Good Afternoon Everyone!

Today is the day! It is our Welcome Back BBQ! 

We started our day off with Music with Mr. Oliver, and then had French with Mme. Rawan. Please see their blogs for further detail.

Next we had Inquiry into Math: today we focused on order of operations. BEDMAS = Brackets then Exponents then Division/Multiplication then Addition/Subtraction. An expression is a mathematical statement with numbers and operations. When we calculate the answer, we solve the expression. 
We watched a short video to explain BEDMAS in more detail: 

http://www.mathantics.com/section/lesson-video/order-of-operations

For example: 9+3 x 6 - 4 = 3 x 6 +9 - 4
                                        = 12 + 9 - 4
                                        = 21 - 4 
                                        = 17 
Another example: 7 x (4+ 8)
                            = 7 x (4 + 8)
                            = 7 x 12
                            = 84

Watching Order of Operations Video, and taking notes

Students worked in the MMS on pages 24/25.

Following recess and lunch, students had Gym with Mr. Orr.

Once students returned from Gym, we had Inquiry into Language: today we went over our Chapter 4 questions. We also read Chapter 5 of Percy Jackson and began to answer the comprehension questions. 

Independent Reading and Answering Questions 

Some of our studious students working on recess

It’s hard to believe that International Day is just around the corner. We will be beginning our research and rough copies next week. The country we are doing this year is ITALY. Please bring in research (Internet or books from the library) for Monday. Please see below the groups and topics.

Music and Dress – Sophia. P, Shane
Artwork and Dance – Sofia, Emaan, Aamna
Cuisine – Vanshi, Yashmeen
Toys, Games and Sport – Charlie, Ali
Products and Imports/Exports – Sethumi, Pooshne, Peeya
Laws and Policies – Daniel, Jaiden
Rules and Customs – Neel, Marcus

To finish the day, during Unit of Inquiry: today we did some experiments to show density in different states of matter. Density is a measure of the closeness of particles in matter.

Experiment fun!

Homework:

- Math Lesson 8 due tomorrow
- Chapter 5 questions due tomorrow
- Practice for Spelling Test tomorrow
- Unit 2 math test will be on Monday, October 1 

Important dates/items:

The Terry Fox Run is around the corner. So far our class has raised $50 to go towards cancer research! Let's keep up the hard work fund-raising for the event next week!

The first Grade 5 extra curricular activity is upon us. They will be going to a golf range on Wednesday, October 3. Permission forms have been sent home and are due back on Monday, September 24th. There is no cost, as it has been included in the tuition. Our Terry Fox event 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 26^th. The class with the highest amount of money collected will win an ice cream party! Thank you in advance for your donations!

**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 17^th, 2018

Wednesday, November 14^th, 2018

Wednesday, January 16^th, 2019

Wednesday, February 13^th, 2019

Wednesday, April 3^rd, 2019

Wednesday, May 1^st, 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!

Monday, September 24 – Golf permission forms due

Monday, September 24-27 - International Day

Tuesday, September 25 – Bake Sale

Wednesday, September 26 – Bake Sale, Casual Day, Terry Fox pledges due & October hot lunch orders due

Thursday, September 27 – Terry Fox run

Friday, September 28 – Orange Shirt Day

Monday, Oct 1- Unit 2 Math Test

Have a wonderful night!

Ms. Cass