Good afternoon everyone!

I hope everyone had a great night!

Tomorrow is our Scientists in the School sound workshop. It is sure to be a great afternoon!

Important information and reminders:

SJA is excited to announce the addition of healthier options to our lunch menu! Starting on the December order sheet (sent home earlier) you will be able to order the follow:

•  Veggie wrap - available daily 

•  Yogurt tubes - available daily

•  Bagel with cream cheese - available daily

•  Veggies and dip - available daily

•  Turkey wrap - available on Tuesdays

The MYP students are putting together a used winter clothing drive for Syrian Refugee families living in Mississauga. We are asking for gently used winter gear such as hats, mitts, snow pants, boots, coats, scarves, etc. The clothing drive will run from October 27 until November 18.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!! That’s right grade 4 parents. Our annual Holiday Fundraiser is back and running until November 18. Order forms have been sent home. This is a wonderful opportunity to begin shopping for the holiday season, which is fast approaching. Money raised will be going towards technology items, which we desperately need!! Ask your family, neighbours, and co-workers to support this fantastic fundraiser... we have cookies, treats, and gift cards! We did extremely well last year so lets see if we can do even better! Thank you so much in advance for your support!

An update…we have had two students bring in orders so far. That is a great start so lets keep going! House points are awarded and the overall class who brings in the most will be given a pizza party!!

Aftercare invoices have been sent home. All payments are due by November 18.

Scholastic orders are due by November 25.

December lunch orders are due November 25 by 3:30 – no exceptions.

LANGUAGE:

Today worked on Science Fair. We began by writing our procedure in our SF journal. We also began to talk about how to keep track of the research we found and how to properly record the book and/or Internet website. We also had some reading time and journal writing time. We also learned how to format using MLA style. This is so they can cite their research.

Homework - Remember to read for 30 minutes each night!

-Cite your books or websites for your SF research

-Science Fair – bring in list of materials and the procedure to begin writing in Science Fair Journal

-We will be working everyday on our Science Fair journal. The Science Fair experiment is to be completed the weekend of November 19^th and 20^th. Good copy and display board set up begins Monday, November 21 and continues on Tuesday, November 22. Boards will be provided. In class presentations will happen on Wednesday, November 23 and we will be officially judged on Thursday, November 24. We will be working through our Science Fair journal every day – no work should be completed at home except for the actual experiment! Some helpful websites are sciencebuddies.org or http://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/Resources/Sciencefair/

*Parents are welcome to join us at 2:30 PM!*

MATH:

Today we did not get to math!

Homework –

Unit of Inquiry:

Today we once again got together with the grade 4’s. We examined light that bends and light that reflects. We watched two short videos and did some experiments.  

After a discussion with Ms. Schwarz, we have decided that there is too much going on next week to begin our UOI summative. We will push it back until Science Fair is over. These are two big items that we do not want rushed! We will send home information next Thursday or Friday! We will also be toning it down, as we will only have a week to complete it! Due date will be Friday, December 2!

Homework – Reflection light chart (classroom, outside, and home)

-Sign and return your ‘how to protect your hearing’ poster

I hope you have a wonderful night!

Mrs. Hocevar J