Welcome Back! - Day 42

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.

December Lunches - TBD

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 8th at 4pm.

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

                                                                                                                                                                     

Take a look at what we accomplished today!

Library with Mrs. Hayward:

Inquiry into Math:

Today we began our Show What You Know review from our Math Makes Sense textbook. Students are to work on question 1 - 12 on pages 222 and 223. We will go over the answers to each question in detail during tomorrow's class to help students make connections before our test on Thursday.

Our unit test is coming up on Thursday, November 7th. We will begin our review sessions on Monday, November 4th. 

A message from Caribou Math:

The next Caribou Contest takes place on Wednesday, November 13th, 2019. Participants are to arrive at 7:15 am for a 7:30 am start. Bring a charged device, preferably a laptop, iPad or Tablet. You have one hour to write the test.
This month’s test includes an interactive question. The interactive question will differ by grade: Tangram for Grades 2 to 4, Chomp for Grades 5 to 10, and finally a GeomeTree construction involving triangles for Grades 11/12.  You can practice these now on Caribou’s Games page. Let Caribou know if you have any problems with the games.

Caribou strongly recommends familiarizing yourselves with these games before the contest.  Because certain games pages can be used to solve the questions, these will be blocked from Tuesday morning, November 12th, (start of the contest in the far East) to Thursday evening, November 15th at 8 pm EST.

For Grades 3 to 12, there will be a history question about Emmy Noether. Students in these grades should read the relevant section of Caribou’s History page in your preferred language to prepare.

Inquiry into Language:

Today we worked on lesson 9. It is a short week this week, so our lesson 9 spelling test will be on Thursday. Spelling Activities are due on Wednesday.

Grade 4 Spelling – Consonant Blends	Grade 5 Spelling
Objective: to spell words with consonant digraphs TIP: two consonants together that make a completely new sound – can be anywhere in a word Ex. Sh – sharply, foolish Wh – whiskers, wheat Ch – chicken, reaches Th two sounds – thunder or bother	Objective:  to spell words in which au and ow spell the aw sound TIP: au and aw sound alike – spell the aw sound you hear in hawk and pause

Unit of Inquiry:

Today we began exploring some inventors and innovators in light and sound. Each student drew a name from a box to see which inventor/innovator they will be learning about to share information with the class. 

The class continued to work on their Science Fair Summatives. The Science Fair competion will be on Friday, November 15th.  Please continue to support your little scientist with any necessary materials, apps, etc. as they continue to work through their trials. 

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. 

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 9 test activites due Thursday + test Thursday
- Read 30 mins
- Practice Guy Fawkes Day poem

Math –  Math - S.W.Y. K Review pg. 222 - 223 # 1-12 due tomorrow
- Unit 6 test Thurs. Nov. 7th

Unit of Inquiry – Inventor research 

Extra - 

Important dates/items:

November 5 – Guy Fawkes Day
November 8- November 11 – No School – Remembrance Day
November 13 – Kindness Day
November 15 – SJA’s annual Science Fair
November 20 – Picture Retakes
November 27 – Casual Day – please ensure you have paid the $20 cash for casual day
November 29 – Term 1 Report Cards Go Home

 Have a good evening, Ms. Samuel