Training for Excellence 8 - Hidalgo

Hello everyone. I hope you and your family are well. With everything going on, we will posting updates on the blog. In the meantime, it is important to stay active for your physical and mental health. We did a lot of body weight exercising in class that you could do at home. As well, getting outside for a walk or shovelling the driveway is a great alternative!
Take care and be active!
-Ms. Hidalgo

Updates Art 5 and 7

Hope you are doing well. As you probably know by now, we will not be continuing with Art at this time. Please check your Homeroom Blog and D2L for updates. Stay safe, stay healthy, I miss having you in my classroom!

Art 5 and 7 week of March 8th

Art 5

We are starting the robot project in which students are learning to draw using a model and starting from basic shapes. As we move along, students will learn to use chalk pastel and basic shading.

Updates to come in terms of marks in PowerSchool

Art 7

Most conferences are complete - Updates to come in terms of marks in PowerSchool

Comm Tech All Classes

Hi guys, quick update: GRADES HAVE BEEN POSTED

Grade 5-6 has finished their first paint.NET assignment.  Now, before we continue, we are practicing our 3D designing.  Students who successfully model something to completion will have the opportunity to 3D print it. A link to the program 123D is available on my previous post for free.

Grade 7-8 ANIMATION
7s are done their frame by frame assignment.  Next, we will be working on tweens.  Here is a video of the lesson if you wish to get ahead/review the concept of tweens.

8s have finished their buttons and coding assignment.  Now, we will move into Movie Clip embedding.  Here is a video to that lesson.  I will also do a review on Monday, March 16.

Grade 9 has finished their keyframing assignment.  Now, we are moving onto green screening.  Students are asked to film footage on Monday, so they are ready to go.  Lesson to follow.

Programming 8 - Students have finished their 'if' statements within buttons.  Now, we are looking at collisions and code snipets.  I will post some support material asap.

Thalheimer Outdoor Ed 7 & Training 9

Outdoor Education 7
This week we had the privilege of having an Avalanche Box at the school. In the box there were Avalanche Transceivers and so both classes were outside each day playing with the transceivers hiding and searching for them on the school grounds. This upcoming week they will need to finish their Wildlife Safety Presentation and be prepared to start presenting the following week.

Training for Excellence in Sport 9
This week both classes continued to work through the Workout Log Sheet I provided them at the beginning of the term. This sheet introduces the students to a variety of different weight lifting and bodyweight exercises in order to prepare them to plan their own workout plan. This upcoming week both classes will be tasked with designing and completing their individual workout plans that each student will then follow for a short period of time afterwards.

Art 5 and Art 7 March 2nd week

Art 5

We are starting the robot project in which students are learning to draw using a model and starting from basic shapes. As we move along, students will learn to use chalk pastel and basic shading.

Most have handed in their tile project and we will start conferencing next week for feedback and analysis of their work.

Art 7

We have started conferencing on the basic shape projects for feedback and analysis. The one-point perspective project is moving along well and students are personalizing their work in choosing the medium and how to show their understanding.

Grade 8 & 9 Band Performance at Winds from the South (Jack Singer Concert Hall)

On Monday, March 2nd, the David Thompson School Grade 8 & 9 Band performed at Winds from the South, a concert at the Jack Singer Concert Hall. The students in the Grade 8 & 9 Band played beautifully. Below is a link to the recording of the entire performance (DTS plays at 36:00). Enjoy!


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sb8Gnw2zUc-s4YIroQ7Dpa6Ulty_AE9_/view?usp=sharing

Outdoor Ed 9-week of March 9-13

- Snowshoeing field trip on Tuesday 10th. Only students with forms and payments will be part of the trip. Payments and forms were due the latest Thursday 5th


-Overnight camping is canceled for May 25-26 due to a lack of interest.  Thanks to the students that showed interest.

Art and Drama 8

Art
This week, we began working on our charcoal portraits. This will likely continue to next week.

Drama
This week, we did activities to help to review mime skills. Next week, we will reflect on what we know about mime and begin our Song Scenes assignment.

Comm Tech/Programming

This week, only the 5-6 class has completed their first project

5-6 - Looking towards learning some 3D modelling for potential 3D printing before we start our next assignment, the collage!  The program has been shared here.

7-9 Classes are continuing to work on their animations, buttons, and video work.

Programming 8 - We are currently grading the 'if' statements within our buttons.  We have also introduced variables and text fields, which will return throughout our coding.  Next week, we will look at code snipets and collisions.

Outdoor Ed 8

March 2nd:  This past week we talked about clothing and preparation for the outdoor and how to prevent exposure in cold climate.  This coming week we will study about avalanches what they are and how to be relatively safe in the back country.  We will play outside with shovel probes and transceiver to practice for a rescue.  We have an upcoming snowshoeing field trip in Bragg Creek Tuesday March 10th.  Mr Favry

Thalheimer Outdoor Ed 7 Feb 24-28

Both classes are working on a group project on Wildlife Safety. They are creating a Google Slides Presentation. In groups of 3-4 they chose an animal that is found in Canada and are researching the animal on a variety of topics. These topics may include Habitat, Location, Range, and Safety Precautions among others. The groups will then present their project to the class.

