/Fort http://www.hbcheritage.ca/classroom/virtual-museum http://www.thecanadiane

http://www.hbcheritage.ca/legacy/canoe.html

https://www.canadashistory.ca/getmedia/98dd2878-d21a-429e-8bb3-6af4e317045b/Kay2020WinHowFursBuiltCanada.pdf.aspx

Sources of information: ●      https://www.glenbow.org/mavericks/english/menu.html ●      Online Reference Centre ○      ACCENT on Heritage ○      Britannica School ○      The Canadian Encyclopedia ○      Dictionary of Canadian Biography ●      Heritage minutes: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheHDInstitute/featured ●      https://thecanadaguide.com/history/historical-figures/ ●      http://albertachampions.org/champions/ ●      https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/women/canada-s-great-women ●      https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/black-history-month/ ●      https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/collection/asian-heritage-in-canada

Bar Graphs: https://www.mathsisfun.com/data/data-graph.php

Parents & Guardians “How to pay for a Yearbook online” Because the yearbook is an optional fee, the fee does not automatically appear in your MYCBE/PowerSchool account.  You will find the fee under the Goods/Services tab, click on the tab and you will see two optional fees Noon Supervision Drop In Yearbook Click on the fee you want, hit ok, the fee will then appear in your school fees, for online payment. If you have any issues with this, please call the office we can attach the optional fees.

Students brought home their science quizzes about the water cycle. Please have students add any details that were missed, sign them and return as soon as possible. Two points if you bring it back on Monday! Here are a couple of links for review: https://slideplayer.com/slide/8158269/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5gFI3pMvoI Friday, January 31 PD Day No School for Students Upcoming Events February 13 -14  Teachers' Convention | No School for students February 17  Family Day | No School

Tuck Everlasting http://mrallenhms.weebly.com/tuck-everlasting-audiobook.html https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/books/

How Weather is Formed Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/141C95L3AfTbjcynjsVs7MJ1XCHhvkWNs05_bGUkZSG0/edit Indigenous Legends Task https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rzM5iMUmXeeEtYMcsiVJguNJLmNazSn-x1pdojr5uSk/edit#slide=id.g767f89e7dc_2_9

Learning this week: -Story editing -Continued practice of division and problem solving -Continued algebra practice -Measuring snow at the Bridlewood Pond -Weather and Climate -Positive affirmations (positive self-talk) -"Ready body, learning minds" daily exercises (superman and rocking on all fours) Reminders: Please make sure to dress for the weather! Please make sure to include some healthy options for snack! January 31st is a PD day: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Highlights: -Frozen bubbles! Ask me what happened when we blew bubbles in minus 30 degrees celsius! -Types of precipitation and how they form -Division word problems vs. multiplication -Weather tracking -Mind up! We learned about 3 different parts of our brain -Math game: fifteen -Literature Circles - Illustrator -Cloud scratch art and cloud stories

Students will be having a quiz about the water cycle tomorrow afternoon. They are expected to be able to draw and label the diagram of the water cycle and explain each part of the cycle in detail, using scientific vocabulary. Please see the previously posted video if you need to study at home. Students were given extra time in class to study.

BWS Yearbooks Bridlewood School is very fortunate this year as one of our parents, who is a photographer and graphic artist/web designer, has generously volunteered her talent and time to create our yearbook. So many thanks to Melinda Gombert for this. Melinda has just finished designing the cover for the yearbook.  If you haven’t purchased a yearbook yet and would like to do so, you can do through accessing your fees online (MyCBE/PowerSchool account).  You will need to go to the Goods/Services tab to locate the optional fees, double click the yearbook line, the fee will then attach to your account, or return this invoice indicating that you wish to purchase the year book and the fee will be added to your account from the school office. Deadline for purchase is February 28, 2020.

http://www.learnalberta.ca/Search.aspx?lang=en&search=powerknowledge&grade=&subject= This is the link for weather and climate: Earth and Space ->Weather and Climate - >Four Seasons

Welcome back! We have had a short but busy week! Reminders: Report cards are coming home with students today. Learning We: -Started Literature Circles -Learned all about the water cycle -Learned about the climates across Canada -Have been tracking the weather in different cities across Canada -Started using base ten blocks to divide larger numbers (2 digit by 1 digit so far) -Had a presentation about digital citizenship Some resources: Base ten block division:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IXAqXGDMXw Weather and climate video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbAWny7FV3w&t=19s Water cycle video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5G4NCwWUxY Weather Network:  https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/forecasts/school-day/alberta/bridlewood-school

We will be going for a pond walk on Wednesday morning.Please dress for the weather!! Reminder: Thursday is a half-day and no school on Friday!

Letters in the trunk link

This is a reminder that tomorrow, Friday, November 22nd will be a PD Day. There is no school for students. Have a great weekend! Remember to practice your provinces/territories of Canada and their capital cities!

Mountain Pine Beetle - National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR30qlK0-Cw

Link to online quiz/practice:  https://lizardpoint.com/geography/canada-quiz.php Students have been learning the names and locations of the provinces and territories of Canada. They should be able to locate them and know the capital cities as well.

We will be performing this song at the Remembrance Day Assembly on Friday. Please practice the song and lyrics at home. :) Flanders Fields Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkKEynoTwp8 We started learning about the box method for multiplication today. Show how you would do the following using the box method. 26 x 8 =