Good Afternoon Parents!

I hope you had a fabulous night. Tomorrow is a day 2 (gym and music). Please make sure to bring your gym clothes and shoes to school.

Please ensure that all students have all of the pieces for their winter uniform and that all 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



Inquiry into Math

To start our day in math we did a mini review of lessons 2 and 3. This gave us time to clarify any confusions or questions and to go over the lessons again. Following our mini review we learned how to solve different equations (see below for examples).  Remember that sometimes you need to do the opposite of the equation e.g if it is subtracting then you need to add and vice versa. Students worked on questions 1 and 3. Once students finished they started on Lesson 4 pg.8/9. If it was not completed in class it is for homework

For example:

__ + 20 = 45 (45-20=25) therefore the missing number is 25

43 - ___ = 33 (43-33=10) therefore the missing number is 10

354 / ___ = 6 (354/6=59) therefore the missing number is 59

16 = 37 - ____  (37-16=21) therefore the missing number is 21

378 = 9 x ____ (378 / 9 =42) therefore the missing number is 42

Number Patterns Review

Numbers in Division using our divisibility rule

Solving equations

Working on textbook questions

Points to remember:

Input/Output charts: 

Input	+ 5 -2	Output
10		13
11		14
12		15
13		16
14		17

You are taking each input number, adding 5, then subtracting 2 each time to get your output number (10 + 5 -2 = 13, 11 + 5- 2 = 14).

A pattern rule is a rule we follow to get a set number of terms. For example, the pattern rule is ‘Start at 7. Multiply by 2, then add 1 each time.’ So, 7 x 2 + 1 = 15, 15 x 2 + 1 = 31, 31 x 2 + 1 = 63. We are also looking at a recursive pattern. 

A recursive pattern is when each term can be found by applying the pattern rule to the previous term. For example, start at 5, then multiply by 2 and add 1 (11, 23, 47, 95, etc). We are using the pattern rule on the 11, 23, 47, 95, etc.

Divisibility rules:

2 if the number is even

3 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 3

4 if the number represented by the tens and ones digit is divisible by 4

5 if the ones digits is 0 or 5

6 if the number is divisible by 2 and by 3

8 if the number represented by the hundreds, tens and ones digits is divisible by 8

9 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 9

10 if the ones digit is 0

Inquiry into Language

Today students independently read chapter 11 of Percy Jackson. Once students finished reading the chapter they were able to start on their comprehension questions. If students did not complete this in class, it is for homework.

Unit of Inquiry

Today we continued our first UOI Summative/ our science fair project. We worked on figuring our exactly what materials we will need for our projects and the procedure - step by step how the experiment will be performed.

A reminder that this is an in-class project only. Please do not do any work at home unless it has been stated. We will be working on rough copies the week of October 9th. The experiment will be completed at home during the weekend of October 13th and 14th. On the weekend students will also complete the observation chart in their UOI duo tang. Good copies will be completed on October 15th and 16th, with board set up taking place on October 17th. The due date for this summative will be Thursday, October 18^th with in-class presentations happening then and on Friday, October 19^th. Please note that students will be required to show their display again during our SJA Science Fair, which takes place on Friday, November 16^th. A great website to check out is sciencebuddies.org. **Your experiment must be measurable and conduct at least three different times*

Reading Buddies with Ms. Fisher's class

Homework
- PJ chapter 11 questions
- Math lesson 4
- Spelling test tomorrow

Winter uniforms have begun. A kind reminder to ensure students are wearing all pieces each and every day. Please see Ms. Alpa for any uniform requests or inquirers. She can be reached via email - alpa@multiformcanada.com or via website - multiformcanada.com **The uniform store will be closed from Tuesday, October 2^nd to Wednesday, October 17^th.

Soccer Practice Times

Elementary Girls and Boys – Tuesday and Thursday 4-5PM

U12 Coed and U12 Development Program – Monday and Wednesday 4-5PM

**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!**

Don't forget about Polar Expressions Publishing! The poetry deadline is November 16^th, 2018 and the short story deadline is November 23^rd, 2018.

Scholastic Book orders have been sent home. All orders are due no later than Thursday, October 18, 2018. Payments can be made using Cheque or Parent Pay. Cash will not be accepted as a form of payment. For Parent Pay please log on to parentpay.scholastic.ca/pay and enter the following credentials

Province - Ontario

City - Mississauga

School - St Jude’s Academy

Teacher - Dawn Goulart

Important dates/items:

Monday, October 15 – Scientists in the School workshop

Friday, October 19 – Math test

Thursday, October 25 – Picture Day

Tuesday, October 30 – Bake sale & casual day

Wednesday, October 31 – Bake sale & Halloween/Harvest Spirit Day

I hope you have a wonderful night!

Love,

Ms. Cass