Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful night!

The first Grade 5 extra curricular activity is upon us. Please note that this Grade 5 class will now be attending the range on Wednesday, October 2, instead of Wednesday, October 3. New permission forms will be sent home and are due back on Monday, September 24. I do apologize for any inconvenience. There is no cost, as it has been included in the tuition. Our Terry Fox event is just around the corner. This is an annual event here at SJA. As we have done every year, we are asking donations. Pledge sheets have been sent home, and will be due by Wednesday, September 26^th. The class with the highest amount of money collected will win an ice cream party! Thank you in advance for your donations!

**Please note that students doing any after school activity, soccer, karate, yoga, etc. will be charged until 4:00 PM in aftercare, when they will be dismissed to their program with their coach!**

Soccer Practice Schedule

October hot lunch can now be ordered. The site will close on September 26th at 3:00 PM, so please get your orders in before then, as the site cannot be re-opened. October hot lunch payments are due by October 10th. Please ensure you are ordering under the correct grade and teacher. 

Caribou Math Contest is an online mathematics contest that is held 6 times per year. Last year we did a trial run with a few students from Grade 6 and above. This year we are going to offer it to students in Grades 3 and up. This is something that will be done on a student’s own time. This will not be a focus of our math program. That being said, Dr. Kaur and Mr. Lee-Guide have offered to run a math club on Wednesday morning beginning at 8:00 AM for those who are interested. There is a $15 annual fee that must be paid and the test times begin at 7:15 AM. Committed students will write the tests on:

Wednesday, October 17^th, 2018

Wednesday, November 14^th, 2018

Wednesday, January 16^th, 2019

Wednesday, February 13^th, 2019

Wednesday, April 3^rd, 2019

Wednesday, May 1^st, 2019

Permission forms were sent home. Please follow the instructions at the bottom of the page to register your child and pay the fee and return the permission form to me.

Don't forget about Polar Expressions Publishing!

Important dates/items:

Thursday, September 20 – Welcome Back BBQ from 4-5:30 PM

Monday, September 24 – Golf permission forms due

Tuesday, September 25 – Bake Sale

Wednesday, September 26 – Bake Sale, Casual Day, Terry Fox pledges due & October hot lunch orders due

Thursday, September 27 – Terry Fox run

Friday, September 28 – Orange Shirt Day

Monday, October 1 – Unit 2 math test

Tuesday, October 2 – Golf range 10-11:30 AM

Thursday, October 4 – International Day

Unit of Inquiry

Today we learned about reversible and non-reversible changes. Reversible change is when matter has a change of state that is reversible. Meaning the matter can change back to its original state. Non-reversible change is when matter has a change in state that is non-reversible. Meaning the matter cannot change back to its original state. We also did some experiments to show this.

HOMEWORK

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Turning chocolate into a liquid then freezing it back into a solid - reversible change!

Mixing water, dish soap, yeast, and hydrogen peroxide to make elephant toothpaste - non-reversible change!

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we continued learning about prime and composite numbers. In a multiplication question, the numbers that form the product (answer) are known as factors. In the example, 2 x 3 = 6, 2 and 3 are the factors. A prime number has exactly two factors, 1 and itself. For example, 3 and 7 are prime numbers (1 x 3 = 3 and 1 x 7 = 7). There are no other numbers that you can multiply to get 3 or 7. A composite number has more than two factors. For example, 4 and 8 (1x4 and 2x2 = 4 and 1x8 and 2x4 = 8). Multiplication charts were given out to all students.

Points to remember:

Standard form - simply put it is the number – 3, 258, 111.

Number written form is writing the number using both numbers and words (3 million, 2 hundred 58 thousand, 111).

Expanded form is when we take the number and break it down (3, 258, 111 = 3,000,000 + 200,000 + 50,000 + 8,000 + 100 + 10 + 1) – we take each digit and then add zeros!

When using < and > signs, the alligator mouth eats the bigger number.

Multiples of 2 are: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20.

Multiples of 3 are: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21.

Common multiples are numbers that are the same in two or more different multiples. For example, the common multiples from the list above are 6, 12, 18. Those 3 numbers appear in both lists of multiples (2 and 3).

HOMEWORK

- MMS page 20-21 and math sheets from today if not completed in class

- Unit 2 math test on Monday, October 1

Prime and composite numbers!

Inquiry into Language

Today we finished reading chapter 3 of Percy Jackson and began our comprehension question. We also had a visit with Ms. Hayward. It's hard to believe that International Day is just around the corner. We will be beginning our research and rough copies next week. The country we are doing the year is FRANCE. Groups will be assigned tomorrow. Please bring in research (Internet or books from the library) for Monday.

HOMEWORK

-Finish chapter 3 comprehension questions

-Research on France due Monday (Internet or books from the library)

We are loving PJ!

We love our library time!

Have a wonderful night!

Love Mrs. Hocevar