Good Afternoon Everyone,

I hope you had a fantastic family day long weekend! My family sure enjoyed our trip to Montreal! 

Tomorrow is our ski trip. We will be leaving a little before 7:00 AM and returning by 4:00 PM at the latest. All rentals are included, however students are more than welcome to bring their own. Please do not order hot lunch for these days as we will be eating lunch at the ski hill – students are welcome to bring money to purchase food and drink items. Students must ensure they are dressed in appropriate ski gear; warm socks, long johns with comfy clothes, snow pants, warm mitts, a face protector (if possible) and a ski jacket. Please note that if students chose skiing, they will ski all three times. If students pick snowboarding, they will snowboard all three times. All students will have to pass each level before they are granted permission to ski on the big hill, no matter what their experience. 

This month our class is responsible for hosting the bake sale along with Ms. Bannon's class. On Tuesday, February 25th and 26th we ask students to bring in some delicious treats! A kind reminder all items brought in for the bake sale must be peanut and tree nut free!! If it does not say 'peanut and tree nut free' on the label unfortunately we will not be able to sell it and the item will be sent home. 

For our next art project we are looking for any paper towel or toiler paper rolls. Please bring them in before Wednesday, February 19th.

**Please do NOT order hot lunch for the following days: March 4th as that is the day we are going skiing and March 25th as we are planning a field trip. You will not be reimbursed nor will the lunch be saved. 

March Lunches 

The lunch site is now open

It will close Wednesday, February 26th at 3:00pm sharp

Special of the month: French Toast with Whipped Cream and Syrup

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

March Break Camps

Forms have been sent home regarding SJA’s awesome Adventure Camp. The wonderful camp will run from Monday to Friday both weeks of the March Break (March 9-13 & March 16-20) and is offered to student from JK to Grade 6. Field trips will take place on Thursday afternoons. Meal plans are also included if you chose to do so. Cash or QuickBooks payments only please. Don’t delay; register today!

Inquiry into Language

Today students worked on their new literature circle role for this week. This week is a little busier than most as we have our ski trip. Literature circles are due Friday!

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we explored how to find the volume of a triangular prism. To find the volume of a triangular prism we break it up into two parts. First you need to find the area(Base area) of the triangular face: (b x h) / 2. Then to find the volume of the triangular prism you use: base area x height. Please see example below. 

Reminders:

1. To find the perimeter of a polygon: Add all of the sides lengths together

2. To find the perimeter of a parallelogram: follow the formula (l+w) x 2

3. To find the perimeter of a square: Follow the formula l x w

Perimeter of a Polygon

P= 5 + 3 + 8 + 2 + 3 + 1 

P= 22cm

Perimeter of a Parallelogram

Formula: (l + w ) x 2

P= (5 + 4 ) x 2

P= 9 x 2

P= 18cm

Perimeter of a Square

Multiply the side length you know (5) by how many total sides there is in a square (4)

P = 5 x 4

P = 20cm

Finding the area and perimeter of a rectangle

P = (l + w) x 2

A = l x w

To find the area of a parallelogram you must follow the formula: base x height. The base is any side of the parallelogram and the height is the length of the line segment that joins parallel sides and is perpendicular to the base. 

Unit of Inquiry
Today we discussed what it means to be a responsible citizen and what it looks like to be a responsible citizen. We also had a discussion about residential schools and how the children were treated at residential schools. Students completed a cut and paste activity matching the dates to the events that occurred during residential schools.

Homework/Agenda:
- MMS pg. 140-142 due tomorrow 
- Bring in toilet paper/ paper towel rolls tomorrow 
- Skiing tomorrow: be at school for 6:45am 
- Legislative Assembly of Ontario permission form due February 26

Important dates/items:

February 19 - Second ski trip to Glen Eden

February 21 - Picture Day - Siblings & Graduation 

February 25-  Pancake Tuesday and Bake sale

February 25 - Casual Day and Bake sale

February 26 - Pink Shirt Day

February 27 - Oral Competition: SJA vs Maples Academy

March 2 - March 6 Spirit Week

March 9 - March 20 March Break (No School)

March 23 - Back to School

March 23 - Term 3 Begins

Have a great night!

Ms. Cass