I hope you had a terrific night! Monday is day 1 (Music and Gym). If you are not participating in orange shirt day, please come to school in your gym uniform and bring your gym shoes. If you are participating in orange shirt day please come to school in an orange shirt only- not pink or red, an orange shirt! Also, on Monday we have our first math test. Please make sure you study over the weekend!
A note from Mrs. Hayward regarding Orange Shirt day:
Tuesday, October 1st, is our first extracurricular activity of the year. We will be heading to The Old Pro Driving Range. We will be leaving at 9:30 AM and we will return by 12:00 PM to have lunch. Students will be required to wear their SJA gym uniform, outdoor shoes, and must dress according to the weather, as this will be an outdoor activity. Permission forms were sent home today and are due back no later than Wednesday, September 25th. There is no cost to this activity.
Tuesday, October 1st, is our first extracurricular activity of the year. We will be heading to The Old Pro Driving Range. We will be leaving at 9:30 AM and we will return by 12:00 PM to have lunch. Students will be required to wear their SJA gym uniform, outdoor shoes, and must dress according to the weather, as this will be an outdoor activity. Permission forms were sent home today and are due back no later than Wednesday, September 25th. There is no cost to this activity.
A kind reminder tomorrow is the last day to RSVP to our New Archi night:
Polar Expressions is back again this year and they are looking for students to have the chance to publish poems and short stories in an upcoming book. Information sheets have been sent. Students who are interested in this competition can do so on their own time, as class time will not be given. The deadline for poems is November 29th and the deadline for short stories is December 6th.
Our star student of the week is Kaitlyn!!
Congratulations to Angelica who brought in $100 today!! She got to pie Mme. Rowan, Isabella got to pie Mr. Orr, and Dylan got to pie Mrs. Hocevar!! Of course the teachers had a bid to see who got pied as well!! Happy Friday!!
Inquiry into Language
Today students wrote spelling test #4, then we began to learn about New Zealand. We started by listening to the national anthem and then re began to learn some of the words. Over the weekend students are asked to read and completed chapter 10 comprehension questions. A kind reminder about the expectations. When completing Percy Jackson comprehension question. I am looking for full sentences that begin with a capital letter and end with either a period, exclamation point, or question mark. To use part of the question in the answer, for example: Q: What kind of school is Yancy Academy? Yancy Academy is a School for troubled kids in upstate New York. I reminded them to use the book to help with spelling and to be sure to answer each question completely, with support from the book.
Our annual International Day is quickly approaching and will take place on Thursday, October 17th. This year the country we will be learning about is New Zealand. Beginning next week, and for the following few weeks, we will be busy researching and putting together a fabulous presentation on our country. Partners or small groups will research one of the following topics; clothing, food, imports/exports, laws/regulations, holidays, sports/toys, etc. Groups will be arranged sometime this week. Students will need devices and books from a local library to complete their research.
Groups for international day:
Food: Alexander. M, Brandon
Holidays/ Traditions: Adam, Nicole
Sports/ Music: Daksh, Alex.K
Toys/ Games: Ben, Aarsh
Imports/ Exports: Michael, Jorvin
Laws/ Policies: Medha, Suditi
Culture/ Language: Kaitlyn, Vidhi
Learning the national anthem
The Haka - Ask me what the haka is
Inquiry into Mathematics
Today we continued to take up our math review. On Monday we have our first math test. Please ensure you study over the weekend!
The date of our first test will be Monday, September 30th. Our next unit will be Number Patterns and will deal with Input/Output machines and pattern rules. This is a short unit, with only 5 lessons. As of know, our test for Number Patterns will be on Tuesday, October 15th.
Points to Remember
Multiplication and division strategies - For example, for multiplication 100 x 10 = 1,000 (we multiply 1 x 1 to get 1 and then add 3 zeros – 2 in 100 and 1 in 10 = 1,000) and for division 1,000,000/100,000 = 10 (1/1 = 1 and then we took away 5 zeros from 100,000 and 5 zeros from 1,000,000 which left us with 10).
