Thursday, October 24, 2019

Good Afternoon Everyone!

I hope you had a great day! Tomorrow is day 6 (Reading buddies ). Casual Day forms are due tomorrow.  If you would like your child to participate, please complete the form and send in the $20 cash tomorrow. 

 Next week we have a couple of events going on. On Tuesday, October 29th is picture day and bake sale. Students must be wearing their full school day uniform (no house hoodies or gym uniforms). On Wednesday, October 30th is our casual day and bake sale, and on Thursday, October 31st is our Halloween/ Harvest spirit day. Students are welcome to wear their Halloween costumes to school. No masks, weapons, or scary face paint please. 

 Lost and Found: 
Our lost and found items are now located in the gym. If items are not claimed by November 8th at 4pm, all items in the lost and found will be donated to our local Salvation Army. 
A note from Ms. Hayward - October 17 marked the first day of Secret Path Week.
Commemorating the legacies of Gord Downie (died Oct. 17, 2017)and Chanie Wenjack (died Oct. 23, 1966 - died after running away from residential school and attempting to walk home). Calling on Canadians to answer Downie’s call to action to “DO SOMETHING” to learn about Residential Schools, their impact on Canadian Indigenous people and communities and Canada as a whole, and to learn about and celebrate Indigenous Culture as an  important part of Canadian culture.


As you may notice, the Library Bulletin Board this week is all about ReconciliACTION.  It features challenges, mostly from the Indian Horse Next150 Challenges site.  Each challenge aims to promote learning about indigenous culture and indigenous rights.  I hope we can try different challenges on our own or as classes (photos, lists, etc. can be added to the bulletin board).

I'd like to challenge you to do a challenge with your class at some point in the year (and share with me so we can add it to the library boards/blogs).  Or share something else you've done to learn about indigenous culture.

This week I've completed the "Whose Land Challenge".  I want to challenge you/your class to do the same and have students present a proper acknowledgement at morning announcements.


November Lunches
The lunch site is now open
It will close Wednesday, October 30th at 3:00pm 
Special of the month: Chicken Stir Fry, which is available every Friday. All payments are to be made through Quickbooks by November 6th. **Please do not order lunch for Thursday, November 21st, as we will be on a trip – more info to come later.**

Our next extra-curricular activity is curling at the Acton Curling Club. The dates and times of our trips are Monday, November 4th from 1-2 PM and Monday, November 18th from 10-11 AM. Permission forms and waivers will be coming home soon. There is no cost associated with this trip. We are also planning a trip to the ROM on Thursday, November 21st. It will be an all day trip so please do not order hot lunch for this day, as reimbursements will not be given, nor will hot lunches be saved. Permission forms will be going home early November.

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

Inquiry into Language
Today students read chapter 17 and completed comprehension questions. If it was not completed in class it is for homework. Tomorrow is spelling test #7.

Inquiry into Mathematics
Today we examined how to find the volume of a rectangular prism. Volume = number of cubes in each layer x number of layers.The number of cubes is length x width and the number of layers is the height, so our formula to find the volume is l x w x h. When finding the volume we use units cubed (cm cubed, m cubed, etc.). 



Points to Remember
The small hand tells the hour, the large hand tells the minutes, and the skinny hand tells the seconds.

Every small mark on a clock represents the minutes. The total number of minutes between each number on a clock is 5.

A quarter after is 15 minutes after, half-past is 30 minutes after, and a quarter to is 15 minutes to the next hour. 

Before 10:00am, you write a 0 in front of the hour. After noon, you ad 12 to the hour. For example: 2 o'clock in the afternoon would be 12:00 + 2:00 = 14:00 24- hour notation 

AM – 12:00 midnight to 11:59 AM
PM – 12:00 noon to 11:59 PM

12:00 = 00:00
1:00 = 13:00
2:00 = 14:00
3:00 = 15:00
4:00 = 16:00
5:00 = 17:00
6:00 = 18:00
7:00 = 19:00
8:00 = 20:00
9:00 = 21:00
10:00 = 22:00
11:00 = 23:00
12:00 = 24:00

Estimating using friendly numbers  ( $499.50 + $228.85  e.g. 500 + 200 or 250 = 700 or 750). 

Rounding rules. If a number is 4 and below - let it go (round down) 23 = 20.  3. If the number is 5 and above give it a shove (round up) 26=30.

Friendly numbers  (a way to round or estimate) - $423.99 would round to $400.00 and $789. 11 would round to $800.00. 

Standard amount (eight hundred twenty-two dollars = $822) 

Written form ($745.50 = seven hundred forty-five dollars and 50 cents). We also counted money. Remember what each coin and bill are worth!

To find the surface area of a rectangular prism, multiply each face - length x width (l x w), then add the total area. For rectangular prisms that are congruent (all sides are equal), find the area of all three sides, add them together and then multiply by 2. For example, a rectangular prism with the sides 7 cm height, 15 cm length, and 10 cm width – find the area of front face, 15 x 7 = 105, then find the area of the side face, 10 x 7 = 70, then find the area of the top face, 15 x 10 = 150. Then add up those totals – 105 + 70 + 150 = 325 x 2 = 650 cm squared. When finding the surface area we use units squared (cm squared, m squared, etc.). 

For example: using the picture below.

Area of the front face: 11 cm x 6 cm  = 66 cm squared

Area of the side face: 6 cm x 5 cm = 30 cm squared 

Area of the top face: 11cm x 5 cm = 55 cm squared

( 66 + 30 + 55 ) x 2 = 151 cm squared x 2  = 302 cm squared

Therefore, the surface area of the prism is 302 cm squared

Unit of Inquiry
Today we read about how Egyptians built their houses and how they traveled. We learned that they built there houses out of mud to keep it cool insider. They also painted the outside white so it would reflect heat. They traveled by boat and by camel. We had group discussions as to which method of transportation we preferred and why. Students completed activity questions and comparison charts on traveling by boat or camera. Also some students began to work on an activity about the daily life in Egypt, slaves, the government, farmers, and the record keepers of Egypt. If it was not completed in class it is for homework. 

The summative for this unit will have students recreating an ancient artifact from one of the civilizations we studied. More information to come closer to the end of the unit! As of now, we will be beginning the summative the week of November 18th with a due date of Friday, November 29th.






Homework/ Reminders:
- MMS pg. 88-89 due tomorrow
- Spelling test tomorrow
- Finish UOI Worksheets until government, slaves and farmers due tomorrow
- Chapter 17 comprehension questions due tomorrow
- Casual day form and money due tomorrow
- Curling form and waiver due Oct 31st 

Important dates/items:
Tuesday, October 29 – Picture Day & Bake sale
Wednesday, October 30 – Casual Day & Bake sale
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
Thursday, November 21- Trip to the ROM please do not order hot lunch for this day
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 wonderful night!

Ms. Cass
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