Good afternoon everyone,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend and are surviving the cold and snow! Tomorrow is a Day 6 (music and reading buddies). Scholastic orders are due on Thursday. Please sign up for Bloomz! 

Thanks to D for sharing with us information on the Blood Red Wolf Moon he witnessed last night!

During a conversation with his family about the universe, J found a video on the stars and planets, that showed the comparison of size in stars to share with us!

Wednesday is our first ski trip. Students must arrive at the school no later than 6:45 AM as the bus will leave promptly at 7:00 and will not wait for late students. Students are required to bring proper outdoor gear for skiing – ski pants, ski/winter coat, warm mitts, warm socks, ski goggles (if they need them), a neck warmer/balaclava, and of course skis/snowboard/boots/poles, if they have them. They are also asked to bring a disposable lunch and water. There is a spot for them to buy a snack, so if you would like to you could send some money with them, but they will be responsible for it.

It seems as though the cold weather is here to stay. Please ensure that students are sent to school with proper outdoor gear - winter coats, hats, mitts, winter boots, scarves, etc. Students will not be allowed to stay in at recess if they are not dressed accordingly. I thank you for your support. 

A note from Ms. Melissa regarding re-registration packages - Just a friendly reminder that re-registration packages are due no later than Monday, February 11.  After this time, spots will be opened up to the public and your child will not be guaranteed a space for next year.  We look forward to seeing you back for next year! **If we are the first class to have all registration forms returned we will have a pizza party and movie afternoon the Friday before March Break. Drinks and chips will be included!!**

A note regarding speeches – Due to our growing population at SJA, this year poems/stories/speeches will be split into two days. On Thursday, February 7^th, JK-Grade 2 will recite their poems and stories and on Friday, February 8^th, Grade 4-8 will recite their speeches.

Jump Rope for Heart – It is that time again! We will be participating in Jump Rope for Heart on Thursday, February 14^th. Donation packages have been sent home. You can pledge using cash or you can donate on the website. House points will be rewarded to each student who brings in donations. If we meet our school goal of $2500, students will be rewarded with a fun activity. Let’s see what we can do SJA!

A note from Mr. Foster, Ms. Gandy, and Ms. Brasil:

As part of our summative assessment, the Grade One classes have decided to open a market to complement our organization unit. The market will include fruits, vegetables, drinks, and other healthy snacks. It will be held in rooms 25, 28 and 29. The market will take place all day Thursday, January. 24^th and Friday, January. 25^th. All profits made will be donated to the Sick Kid’s Hospital.

Book Fair – Ms. Hayward and her book fair crew are getting things ready our book fair. Our book fair will be taking place during the week of February 4^th to 8^th.

Don't miss out on your chance to reserve your spot for our March Break Camp!!

Important dates/items:

Wednesday, January 23 – First ski trip – you must be at the school no later than 6:45 AM

Thursday, January 24 & Friday, January 25 – Grade 1 grocery store

Tuesday, January 29 – Bake sale – we are hosting – please bring in nut free items, and please avoid bringing in may contain items

Wednesday, January 30 – Bake sale and casual day

Tuesday, February 5 – Pancake Tuesday

Thursday, February 7 – JK-Grade 3 Oral Competition

Friday, February 8 – Grade 4-8 Oral Competition

Monday, February 11 – Re-registration packages due – be sure to reserve your spot

Wednesday, February 13 – SJA vs. TMA Oral Competition and 100^th Day of School

Thursday, February 14 – Valentine’s Day Spirit

Friday, February 15 – No School – PD Day

Monday, February 18 – No School – Family Day

Tuesday, February 26 – Bake sale

Wednesday, February 27 – Casual day and bake sale

Thursday, February 28 – Anti-Bullying Day

Monday, March 4 – Friday, March 8 – Spirit Week

Monday, March 11 – Friday, March 22 – No School – March Break

Monday, March 25 – First day back after March Break and Term 3 begins

Wednesday, March 27 – Casual Day

Friday, March 29 – Term 2 report cards go home

Unit of Inquiry

Today we began our summative assessment. The groups are as follows :

Group 1 – Joshua, Chesley, Elina, Munira, Jasmeet - Endocrine System

Group 2 – Eva, Emana, Ronit, Aarnav, Rajan - Muscular System

Group 3 – Himmat, Willem, Liliana, Vishva - Urinary System

Group 4 – Mitansh, Manny, Aanika, Divyansh - Immune System

We will be beginning our summative on Monday, January 21^st. This will be a group project, where will explore a system we did not cover in class. Summative will be due on Thursday, January 31^st. Presentations will begin Thursday, January 31^st and will continue on Friday, February 1^st.  

