I hope you had a great day! Tomorrow is day 2 (Technology). Please Bring in your device for technology.
We have planned a trip to the ROM on Thursday, November 21st. Permission forms have been sent home. 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.
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 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.
Science Fair:
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 29th and the deadline for short stories is December 6th
Inquiry into Language
Today we began to learn about narratives. We went over the characteristics of a narrative paragraph which include: only one main event/ idea, each sentence must tell about the main event, it must have an interesting topic sentence, the ending should include a strong closing sentence, and the events of the story are told in the order in which they happened.
Tomorrow and Thursday we will be practicing writing narrative pieces to prepare for our OWA (Ontario Writing Assessment) Post-Assessment on an inanimate object.
Tomorrow and Thursday we will be practicing writing narrative pieces to prepare for our OWA (Ontario Writing Assessment) Post-Assessment on an inanimate object.
Inquiry into Mathematics
Today we investigated angles. We learned about an acute, right, obtuse, reflex, straight, and one complete turn. We learned how to properly calculate a reflex angle using either addition or subtraction. Look at our examples below or the video link provided.
Right Angle is 90° exactly
Obtuse Angle is greater than 90° but less than 180°
Straight Angle is 180° exactly
Reflex Anglei s 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
As of now we are aiming to have our unit test for Tuesday, November 19th.
Unit of Inquiry
Today we began to learn about Ancient Greece. Students learned and completed mapping worksheets, some of the history of Greece, what life was like for boys and girls, and the roles they played.
Today we began to learn about Ancient Greece. Students learned and completed mapping worksheets, some of the history of Greece, what life was like for boys and girls, and the roles they played.
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. 34.35 due tomorrow
- UOI complete up until Mud houses
- Spelling test on Thursday
- UOI complete up until Mud houses
- Spelling test on Thursday
- ROM permission form due Friday
- NO SCHOOL FRIDAY OR MONDAY
- NO SCHOOL FRIDAY OR MONDAY
Important dates/items:
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 great night!
Ms. Cass
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