Good evening everyone!

I hope everyone had a wonderful night!

If your child is taking picture re-takes on tomorrow, please send them in their house tie and have them bring their academic tie for picture.

Some students are receiving after care invoices. Please pay the after school fee as soon as possible. 

A kind reminder to not park, or stop, in the handicap parking spots, unless you have a permit. We have families who do need these spots and often come to find them taken up by cars without permits. Please pass this note along to anyone who may pick up your child/children. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. 

I sent home the Polar Expressions Publishing letter and information a few weeks back. I strongly encourage students to enter on their own time. One of my students placed third last year in the short poem category. Please keep in mind the due dates – poetry deadline is today, and the short story deadline is November 30. Good luck!

Science Fair has begun! Again, all work is to be completed in class, except the actual experiment, which is to be completed 3 times during the weekend of November 25. Students can videotape/take pictures of themselves conducting the experiment to have with them during presentations. We will be working this every day, taking it one element at a time. Students should be prepared to begin good copies on Monday, November 27. We will be holding in class presentations on Wednesday, November 29 after our Sound workshop. Students will be judged on Thursday, November 30 and parents are welcome to view the projects from 2:30-3:15.

March Break Camp registrations have been sent home. If you are interested in registering you chid for our amazing March Break camp, please send in the completed March Break camp registration form, along with the $20 one-time non-refundable deposit. Please note that lunch is also included each day!

Upcoming Dates & Events

Friday, November 17 – Picture Re-takes and Light and Sound Summative begins (good copy of summative should be completed by Friday, November 24)

Saturday, November 25 & Sunday, November 26 - Complete Science Fair experiment 3 different times at home and video tape it or take pictures

Monday, November 27 - Come to school with experiment complete and results - Good copies begin

Tuesday, November 28 - Science Fair Board set up & Bake Sale (we are not hosting)

Wednesday, November 29 - Sound Scientist in the School workshop (AM)), Casual Day, and Bake Sale & In-class Science Fair presentations

Thursday, November 30 – Science Fair – Parents are welcome to join after the judging

Friday, December 1 – Light and Sound Summative presentations

MATH:

Today we focused on relating units of measurement. Key points to remember: Think of how many spots the decimal will move left or right!

-       1 mm = 0.1 cm & 1 mm = 0.01 dm

-       1 cm = 10 mm (x by 10), 1 cm = 0.1 dm & 1 cm = 0.01 m

-       1 dm = 100 mm (x by 100), 1 dm = 10 cm (x by 10) & 1 dm = 0.1 m

-       1 m = 1000 mm (x by 1000), 1 m = 100 cm (x by 100) & 1 m = 10 dm (x by 10)

-       1 km = 1000 m (x by 1000)

Homework:

-MMS pg 128-129

LANGUAGE:

Today we focused on the research aspect of our Science Fair projects, writing down key terms and definitions, as well as a paragraph on our experiment. We also stopped a few minutes early to go and watch Mr. Lee-Guide’s Grade 12 class have a homemade Beyblade battle!

Homework:

-Reading for 40 minutes

-Finish your research pages if not complete

UNIT OF INQUIRY:

Today we used our UOI time to continue working on the research aspect of our Science Fair Projects.

Homework:

-Summative begins on tomorrow – all work is to be completed at school

-Summative presentations Friday December 1

I hope you have a wonderful night!

Mrs. Hocevar J