Good
afternoon everyone,
I hope you had a wonderful day!
Monday is a Day 6 (reading buddies and music). Wednesday, June 5th, is Raptors Day. Students may
wear a Raptors shirt/jersey with casual pants. Please refrain from sending
students in the Raptors colour of red or black…we are looking for Raptors
specific shirts/jerseys! Students not wanting to participate are asked to come
in their full school day uniform. Monday, June 10th, will be our
final house colour spirit day. Students are encouraged to dress in as much of
their house colour as they can. We will play our final house games of the year
and find out which house will take possession of the house cup! LETS GO
KAPPA!!!
The JKs enjoying the Plasma cars that were purchased with funds from our bake sales and Spring Fundraisers!
With summer just around the
corner, what better way for your children to spend the summer but here at SJA! SJA
Summer camp registrations were sent home earlier this year. We are offering
7 weeks of summer fun with a minimum of 3 excursions per week. There is lunch
and snacks options and before and after care are available. Register before it
is too late!! Ms. Hughes would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
She can be reached at bsmith@stjudesacademy.com.
After care invoices are being sent home on Saturday. Be sure to pay your invoice by Friday,
June 14th so that your child can bring home their report card!
Our final physical education
trip will be taking place on Tuesday, June 11th. We will be making
our way to the YMCA Cedar Glen Outdoor Education Centre in Schomberg. We
will be leaving by bus at 8:30 AM and returning around 3:15 PM. Please do not
order hot lunch for this day as we will be provided lunch there.
Our SJA Parent Guild is
hosting an SJA Year-End Play Day on Wednesday, June 12th from
10:00-2:00. The cost for the play day is $20 ($15/sibling) and includes bouncy
castles, obstacle course, face painting, Henna body art, photo booth, games,
and clowns! For an extra $5, the following food choices will be available: 2
slices of cheese pizza, 2 hot dogs or 2 veggies samosas. Each option comes with
chips and water. All proceeds raised will go towards our ongoing fundraising
efforts.
The St. Jude's
Academy MYP Mock Trial team has been invited to participate at an
International Empire Mock Trial competition in New York next October! To help with
fundraising, we are designing Popsocks for the St. Jude's, Oakwood and Maple's
community! The proceeds from the sales will go directly to the SJA Mock trial
team and help fund our journey to New York. Help us represent SJA on an
International stage and purchase your Popsock for Mock today!
What is a Popsock?
Phone looking a little bland? Tired of holding your phone while you chat with your friends or watch your favourite Netflix show? A Popsock can make you mobile life easier! Support the SJA Mock Trial team (and your phone!) by buying a fashionable and useful mobile accessory. We offer over 25 styles and if you want something more personal, we can customize a Popsock with your name and a completely unique design! All orders will be completed and delivered within 2-3 business days!
Phone looking a little bland? Tired of holding your phone while you chat with your friends or watch your favourite Netflix show? A Popsock can make you mobile life easier! Support the SJA Mock Trial team (and your phone!) by buying a fashionable and useful mobile accessory. We offer over 25 styles and if you want something more personal, we can customize a Popsock with your name and a completely unique design! All orders will be completed and delivered within 2-3 business days!
We have 3 distinct options for your Popsock:
- OG Collection (30 designs)
- Custom Creations (Design your own Popsock!)
- Pops For Besties
- OG Collection (30 designs)
- Custom Creations (Design your own Popsock!)
- Pops For Besties
Please use the link below to order yours today!! The Popsock will be sold all summer long!
Important dates/items:
Wednesday, June 5
– Raptors Day – Raptors shirts/jerseys only
Monday, June 10 –
House Colour Spirit Day and House Cup Presentation
Tuesday, June 11 –
YMCA Cedar Glen Outdoor Education Trip
Wednesday, June 12
– Year-End Play Day
Friday,
June 14 – Last Day of School and Promotion Ceremony at The Dome
- JK-2 is from 9:00 - 11:00 AM
- Grade 3-6 is from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
- Grade 7-11 is from 1:30 - 3:30 PM
**Please note there will be no shuttles
running to and from the dome for our Promotion Ceremonies**
Unit of Inquiry
Today
we continued our final summative of the year. Students have been hired by a
successful video game corporation to create a game using Scratch. Students can
either create a new game, or make a remake of a classic video game – students
must state if they are doing this and give credit to the original creator.
Students will need to begin by brainstorming ideas by sketching and describing
sprites, setting a background, have a game purpose and create an original title
if necessary. Students will also be required to hand write a minimum of a one
page (front and back, double spaced) report on their game. They will need to
address the objective of their game, the characters, the instructions on how to
play their game, debugging (explaining what code provided the most challenge
and why), document the progress and process, and lastly reflect on the game
(did people enjoy it, how do they feel about it, etc.). Students will also need
to create an advertisement. Students should refer to the outline and rubric
throughout to ensure they are meeting all of the requirements. The summative is
due Monday, June 10th. All work must be completed in class!
HOMEWORK
-Rough
copy due Monday – be ready to begin creating your game
-Summative
due Monday, June 10th
Inquiry into
Mathematics
Today
we took up the tomorrow. We will write our test on Monday.
Points to remember:
Graphs – don’t forget your
title, labels and appropriate scales!
Representing patterns - we learned three
ways to do this: create a table,
write a pattern rule (Start at 2.
Add 2 each time) or graph it. We see
ordered pairs again in this unit – (1, 2) where the first coordinate is the
frame number and the second coordinate is the number of tiles in a frame.
Input/Output machines - The coordinates on a graph of a growing pattern represent the Input/Output numbers in the table. Remember that an Input/Output looks like this - Input -> x3 -> -4 Output ->. Therefore, 2 x 3 - 4 = 2, 3 x 3 - 4 = 5, 4 x 3 - 4 = 8, etc. We can use a chart to help.
Euler’s Formula and
other patterns for prisms - the number of faces + the number of
vertices – 2 = the number of edges (F + V – 2 = E). For example, a triangular
prism has 5 faces and 6 vertices. Therefore, 5 + 6 – 2 = 11 – 2 = 9, so a
triangular prism has 9 edges.
Some
other patterns for prisms are:
1)
The number of faces of a prism is 2 more than the number of sides on the base –
A hexagon has 6 sides, therefore 6 + 2 = 8, so 8 faces.
2)
The number of vertices on a prism is double the number of sides on the base – a
triangle has 3 sides, therefore 3 x 2 = 6 vertices.
3)
The number of edges of a prism is triple the number of sides on the base – a
pentagon has 5 sides, therefore 5 x 3 = 15 edges.
Relating distance,
average speed and time - we learned that the distance travelled is the
product of the average speed and time (Distance
= average speed x time). We must remember to use appropriate scales on our
graphs!
HOMEWORK
-Study, study, study - final
math test is on Monday, June 3rd
Teaching math!
Inquiry into Language
Today
we wrote our spelling lesson #33 paragraph using 10 words from our weekly
words. We also enjoyed reading with our reading buddies outside today!
HOMEWORK
-Sign
and return spelling lesson #33 paragraph
Finally enjoying some outdoor time!
A little 'What Time Is It Mr. Wolf' on the beautiful day with our reading buddies!
Have
a wonderful weekend!
Love
Mrs. Hocevar
