Good afternoon everyone!

Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4^th be with you!!!

What a great time we had a Royal Botanical Gardens! It was cold and rainy but a wonderful experience! I will post pictures tomorrow!

Important information and reminders:

A note from your Grade 6 class : Dear SJA Families,

The Grade 6 class invites you to attend the Exhibition on Friday, May 5, 2017, from 9 am to 11 am, or from 6 pm to 8 pm in the auditorium.

The Exhibition is the culminating task of the IB Primary Years Programme. It is where students work collaboratively to explore a local issue that interests them.  This year’s Grade 6s have chosen the following topics to explore:

Terrorism

Elder Abuse/Neglect

Physician-Assisted Dying

Developmental Disabilities

Animal Abuse/Neglect

Immigration

Garbage Pollution

Climate Change

Crime

Some great reasons why you should attend if your child is NOT in Grade 6 include:

·         Supporting and celebrating with the Grade 6s

·         Learning about these issues

·         Being aware of what will be expected of your child when they are in Grade 6

We hope to see you then.

Sincerely,

The Grade 6 Class

We will be viewing the presentations next Friday. This is a 6 week long project that the Grade 6’s work very hard on. So please feel free to come and support the Grade 6’s!

A note from Mrs. Smith: The lunch ordering system is now open for June. Please ensure you place your order no later than Friday, May 19 at 4:00 PM. Lunch payment is due by May 23rd 4:00 PM or unfortunately your lunch order will be cancelled for the month of June. Please keep in mind that there are no reimbursements for field trips or absences. You can go online at http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja/

A note from Mrs. Kerr and the MYP students: MYP students have been working very hard over the past little while working on their annual Shakespeare play ‘The Taming of the Shrew.’ It is time for them to show off their hard work. ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ will take place on Wednesday, May 10 at 7:30 PM. Doors will open at 7:00 PM.

Next Friday is our Track and Field day. All students will be participating in various events. Freezies will be available from 2-3 PM at a cost of $2.00/Freezie!

Language

Today we were at RBG!

 The top 3 Grade 4 spellers will be chosen on Thursday, May 11 to compete in our SJA Spelling Bee competition. **Please note that those students in Grade 5 spelling will join Ms. Ramnarine and the Grade 5’s on Monday, May 8 from 9-11!**

I have sent home spelling lists from the grade above. If we run out of words, we go the next level. Therefore, Grade 4 spellers will go to Grade 5 words and Grade 5 spellers will go to Grade 6!

Homework – Read for at least 30 minutes

-Frindle activity #3 due Monday, May 8

-Practice Spelling Bee

Math

Today we were at RBG!

An improper fraction is more that 1 whole and when the numerator (top number) is bigger than the denominator (bottom number). For example, 7/3.

A mixed number is has a whole number and a fraction. It is another way to write an improper fraction. For example, 2 & 2/3.

We can change an improper fraction into a mixed number and vice versa!

CHANGING AN IMPROPER FRACTION INTO A MIXED NUMBER:

9/4 =

Step 1: Ask yourself how many times does 4 go into 9? The answer is 2.

Step 2: Ask yourself what is 4 (the denominator) x 2 (the answer from step 1) = 8.

Step 3: Take the 9 (the numerator) and – 8 (the answer from step 2)= 1

Answer = 2 & ¼ (the 2 come from step 1, the 1 comes from step 3, and the 4 stays the same as in the original fraction)

**The denominator will not change – it will stay the same**

CHANGING A MIXED NUMBER INTO AN IMPROPER FRACTION:

3 & ¼

Step 1: Multiply the whole number by the denominator (3 x 4 = 12)

Step 2: Add the answer from step one (12) to the numerator

(12 + 1 = 13)

Answer = 13/4

**The denominator will not change – it will stay the same**

Homework – Math sheets

UOI

Today we learned about Cinquain poems! A Cinquain poem is a 5-line poem using nouns, verbs, and adjectives to describe a topic. It ends with a phrase about the topic and a synonym for the topic! Line 1 is your topic. Line 2 is 2 words to describe your topic (adjectives). Line 3 is 3 ‘ING’ words used to describe your topic. Line 3 is a short phrase about your topic (do not include your topic word in the phrase). Line 5 is a synonym (means the same) as your topic word from line 1.

Dog

Cute, Beige

Barking, Wagging, Running

Love to fetch a ball

Golden Doodle

Our colour poems from yesterday!

Our Cinquain Poem!

Homework – Finish Cinquain poem

Have a great night!

Mrs. Hocevar J