Standard form is 3,961. Expanded form would be 3,000 + 900 + 60 + 1 and number-word form would be 3 thousand, 961. We also realized that when using a place value chart, each group of three place values is called a period. With in each period the digits of a number are read as hundred, tens, and ones.
Place value chart:
Millions Period
|
Thousands Period
|
Units Period
|
H M
|
T M
|
M
|
H T
|
T T
|
T
|
H
|
T
|
O
|
H M – hundred million
T M – ten million
M – million
H T – hundred thousand
T T – ten thousand
T – thousand
H – hundreds
T – tens
O – ones
Multiples can be found by starting at the number and counting on by that number. For example, multiples of 4 are 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, etc. Multiples of 6 are 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, etc.
A common multiple is a number that is a multiple of each of two or more given numbers. For example, common multiples of 4 and 6 are 12, 24, and 36 as those numbers appear in the multiples list (4 and 6). Each common multiple of 4 and 6 is divisible by 4 and 6.
A prime number has only two factors, 1 and itself. For example, 5 ( 1 x 5)
A composite numberhas more than 2 factors. For example, 12. What is a factor you ask? Factors are the number in a multiplication sentence that you multiply together to get the product (the answer). For example the factors in 2 x 3 = 6 are 2 and 3.
PEDMAS (Order of Operations).
Parenthesis
Exponents
Division
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction
We can use mental math to add by rearranging and using compatible numbers. For example: 60 + 35 + 40
60 + 35 + 40 = (60+40)+35
= 100+35
=135
Remember changing the order of the numbers being added or multiples does not change the sum of the product!
We can use mental math to multiply by rearranging and using compatible numbers. For example: 4 x 19 x 25.
4 x 19 x 25= 19 x (4 x 25)
= 19 x 100
= 1900
We can also break one fo the numbers apart to make numbers that are simple to work with. For example: 6 x 27.
6 x 27 = 6 (20 x 7)
= (6x20) + (6 x7)
= 120 + 42
= 162
60 + 35 + 40 = (60+40)+35
= 100+35
=135
Remember changing the order of the numbers being added or multiples does not change the sum of the product!
We can use mental math to multiply by rearranging and using compatible numbers. For example: 4 x 19 x 25.
4 x 19 x 25= 19 x (4 x 25)
= 19 x 100
= 1900
We can also break one fo the numbers apart to make numbers that are simple to work with. For example: 6 x 27.
6 x 27 = 6 (20 x 7)
= (6x20) + (6 x7)
= 120 + 42
= 162
Remember when you are adding and subtracting that your ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, and ten thousands column should always line up!
1234
+ 1234
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2345
- 1234
---------
Remember when checking your work (using the inverse operation) for subtraction you take your larger number and subtract it from your answer. Or you can add your answer and the bottom number together to get your top number.
Remember when checking your work (using the inverse operation) for subtraction you take your larger number and subtract it from your answer. Or you can add your answer and the bottom number together to get your top number.
Multiplying whole numbers
Dividing 2-digits by a 4-digit number
Unit of Inquiry
Today students continued to design their 'All About Matter' posters. We are looking for students to draw pictures, use definitions, and anything that we learned during our Matter unit. The colours and principles of design that we are focusing on are: Colour, contrast, shape, and scale/proportion.
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We also had our electronics party to end the day! We had a bunch of fun and enjoyed some treats from the candy bar!
Homework/ Reminders:
- Chapter 10 questions due Monday
- Math test on Monday
- Sign spelling test + corrections x 5 due Monday
- Sign spelling test + corrections x 5 due Monday
- Find books on New Zealand for the topic you will be researching
- Bring device in for Monday
- Scientist in the school (SITS) due Friday, October 11
- Scientist in the school (SITS) due Friday, October 11
Important dates/items:
Monday, September 30 - Orange Shirt Day
Monday, October 1 - Math test
Tuesday, October 2 /3 - Bake sale
Friday, October 4th – Nea Archi Event (for new families), 7 pm – 9 pm
Have a awesome weekend!
Ms. Cass
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