Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. The boys began their hockey season this weekend, so our Saturday morning was spent at the rink. Kase is in his second year of the IP program and Carter is making his return to the ice after a two year break! 

 Tomorrow is a Day 3, Ice Cream Sandwich Day (for those students who are participating), and music. Please do not forget your instrument at home! Bake sale is taking place tomorrow and Wednesday, and will be run by Mrs. Padovan and Mrs. Haag’s classes.

A note from Ms. Gandy regarding October lunches. Please be sure to order for your child under the correct grade and teacher.

October Lunches

Site is now open and will close Wednesday, September 25th at 3:00 PM 

Special of the month: 3 pancakes with vanilla cream with an option of syrup for $5.00 OR 1 pancake with vanilla cream with an option of syrup for $2.50 on Fridays. 

All payments are to be made through Quickbooks. 

Our Fall Fundraiser is HERE! What used to be our Spring Fundraiser is now our Fall Fundraiser and we need your help. This year, all funds raised will go towards our Art Productions, physical activity equipment and more Chromebooks. There will be a variety of exciting events and amazing prizes for students to win through their participation. These include sitting in the teacher chair for a day and decorating Mr. Oliver’s face with makeup!! The class who brings in the most money will win a pizza and movie party. For students in Grade 3-6 who bring in a minimum of $40 on top of the daily activities will attend a trip to Glow Zone and those students in JK-Grade 2 will attend a trip to Kidsport. Permission forms for Glow Zone were sent home today. For those families who have already paid the $40, all I will need is your signature! It is not too late to be able to attend Glow Zone. Just bring in your $40 and permission form and you are all set!

Daily Activities – Each activity costs $2.00!!

Monday, September 23^rd is PJ Day. A lucky student will also have a chance to sit in a teachers chair!

Tuesday, September 24^th is Popcorn Day. A lucky student will also have a chance to silly string a teacher!

Wednesday, September 25^th is Ice Cream Sandwich Day. A lucky student will also have a chance to decorate Mr. Oliver’s face with makeup!

Thursday, September 26^th is Wacky Thursday. A lucky student will also have a chance to style a teacher’s hair!

Friday, September 27^th is Casual Day and Dance Party (JK-Grade 2) and Electronics Day and Casual Day (Grade 3-6). A lucky student will also have a chance to pie a teacher in the face with a pie!

Tuesday, October 1^st, is our first extracurricular activity of the year. We will be heading to The Old Pro Driving Range. We will be leaving at 9:30 AM and we will return by 12:00 PM to have lunch. Students will be required to wear their SJA gym uniform, outdoor shoes, and must dress according to the weather, as this will be an outdoor activity. Permission forms were sent home and are due back no later than Wednesday, September 25^th. There is no cost to this activity. **Please be reminded that parent volunteers must have a vulnerable sector screen on file with the school. If you already have one, please ensure that you sign the annual offence declaration.**

Polar Expressions is back again this year and they are looking for students to have a chance to publish poems and short stories in an upcoming book. Information sheets have been sent. Students who are interested in this competition can do so on their own time, as class time will not be given. The deadline for poems is November 29^th and the deadline for short stories is December 6^th. Good luck everyone!

Caribou Math Contest is back at SJA. SJA students have a choice to participate in the Caribou Cup, which consists of 6 mathematical contests that are held throughout the year. Each contest is offered to students in Grades ½, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, and 11/12. For students in Grade 1 and 2 the cost if free. For students in Grade 3 and 4 the cost is $9 and students in Grade 5 and up are $15. Students must commit to be at school by 7:15 AM with a personal laptop that is charged for each contest date. The contests will run one hour each time, from 7:30 AM to 8:30 PM. There will be a math club taking place on Wednesday mornings beginning at 8:00 AM in Room 39 for those wishing to practice. More information has been sent home. Please use the instructions at the bottom of the sheet to register your child. Good luck to those who participate!

Important dates/items:

Friday, September 20-Friday, September 27 - Fall Fundraiser

Monday is PJ Day

Tuesday is Popcorn Day

Wednesday is Ice Cream Sandwich Day

Thursday is Wacky Thursday

Friday is Dance Party/Electronics Day and Casual Day

Tuesday, September 24 & Wednesday, September 25 – Bake Sale

Wednesday, September 25 - Casual Day, Golf permission form due & October hot lunch site closes at 3:00 PM

Monday, September 30 - Orange Shirt Day

Tuesday, October 1 – Old Pro Driving Range Golf Trip (9:30 AM to 12:00 PM)

