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 have been 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 26th. 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 Times
Elementary Girls and Boys – Tuesday and
Thursday 4-5PM
U12 Coed and U12 Development Program –
Monday and Wednesday 4-5PM
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 17th, 2018
Wednesday,
November 14th, 2018
Wednesday,
January 16th, 2019
Wednesday,
February 13th, 2019
Wednesday,
April 3rd, 2019
Wednesday,
May 1st, 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! The poetry deadline is November 16th, 2018 and the short
story deadline is November 23rd, 2018.
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 physical and chemical reaction. We watched a video, created
our own definitions and then worked on some questions in small groups. A
physical change is a change that can be reversed or changed back. An example
would be ice melting into water. A chemical change is a change that can’t be
reversed or is very hard to reverse. An example is when a substance changes
colour. Thank you to Manny for sharing with us that a solid can go to a gas
without becoming a liquid – sublimation and dry ice!
HOMEWORK
-
Physical vs. Chemical changes
Manny talking about dry ice and sublimation! Great action!
Inquiry into
Mathematics
Today
we used mental math strategies to solve some addition, subtraction and
multiplication questions. One strategy we used was compatible numbers. Compatible numbers are numbers that are easy to
compute. For example, 60 + 35 + 40. If you switch around the 35 and 40 to make
the question read 60 + 40 + 35, it makes it easy to mentally add - 60 + 40 =
100 + 35 = 135. We can also use compatible numbers when multiplying. For example,
4 x 19 x 25. If you switch around the 19 and 25 it makes it easier to multiply
– 4 x 25 x 19 = 100 x 19 = 1900 (remember to use another strategy to multiply
19 x 100 – 19 x 1 = 19 then add the 2 zeros to get 1900). When doing a
subtraction question, if there is no need to regroup we can subtract from the
left. For example 687 – 464 = 223 (6-4=2, 8-6=2 and 7-4=3).
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).
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).
HOMEWORK
-MMS
page 22-23
-Unit 2
math test will be on Monday, October 1
Inquiry into Language
Today
we went over our chapter 3 questions. We also began reading chapter 4 of Percy
Jackson and began our comprehension question.
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 this year is FRANCE. Please bring in research (Internet or books from the
library) for Monday. Please see below the groups and topics.
Music and Dress – Joshua, Vishav and
Mitansh
Artwork and Dance – Aanika and Emana
Cuisine – Eva and Liliana
Toys, Games and Sport – Willem, Chesley,
Manny, and Ronit
Products and
Imports/Exports – Munira and Liliana
Laws and Policies – Jasmeet and Himmat
Rules and Customs – Aarnav, Rajan and
Divyansh
HOMEWORK
-Finish chapter 4
comprehension questions
-Read chapter 5
-Read chapter 5
-Research
for France (Internet or books from the library) for Monday
-Spelling
test Friday
Have
a wonderful night!
Love
Mrs. Hocevar
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