Good Afternoon Parents!

I hope you had a lovely evening. Today DRA Graphs went home. Monday is a day 3. On Monday Scientist in the School comes to St. Jude's.

A kind reminder that our Science Fair experiment will be completed at home (x3) this weekend, October 13th and 14th. On the weekend students will also complete the observation chart  and conclusion in their UOI duo tang. You may videotape or take pictures for your Science Fair presentation. 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*


Today we had some special guests from Grade 2 visit us. They came to share their summative about how they are helping out the community. They made bracelets to raise money for the Sick Kids Foundation. Bracelets will be sold next week for $1. Great work girls! Thanks to Sofia. A and Aamna for buying a bracelet

Inquiry into Math

Today we learned about integers. Integers are numbers that can be created from subtraction patterns. They can be negative or positive. A number above 0 is positive and a number below 0 is negative. For example, a temperature greater than 0 degrees is positive. We write 24 degrees Celsius and say twenty-four degrees Celsius. A temperature that is less than 0 degrees is negative. We write -18 degrees and say minus eighteen degrees Celsius.
Students who did not finish Lesson 5 pg. 10/11 must complete it for homework

Different ways to explore integers
- thermometer
- chart 

Working on homework 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

Algebra: solving problems where numbers are missing. We can use a guess and check method or inverse operation. In an addition question, you can use subtraction: A + 7 = 12, then 12 – 7 + 5, then A = 5. In a subtraction question, you can subtract: 20 – A = 12, then 20 – 12 = 8, then A = 8. In a multiplication question, you can divide: A x 6 = 36, then 36/6 = 6, then A = 6. In a division question, you can either divide or multiply: A/4 = 5, then 5 x 4 = 20, then A = 20 OR 354/A = 6, then 354/6 = 59, then A = 59.

We also solved questions that looked like this: A – 3 = 10 – 4. The first step is to solve the equation we can, 10 – 4 = 6, so we now know that we need to find a number, that when we take away 3 will = 6. We are thinkers and knowledgeable so we know that 9 – 3 = 6 so A = 9.

Inquiry into Language

Today we had our fifth spelling test. We also read Chapter 13 of Percy Jackson, following reading chapter 13 students began on their comprehension questions. If it was not completed in class it is for homework. Students must correct their spelling mistakes x 5

Unit of Inquiry

Today we continued our first UOI summative – our science fair project. We continued working on the bibliography for our research, the materials, and the procedure. This weekend is the big weekend, where you will test your measurable experiment three times. Please record your observations each time, make a rough copy of your conclusion and take pictures!! Once students finished they had a chance to finish Math homework and Percy Jackson questions.

The experiment will be completed at home (x3) this weekend, October 13th and 14th. On the weekend students will also complete the observation chart and project conclusion 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*

Homework
- PJ chapter 13 questions
- Math lesson 5
- Do science experiment x 3 and observation chart (take pictures/ videos)
- Find some ingredients in flyers, magazines, online etc. (French)
- Spelling corrections x 5

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
Thursday, October 18 - UOI Summative due/ Scholastics due

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