Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you had a great night!

Important information and reminders:

Re-registration is upon us! Re-registrations forms have been sent home. The deadline to re-register is February 9 (Please note date change). After that we open up spaces to the public. Do not delay – reserve your spot for grade 5 today!

The cold snowy weather is back for a visit! Please ensure you are sending proper outdoor gear including snow pants, hats/earmuffs, mitts/gloves, and winter boots. Students spend at least 50 minutes outside everyday and we want them to be warm. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter!

SJA Parent Guild is hosting another fantastic movie night and dance. It will take place on Friday, February 24 from 6:30-9:00 PM (free childcare from 6-6:30) in the SJA auditorium. The movie is Pixar Short Films (PG). Tickets are $10 each and included popcorn, bottle water, and a treat. Pizza will also be available for $2 a slice. All forms and money are due by Thursday, February 16!

A note regarding pick up: As we work to ensure the safest and most efficient system for student drop off, we would like to send out a few reminders to SJA parents.

  Kiss and Ride runs every day from 3:30 - 3:40pm. Parents choosing to not participate in the Kiss and Ride program are asked to wait until 3:40 to enter into the school building.

  Parents wishing to sign their child(ren) out early may do so up until 3:20pm.  Parents may enter through the front door to sign out their child(ren). Any parents entering through the front door before will be asked to wait at the front until their child can be called down via the PA system. This will help to keep the hallways cleared for dismissal and for Kiss and Ride.

  Parents entering through the front after 3:20 will have to wait until 3:40pm to enter the building.

Thank you for your cooperation in helping to keep our afternoon dismissal as safe and efficient as possible.

February 10 - French field trip forms and money due

February 16 – SJA Parent Guild Movie Night forms and money due

Language

Today we continued work on our speeches. We continued writing out good copies and conferencing. In-class recitals begin next week, and we will choose the top 3 on Tuesday, February 21. A rubric will be sent home Friday to help students prepare.

A reminder that all work for speeches is to be done in class, unless other wise stated. All speeches should be between 2-3 minutes. Thank you for your cooperation!

Homework – Read for at least 30 minutes per day

Math

Today we looked at Quadrilaterals. A quadrilateral is a shape that has 4 sides and has angles. We examined 5 types – a square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, and a parallelogram. Students filled in a sheet to help them remember the shapes, definitions, and pictures.

Protractor Hint – Use the t in the little circle and line that up with the vertex. Make sure the 180-degree line is lined up straight with the bottom line of the angle. There are 4 types of angles. A straight angle is 180 degrees and is a straight line. A right angle is 90 degrees and looks like an L. An acute angle is less than 90 degrees and an obtuse angle is more that 90 degrees. We made flipbooks, which included the definition of each angle, a picture of each angle, and examples we found around the school.

Homework – MMS pg 36-37 & 40-41 - **PROTRACTORS MUST BE RETURNED TO SCHOOL TOMORROW. THANK YOU**




UOI

Today we looked at the Black Plague. We played a game called ‘Run From the Plague.’ It involved students picking out a green or orange tile from a paper bag. If you picked a green tile you were safe and avoided the plague. If you picked an orange tile you became sick with the plague and were out. We also did a Web quest to find out more information about the plague.

Homework – Bring in boxes and toilet paper/paper towel rolls

-Wanted Poster due Friday, February 10

-Finish Web quest using this website – 



'Run From the Plague' rules!







Ekaam is safe!



Sophie has the plague!


Manisha is safe!





Julian is safe!



Dolapo is safe!


Ryan has the plague!


David has the plague...if you couldn't tell by his reaction!






The Web quest...how far the plague spread from year to year!



Answering questions from the Web quest!


Have a lovely night!


Mrs. Hocevar J

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