Good afternoon everyone!
I hope you had a great night!
Please ensure you are sending
your child to school with proper outdoor gear! Students will not be kept inside
for recess if they do not have the proper outdoor gear.
A note from Ms. Helen, our Admissions Coordinator - As you are aware, the re-registration season is upon us and
we have sent home packages with your child(ren). We value your loyalty and
commitment to our school community and would love to continue our partnership
by offering priority enrollment for our current SJA families. We kindly ask
that you take a moment to review your financial statement and complete the information
in the package and make any necessary changes to your place of residence, employment,
email changes or any medical information that the administration should be aware
of. Please be aware that in order to secure your child’s enrolment, it is
imperative that you submit your re-enrollment package and fees no later than February 12, 2018 at 4:00 PM. After
this date, all available grade-level spaces will be open to our families on
waitlists who will then have the opportunity to secure any vacant positions. **If you have a particular teacher in mind,
please do not hesitate to make a request and we will do our best to meet it.**
A note on speeches - In Grade 4, students are expected to write and memorize a 3-5 minute
informational speech on a topic of their choice. Students should now begin
memorizing, as this week will be spent on in-class rehearsals. Any changes that
need to be made may be made at home. On Wednesday, February 7, two
students from each Grade 4 class will be chosen to compete in our SJA Oral
Competition Day, on Friday, February 9. A letter was sent home,
along with deadlines.
A note about Jump Rope for Heart - St.
Jude’s Academy is please to be holding a Heart
and Stroke Foundation Jump Rope for Heart event on Tuesday, February 20th, 2018. All money raised will support the Heart and Stroke
Foundation in their mission to promote children’s health and fund vital heart
and stroke research.
Jump Rope for
Heart encourages kids to get active by skipping rope while they collect pledges
for heart disease and stroke research. They also learn the importance of living
a healthy lifestyle and giving back to their community. This year marks Jump
Rope for Heart’s 36th Anniversary and the Heart and Stroke
Foundation is striving to get 1 million kids jumping in close to 4,000 schools
across Canada. Let’s be part of it!
We need your help to reach out School fundraising goal
of $1000.00.
Please help
support your child’s fundraising efforts by registering them online at JumpRopeForHeart.ca and send out
donations request emails to friends, family, and colleagues. Online fundraising
is the quickest way to reach all of your contacts and online donors receive and
automatic tax receipt.
Please visit
JumpRopeForHeart.ca and start fundraising today!
Each student was
sent home with pledge envelopes if you prefer to collect donations in-person.
Please ensure that their pledge envelope is returned on the day of their
school’s Jump Event Day.
Thank you in
advance for your support.
A note about March Break Camp - Registration forms were
sent home back in October. We have had many students sign up since then and
especially over the last few days. If you are interested in registering your
chid for our March Break camp, please send in the completed registration
form, along with the $20 one-time non-refundable deposit in order to secure
your child's spot (this could be paid in cash or through fresh books). This
year there are two options to choose from the first being lunch and two snacks
provided or the second being send your own packed lunch and a discounted camp
rate! We also have daily rates available. Please contact Ms. Smith bsmith@stjudesacademy.com for more details. **Summer Camp forms have also been sent
home!**
Upcoming Dates & Events
Tuesday, January
30 – Friday, February 2 – In-class speech recitals
Wednesday,
February 7 – Final in-class recital where 2 students will be
chosen to move forward to the SJA Oral Competition
Friday, February
9 – SJA Oral Competition & February hot lunch money due
Tuesday, February
20 – Jump Rope For Heart event and pledges are due (our SJA goal is
$1000.00)
MATH:
Our decimals unit may by very challenging, so we are
taking our time. We will be spending 2 days on a few lessons to ensure our
students are understanding the concepts. This unit will take us to beginning of
February. Our unit math test will take place on Tuesday, February 6.
Today we began show what you know, the first of two reviews.
We will continue this tomorrow, before moving on the test review on Friday. The
math test will take place on Tuesday, February 6.
Key
points to remember:
A fraction
represents parts of a whole and is written like ½ (one over 2 or one-half). The
top number is the numerator and represents the part of number. The bottom
number is the denominator and represents the whole number. For example, ¾
(three-fourths) is a square with four whole parts and three parts are shaded
in. 1/10 is one-tenth and 1/100 is one-hundredths. We also discussed equivalent
fractions. Equivalent means equal. For example, 2/4 = ½, 2/6 = 1/3, and 5/20 =
¼.
Decimals are another way to write a fraction. The decimal
separates two different numbers. The numbers on the left side of the decimal
represent the whole number and the numbers on the right side of the decimal
represents the parts of numbers. For example, 1.32 = 1 whole and 32 parts or 1
and 32 hundredths.
Equivalent decimals are decimals that are written and
said differently but equal each other. For example 1.3 = 1.30, even though we
say (1 and 3 tenths & 1 and 30 hundredths) and write them differently.
A key point to remember when rounding decimals is .00-.49 we will round down and .50-.99
we will round up. For example, 11.22
will round down to 11 and 56.76 will round up to 57. A whole number does not
have a decimal.
The main point is to remember when adding and
subtracting decimals is to properly line up your numbers using place value
(hundreds, tens, one, decimal, tenths, hundredths). Don’t forget to add your
decimal point and remember equivalent decimals!
When we multiply by 10 we move the decimal one spot to
the right. For example, 3.6 x 10 = 36 and 2.47 x 10 = 24.7. When multiplying by 100 we move the
decimal two spots to the right. For example, 3.6 x 100 = 360 – notice we had to
add a zero to the end and 2.47 x 100 = 247.
Homework:
-Unit math test Tuesday, February 6 – review will be
completed in class and sent home to study
LANGUAGE:
Today we continued reciting our speeches. They are getting better and
better!! I am so happy with how far they have come!
Speech pointers - The introduction must include a greeting,
and introduction of yourself and your topic, a hook (a statement/question that
grabs the audiences attention), and a sentence that outlines what you will be
taking about in your speech (your three body paragraphs).
The first body paragraph is a straightforward paragraph, however
students need to support their ideas with information from their research. It
should begin with the general topic for this paragraph, have ideas with
supporting details, and an ending sentence leading into the next topic/body
paragraph!
The second body paragraph is a straightforward paragraph, however
students need to support their ideas with information from their research. It
should begin with the general topic for this paragraph, have ideas with
supporting details, and an ending sentence leading into the next topic/body
paragraph!
The third body paragraph is a straightforward paragraph, however
students need to support their ideas with information from their research. It
should begin with the general topic for this paragraph, have ideas with
supporting details, and an ending sentence leading into the next topic/body
paragraph!
Our conclusion is when we sum everything up by reminding our audience
what we talked about in our speech.
Homework:
-Memorize
your speech
UNIT OF INQUIRY:
We will not be beginning our next UOI unit, Medieval Times, until next
week. We will be using our UOI periods to do in-class speech rehearsals.
Homework:
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I hope you have a wonderful night!
Mrs. Hocevar J