HOMEWORK

-UOI summative due Thursday, January 31^st

-Presentations are Thursday, January 31^st and Friday, February 1^st

Let the UOI summative work begin!

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we completed our first lesson in Probability, where we described probability. Probability tells us the likelihood of an event. There are experimental probabilities, which are based on the results of an experiment. To find the experimental probability, you take the number of times an outcome occurs and divide by the number the times the experiment is conducted. There are also theoretical probabilities, which are done without conducting experiments. To find the theoretical probability, you take the number of favourable outcomes and divide by number of possible outcomes.

**NB** We have altered the dates of our math test. As we did with our pre-assessment, we are going to combine the math tests. Instead of writing the Data Management test on January 21^st, we are going to jump right into Probability. This unit will take us one week from Monday, January 21^st to Friday, January 25^th. We will do a small review on Monday, January 28^th and then will spend the rest of the week writing the math test. Students will be expected to come up with a survey question, six options, and will be required to survey 50 people. Students will use tally marks and then will transfer their data to a pictograph and bar graph. Next, they will be asked to infer at least five different things from their graphs. Students will also be given data to create a line graph and scatter plot. Finally, students will be asked questions about probability. This most likely will take us three to four days.

Points to remember:

To find the mean you add up the total number and then divide by the total number of data. For example if the numbers in our data are 8, 10, 6, 4 you add them up to get 28 then divide it by 4 to get 7. Therefore your mean is 7.

The mode is the number that appears the most in a given set of data. For example if the numbers in our data were 3, 6, 4, 8 4. 2, 9, 4 our mode would be 4.

To find the median you first need to order your data from least to greatest. Then whichever number falls in the middle is your median. For example if our data numbers are 1, 3, 2, 9, 5, 7, 8 I arrange them in order 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 and the middle numbers is 5 so that is my median. If there happens to be two middle numbers you add those numbers together and divide by 2. For example 1, 2, 3, 5, 5, 7, 8, 9, I would take 5 + 5 = 10/2 = 5.

Be sure to remember your titles, labels, and appropriate scales when constructing your graphs.

Pictograph - uses pictures and key to show data

Circle graph - shows parts of a whole

Bar graph - compares choices by how much or how many

Line graph - shows a variable over time

Scatter plot - shows how two sets of data are related - it is a graph of ordered pairs on a coordinate grid

The bottom axis is horizontal (the x axis) and the other axis is the vertical axis (the y axis). The first number in the ordered pair goes on the horizontal axis and the second number in the ordered pair goes on the vertical axis.

When conducting a survey, you first to need create a question – What is your favourite TV show? Next you need give options – Flash, Arrow, The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, and Young Sheldon. Thirdly, comes the tally chart. You will use this to keep track of the answers of the people you survey. Next, you will put the data into a graph. Finally, you will infer information from your graph.

HOMEWORK

-Data Management and Probability test begins Tuesday, January 29^th

Finding the probability of favourite movies!

Finding the probability of choosing certain cards out of a deck of cards!

Inquiry into Language

Today we began writing our second rough copy. Students began by reading their speech to a peer who timed them to see how long it took their speech was. Then we began to type or write our speech.

In December, we received a letter from a student in Grade 4 from CH Bray School in Ancaster, who is participating in the Great Canadian Mail Race, where students race to send letters to other students in Canada. We decided to participate, so today we also began writing our letters. So fun!!

Shannen has been put on hold in class for the next little while. Students will be reading a couple chapters each weekend. Once speeches are over in February, we will begin our literary circles.

Persuasive speeches - we will be beginning our persuasive speech writing next week. We will have roughly four weeks to write and memorize our speeches. The first week will be spent completing a guided writing persuasive speech. The weeks to follow will consist of editing, revising and memorizing. Students should have any research needed for Monday.

HOMEWORK

-Spelling lesson #17 – words in agenda and activities
-Finish intro and first paragraph ONLY of second rough copy

Writing our letters to other Grade 5 students, as a part of the Great Canadian Mail Race!

Have a wonderful night! Stay warm!

Love Mrs. Hocevar