Good afternoon everyone,

I hope you had a wonderful day! Tomorrow is a Day 5 (due to the SJA vs TMA Track and Field meet gym is cancelled). Next Wednesday, June 5^th, 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 10^th, 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!!!

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 14^th so that your child can bring home their report card!

Library books are due back tomorrow, Friday, May 31 – notices have been sent home).

Our final physical education trip will be taking place on Tuesday, June 11^th. 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 12^th 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.

Important dates/items:

Friday, May 31 –SJA vs TMA Track and Field Competition

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 began 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 10^th. All work must be completed in class!

HOMEWORK

-Summative due Monday, June 10^th

The rough outline to our video games!

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we began our unit review. We will take it up tomorrow and 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

-Finish math review for tomorrow

-Final math test is on Monday, June 3^rd

Getting those math reviews finished!

Inquiry into Language

Today we had two Grade 6 presentations – one on online privacy and one on Internet safety. We also used some language time to begin our coding summative.

HOMEWORK

-Spelling test #33 tomorrow - you must know the meaning of your weekly list words

Great job Grade 6s! Your presentations were relatable, informative and interactive! 

Have a wonderful night!

Love Mrs. Hocevar