Good Afternoon Everyone,

I hope you had a wonderful day! Tomorrow is day 6 (Reading Buddies and our SJA vs. TMA Oral Competition). Tomorrow some students from The Maples Academy will be joining our class for a portion of the day. On Friday is jump rope for heart. All students are asked to come to school dressed in their gym uniform. Keep up the fundraising for a great cause!!

Thank you to everyone who supported Pink Shirt Day, a day we are reminded that it takes only one person to stand up to bullying. Thank you to Mr. Whetstone, Ms. Jaskolka, Mrs. Blair, Mr. Oliver, and Mr. Foster and his Grade 1 class for the skit and showing us how to stand up to bullies. A special thanks to this lovely gal for sharing her speech on bullying. 

Next week is spirit week! Everyday next week there was be a new theme. If you would like to participate you are welcome to wear:
Monday: PJ Day
Tuesday: Book or Movie Character
Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday (We will be skiing)
Thursday: Sports day
Friday: St. Patricks Day

SJA vs. TMA Oral Competition on Thursday, February 27th:

Jump Rope for Heart: 

Our next extra-curricular activity is skiing/snowboarding at Glen Eden Ski Resort. Our next trip is Wednesday, March 4. Please do not order lunch for this day; it will not be saved nor will a reimbursement be given. We will be leaving at 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.

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 continued to work on this week literature circle roles. Literature circle roles are due on Friday. 

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we took our math review questions. Please see the answers 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. 

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.

Unit of Inquiry
Today students continued to work on their summative presentations. In groups, students are responsible for creating a new country, in which groups will create a flag, motto, and of course develop a system of government . The summative is due on Thursday, March 5^th 
and presentations will be on Thursday, March 5^{th .} See below the groups for the government summative.

Group 1: Daksh, Adam, Vidhi, Pranati
Group 2: Alexander, Nicole, Brandon, Alex
Group 3: Jorvin, Michael, Suditi, Aarsh
Group 4: Laura, Kaitlyn, Ben, Medha

French Homework:

Homework/Agenda:
- Spelling test Friday
- Math test Friday
- Wear gym clothes on Friday 
- Jump rope for heart money due March 6

Important dates/items:

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