I hope you had a great night! Tomorrow is a day 3 (Library). Please remember to bring in your library books. Tomorrow we will be having another rehearsal for our Arts' Night performance. So please ensure you are practicing the lyrics and dance moves at home. Also, we have begun our Coding Unit. Students must bring devices to school each and everyday as we will be using them for coding.
Dear St. Jude's families
We are two grade six students doing an assignment in which we have to take action to make the world a happier and better place to live in. We ask you to please sign the online petition to support us in banning violent video games for children under the age of 18-years-old. Thank you for your time.
From: Ethan & Amron
The Grade 6 Exhibition is fast approaching. Ms. Jaskoka and Mrs. Haag’s Grade 6 classes have been working very hard on their Exhibition projects for the past few weeks. On Friday, May 3rd, each Exhibition group will have a chance to present their project and show off all of their hard work. Some of the topics covered this year are homelessness, deforestation, stress, elder abuse and climate change. We will have the opportunity to view the projects on May 3rd from 12:00-2:00 PM. There will also be an evening viewing for all to attend. The showing will run from 6:00-8:00 PM. This is a great opportunity to see what most of the Grade 5s will be doing next year, when it is their turn to complete The Grade 6 Exhibition. Please see flyer below for more information.
JK-2 Arts' Night: Please join us for the JK-2 Arts' Night performance on Tuesday, May 7th
Don't forget to return your library books!
Thank you to one of the Grade 6 Exhibition groups who informed us about the importance of vaccinations and held a fun house game!
Inquiry into Language
Today in language students worked on completing their last DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment) for the year!
Inquiry into Mathematics
Today in math we learned about similar figures.
Any 2 figures are similar if:
1. their corresponding angles are equal and
2. the side lengths of one figure multiplied by the same number are equal to the corresponding side lengths of the other figure.
We say: ABCD is similar to MNPQ
We write: ABCD ~ MNPQ
**Remember that similar figures have the same shape. They may or may not be the same size. **
Points to remember:
Transformations
Don’t forget to include brackets around your coordinates (3, 5), the comma between the x and y coordinates (3, 4), and the apostrophe for the prime coordinates A’. Be sure to correctly plot your coordinates and lastly, ensure the image is the correct number of spaces away from the axis as the figure is when doing certain transformations.
Axis – the horizontal axis is represented by X and is the first number in the coordinates (3, 5) and the vertical axis is represented by the Y and is the second number in the coordinates (3, 5).
Translations – slide. After a translation, a figure and its image are congruent (same shape and same size) and they face the same way. We say 'A prime' and write A’ when referring to the points on the new image.
Reflections- flip. After reflections, a figure and its image are congruent and can face opposite ways. Remember any point and its reflection image are the same distance form the mirror line. Remember to label each new image and use prime (') on the new points.
Rotations - turns. After a rotation, a figure and its image are congruent and may face different ways. If a figure turns 360 degrees (a full turn), we will not use the prime (‘) symbol as with the full turn it is back to the original figure.
For any transformation, we have our original coordinates (x, y). For a 90 degree counter clockwise rotation, the formula/rule to follow is (-y, x). For example, if our original coordinates are (3, 5) then our new prime coordinate for our 90 degree counter clockwise turn is (-5, 3). For an 180 degree counter clockwise rotation, the formula/rule to follow is (-x, -y). For example, if our original coordinates are (3, 5) then our new prime coordinate for our 180 degree counter clockwise turn is (-3, -5). For a 270 degree counter clockwise rotation, the formula/rule to follow is (y, -x). For example, if our original coordinates are (3, 5) then our new prime coordinate for our 270 degree counter clockwise turn is (5, -3).
For any transformation, we have our original coordinates (x, y). For a 90 counter clockwise rotation, the formula/rule to follow is (y, -x). For example, if our original coordinates are (3, 5) then our new prime coordinate for our 90 degree clockwise turn is (5, -3). For an 180 degree clockwise rotation, the formula/rule to follow is (-x, -y) – the same as an 180 degree counter clockwise turn. For example, if our original coordinates are (3, 5) then our new prime coordinate for our 180 degree clockwise turn is (-3, -5). For a 270 degree clockwise rotation, the formula/rule to follow is (-y, x). For example, if our original coordinates are (3, 5) then our new prime coordinate for our 270 degree clockwise turn is (-5, 3).
90 degrees is a ¼ turn, 180 degrees is a ½ turn and 270 degrees is a ¾ turn. Clockwise follows a clock (12, 1, 2, 3, etc.) and counter clockwise goes backwards (12, 11, 10, 9, etc.).
Congruent figures are the same shape and size. They have the same angles and the same side lengths
Unit of Inquiry
Today we began our last UOI: coding. Today we ensured students had an email (preferably gmail) account in order to sign up for a Scratch account. Scratch is the website we will be using to practice coding. After creating a Scratch account students had some time to become familiar with Scratch. Students who were already familiar with Scratch had a chance to help fellow peers or practice using new codes. Reminder: students are to bring their devices to school each and everyday!
Coding fun!
Homework/ Reminders:
- Spelling lesson #29 due tomorrow
- Math lesson #4 due tomorrow
- Practice using Scratch
Important Dates/Items:
Friday, May 3 - Grade 6 Exhibition
Tuesday, May 7 - JK-Grade 2 Arts' Night
Thursday, May 9 - Shakespeare Play
Tuesday, May 14 - Grade 3-8 Arts' Night
Friday, May 17 - Monday, May 20 - No School - Victoria Day WeekendHave a wonderful night!
Love,
Ms. Cass
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