Next week both classes will be going outside to play with an avalanche box we received this week. In the avalanche box there are Avalanche Transceivers, Shovels and Probes and we will play with them outside in the field. Make sure your child comes prepared to school with warm clothes if necessary.

February 18-21

Hidalgo - Training for Excellence 8 

This week, students created their own workout plan. They aimed to incorporate an active warm-up, and focused on improving their strength in their arm, leg and abdominal muscles. Next week, they will continue to choose activities that work on the goals they set at the beginning of the term.

Grade 8 & 9 Band Festival Performance Recording

On Thursday February 20th the Grade 8 & 9 Band performed at the Alberta International Band Festival. We received an "Excellent" rating from each adjudicator. We also had the opportunity to work with one of the conductors in a session after the performance.

Here is a link to the recording of our performance. Enjoy!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Da-Dkx97Fhg4B6qJKGVIU_nmQu07Pnq/view?usp=sharing

Grades 5-9 Band Pie Fundraiser

Please read the following letter below regarding the Pie Junkie fundraiser. Order form and letter were sent home with students on Wednesday February 19th. More are available.  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Mr. McClary or the DTSBPS.

February 19, 2020

Hello parents!

The David Thompson School Band Parents Society will be holding a fundraiser in association with Pie Junkie and Bakery. For those that aren’t familiar with Pie Junkie, they are a local company, with three stores located in Calgary in the neighborhoods of Spruce Cliff, Kensington, and their newest location, Mahogany. The students will be selling vouchers in the amount of $25.00, which can be used at any of the three locations.

Fundraising will start on Wednesday, February 19^th, with all orders due on Wednesday, March 11^th. Vouchers will be delivered to the students the week of March 16^th.

Please check out Pie Junkie’s website www.piejunkie.ca, or check out their Instagram @piejunkieyyc

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Alison Heal at dtsbandsociety.vicepresident@gmail.com

Thanks,

The DTS Band Parent Society

Art and Drama 8

Art 8:
This week we began drawing our portrait projects. We will continue this next week.

Drama:
This week we performed our reader's theater. We also selected narrative song scenes to perform. Next week we will be doing some improv activities relating to mime to prepare to create our song scenes.

Week of Feb 18-21

Comm Tech - Welcome all Computer people!  As this class is predominantly project based, there may be a week or two when there are no posts.  Most changes will be announced in class, so please ask your student for any updates.  As projects become more and more complex, there will be more and more time assigned to them.  Cheers.

Grade 5-6  We have started our keyboarding and our Paint.NET unit.  Students are expected to explore tools and the concept of layering.  We are looking to complete this assignment in another 2-3 classes.  The software is free and available here. Also, support is available from my youTube channel

Tools  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyfgjt5YX0k&t=3s
Layers  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w0b9aq2dWE&t=376s

Grade 7-8  We have started working towards animating and creating buttons.  For those interested, they should be able to download the software and sign in using their 'enterprise id' at home!  This means free use of the Adobe suite at home!  Support for the first few classes is available below

animating  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxst1D0KXYQ
animating 2  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT5uK4cocMQ
button creation/coding  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz8L-Mh2UrU

Grade 9 We have started some 3D design with Fusion 360.  I would highly encourage students to pursue completing their profile to grant them access for 3 years with an educational license.  They must follow many prompts to do so.  As of yet, we have not started abobe premiere, but support would be available below for when we do start it.

basic intro  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FvWPVHLfyI
sequence 1  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPsf0XUvV84
sequence 2  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwhe6G41tZk

Programming 8 - Although we have started coding, there aren't currently any videos.  For creating and coding buttons, please see the link above in the grade 8 section.  Please keep an eye out for more content regarding code specific to our class!

Art 5 and 7 Feb 20th

Grade 5

Students are moving along with their Tile project and a very close to completion. They are exploring reflexion, symmetry, patterns, designs and colour schemes.

Next, in their upcoming Robot project, we will learn drawing techniques using basic shapes to copy from a model and learning how to "see" as an artist. Students will learn fundamental drawing techniques and have the opportunity to show their skills and their creativity by applying techniques taught and expand based on their interest and ideas.

Grade 7

Most students have completed the "Basic Shapes" assignments where they have learned some fundamental skills in drawing techniques. We are now moving to a one point perspective project (room or landscape) which demands skills and allows for creativity.

Art 9, Drama 7, & Dance 7

Art 9 Leavitt

Art is Awesome!  Here are some useful links for information about the class.  Looking forward to a great semester.

Course Outline

Grade 9 Art

Zentangle Project Due February 26/27.

Zentangle Project #1

Grade 7 Drama Leavitt

We have been having the best time in drama so far.  We have been participating in orientation games to develop trust with each other and gain more confidence to express ourselves.  Soon we will be creating scenes with tableaux and explore the craft of miming.

