This document provides the weekly schedule and assignments for the week of December 1-5. Students are to complete their persuasive paragraph for ELA by Tuesday and work on their 5 paragraph essay about a Canadian hero. In social studies, students will present their confederation projects and study for a test on Canada's confederation. Arts assignments include finishing one side of a POP ART cube and collecting cardboard. Phys. ed. includes Canadian hero research and daily exercises like Just Dance. Mathematics focuses on division skills.

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December 1- December 5
ELA- Complete your persuasive paragraph *** Remember what a level 3 and 4 look like**** Due
Tuesday, December 2.
ELA Rise and Shine—December Writing Prompts (one per day)
We have 15 school days remaining so you will have 15 entries as well as one entry per week (3 in
total) will be edited and rewritten in handwriting to be placed in your data portfolio.
ELA Centres
With Teacher- My time with you will be to conference and support you with your writing. We will also
practice skills to writing a proper paragraph.
Blogging- What Christmas traditions take place in your home? Why are they meaningful to you and
your family?
Leisure / Independent Reading – Christmas Traditions reading and coloring book.
Word Work- Spelling lesson #10
Writing – complete your persuasive paragraph (Due this Tuesday) – work on your research & 5
paragraph essay on your Canadian Hero Due December 17th.
This is a major essay. You will display your paragraph skills, summarizing main idea, and supporting
details.
Outcome: CC5.4
Use a writing process to experiment with and produce multi-paragraph narrative (including stories that contain dialogue),
expository (including reports, explanations, letters, and requests), and persuasive (including letters) compositions that
clearly develop topic and provide transitions for the reader.

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December 1- December 5
a. Write clear multi-paragraph compositions (e.g., three to five paragraph report or essay of at least 300 words) that
focus on a central idea, reflect awareness of the audience(s) and purpose(s), contain clear introductions and
conclusions, and include paragraphs in a logical sequence.
b. Write expository compositions that establish a topic, include important ideas or events in a logical order, provide
details and transitional expressions that clearly link one paragraph to another, and offer a concluding paragraph that
summarizes important ideas.
Social Studies: You will have the opportunity to show and tell your confederation project. We will
complete the power point. You will have a Social Test on Monday, December
8th. Please study a bit each night as it is a lot of information.
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/kids/023002-1000-e.html(Confederation for Kids)
http://www.myquizzes.ca/viewquiz.asp?quiz_id=1017&quizname=Canada's%20Confederation%20Qu
iz
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz18417915172f0.html
http://www.canadiana.ca/citm/themes/constitution/constitution12_e.html
http://mrkellysplace.weebly.com/unit-1---canadian-confederation.html Good Videos to help you
visualize history

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December 1- December 5
Arts Ed: Your goal this week is to complete on more side of your POP ART Cube. Also, collect
cardboard from home for your
completed cube.
We will also practice our song for Christmas Concert.
Phys. Ed. Canadian Hero research
AND…Daily Exercises which will include: Just Dance

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December 1- December 5
Mathematics: Division Skills