I hope you stayed dry on this rainy and gloomy day.
Some reminders for the rest of the week. Tomorrow is casual day as well as bake sale, so bring in your change to get some delicious treats. Thursday is the Terry Fox run. ALL students are asked to come in their gym clothes for the day. On Friday, is orange shirt day. Please wear an orange shirt to recognize the children that were forced to attend residential schools (Every Child Matters).
To start our day students had Library with Mrs. Hayward, and French with Mme. Rawan
Stories with Mrs. Hayward
Unit of InquiryToday we played the game "Scoot". Scoot is a review game for our Matter Unit. To play the game students got a Scoot board and had to answer the questions on the card and put it in the correct box. On the teachers signal students had to "scoot" to the next card to figure out the answer. We had a blast!
Inquiry into MathToday we took up last nights Math homework, then we learned how to multiply whole numbers. Students worked in the textbook on page 66 questions 1cd, 2de and 3. MMS pg. 28/29 for homework. Unit 2 Math test, October 1st
Multiplication Overview
- Step one of multiplication is to multiply the ones in the bottom number times the ones in the top number. Regroup to the tens if needed.
- Step two: multiply the bottom ones times the top tens. Add in any carry overs.
- Step three: start a new answer line with a 0 in the ones because you will be using the tens place
- Step four: multiply the tens in the bottom number times the ones in the top. Regroup if needed.
- Step five: multiply the bottom tens times the top tens, add in any carry overs.
- Step six: add together your answer lines.
Working on Textbook Questions
Multiplying Resource
Points to remember:
Standard form - simply put it is the number – 3, 258, 111.
Number written form is writing the number using both numbers and words (3 million, 2 hundred 58 thousand, 111).
Expanded form is when we take the number and break it down (3, 258, 111 = 3,000,000 + 200,000 + 50,000 + 8,000 + 100 + 10 + 1) – we take each digit and then add zeros!
When using < and > signs, the alligator mouth eats the bigger number.
Multiples of 2 are: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20.
Common multiples are numbers that are the same in two or more different multiples. For example, the common multiples from the list above are 6, 12, 18. Those 3 numbers appear in both lists of multiples (2 and 3).
In a multiplication question, the numbers that form the product (answer) are known as factors. In the example, 2 x 3 = 6, 2 and 3 are the factors.
A prime number has exactly two factors, 1 and itself. For example, 3 and 7 are prime numbers (1 x 3 = 3 and 1 x 7 = 7). There are no other numbers that you can multiply to get 3 or 7.
A composite number has more than two factors. For example, 4 and 8 (1x4 and 2x2 = 4 and 1x8 and 2x4 = 8).
Compatible numbers are numbers that are easy to compute. For example, 60 + 35 + 40. If you switch around the 35 and 40 to make the question read 60 + 40 + 35, it makes it easy to mentally add - 60 + 40 = 100 + 35 = 135. We can also use compatible numbers when multiplying. For example, 4 x 19 x 25. If you switch around the 19 and 25 it makes it easier to multiply – 4 x 25 x 19 = 100 x 19 = 1900 (remember to use another strategy to multiply 19 x 100 – 19 x 1 = 19 then add the 2 zeros to get1900).
Inquiry into Language
For the next few weeks, Percy Jackson will be put on hold as we begin our International Day France project. This project will take us up to October 4. We broke off into our groups (please see groups below) and began going through our research and writing our rough copies. Parents and families are welcome to join us on Thursday, October 4th from 2:30-3:15. Any Italian food donations would be greatly appreciated!! **This is an in-class project, where work is to be done in class only.**
Working Hard on Rough Drafts
Groups for International Day
Music and Dress – Sophia. P, Shane
At the end of the day, Aamna shared a video of the experiment she did on the weekend regarding Matter. Great Job, Aamna! Also Pooshne shared her Bharatnatym dance from her dance competition over the weekend. Pooshne came in first place. Pooshne also participated in UC Maths in Guyana and won first place. Excellent job, Pooshne!
Students watching Aamna's experiment
Students watching Pooshne's dance competition
Pooshne won first place for UC Maths in Guyana!
Homework:- Spelling Lesson 3 due tomorrow- Math Lesson 10 due tomorrow- Study spelling words for French- Bring in device all week for international day- Unit 2 Math test, October 1
Important dates/items:
Monday, September 24-27 - International Day
Wednesday, September 26 – Bake Sale, Casual Day, Terry Fox pledges due & October hot lunch orders dueThursday, September 27 – Terry Fox runFriday, September 28 – Orange Shirt DayMonday, Oct 1- Unit 2 Math Test
Our Terry Fox Run is just around the corner. This is an annual event here at SJA. As we have done every year, we are asking donations. Pledge sheets have been sent home, and will be due by Wednesday, September 26th. The class with the highest amount of money collected will win an ice cream party! Thank you in advance for your donations!
The first Grade 5 extra curricular activity is upon us. The Grade 5s will be attending the golf range on Tuesday, October 2.
Winter uniforms begin Tuesday, October 9. Please ensure that all students have all of the pieces are worn on a daily basis (grey skirt/pants, navy blue socks, black dress shoes, long sleeve button up white dress shirt, navy blue sweater/sweater vest, tie [academic Monday-Thursday and house colour tie on Friday], and a blazer). Students will be required to wear all the pieces during morning announcements, field trips, and during transitions if going from one classroom to another. Please see Ms. Alpa for any uniform requests or inquirers.
**Please note that students doing any after school activity, soccer, karate, yoga, etc. will be charged until 4:00 PM in aftercare, when they will be dismissed to their program with their coach!**
October hot lunch can now be ordered. The site will close on September 26th at 3:00 PM, so please get your orders in before then, as the site cannot be re-opened. October hot lunch payments are due by October 10th. Please ensure you are ordering under the correct grade and teacher.
Caribou Math Contest is an online mathematics contest that is held 6 times per year. Last year we did a trial run with a few students from Grade 6 and above. This year we are going to offer it to students in Grades 3 and up. This is something that will be done on a student’s own time. This will not be a focus of our math program. That being said, Dr. Kaur and Mr. Lee-Guide have offered to run a math club on Wednesday morning beginning at 8:00 AM for those who are interested. There is a $15 annual fee that must be paid and the test times begin at 7:15 AM. Committed students will write the tests on:
Wednesday, October 17th, 2018
Wednesday, November 14th, 2018
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019
Wednesday, May 1st, 2019
Permission forms were sent home. Please follow the instructions at the bottom of the page to register your child and pay the fee and return the permission form to me.
Don't forget about Polar Expressions Publishing!
Have a great night!
Ms. Cass
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