Hello Tuesday - Day 33

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 29^th and the deadline for short stories is December 6^th.

- 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 today, 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.

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

Take a look at what we accomplished today!

Inquiry into Math:

Today we began our Measurment Unit. Today we focused on measureing time. We discussed the following:

Then we explored SI Notation:

A message about Caribou Math from Mrs. Haag:

Dear Parents and Students,

The first Caribou contest will be written tomorrow, Wednesday, October 16th at 7:30 am in Room 39. Students must arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the test. They will need their own laptops. They are allowed 60 minutes to complete the test. No calculators are allowed. 

See you bright and early tomorrow.

Inquiry into Language:

Today we continued building our knowledge about report writing. We looked at the following reports and started working on the following activity:

(Please use the website links above to complete this evenings language homework)

As we get started to begin our next unit of inquiry, How the world works - light and sound, I decided to have the class find some research about an invention, of their choice, in light or sound. With this research the students will practice writing a report on their chosen invention. 

Tomorrow we will be breaking down our reports into paragraphs and mapping out our expectations for writing a good report. 

Spelling procedures are as follows:

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:

Tody we began our Beaver Den presentations. We have two more provinces left to deliever their pitch on why they deserve $1, 000, 000 in funding from the Beaver Den! Stay tuned to find out who the lucky winners are! 

French - Please check Mme. Stella's blog under specialist links.
Physical Education- Please check Mr. Orr's blog under specialist 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!

Homework

Language – Spelling lesson 7 - due Wed. + Test Fri
- Read 30 mins
- complete report writing activity

Math – Workbook - pg. 76 & 77
- Unit 2 retest returned tomorrow

Unit of Inquiry – Summative due Thursday Oct. 17th/ Presentations Friday Oct. 18th

Extra - Please bring your Casual Day Form + $$ - Oct. 25
- International Day is tomorrow! - wear tradition french clothing or dress up in red, white, and blue! 

Important dates/items:

October 29 - Picture Day
October 30 - Casual Day
October 31 - Halloween/ Harvest Spirit Day

 
See you tomorrow, Ms. Samuel