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E4 Teacher Features Mr. Brown Miss Santos Mr. Charrois Sophia L. Sophia L. Sophia L. ouIf you can could be healthyeat one thing and safe, and so you don'tWhat ishave your favourite subject If you could meet one celebrity, who worryfor the restabout of your getting life, a stroke. to teach? My current favourite would it be? I would love to meet Kate what would you eat? Easy. Chicken nuggets. I is Science! I am having fun teaching how to build boats McKinnon or Kristen Wiig. They are two of the funniest people eat them at least 4-5 times a week. ♰ If you had for our “How the world works” unit of inquiry! ♰ Do I love to watch. ♰ What is your favourite month of the year? to dye your hair a different colour, what colour you have a hidden talent and, if so, what is it? Probably April. I like when it rains and you can smell the grass starting would it be? I don’t have hair. ♰ Who is your my sense of direction! My friends and family always say to grow! ♰ If you could only live your life with five things and celebrity crush? Hilary Duff. Fun fact – she used they’ll take me when they travel so they don’t ever get nothing else, what would you choose to live your life with? My to live in Sherwood Park and I always hoped I lost. ;) ♰ Do you usually pick truth or dare, and why? family. That is all I would need! To name physical things, I would run into her out and about somewhere. Truth! It’s easy – it takes no effort to tell the truth. :) would choose a machete, flint, water filter, rope, and donkey. JANUARY-MARCH 2021 F4 Reviews: Literature and Film nstead of th Finding ’Ohana Story Thieves CSI: St. Boniface School Marcus K. (Alumnus Contributor) Gabby H. A summer in Oahu takes James Riley’s “Story Thieves” is a series of five novels exploring The culprit turned out to be Mrs. the very concept of fiction. It deals with a girl named Bethany, who An exciting turn for Pili Mary D. & Sophia L. is half-fictional; her mother was real, but her father was simply a and Ioane (E), two siblings Winter and she had used her Sharpie character in a fictional story. This allows her to “jump” into books from Brooklyn, New York, Classic Marker to eliminate Mr. and actually explore the fictional worlds we hold so dearly. when an old family journal In February, a shocking crime Exceptionally avid readers or people who have comes up, pointing to Charrois! She had done him in In storytelling, the term meta can be used when stories blatantly studied writing will especially enjoy these books. long-lost treasure, setting took place at St. Boniface! At acknowledge that it’s all, well, a story, not real – like when Disney They will notice how characters from the “real Pili and E on an amazing first, all that was known was because she was jealous that he was movies reference modern pop culture, or when a character turns to world” have fleshed-out, deep personalities, whereas adventure with new friends. coordinating our school’s entry for the screen and asks if we’re enjoying the film. The “Story Thieves” “fictional” characters are one-dimensional “chosen The journal helps them to the identity of the victim – Mr. ones” who have the same quippy responses to books are chock-full of meta references, speeches to the readers, connect more with family the Celebration of the Arts. and parodies of popular characters, such as Dumbledore and everything. They will also recognize how classic and friends, and they learn how to respect Charrois. Who did it? With Sherlock Holmes. The novels also criticize and utilize lazy writing; storytelling techniques, such as happy endings, are their Hawaiian culture! Since this movie is Thankfully, modern medicine once, while in a comic book, one character essentially urges often interrupted and ruined by the main characters rated PG, it is a great film to watch with what weapon? What was the another to jump into a nuclear reactor, knowing that in superhero simply by having them barging in. They will your family. It is an adventure/action movie motive? To begin solving the worked a charm and Mr. Charrois appreciate how every book in the series is a different about two hours long and it’s available on stories, accidents result not in horrible deaths but rather in was revived. superpowers. genre – sci-fi/fantasy, mystery, and superhero. Netflix. This film can teach you how to mystery, the Grade 6 students Readers of choose-your-own-adventure novels will persevere, love your family, and respect The leading character is not actually Bethany, but a normal boy love the fourth book. your cultures. My family and I watched this gathered in the gym, where named Owen who has read just about every book after growing up movie together and thought it was very Bob and Brenda (two trusty in a library. Appropriately, Owen wrestles with literal Protagonist The series explores, on a surprisingly deep level, entertaining and just amazing! I would Next, it was time to investigate. Syndrome, or the constant feeling that you are the leading character what it means to be human and the importance of definitely recommend “Finding ’Ohana” investigators from Australia) in the story of the planet and that everybody else is just tagging imagination in our society. I couldn’t recommend for you to watch with your family and Each group was given 15 along. It’s something we can all relate to. these books more, to adults or children. loved ones! assigned them their groups, a memo pad, and a list of minutes to explore the crime scene, take notes, and ask for Nahshon Rants suspects: Mr. Pinder, Mrs. evidence packets before their Nahshon S. Connections Winter, Mr. Leo, and Miss time was up. In between turns, COVID-19 has impacted us all and, when Repchuk. we had to do online classes for the week St. Boniface School Website the students reviewed their of January 4th-8th, we really felt it. This is notes with their groups and gonna be a confession – it was so hard to St. Boniface School Calendar pay attention in class! I feel like a lot of tried to plot what to do next. people can agree with me on that. While the teachers were talking, your mind St. Thomas More Parish Website Everyone was frenzying At last, the very anticipated final would start to wander and you would around, trying to find evidence twist arrived! It turned out that this start to think, “What if I just left?” No It’s hard to pay attention and give your all ECSD Chaplain Reflection – April 2021 one would be able to stop you! You could when you're in your bed, your phone is that only a few groups had was all part of our How the world do whatever you wanted, as long as you within arm’s reach, and your camera is off. It were muted and your camera was off. was so annoying to have a question, raise Bishop David Motiuk Message – April 2021 managed to discover. The next works IB unit of inquiry, which was That was the worst part! You could do your hand to ask it, and then your question morning, everything was made linked to Evidence and Investigation whatever you wanted and the teachers was answered after class ended. I could never Chief Superintendent Message – April 2021 couldn't even do anything about it. They focus and I was going stir crazy! The official and the students found in Grade 6 Science, where students could give you consequences virtually teachers did their best, though, and we got but that wouldn’t be effective because through it. No matter how annoying it was, as ECSD Mental Health Resources out if their inferences were learn to spot evidence, make what was stopping you from doing it long as my friends and family are safe, I’m again? Guess what? NOTHING. all good! right or not. observations, and create inferences. B2 Community C3 Our Catholic Faith Grade 6 Perspectives: Looking Back and Looking Ahead St. Valentine: Patron Saint of Love and Happy Marriages Gavin C. Elizabeth A. Annie C. Valentine was later put in jail again for I think it is important to remember Every February, we celebrate Valentine’s Day, named after a continuing to marry young couples. that Valentine is a saint and not just a Another year and another Grade 6 class will be Wow! This year has flown by so fast! I can’t believe there are only a few more bishop in the Roman Empire who was born almost 1800 years When he was sent to Rome for a trial, kind of card. The novena (traditional heading to junior high. Our journey at St. Boniface is months left of school. For some of us at St. Boniface, there are many more ago. Back then, the emperor decided to make a law that said no he tried to convert the emperor to prayer) to St. Valentine is, “Pray, coming to a close this June. My classmates and I have years left but, for the Grade 6 students, this is our last year at St. Boniface! one was allowed to get married because he did not want his Christianity. This made the emperor then, O holy Martyr, for the Faithful, been talking about which schools we are planning to soldiers to leave the army to go back to their wives and mad and he sentenced Valentine to who are so persevering in celebrating attend next year and how we would keep in touch families.

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