I hope you had a terrific day! Tomorrow is a day 4 (Music, French and Gym). Please remember to bring your gym clothes and shoes to school. A kind reminder students must bring devices to school each and everyday as we will be using them for coding.
Aftercare notices have been sent out. To avoid interest charges, please pay your aftercare payment before Wednesday, May 15th.
Aftercare notices have been sent out. To avoid interest charges, please pay your aftercare payment before Wednesday, May 15th.
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.
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
JK-2 Arts' Night: Please join us for the JK-2 Arts' Night performance on Tuesday, May 7th.
A Modern Take in A Midsummer Night's Dream: Parents and students in Grade 5-12 you are welcome to join us on May 9th for popcorn and a show.
Don't forget to return your library books!
Inquiry into Language
Today in language we did a group activity on report writing. Students had to go to from station to station. At each station students read an example of a report/newspaper piece. After they read each example we all came back to have a group discussion about what all the reports/ newspapers had in common. What they all had in common is that they were all report pieces and they all included: Who, What, Where, When, Why and How (5 W's and H). We also created a brainstorm about report writing.
Newspaper article brainstorm
Group Activity
We also had some time to work on our DRA's
Inquiry into Mathematics
Today we went to the dome to practice for Arts' Night.
The Grade 5 Team has decided to push back this math unit. With all that is happening at the school, we are going to slow down this unit. We will be spending the rest of the week and part of next week completing the lessons. Beginning late next week and continuing the following week, we will be completing our reviews. On Wednesday, May 15th we will take up the review and answer any questions. Students will write their math test on Thursday, May 16th.
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
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. *
Unit of Inquiry
Today in UOI to begin our lesson we watched a TEDTalk about coding. Then students practiced using Scratch to become familiar with it before we begin our first mini project for the week. Each week students will work on a mini project(s) on Scratch and hand it in by the end of the week to be marked. The mini projects will help students prepare for their summative task.
** Please ensure students are bringing a charged and working laptop everyday to school **
TEDTalk Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok6LbV6bqaE
TED Talk
Scratch
Homework/ Reminders:
- Spelling test Friday
- 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
Wednesday, May 15- Aftercare payments are due
Friday, May 17 - Monday, May 20 - No School - Victoria Day WeekendHave a splendid night!
Love,
Ms. Cass
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