Good Afternoon Families!
Aftercare invoices were sent out at the beginning of the month. Please ensure that all invoices are paid by Jan. 15th.
The next Caribou Contest will be taking place Wednesday, January 15th. Please arrive at 7:15 am for a 7:30 am start. Also, please bring your own device and make sure that it is fully charged. The interactive question will be FRUIT SALAD, which you can practice now on Caribou’s games page Students, please test out the game and let Caribou know if you encounter any problems. There will not be a history question in the January Contest.
Dear SJA Families,
Our Junior Kindergarten (JK) registration season is fast approaching and we wanted to reach out to all of our familes and friends to ensure that you are offered priority enrollment in our JK program for the 2020-2021 academic year. Please let us know if you are interested in enrolling your child in our JK Program by Friday, January 10th, 2020 by 4:00 pm. After this date and time, the spots for the JK Program will be open to new families on the waitlist.
If you are interested in enrolling your child in either program, please contact us and we will send you a registration package.
Dear SJA Families,
Quote of the Day - Bringing a little inspiration to your day!
Reading Buddies with Ms. Bannon's Class:
It's been a long time since the grade 4s have seen their reading buddies, it was so nice for the SKs to spend some quality reading time with their buddies.
Inquiry into Math:
Today the grade 4s reviewed the data management concepts that they reviewed before they left for Holiday Break. They took some time to practice finding the mean, median, mode, and range.
Mean: This is computed by adding all of the numbers in the set of data together and dividing by the number elements contained in the data set.
ex. data set = 2, 5, 9, 3, 5, 4, 7
Number of elements in data set = 7
mean = (2 + 5 + 9 + 5 + 4 + 3)/ 7 = 5
Median: To find the median, reorder the data set from the smallest to the largest, then if the number of elements are odd the the median is the element in the middle of the data set. If the number of elements are even, then the median is the average of the two middle terms.
ex. data set = 2, 5, 9, 3, 5, 4, 7
reorder - 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7, 9
^
median = 5
Mode: The mode is the element that occurs the most often. The data set can have more than one mode. This happens when two or more elements occur with equal frequency in the data set. A data set with two modes is called bimodal. A data set with three modes is called trimodal.
ex. data set = 2, 5, 9, 3, 5, 4, 7, 9
Mode = 5 & 9 (bimodal)
Range: The range is the difference between the largest value and the smallest value contained in the data set. First, reorder the data set from smallest to largest, then subtract the first element from the last element.
ex. data set = 2, 5, 9, 3, 5, 4, 7
reorder - 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7, 9
range = 9 - 7
= 2
The final show what you know test will be in the form of an assignment. Students will conduct a survey. They will then use the data that they have collected and they must create charts and graphs. They will also have follow up questions at the end of their assignment. This will take place on Thursday, January 16th and Friday, January 17th.
Mean: This is computed by adding all of the numbers in the set of data together and dividing by the number elements contained in the data set.
ex. data set = 2, 5, 9, 3, 5, 4, 7
Number of elements in data set = 7
mean = (2 + 5 + 9 + 5 + 4 + 3)/ 7 = 5
Median: To find the median, reorder the data set from the smallest to the largest, then if the number of elements are odd the the median is the element in the middle of the data set. If the number of elements are even, then the median is the average of the two middle terms.
ex. data set = 2, 5, 9, 3, 5, 4, 7
reorder - 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7, 9
^
median = 5
Mode: The mode is the element that occurs the most often. The data set can have more than one mode. This happens when two or more elements occur with equal frequency in the data set. A data set with two modes is called bimodal. A data set with three modes is called trimodal.
ex. data set = 2, 5, 9, 3, 5, 4, 7, 9
Mode = 5 & 9 (bimodal)
Range: The range is the difference between the largest value and the smallest value contained in the data set. First, reorder the data set from smallest to largest, then subtract the first element from the last element.
ex. data set = 2, 5, 9, 3, 5, 4, 7
reorder - 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7, 9
range = 9 - 7
= 2
The final show what you know test will be in the form of an assignment. Students will conduct a survey. They will then use the data that they have collected and they must create charts and graphs. They will also have follow up questions at the end of their assignment. This will take place on Thursday, January 16th and Friday, January 17th.
