The Midweek Update- Day 34

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  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 looked at time in relation to distance. We used a marble as an example. We talked about how we measure a marble when it is still - height and weight. Then we rolled the marble across the floor, the marble is still the marble, but now it is moving. How do we measure this? - DISTANCE and SPEED.

We conducted an experiement to see how long it would take a marble to move 2 meters. The chart below displays what we found:

We also looked an a few examples in our textbook to compare distances and travel time. These examples showed us how to compare speeds and distances. We can see how fast or slow something is.

Inquiry into Language:

Today we outlined the format of a report. The class picked an invention in LIGHT or SOUND to create a topic to focus their individual reports on. 

We will be practicing our report writing over the next couple of days in order to prepare for our OWA post test. 

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 completed our Beaver Den presentations. The winner of  the $1, 000, 000 in funding from the Beaver Den will be announced on Friday. Stay tuned to find out who the lucky winners are! 

Today we began our second unit of inquiry, How the world works - Light & Sound! We looked at how light and sound are related to our every day lives:

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  Test Fri
- Read 30 mins
- Work on Report Organizer

Math – Workbook - pg. 78 & 79

Unit of Inquiry – Bring in light and sound atrifacts

Extra - Please bring your Casual Day Form + $$ - Oct. 25

Important dates/items:

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

 
See you tomorrow, Ms. Samuel