I hope you had a great day! Tomorrow is a day 5. The day is finally here! Ms. Jaskoka and Mrs. Haag’s Grade 6 classes have been working very hard on their Exhibition projects for the past few weeks. Tomorrow, 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.
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.
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.
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 are welcome to join us on May 9th for popcorn and a show.
Don't forget to return your library books!
Gym and music were canceled so we practiced for our Arts' Night performance.
Inquiry into Language
Today in language we learned more about newspaper articles and how to properly write one. Students worked in groups of two and read a newspaper article about The Avengers, then completed a checklist to see if the article included all of the important information on the checklist. Once students completed the checklist they worked on a fill in the blank activity for the 5 W's and H. We also had some time to continue working on our DRA's.
Inquiry into Mathematics
Today in math we explored line symmetry. Line symmetry divides a figure into congruent parts. If you can reflect (or flip) a figure over a line and the figure appears unchanged, then the figure has reflection symmetry or line symmetry. The line that you reflect over is called the line of symmetry. A line of symmetry divides a figure into two mirror-image halves. Remember when we have a regular shape you can count how many points it has which will tell us how many lines of symmetry it has.
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 students began to work on their first mini project. The project is due tomorrow by the end of the day. For their first project students are to create a house using Scratch. Below I have attached a picture of the guidelines students are to follow. Students are really enjoying this unit!
Homework/ Reminders:
- Spelling test tomorrow
- Math lesson #5 due tomorrow
- Continue to practice using Scratch (pen)
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 wonderful night!
Love,
Ms. Cass
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