All About Me

My name is Nicole Samuel and I am one of the Grade 4 teachers for this upcoming school year. I have been a teacher at SJA since January 2018 and this will be my third-year teaching Grade 4.

I am a graduate of Central Michigan University Elementary Education Program and an Alum of the CMU Women’s Soccer Team.

When I am not teaching, I enjoy being physically active (soccer is my favourite sport, go Manchester United!), watching movies, working on "do it yourself" crafts, and spending time with my family. I can hardly wait to get to know all of you!

Thursday, 28 November 2019

Happy Thursday - Day 57

Good Afternoon Families!

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


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-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.

-We have an upcoming extra curricular activity! Read the following information: 
The Grade 4 classes will be attending a workshop put on by The Scientist in the School program. As part of the Grade 4 Unit of Inquiry, How the world works – Light & Sound, students have been learning:

Central Idea: Innovations in light and sound technology have improved the lives of humans.

Lines of Inquiry:
The sources and properties of light and sound (Form)
The various ways in which light and sound are produced, transmitted and used (Function)
The impact of light and sound on people. (Causation)

The workshop they will be participating in is called Sound is Music to My Ears. This workshop will take place at St. Jude’s Academy on Monday, December 2nd from 9 – 12.

We look forward to this exciting educational opportunity!

Cost: $10.00
Location: St. Jude’s Academy
Duration: 3 hours
Date: Monday, December 2nd

Please have form and payment returned to the school by Friday, November 29th.

Book Fair messages from Mrs. Hayward:







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

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Take a look at what we accomplished today!

Inquiry into Math:
Today we worked on estimating the area of irregular shapes. We used 2 strategies to discover this:


In order to put what they learned in action, some students chose to use a large sheets of graph paper or manipulatives to get a better understanding of how to find the area of irregularly shaped figures. 











Inquiry into Language:
Today we continued to collecting evidence for our Student-Led Conferences. Students found items that represent their best work, hardest work, areas of improvement, and most fun memory.

Spelling Lesson 12 is a review week, so there will not be a spelling test on Friday. All spelling activities are due on Friday.

Grammar Lesson 2 was sent home yesterday. This is still due on Friday. We will be havving a grammar test on lessons 1 and 2 on Friday.


Unit of Inquiry:

Today we focused on Christianity. We talked about the story of creation. Isabella brought in her bible to share with the class:




The kids are being very open-minded and are sharing a lot about themselves and about the religion that they practice. Please encourage your child to bring in any items that they would like to put on display for our unit.

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. 

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 12 activities due Fri.
- Grammar Lesson 2 due Fri.
- Grammar test lesson 1 & 2 Fri.
- Read 30 mins

Math – Math workbook pg. 144 - 145
- Unit 9 test Mon. Dec. 9


Unit of Inquiry – Bring in items for UOI
- complete title page

Extra - Christmas concert form + $ - due Fri. Nov. 22nd  - overdue please bring in on Monday
- Scientist in the School form + $ - due Fri. Nov. 29th

Important dates/items:
November 25 - 29 - Book Fair - Bring in your money! 
November 29 – Term 1 Report Cards Go Home
Monday December 2 - Scientist in the School / Term 2 begins
Thursday, December 5 - Student-Led Conferences 
Tuesday December 10 - Christmad Concert (JK -G.2)
Tuesday Decmember 17 - Christmas Concert (G.3 - G.8)
Wednesday, December 18 - Casual Day
Thursday, December 19 - Spirit Day: Red, Green, & White Dress Up
Friday December 20 - January 7 - Winter Break (No School)

 Have a good evening, M s. Samuel    Image result for see you on monday cartoon gif

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