Dance 7 Leavitt

This month we have been developing our skills and style in swing dance.  We learned a dance called The Big Apple and created a circle dance of our own.  Looking forward to a whole semester of working with these very talented and passionate grade 7s.

PE 9 Health

For those doing health, here is the link to the Health assignment on body image.

Environment and Outdoor Ed 9

Hi everyone,
Students received a course outline for you look at and to make sure you understand the expectations related to this particular class, especially about field trips and cost.

There will be a snowshoeing-hiking field trip on March 10th. It will an all-day event and students will be back for the regular buses.  Feel free to contact me for any information
bbbeaudoin@cbe.ab.ca

Art 5 and 7

We are starting a new term and have exciting projects coming up. The 1st assignment for students (formative) in both grade 5 and 7 was to show me what they can do. Students were asked to to draw a picture of their choice freehand and one following step by step instructions from a book of their choice. This will give me an idea of what they can do and how they can improve in terms of drawing skills.

Grade 6 & 7 Bands Upcoming Events

After a great performance at the Festive Winter Concert the Grade 6 and 7 bands are entering the festival/performance phase of their season. Below are upcoming dates for the Grades 6 and 7 bands:

Grade 6 & 7 Band Camp - April 1st -3rd, 2020 - Camp Evergreen. More information to come.

Grade 7 Alberta International Band Festival Performance - Thursday April 9th - 2:40 PM. More information to come.

Grade 6 Alberta International Band Festival Performance - Thursday April 16th - 9:10AM. More information to come.

Grade 8 & 9 Band Upcoming Events

After a great performance at the 2019 Festive Winter Concert, the DTS Grade 8 & 9 Band is entering the festival/performance phase of our season. Upcoming events and information for parents and students to be aware of are listed below:

Grade 8 & 9 Band Camp - February 4th, 5th, and 6th - Camp Evergreen

Grade 8 & 9 Alberta International Band Festival Performance - Thursday February 20th - 3:30 PM - University of Calgary Rosza Centre. More information to come.

Winds from the South -  Monday March 2nd, 2020 6:30 PM - Jack Singer Concert Hall. More information to come.

Lord Beaverbrook High School Feeder Concert - Wednesday March 11th - Exact times TBA. More information to come.

Training for Excellence 8 - Hidalgo

This was our final week of training for the year! We went through several stations with different activities to choose from, which focused on cardio, arms, legs and abdominal muscles. Students also had one day to choose from several sports, including Hockey, Basketball and Gagaball.
Thank you for a great semester! Hopefully I will see you in training class next year!!

Art 5 and 7 - January 31st

Art 5 and 7

As we finish this first term, I can say that it is always a true pleasure for me to teach art. Students have pushed themselves, learned new techniques and can be proud of their work even when it didn’t always turn out the way they wanted to. It is my hope that each student brings at least one piece home that they can look at with pride and know they have surpassed their own expectations of what they thought they could achieve. There are some masterpieces out there worthy to be framed and put on a wall. Great job!

Grade 5 last project: we saw some beautiful and creative watercolour bird paintings, I’ve taken some pictures for a slide show

Grade 7 last projects: we saw some creative, creepy, funny paper-maché “puppets”, this too will be part of a slide-show

Design 9

I thought I would mention to those interested, as everyone is at a different point in a variety of projects, I will be grading you on your progress.  Design is a process, and creating a product is more than skill based, its the step by step.  As such, many students without a full complement of completed assignments will be graded by observations and how effective you were with your time.

Grades have been posted.

Training for Excellence 8 - Hidalgo

This week we only had one class one training. Students did sport specific activities. Next week, students will have several different workout options to choose from.

Drama 5 & 7

Students are to memorize their lines this weekend in order to prepare for their final performance during class time on Thursday. 

Art Grade 5 and 7

Art 5

In art, we are starting a bird painting watercolour. Students are experimenting using watercolours ; how to get different tones, using a paintbrush and blending. Next they will select a model and start a draft before moving on to the painting.

Art 7

In art, our new project is making a puppet using a variety of techniques and media: paper-maché, aluminum foil sculpting, wire and cardboard. Students have planned their puppet using different references. In this project, we are looking for expression, movement, creativity and skills.

Training for Excellence 8 - Hidalgo

Grade 8 focused on teamwork and athletic skills this week by playing hockey and basketball.

Art 9:
Last project for Art 9: Selfie Project

Training for Excellence 8 - Hidalgo

This week, students worked with a partner and picked their training activity at random. They had the possibility of 80 different cards that focused on cardio and strength training options. They had fun picking card after card, crossing their fingers they would get a "good" card to guide their workout.

Outdoor Ed 9

OED9-
We will be going on a  snowshoeing field trip on January 28th. Forms and online payment under optional fees are due as soon as possible. We are doing a unit on orienteering and cartography to conclude the term.