I hope you had a wonderful night trick-or-treating and managed to stay dry! Monday is day 6 (Curling trip and Math test). Our next extra-curricular activity is curling at the Acton Curling Club. Our first trip is on Monday, November 4th from 1-2 PM and our second trip is on Monday, November 18th from 10-11 AM. Students are to wear their SJA gym uniform to school and bring a helmet for both days; it is mandatory. Acceptable helmets are hockey helmets, ski helmets or bike helmets (without pointy ends). Students must also bring their indoor shoes to wear curling. It will be cold inside the rink, so please dress appropriately (hat, coat, mittens, etc).
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.
We are also planning a trip to the ROM on Thursday, November 21st. Permission forms were sent home today. Please return all permission forms to me by Friday, November 8th at the latest. 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.
A quick message about Caribou:
The next Caribou Contest takes place on Wednesday, November 13th, 2019. Participants are to arrive at 7:15 am for a 7:30 am start. Bring a charged device, preferably a laptop, iPad or Tablet. You have one hour to write the test.
This month’s test includes an interactive question. The interactive question will differ by grade: Tangram for Grades 2 to 4, Chomp for Grades 5 to 10, and finally a GeomeTree construction involving triangles for Grades 11/12. You can practice these now on Caribou’s Games page. Let Caribou know if you have any problems with the games.
Caribou strongly recommends familiarizing yourselves with these games before the contest. Because certain games pages can be used to solve the questions, these will be blocked from Tuesday morning, November 12th, (start of the contest in the far East) to Thursday evening, November 15th at 8 pm EST.
For Grades 3 to 12, there will be a history question about Emmy Noether. Students in these grades should read the relevant section of Caribou’s History page in your preferred language to prepare.
Caribou strongly recommends familiarizing yourselves with these games before the contest. Because certain games pages can be used to solve the questions, these will be blocked from Tuesday morning, November 12th, (start of the contest in the far East) to Thursday evening, November 15th at 8 pm EST.
For Grades 3 to 12, there will be a history question about Emmy Noether. Students in these grades should read the relevant section of Caribou’s History page in your preferred language to prepare.
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
Congratulations to this months knowledgable winners!
Inquiry into Language
Today students wrote spelling test #8. If their were any words misspelt students are to write them out five times, as well as get the test signed.
Inquiry into Mathematics
Today we took up our math review questions. Please use your review as a guide to study over the weekend! Our math test is on Monday, November 4th.
Our next unit is Geometry. During this unit we will be investigating angles, classifying figures, constructing figures, and creating nets. This is also a short unit. As of now we are aiming to have our unit test for Tuesday, November 19th.
Our next unit is Geometry. During this unit we will be investigating angles, classifying figures, constructing figures, and creating nets. This is also a short unit. As of now we are aiming to have our unit test for Tuesday, November 19th.
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
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
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.).
Cubic Meters - distance is measured in linear unit – cm, m, km. Area is measured in square units – cm 2, m2. Volume is measured in cubic units – cm3, m3. Linear units would be the perimeter of an object or the length of a pen. Square units would be the area of a desk or the area of a postage stamp. Cubic units would be the space in an elevator or the space in a closet.
1 m = 100 cm
1 m2 = 10,000 cm2
1 m3 = 1,000,000 cm3
Volume measures the space an object occupies (mL or L), while capacity measures the amount of liquid or gas an object holds (cubic cm or cubic m). Students worked on textbook questions and MMS lesson # 8. If students did not complete lesson #8 it is for homework.
A few conversions to remember:
1L = 1000 mL
1 cubic cm = 1 mL
1 cubic m = 1000 L
1000 cubic cm = 1 L
Mass is the amount of matter of an object (how much an object weighs). The basic unit of mass is grams. When we add milli to gram (milligram), the milli means thousandths. So, one milligram is one-thousandth of a gram (1 mg = 0.001 g & 1000 mg = 1 g). When we add kilo to gram (kilogram), the kilo means thousands. So, one kilogram is one thousand grams (1 kg = 1000 g & 1 g = 0.001 kg). One tonne is one thousand kilograms (1 t = 1000 kg & 1 kg = 0.001 t). Please see the chart below to help.
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Unit of Inquiry
Today we learned how the hierarchy of class in Rome. The patricians were at the top, the plebeians were in the middle, and the salves were at the bottom of the hierarchy. We also learned about the farmers, the merchants, craftsmen, entertainers, and the soldiers of Rome. Next week we will be moving onto our last civilization, Greece!
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:
- Study for math test on Monday
- Sign spelling test and corrections x 5
- Finish all Ancient Rome worksheets for Monday
- Sign spelling test and corrections x 5
- Finish all Ancient Rome worksheets for Monday
- Curling trip on Monday (bring a helmet)
- Practice Guy Fawkes for Tuesday
- Practice Guy Fawkes for Tuesday
Important dates/items:
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
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 fantastic weekend!
Ms. Cass
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