Good Afternoon Everyone!

I hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend! Tomorrow is day 5 (Gym and Music). Please wear you gym uniform to school and bring your gym shoes. Also, please bring your devices to school for the rest of the week. 

Caribou Contest
Dear Parents and Students,

The first Caribou contest will be written tomorrow, Wednesday, October 16^th at 7:30 am in Room 39. Students must arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the test. They will need their own laptops. They are allowed 60 minutes to complete the test. No calculators are allowed.

See you bright and early tomorrow. 

International Day Information:

Winter uniforms hav begun! All students in Grade 4-6 will need to have all pieces of the winter uniform with them everyday. The winter uniform consists of SJA gray pants/skirt, navy blue socks and black dress shoes (which they already have), a white button up long sleeve crested SJA shirt, a navy blue SJA crested sweater/sweater vest, an academic and house colour tie (to be worn every Friday) and an SJA crested blazer. Please be sure to label all pieces! Blazers must be worn during transitions and around the school, but can be taken off while in class and during lunch. If you do not have any of these pieces please contact Alpa as soon as possible at alpa@multiformcanada.com.

Please note that the uniform store will be closed from October 15^th to October 24^th. If you need to purchase any uniforms please make sure all orders are placed by October 10th 2019 by email: alpa@multiformcanada.com or online www.multiformcanada.com.

Casual Day forms have been sent home. If you would like your child to participate, please complete the form and send in the $20 cash to me no later than October 25^th.

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 29^th and the deadline for short stories is December 6^th

Inquiry into Language

Today we continued to work hard on our international day projects. We completed editing our paragraphs and finding pictures to put on our display boards. On Thursday at 2:30- 3:10 pm parents/guardians are welcome to join us for international day presentation, as well browse the other classes to see all of the hard work by our SJA students.

Our annual International Day is quickly approaching and will take place on Thursday, October 17^th. This year the country we will be learning about is New Zealand. For the next few weeks, we will be busy researching and putting together a fabulous presentation on our country. Students will need devices and books from a local library to complete their research. Please see the following groups and topics for this project.

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

Dance/ Art/ Clothing: Laura, Pranati

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we took up our math from over the weekend. Tomorrow we have our Unit 1 math test. Our next unit is Unit #6: Measurement. In this unit we will explore time, money, volume, capacity, and surface area.  

Points to Remember

Divisibility Rules:

A whole number is divisible by:

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 digits 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 is the sum of the digits is divisible by 9

10 if the ones digits is a 0 

Solving equations by using guess or check or inverse operations. For example 74 + A = 216 -> I can move all of the numbers so they are on the same side -> A = 216 – 74 -> please remember that when you bring a number on the other side of the = sign that you must change the operation (+ changed to -). Therefore A = 142, which makes our equation true -> 74 + 142 = 216. 

Numbers such as 25 and -10 are integers. Integers can be represented on a number line, which can be vertical or horizontal. We use integers to represent quantities that have both size and direction. For example, I earned $45 for cutting the grass would be represented as +$45 or $45. I took 5 steps backwards would be represented as -5. Please note that if the integer is written with no sign, the integer is positive. You always need to include the – sign with integers.

Unit of Inquiry

Today students began on their good copies. For the rest of the week, students will be working on their graphs, and begin board set up. The summative will be due Friday, October 18th, with presentations taking place this day. Our school wide science fair is happening on Friday, November 15th.

Homework/ Reminders:

- Math test tomorrow

- Bring device tomorrow

- Gym tomorrow 

- Spelling lesson #6 due on Thursday 

- Bring in materials for International Day

- International day is on Thursday
- After care invoices due today
- French field trip permission form and money due Oct 21
- Casual day form and money due October 25

Important dates/items:

Monday, October 21 – French trip permission forms and payments due

Tuesday, October 22 - SITS Workshop on Matter

Tuesday, October 29 – Picture Day

Wednesday, October 30 – Casual Day 

Thursday, October 31 – Halloween/Harvest Spirit Day

Tuesday, November 5 – Guy Fawkes Day

Friday, November 8-Monday, November 11 – No School – Remembrance Day

Wednesday, November 13 – Kindness Day

Friday, November 15 – SJA’s annual Science Fair

Wednesday, November 20 – Picture Retakes

Wednesday, November 27 – Casual Day – please ensure you have paid the $20 cash for casual day

Friday, November 29 – Term 1 Report Cards Go Home

Have a great night!

Ms. Cass