Good evening everyone!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! We sure did! Mark and I took Kase and Carter on the Santa Train and braved the weather for the Georgetown Santa Claus Parade. Despite all the rain, it was a great parade!

A kind reminder to not park, or stop, in the handicap parking spots. 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 or drop off your child/children. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. 

With the colder weather upon us now, please send appropriate outdoor clothing to school with your child. Coats, hats, mitts, and boots will help keep your child warm during recess.  Students will not be allowed to stay inside because they are not dressed properly. My rule is if mom and dad send it to school you wear it outside!

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 date for the short story 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!

A note from Ms. Dawn – Scholastic forms were sent home on Friday. All orders will be due Thursday, November 23rd. Payments can be made using Cheque or Parent Pay. Cash will not be accepted as a form of payment.

For Parent Pay please log on to parentpay.scholastic.ca/pay and enter the following credentials

Province - Ontario

City - Mississauga

School - St Judes Academy

Teacher - Dawn Goulart

Upcoming Dates & Events

Friday, November 24 – Good copy of Light and Sound summative due

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 measuring circumference. Circumference is the distance around a circular object. One easy way to measure the circumference of an object is to cut a length of string equal to the circumference of an object and then meaure the string.

Key points to remember:

-       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:

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LANGUAGE:

Today we wrote our spelling words in our agenda and then we switched gears and worked on Science Fair. Today we focused on the materials and creating a list of everything we need to complete our experiment. We also discussed the procedure, which is a step-by-step process of how we will conduct our experiment. We are right on track, if not even a little ahead! This weekend is the big weekend when we will be conducting our experiments. Please remember it must be completed 3 different times.

Homework:

-Raz-Kids for 40 minutes

-Finish spelling lesson #11

UNIT OF INQUIRY:

Today we continued working on our Light and Sound summative. Due to timing we are asking that students draw and label a sound and light device and write a detailed paragraph explaining how it works. Good copies are due Friday, November 24. Presentations are on Friday, December 1. All work is to be completed in class!

Homework:

-Good copy of summative due this Friday

-Summative presentations Friday, December 1

I hope you have a wonderful night!

Mrs. Hocevar J