The Midweek Update - Wed. Feb. 26

Good Afternoon Families!

Please read all the information below to get the latest scoop on our day!

Here are a few updates:


Aftercare invoices were sent home on the first. Please be sure to contact Ms. Chiapetta for any late balances. 

Reminders & Updates

Spirit week is next week! Everyday next week there was be a new theme. If you would like to participate you are welcome to wear:

Monday: PJ Day

Tuesday: Book or Movie Character

Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday (We will be skiing)

Thursday: Sports day

Friday: St. Patrick's Day 

March Break Camps

Forms have been sent home regarding SJA's Awesome Adventure Camp. This wonderful camp will run from Monday to Friday for the entire March Break (March 9-13 & March 16 -20) and is offered to students from JK to Grade 6. Field trips will take place on Thursday afternoon. Meal plans are also included if you choose to do so. Cash or Quickbooks payments are the accepted forms of payment. Don't delay, register today! 

March Lunches  - The lunch site is now open

It will close Wednesday, February 26th at 3:00pm sharp 

Special of the month: French Toast with Whipped Cream and Syrup

All payments are to be made through quickbooks by March 6th.

Caribou Contest - The next contest is tomorrow. Please arrive at 7:15am with a charged and working laptop for a 7:30am start. 

Quote of the Day - Bringing a little inspiration to your day! 

To celebrate Black History Month, each day there will be a picture and some information posted on our blog about an African-Canadian or African-American figure in history. Happy Black History Month!: 

Celebrating Pink Shirt Day!!

Thank you to everyone who supported Pink Shirt Day, a day we are reminded that it takes only one person to stand up to bullying. Thank you to Mr. Whetstone, Ms. Jaskolka, Mrs. Blair, Mr. Oliver, and Mr. Foster and his Grade 1 class for the skit and showing us how to stand up to bullies.  

A special thanks to this lovely gal for sharing her speech on bullying.

Take a look at what we accomplished today!

The grade 4s will be hosting a chess club!

Who: Grade 4-6

When: Day 3

Where: Ms. Samuel's class

Please see Abdul, Jacob, or Neel for more details! 

We hope you can join us! 

A message from Mrs. Hayward:

SJA Jump Rope for Heart 💗: 

SJA vs. TMA Oral Competition on Thursday, February 27th:

Inquiry into Math:
Today the grade 4s worked with nets and solids:

They also classified next into 3 different categories:

Our Unit 3: Geometry Test will be on Thursday, March 5th. 

We will begin reviewing on Thursday, February 27th. We will go over the answers to this review on Monday, May 2nd (due to our field trip on friday). 

Inquiry to Language: 

Spelling Lesson 22 - Due to our field trip this Friday, the grade 4s will write their spelling test tomorrow.

Grade 4: vowel pairs ai, ay; diphthongs oi oy

Grade 5: syllables

Tip:        -        Vowel pairs ai and ay make the /a/ sound you hear in waist and fray.        -        Diphthongs are different form vowel pairs in that the two vowels blend together to make one sound.       -       The diphthongs oi and oy make the /oi/ sound you hear in voices and employ.

Tip: -        When a single consonant come between two vowels in a word, the word is usually divided after the consonant if the first vowel is short, and before the consonant if the vowel is long. -        Short first vowel: mod-ern        -        Long first vowel: ma-jor        -        There are exceptions to the rule, as in wa-ter.       -       Divide the compound word into two words before dividing it into syllables.

Novel Study - The Ghost in the Churchyard

Sequence Strip Activity Instructions

- Cut and pace the each event from chapters 23 and 24 in the correct order.

- Once this is complete, choose 3 events that you thought were the most interesting, using the page provided draw an illustration of those scenes! 

Unit of Inquiry:

Today the grade 4s focused on the living quarters in the Medieval Times. We discovered that people typically in a peasant's cottage, in a manor - usually owned by a lord or a knight, and a castle - usually owned by the king.

We talked about the similarities and differences between each dwelling and found that it was probably better to live in a castle or a manor rather than in a peasants cottage because cottages were made of animal dung, straw and sticks. This means that these structures were not study. They also did not have any doors, so many animals or people could enter at any point of the day. Cottages were also a sign of poverty, all your necessities could be found in one room! 

On the other hand, some students said that they best place to live would be at the manor solely for the reason that they were wealthy enough to live a good life, but not as wealthy as the king to make any kind of enemies and risk being under attack.

We also read about the parts of a castle and labelled a diagram. The grade 4s have been challenged to create their own blueprint of their ideal castle - these drawings will be due on Monday, March 2nd. They have also been given the opportunity to create their own miniature castle out of recyclable, and daily materials if they choose - this is not a requirement and will not be graded, it's just a fun activity to try over the weekend! 

French - Please check Mme. Stella's blog under specialist links. 

Physical Education - Please check Mr. Orr's blog under specialist links.

Music - Please check Mr. Oliver's blog under specialist links.

Homework

Language – Novel Study - Read chapters 22- 24 + complete Sequence Strips activity 
- Spelling lesson 22 test tomorrow 

Math -  Unit 3: Geometry Test - Thurs. Mar. 5th
- MMS Workbook pg. 44 - 45

Unit of Inquiry - Med. Times field trip - Fri. Feb 28th!
- Coat of Arms - Thurs. Feb. 27th (tomorrow)

Extra -

Important dates/items:

February 27 - Oral Competition: SJA vs, TMA
February 28 - Medieval Times Field Trip
March 2 - 6 - Spirit Week! 

Have a great evening, Ms. Samuel