Inquiry into Language:
Due to a short week, we will resume our spelling lessons on Monday, January 13th and continue to follow a regular schedule.
Today we reviewed our journal recount writing skills. In pairs, the class worked on identifying their journal elements in their journals that they wrote over the Holiday break. With their partner, they also did some editing to ensure that they were using the proper recount format, as well as using proper, spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and capitals.
Today we reviewed our journal recount writing skills. In pairs, the class worked on identifying their journal elements in their journals that they wrote over the Holiday break. With their partner, they also did some editing to ensure that they were using the proper recount format, as well as using proper, spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and capitals.
The grade 4s will have the opportunity to continue practicing their journal recount writing in order to prepare for their OWA post test on Tuesday, January 14th.
Over the Holiday Break, your child was given the task of brainstorming and doing some light research on at least 3 topics that they were interested in. Starting tomorrow, we will begin learning how to write an informative speech. Please ensure that your child comes to school with their speech package with the appropriate pages complete.
Unit of Inquiry:
Today the grade 4s focused on identifying Jewish symbols and celebrations. They used their devices to look up either a symbol or celebration that they selected from a jar. Once they had their selection their job was to find some information about their symbol or celebration and prepare a short presentation to share with the class. Tomorrow there will be time for each student to present their findings to the class. Once the presentations are complete, I will compile their notes so that each student has a copy of the information.
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.
Today the grade 4s focused on identifying Jewish symbols and celebrations. They used their devices to look up either a symbol or celebration that they selected from a jar. Once they had their selection their job was to find some information about their symbol or celebration and prepare a short presentation to share with the class. Tomorrow there will be time for each student to present their findings to the class. Once the presentations are complete, I will compile their notes so that each student has a copy of the information.
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!
Language – Read 30 mins
- Brainstorm ideas for Oral Competition
- device for research
- OWA Post test Tues. Jan. 14th
- Brainstorm ideas for Oral Competition
- device for research
- OWA Post test Tues. Jan. 14th
Math – Unit 5 Data Management Assignment Thurs. Jan 16th & Fri. Jan. 17th
Unit of Inquiry – complete celebration/symbol research
Extra - Scholastic Orders due Jan. 17th
Important dates/items:
January 24 - Town Hall 7 - 9 pm
January 28 & 29 - Bake Sale
January 30 - Cacual Day
February 6 - Oral Competition: Jk - 3
February 7 - Oral Competition: Grade 4 - 8
February 8 - Open House 10 am - 2 pm
February 10 - Year Ahead Day
February 13 - 100th Day of School + Spirit Day: Valentine's Day dress up
February 14 - PD Day (No school)
February 17 - Family Day (No School)
February 21 - Picture Day - Siblings & Graduation (Grade 6, 10, & 12)
February 25 - Pancake Tuesday + Casual Day
February 26 - Pink Shirt Day
February 27 - Oral Competition: SJA vs, TMA
January 28 & 29 - Bake Sale
January 30 - Cacual Day
February 6 - Oral Competition: Jk - 3
February 7 - Oral Competition: Grade 4 - 8
February 8 - Open House 10 am - 2 pm
February 10 - Year Ahead Day
February 13 - 100th Day of School + Spirit Day: Valentine's Day dress up
February 14 - PD Day (No school)
February 17 - Family Day (No School)
February 21 - Picture Day - Siblings & Graduation (Grade 6, 10, & 12)
February 25 - Pancake Tuesday + Casual Day
February 26 - Pink Shirt Day
February 27 - Oral Competition: SJA vs, TMA
Have a good evening, Ms. Samuel
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