Friday, October 4 – Nea Archi (New Parent Info Session) 7-9 PM

Friday, October 11 and Monday, October 14 – No School – Thanksgiving Weekend

Thursday, October 17 – International Day

Tuesday, October 29 – Picture Day

Wednesday, October 30 – Casual Day

Thursday, October 31 – Halloween/Harvest Spirit Day

Unit of Inquiry

Today we examined physical and chemical changes. A physical change is a change in a substance’s physical properties. Physical changes do not cause a substance (or matter) to become another substance and can typically be ‘undone.’ Examples are rain to sleet, wood to sawdust, and wax to melted wax. A chemical change in a change in a substance’s chemical properties. Chemical changes cause a substance to change into a new substance and cannot be ‘undone.’ Examples are a rusting nail, burning a log, and the souring of milk. Phase changes include boiling, freezing, melting, and condensing. We watched a Bill Nye the Science Guy video to assist with our learning and completed a worksheet to go along with the video. Once the video was over, we reviewed the four phases of matter; melting (ice to water), vaporizing (boiling water steam), freezing (water to ice), and condensing (cloudy mirror in bathroom).

Permission forms for our Scientists in the School workshop on Monday, October 21^st will be sent home on Friday.

Homework

Bill Nye the Science Guy!

The 4 phases of matter; melting, evaporation, freezing, and condensation.

Inquiry into Mathematics

Today we divided by whole numbers. We did both long and short division. Please see below for instructions.

It is looking like the date of our first test will be Monday, September 30^th. Our next unit will be Number Patterns and will deal with Input/Output machines and pattern rules. This is a short unit, with only 5 lessons. As of know, our test for Number Patterns will be on Tuesday, October 15^th.

Points to Remember

Multiplication and division strategies - For example, for multiplication 100 x 10 = 1,000 (we multiply 1 x 1 to get 1 and then add 3 zeros – 2 in 100 and 1 in 10 = 1,000) and for division 1,000,000/100,000 = 10 (1/1 = 1 and then we took away 5 zeros from 100,000 and 5 zeros from 1,000,000 which left us with 10).

Standard form is 3,961. Expanded form would be 3,000 + 900 + 60 + 1 and number-word form would be 3 thousand, 961. We also realized that when using a place value chart, each group of three place values is called a period. With in each period the digits of a number are read as hundred, tens, and ones.

Place value chart:

Millions Period

Thousands Period

Units Period

H M	T M	M	H T	T T	T	H	T	O

H M – hundred million

T M – ten million

M – million

H T – hundred thousand

T T – ten thousand

T – thousand

H – hundreds

T – tens

O – ones

Multiples can be found by starting at the number and counting on by that number. For example, multiples of 4 are 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, etc. Multiples of 6 are 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, etc.

A common multiple is a number that is a multiple of each of two or more given numbers. For example, common multiples of 4 and 6 are 12, 24, and 36 as those numbers appear in the multiples list (4 and 6). Each common multiple of 4 and 6 is divisible by 4 and 6. 

A prime number has only two factors, 1 and itself. For example, 5.

A composite number has more than 2 factors. For example, 12. What is a factor you ask? Factors are the number in a multiplication sentence that you multiply together to get the product (the answer). For example the factors in 2 x 3 = 6 are 2 and 3.

PEDMAS (Order of Operations).

Parenthesis

Exponents

Division

Multiplication

Addition

Subtraction

When doing division and multiplication, and addition and subtraction, we always work form left to right so it does not matter what we do first!

Added and subtracted large numbers - remember is to ensure you are lining the numbers up correctly in the place value chart and that you are reading the questions correctly (add when is says + and subtract when it says -). Don’t forget to carry (addition) or re-group (subtraction)! Remember to double check your work – estimation for addition and addition for subtraction.

Homework

MMS pg 

Thanks to these two for showing us short division!

Short division example!

How to double check your division with no remainders and remainders!

Inquiry into Language

Today we began spelling lesson #3 – words with the sound of ‘f.’

Percy Jackson - Please remember that comprehension questions are to be in full sentences that begin with a capital letter and ending with either a period, exclamation point, or question mark. Please use the book to help with spelling and to be sure to answer each question completely, with support from the book. All students are aware of my expectations. 

Our annual International Day is quickly approaching and will take place on Thursday, October 17^th. We will be picking our country sometime this week. Beginning next week, and for the following few weeks, we will be busy researching and putting together a fabulous presentation on our country. Partners or small groups will research one of the following topics; clothing, food, imports/exports, laws/regulations, holidays, sports/toys, etc. Groups will be arranged sometime this week. Students will need devices and books from a local library to complete their research. 

French Spelling Words –

Homework

Finish spelling lesson #3

Have a wonderful night!

Mrs. Hocevar