Good Afternoon Families!
Please read all the information below to get the latest scoop on our day!
Reminders
- Polar Expressions is back again this year and they are looking for students to have the chance to publish poems and short stories in an upcoming book. Information sheets have been sent. Students who are interested in this competition can do so on their own time, as class time will not be given. The deadline for poems is November 29th and the deadline for short stories is December 6th.- Casual Day - Just a reminder that casual day forms are due by Friday, October 25. Please submit the form indicating if your child(ren) will or will not be participating. Please note that Casual Day was not included in registration this year, so if you would like your child(ren) to participate, please submit the form and $20 cash payment.
- Winter uniforms started Tuesday, October 15th. All students in Grade 4-6 will need to have all pieces of the winter uniform with them everyday. The winter uniform consists of SJA gray pants/skirt, navy blue socks and black dress shoes (which they already have), a white button up long sleeve crested SJA shirt, a navy blue SJA crested sweater/sweater vest, an academic and house colour tie (to be worn every Friday) and an SJA crested blazer. Please be sure to label all pieces! Blazers must be worn during transitions and around the school, but can be taken off while in class and during lunch. If you do not have any of these pieces please contact Alpa as soon as possible at alpa@multiformcanada.com.
Please note that the uniform store will be closed from October 15th to October 24th. If you need to purchase any uniforms please make sure all orders are placed by October 10th 2019 by email: alpa@multiformcanada.com or online www.multiformcanada.com.
November Lunches - The lunch site is now open. It will close Wednesday, October 30th at 3:00pm
Special of the month: Chicken Stir Fry which is available every Friday. All payments are to be made through quickbooks by November 6th.
Lost & Found - Please have aa look through the lost and found items, now located in the gym, as the school will be donating all left over items to the Salvation Army on November 4th at 4pm.
Quote of the Day - Bringing a little inspiration to your day!
Take a look at what we accomplished today!
Inquiry into Math:
Today we focused on counting and estimating money.
Today we worked on developing our rough draft on our light and sound inventions. Most students have a good understanding of the format. Now it is time to focus on our sentence structure and putting our information into our own words.
1. Copy your spelling words into your agendas in cursive
2. Define your bonus words
3. Complete spelling lesson activities
4. Hand in completed spelling activities on Wednesdays
5. Study for spelling tests nightly
How do I know if I know my spelling words? Well, can you use them in a sentence? Can you define the word to someone else? Do you know other words that have the same meanings (synonyms)? Do you know words that mean the opposite?
Unit of Inquiry:
Before we moved on to our lesson of the day, we talked about what happens to our eyes when we are in the dark. We observed our eyes with a partner when they are exposed to light. The we closed our eyes for 30 seconds, after that we quickly looked at each others eyes and noticed that our pupils were much bigger than before. This is because when there is a good amount of light our pupils are small because they do not need to work as hard, but in the dark they become larger because there is not a sufficient emount of light, so the become larger to help us see better in those conditions. Pretty neat stuff!
Tody we watched a couple of educational videos to help us learn about the eyes and the ears. There are so many intricate details that help us to see and to hear!
We had a lot of curious questions over the last couple of days:
What is bioluminesence? - we have discussed this a lot in class! Its a really cool topic!
What do you call the colourful dots that you see when your eyes are closed?
Are your dreams related to your eyes and light?
Help your child to explore some of these questions!
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 speacialist links.
Physical Education- Please check Mr. Orr's blog under specialist links.
Music - Please check Mr. Oliver's blog under speacialist links.
Ask your child how the rest of their day went, because I'm sure they can't wait to share it all with you!
Math – Workbook - pg. 80 & 81
Unit of Inquiry – Bring in light and sound atrifacts
Extra - Please bring your Casual Day Form + $$ - Oct. 25 (tomorrow)
Important dates/items:
October 29 - Picture Day
October 30 - Casual Day
October 31 - Halloween/ Harvest Spirit Day
October 30 - Casual Day
October 31 - Halloween/ Harvest Spirit Day
See you tomorrow, Ms. Samuel
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