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.