Friday, April 3

Friday, April 3 Agenda

Endling: Chapter 4
Math: Finish up anything you haven't done yet; Math Challenge
Energy Diet: By today we hope you are able to share one challenge you have been working on
Survey: How do you feel?

Google Meet: please log into Google Classroom for this information
We will meet at 1pm if you are interested. This is an optional meet if you have questions or just need a check in. Remember Ms. Jenn or Ms. Tanya need to be in the meeting before you are able to join. If we aren't there, it will tell you the meeting doesn't exist. Just try again in a few minutes.

Math Help Meetings (April 2)
If you missed the meetings for math help because you couldn't attend or you want to watch because you are still stuck, they will be posted under the math assignment they are connected to. More specific information on where you will be able to find them will be shared after they are posted.

This is the extension for google meet grid (works with Google Chrome)
https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2020/03/meet-grid-view.html?m=1

Don't forget to share who you'd like to be in a group with by emailing both of us (tjfaulkner@educbe.ca and jkbarge@educbe.ca) - 5 people per group including yourself.

Please let us know what is working on your end and what isn't. We are still learning as are you. We want your feedback so we can do a better job of supporting you and your family. This should not cause anyone stress.

Thursday, April 2

Happy Thursday! Today we are going to meet at 9am and/or 1pm. We are going to do it differently from Tuesday. We are going to use the class code that you can find in Google Classroom. You can find google meet through the app icon at the top of the page or you can type, meet.google.com in the address line of your browser. We are looking forward to seeing you today.

Thursday, April 2 Agenda

Endling: Chapter 3
Math: gr4 - Fraction Follow Along | gr5 - Equivalent Fractions
ELA: Energy Challenge (Finish up one of the challenges and submit.)
Google Meet: 9am or 1pm (Go to Google Classroom for the code for our Google Meet)

Wednesday April 1

Wednesday, April 1st Agenda

Good Morning friends!

Endling Chapter 2
Energy Diet Challenge (continue working on one of the challenges of your choice)
Math Ordering Fractions (watch video first, then try the questions)

Email if you would like any help. We are working on creating hints to help you if you are stuck on any of the fraction questions.

Tuesday, March 31

Log into google classroom to participate in our online learning today.

Google Hangout 9am or 1pm (if available)
Math

• grade 4: fractions and perimeter
• grade 5: fractions and area/volume

Language Arts/Science

• Choose one challenge from the Classroom Energy Diet to work on and complete this week
• Watch the book trailer and answer the question
• Listen to Chapter 1 of Endling

Monday, March 30

We are so excited to be back from spring break. We can't wait to connect and figure out this online learning we are going to embark on together.

We will be calling/emailing over the course of Monday and Tuesday to figure out how we can best connect on a regular basis.

Students will need to have their @educbe.ca account and password to access their google drive and google classroom (we have sent you an invite, check your google email.) We will check in with everyone to make sure they have this information and help if they don't.

K-6 Parent Resources

Activities 

Go for a wonder walk down your street or in a naturalized area along the way you can:

• Go for a nature scavenger hunt, how many plants, birds, trees, winter berries, animals, manmade or natural items can you find? 
• Take the outside in with your 5 senses. What are 5 things you can hear, 4 things you can see, 3 things you can feel, 2 things you smell, and 1 thing you can taste? 
• Create a fort outside out of large parts such as tarps, ropes, wood, outdoor furniture, snow and other found items
• Create an obstacle course with found and recycled objects. Think about low, medium and high levels, forward, sideways, diagonal and wavy pathways, and slow and purposeful and fast speeds. Challenge family members to complete the course.
• Choose a favou​rite or interesting object and draw from different angles/perspectives using a medium of choice
• Examine a family photograph or heirloom and share why it is special 
• Read in a spooky, robot, or animal voice 
• Pretend you are a teacher and tell a​ story to your “class", your pet, or your stuffy

Listen to Your Child Read 

• Look at the cover, title, pictures and talk about what the book might be about 
• Talk about the story so far and what might happen next 
• Talk about the pictures and how they add meaning to the text 
• Take turns when reading a harder book 
• Determine and chart the times that different liquids turn solid in the freezer. 

Measure, Count and Record – for example, ask your child  

• How far can you throw a ball? Take a guess, then throw the ball as far as you can and measure the distance.  
• How many jumping jacks can you do in a minute? Try it! 
• How many times can you jump rope or bounce a ball without missing? Count and see. 

Build Something Together – for example, ask your child 

• How high can you build that stack of Legos? 
• How many Legos do you need to stack to reach as high as the coffee table? 
• Can you make a square? A rectangle? Other shapes? Talk about the shapes of whatever your child has created. 

​On​line Resources  

Review the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for ages 5-17 

Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines 

• Build Your Best Day
• How to Dress for the Weather Guide 
• Move & Play Through Winter, Eh? 

