Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful night!

Please remember to sign your child’s agenda every night.

Just a friendly reminder that fall/winter uniforms begin on Tuesday, October 11th. This means that grade 4’s must wear their blazers and ties everyday, along with their long sleeved button-up shirt. House ties are also mandatory on Fridays.

Our Terry Fox run will be happening on tomorrow around 10:00 AM. Students may come dressed in their gym clothes that day!

Parent Guild is holding their meet and greet/general meeting on Friday, September 30 from 4:00-5:30 PM. The meeting will be held in the SJA Auditorium. This is a great time to meet your Parent Guild and hear about all the exciting events coming to SJA. Please RSVP by Wednesday, September 28 via Whoozin or sjaparentguild@stjudesacademy.com.

* Free childcare will be offered to those parents who attend!*

Important information and reminders:

The bake sale has been extended for tomorrow!

Terry Fox pledge forms have been sent home. Every little bit helps. All forms and money are due back by Thursday, September 29. We have only raised $500 of our $4000 goal so lets go grade 4. Remember that every little bit counts!

October lunch forms have been sent home. Please remember to completely fill out both sides of the form, including the totals. We have some new items so be sure to check it out! All forms and money are due back by Friday, September 30 with no exceptions!

LANGUAGE:

Today we continued to read Anne of Green Gables and answer comprehension questions. We also had reading buddies and made a trip to the library.

UOI:

Today we had an open book fill in the blank quiz on Canada’s Regions. I am handing back the map of Canada quiz. Those are yours to keep!

MATH:

While marking homework, I noticed a lot of friends with rounding errors. I am sending home extra rounding worksheets for those students. Any assistance at home during homework would be appreciated. Remember the rule: 1, 2, 3, 4 round down and 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 round up. Another thing to keep in mind is that if we have a four-digit number and we are asked to round to the nearest hundred we still need to have a four-digit answer. For example if we were asked to round 3671 to the nearest hundred the answer would be 3700. If we were asked to round to the nearest 10 it would be 3670.

1) Round to the nearest 1000

2499 = 2000 & 2765 = 3000

2) Round to the nearest 100

99 = 100 & 521 = 500

3) Round to the nearest 10

33 = 30 & 39 = 40

Today we looked at comparing and ordering numbers. We used different strategies to figure out the problems, such as base ten blocks, number lines, greater than/less than/equal to signs, and place value charts. Remember the Packman mouth wants to eat the bigger number. For example 29 > 13 & 88 < 100!

Have a great night!

Mrs. Hocevar J