Good Afternoon Everyone!

I hope you had a great day! Tomorrow is day 1  (Gym, House Tie day, Science Fair Presentation for Parents). All parents/ guardians are welcome to join us tomorrow from 2:30 - 3:15pm for our annual SJA Science Fair. Aftercare payments are due Friday, November 15th. Picture orders due November 19th. 

December Lunches

The lunch site is now open

It will close Wednesday, November 20th at 3:00pm 

Special of the month: Spaghetti and Meatballs which is available every Friday. 

All payments are to be made through quickbooks by December 6th.

Our next extra-curricular activity is curling at the Acton Curling Club on Monday, November 18^th from 10-12 PM. Students are required to wear the SJA gym clothes, indoor gym shoes, and warm clothes (coat, mitts, warm socks) as it is cold on the ice. **A kind reminder that all students are required to bring and wear a helmet, as per the permission form. Acceptable helmets are ski helmets, hockey helmets, and bike helmets - no pointy edges please! Acton Curling Club does not provide helmets.**

Book Fair:

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

Today students presented their Science Fair projects to the judge. I just wanted to say how proud I am of everyone! You all did an excellent job!!

Inquiry into Language

Today students wrote their OWA Post-Assessment. This term we focused on narrative writing. For the Post- Assessment students wrote what a day in the life of an inanimate object would be like.

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we played a kahoot game on geometry. This helped us to prepare before our review tomorrow. We also practiced for our science fair presentations. 

As of now we are aiming to have our unit test for Tuesday, November 19th.

Points to Remember 

Acute Angle is less than 90°

Right Angle is 90° exactly

Obtuse Angle is greater than 90° but less than 180°

Straight Angle is 180° exactly

Reflex Angle is greater than 180° 

Full Rotation is 360° exactly

Here is a video on how to calculate a reflex angle:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBOeW6fgYd8

 A regular figure has sides that are all equal and all angles are equal. An irregular figure has sides and angles of any length and size. Convex Polygons have angles less than 180 degrees, and concave polygons have at least one reflex angle. 

To construct figures you always need to use a ruler and protractor. An angle is identified by 3 letters the middle letter indicates the vertex of the angle. For example, angle A is also angle CAB. 

Unit of Inquiry

Today students painted their Greek vases. Tomorrow we will design them. Students also practiced for their Science Fair Presentation for the judges today.

For our Ancient Civilizations summative students will be 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 18^th with a due date of Friday, November 29^th

Homework/ Reminders:

- Full uniform tomorrow for Science Fair presentations 
- Spelling test tomorrow
- Curling trip on Monday (bring helmet)
- Picture orders due Nov. 19
- Aftercare due Nov. 15
- Christmas concert costume money due Nov. 22

Important dates/items:

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 great night!

Ms. Cass