TumbleBooks: Listen and read along to animated storybooks through the Calgary Public Library. (click on “Access Tumblebook Library", bottom of page) 

Calgary Public Library Resources: e-books, Bookflix, music, movies, online tutoring, encyclopedias, etc. Your library card number is your email without the @educbe.ca - your PIN number is 1234567 

Kate Messner.com: A collection of favourite authors and illustrators share resources that include video read-alouds, drawing and writing lessons 

Starfall: songs, books and games for K-3 students 

National Geographic Young Explorer: online issues of magazines you can listen to and read along with 

Would You Rather 

• Use comparative reasoning, critical thinking, and justification to choose between two scenarios ​
• Suitable for ​K – 12 and roughly categorized into grade groupings 

Math Before Bed 

Prompts to inspire mathematical discussions that you and your children can have before bed, at dinner, or anytime.​

Additional Resources

• ​​​Alberta Online Resource Centre​
• My​ Chil​d’s Learning:  A Parent Resource​

Community Resources

For basic need support:

·      ENMAX ENERGY

COVID-19 Relief Program:

1.    Providing increased payment flexibility

2.    Suspending disconnection of services

If you are experiencing hardship, call:  310-2010

·      DIRECT ENERGY EMERGENCY FUND:

https://www.directenergy.ca/alberta/emergencyfund

·      TELUS

Will support consumer and small business customers facing financial challenges because of COVID-19 by providing them with flexible payment options. We don’t want anyone to worry about not being able to pay their bill on time if they have been financially affected by the crisis.

·      SALVATION ARMY

Providing food hampers and essentials, by appointment only

Call:  403-220-0432

·      ISLAMIC RELIEF CANADA

 partnering up with local Organizations, are working under the banner of the Canadain Muslims Response Network to help our Canadian brothers and sisters.

The CMRN - Calgary Task Force is mobilizing our local volunteers to help our local Calgary community in all 4 quadrants of the city.

We are preparing for Phase 1 of the distribution project.

This project is inclusive of all Calgarians. Make sure you let us know if you, your neighbors, your family members or colleague at work can benefit from this service.

Priority is given to:
• Families and individuals in quarantine due to the infection with COVID-19.
• Senior or persons with low immunity and is in self-isolation.
• Single parents, disabled persons, and care givers of disabled persons residing with them and is in self-isolation.

If you are or you know of anyone who fits the above groups, we can help.
Please contact Kohawar Khan: 403- 708-7802 or Leen Yaghi - 403-291-0222

CALGARY CO-OP CARE PACKAGE

If you have been instructed by Alberta Health services to quarantine:

a Calgary Co-op Care Package containing food essentials, free of charge, to anyone required to be quarantined as directed by a public health agency. These Calgary Co-op Care Packages will contain non-perishable food items such as canned meat, pasta sauce, and juice. They will be delivered to those affected in the Calgary-area. These care packages will be available until April 15th. To request a care package, please contact by email: memberengagement@calgarycoop.com

Provide the following information:

·       Name

·       Address

·       Phone Number

·       Start and end date of quarantine as instructed by AHS health agency

·       Closest Coop store to your house

This offer will extend as long as inventory permits.

LOW INCOME TRANSIT PASSES

·       Buses and the CTrain are still running, and council decided on Monday that low-income transit pass users should be allowed to continue using their March pass in April.  That means people can hang onto their low-income pass for an extra month, and they don’t have to line up to buy a new pass.

SERVICE CANADA

·      Service Canada has set up a SEPARATE phone line to contact them to set up EI claims for quarantine, illness, work closure, etc due to COVID-19

·      They will not help you with anything else at this number

·      The main EI number cannot help you with COVID-19 claims

The number is:  1-833-381-2725

For questions or any medical health care concern, in addition to calling Health Link, there is a new free Alberta website that allows you to speak directly to a physician:

purposemed.com

And finally, with regards to finding support now:

Get Help Now

• Emergency – 911
• Health Link – 811

Important Phone Numbers

• Addiction Helpline – 1-866-332-2322
• Family Violence – Find Supports – 310-1818
• Income Supports – 1-866-644-5135
• Kids Help Phone – 1-800-668-6868
• Mental Health Helpline – 1-877-303-2642
• MyHealth.Alberta.ca: List of Important Numbers
• Toll Free Crisis Line / Distress Centres
• 780 area code: 1-800-482-4357
• 403 area code: 1-800-784-2433

COVID-19 Online Resources

For helpful advice on handling stressful situations and ways to talk to children.

• Coping and Connection for Children & Families During COVID-19 (AHS)
• COVID-19 and Your Mental Health (AHS)
• Practical and Emotional Preparedness for a Pandemic (AHS)
• Mental health and coping with COVID-19 (CDC)
• Talking with children about COVID-19 (CDC)

Use the following online screening tool to help determine whether you should be tested for COVID-19.

• COVID-19 online screening (AH

 

Find Support

 Social & Community

• Affordable Housing
• Alberta Income Support
• Canadian Red Cross
• Center for Suicide Prevention
• Community Services 211
• Crisis Services Canada: Local Resources & Support
• Emergency Women's Shelters
• Family and Community Support Services
• Family Violence – Find Supports
• Find Shelters
• Foodbanks Alberta
• Income Support - For Basics
• Sexual Assault Response Team

Hull Services

https://hullservices.ca/our-services/education-training-and-resources/covid-19-mental-health-resources/

Find Healthcare Services

• Addiction & Mental Health
• Find a Doctor
• Healthcare Locator
• Health Link – 811
• Indigenous Health
• Know Your Options