Good afternoon everyone,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Congratulations to all of the students who memorized Guy Fawkes. A reminder there is no school this Friday. The next Caribou contest is Wednesday, November 14th. Please ensure you arrive to school no later than 7:15 AM with a charged working laptop. Students who are late will not be permitted to write the test. 

Tomorrow is a Day 1 (gym – please be sure to arrive on time to school). Our curling trips will be happening on November 12^th in the morning (9-12) and 20^th in the afternoon (12-3). Students are reminded to wear their gym uniform (they will be wearing it all day), as well as to bring warm clothes (hats, mitts and coats) as we will be on the ice and it will be cold.  

A note from Oakwood Academy: On Tuesday, November 13^th, Oakwood Academy is hosting world kindness day, which is a day to recognize global kindness, generous acts and sense of community. For every act of kindness you do, please come and place a handprint on the Oakwood Academy globe and dress down for $2. Let's make this day a day of leadership and unity. 

Don't forget about Polar Expressions Publishing! The poetry deadline is November 16^th, 2018 and the short story deadline is November 23^rd, 2018.

Oakwood Academy is holding a Poinsettia fundraiser for the holiday season, to raise money for some new sensory items. The Poinsettias are red, pink or white and make a wonderful holiday gift, and are a nice way to spread holiday cheer. Order forms were sent home today. The class that sells the most Poinsettias will win a $50 gift card!! Order between November 1^st and November 30^th by cash only.

A note from our Librarian, Ms. Hayward:  The book fair is only a month away! All proceeds raised goes towards building library with new books and resources. See flyer below for more information.

Science Fair is taking place Friday, November 16. Please see flyer below.

Important dates/items:

Thursday, November 8 – ROM trip (10:15-3:00)

Friday, November 9 – No school – PD Day

Monday, November 12 – Curling trip – 9:00-12:00 & math test

Tuesday, November 13 – Kindness Day ($2 casual day)

Friday, November 16 – Science Fair

Tuesday, November 20 – Curling trip – 12:00-3:00

Thursday, November 22 – Picture re-takes

Tuesday, November 27 – Bake sale

Wednesday, November 28 – Bake sale and casual day

Friday, November 30 – Term One report cards go home

Unit of Inquiry

Today we continued learning about Ancient Greece. Before we began our lesson, we went through the class and each student recited Guy Fawkes. All but three students were successful at reciting the poem. Well-done! Once we finished reciting the poem, we had two students show action relating to our UOI. After they were finished showing us their action, we began our lesson – the Greek alphabet. We did not have too long to work on this particular lesson, so we will continue it tomorrow.

HOMEWORK

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Such wonderful action shown in class today...let's keep it up!

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we began our review for the math test. We will be spending this whole week on review, as it was a very heavy unit. Our math test will take place on Monday, November 12.

Points to remember:

When using a 24-hour notation, 12:00 AM (midnight) to 12:00 PM (noon) stays the same, but after 12:00 PM it goes to 13:00 for 1:00, 14:00 for 2:00, etc.

1:00 PM – 13:00

2:00 PM – 14:00

3:00 PM – 15:00

4:00 PM  - 16:00

5:00 PM = 17:00

6:00 PM = 18:00

7:00 PM – 19:00

8:00 PM – 20:00

9:00 PM – 21:00

10:00 PM – 22:00

11:00 PM – 23:00

12:00 PM – 00:00

Then we start back at 1:00 AM.

12:00- 11:59 AM is from midnight to noon and 12:00 – 11:59 (12:00-24:00) PM is from noon to midnight.

Rounding rules – 0 – 4 round down

-       5 – 9 round up

Friendly numbers  (a way to round or estimate) - $423.99 would round to $400.00 and $789. 11 would round to $800.00.

Standard amount (eight hundred twenty-two dollars = $822)

Written form ($745.50 = seven hundred forty-five dollars and 50 cents). We also counted money. Remember what each coin and bill are worth!

To find the surface area of a rectangular prism, multiply each face - length x width (l x w), then add the total area. For rectangular prisms that are congruent (all sides are equal), find the area of all three sides, add them together and then multiply by 2. For example, a rectangular prism with the sides 7 cm height, 15 cm length, and 10 cm width – find the area of front face, 15 x 7 = 105, then find the area of the side face, 10 x 7 = 70, then find the area of the top face, 15 x 10 = 150. Then add up those totals – 105 + 70 + 150 = 325 x 2 = 650 cm squared. When finding the surface area we use units squared (cm squared, m squared, etc.).

Volume = number of cubes in each layer x number of layers. The number of cubes is length x width and the number of layers is the height, so our formula to find the volume is l x w x h. When finding the volume we use units cubed (cm cubed, m cubed, etc.).

A line segment and distance have only one dimension. They can be measured in linear units such as cm, m and km. A flat surface has two dimensions and can be measured using square units, such as square cm or square m. An object has three dimensions and can be measured using cubic units, such as cubic cm and cubic m. For example, a track and field race would be measured in linear units (m or km), a pool cover would measure in square units (m) and a cargo space would measure in cubic units (cubic m). **1 cubic m = 1,000,000 cubic cm.**

Volume measures the space an object occupies (mL or L), while capacity measures the amount of liquid or gas an object holds (cubic cm or cubic m).

A few conversions to remember:

1L = 1000 mL

1 cubic cm = 1 mL

1 cubic m = 1000 L

1000 cubic cm = 1 L

When we add milli to gram (milligram), the milli means thousandths. So, one milligram is one-thousandth of a gram (1 mg = 0.001 g & 1000 mg = 1 g). When we add kilo to gram (kilogram), the kilo means thousands. So, one kilogram is one thousand grams (1 kg = 1000 g & 1 g = 0.001 kg). One tonne is one thousand kilograms (1 t = 1000 kg & 1 kg = 0.001 t). Please see the chart below to help.

	/1000		/1000		/1000	Move the decimal 3 spots to the left
mg	-à	g	-à	kg	-à	t
	X 1000		X 1000		X 1000	Move the decimal 3 spots to right
t		kg		g		mg

HOMEWORK

-Math test Monday, November 12^th

Inquiry into Language

Today we took up our Percy Jackson crossword. Then we began our spelling lesson #8 – vowel digraphs au and aw, as well as silent consonants. We wrote the words in our agendas and then began the corresponding activities. We also enjoyed some reading time with our reading buddies.

HOMEWORK

-Finish spelling lesson #9

Great job reciting Guy Fawkes!

We love our reading buddies!

Have a wonderful night!

Love Mrs. Hocevar