Good afternoon everyone!
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We had
a rare weekend off of hockey, so it was somewhat low key. We attended Mark’s
family Christmas party on Saturday and enjoyed a wagon ride Saturday night
during Georgetown’s Downtown Christmas Market. I was helping out with the JK-Grade 2
Christmas concert today, so thank you to Ms. Hayward for taking over the class!
Too much partying!
Tomorrow is a Day 6 and gym. Please ensure students
are dressed in their gym uniform ready to board the bus with proper gym shoes
at 9:00 AM. Students will change into
their school day uniform after gym. We have had such great success with the clothing drive that it
is being extended into this week. Any unwanted gently used clothes are greatly
appreciated!
A note regarding the JK-Grade 2 Christmas Concert
On December 10, 2019, students from Junior
Kindergarten to Grade 2 will put on two performances at the St. Jude’s Dome.
Our afternoon performance will begin at 1:00 PM, with doors opening at 12:30 PM.
Our evening performance will begin at 6:30 PM, with doors opening at 6:15 PM.
Seating is on a first come first serve basis. Please keep in mind that outside food and drinks are
not permitted in the Dome.
Please ensure JK-Grade 2 students are in
their classroom at 5:30 PM for the evening performance.
For our evening performance, families are
welcome to take our shuttle from St. Jude’s to the Dome and back. Shuttles will
run from 6:00-7:00 PM.
We encourage all families to come bundled
up to stay warm and cozy for the entire show. The students and teachers have
put a tremendous amount of work into their performances and kindly ask that all
families stay and enjoy the show until the end.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
The SJA Parent Guild is
pleased to hold its 2nd Christmas Skate for all students and parents/guardians to
celebrate the festive season and enjoy some time together. Any proceeds
will go towards ongoing fundraising efforts. This event will take
place on Thursday, December 12 from 3:30-5:30 pm at Meadowvale
4-Rinks. Ice time from 4:00-5:00 pm.
Bring your own skates or skate rental option is also
available. There will be hot chocolate and treats for students and Santa
will be ready for selfies! Forms will be distributed Thursday. Forms and payment are due by
Monday, December 2nd to the homeroom teacher. Please return forms and payment
as soon as possible! We will be
accepting non-perishable food donations for the Food Bank so please feel free
to bring items in. See you there! As a reference for sizing parents can use: www.hockeymonkey.com/bauer-skate-sizing-chart.
Our Christmas Concert
rehearsals are well underway. We are dancing to Justin Bieber's 'Santa Claus is
Comin to Town’. Please see the link below for our song and the finale song, ‘So
Good to Be Bad’. Please practice the dance and the finale song! Our dress
rehearsal will be on Monday, December 16 and the show will take place on
Tuesday, December 17. The afternoon show will begin around 1:00 PM and the
evening show will begin at 6:30. We ask that all parents/family members remain
seated for the entire show. Please note seating will be on a first come first
serve basis and there will be no reserved seating. We kindly ask the all
parents and family members allow all students to exit the dome before you exit.
We want to ensure the safety of all students.
Santa Claus is Comin to Town
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB3TCiA1rgI
Good To Be Bad
Our next extra-curricular
activity is skiing/snowboarding at Glen
Eden Ski Resort. The dates of the trip are January 22, February 19 and March 4. We will be leaving at 7:00 AM
and returning by 4:00 PM at the latest. All rentals are included, however
students are more than welcome to bring their own. Please do not order hot
lunch for these days as we will be eating lunch at the ski hill – students are
welcome to bring money to purchase food and drink items. Students must ensure
they are dressed in appropriate ski gear; warm socks, long johns with comfy
clothes, snow pants, warm mitts, a face protector and a ski jacket. Please note
that if students chose skiing, they will ski all three times. If students pick
snowboarding, they will snowboard all three times. All students will have to
pass each level before they are granted permission to ski on the big hill, no
matter what their experience. Permission
forms and waivers are due back no
later than Thursday, December 12. Please thoroughly complete all forms
before returning.
Important dates/items:
Tuesday, December
10 – JK-Grade 2 Christmas
Thursday, December
12 – Ski forms and waivers due
Tuesday, December
17 – Grade 3-8 Christmas Concert
Wednesday,
December 18 – Casual Day for those students who have paid the $20 casual day
fee
Thursday December
19 – Christmas Spirit Day
Friday, December
20- Tuesday, January 7 – No School – Christmas holidays
Wednesday, January
8 – First Day Back After Christmas Holidays
Unit of Inquiry
Today
we began learning about the circulatory system, in particular the heart! We
learned about how the heart works, oxygen-blue blood and oxygen-red blood, and
then completed a ‘heart-y’ words worksheet.
For
the next three weeks, students will be learning about the skeletal system, the
respiratory system and the digestive system. For our summative, students will
be completing a mini-exhibition project. As of now the due date will be towards
the end of January.
Homework
Inquiry into
Mathematics
Today we took up our
math review. The test will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, December 10.
This will be our last unit until after the Christmas holidays.
Points to Remember
Most
large numbers are written in short form instead of having to write
the large number in standard form. For example, 5 ½ million is
written in standard form as 5, 500, 000. 42, 400, 000 can be written as the
decimal 42.4 million. Keep in mind the rounding rules; 0-4 round to the floor,
5-9 round to the sky.
Exploring
thousands
and writing them as fractions and decimals. We used a place value chart to help
us.
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We also used base ten blocks to help.
Please see picture below. A fraction is written as 314/1000. We say it as
three-hundred and fourteen thousandths. The decimal would be 0.314.
There are three ways we can order and compare decimals; using base
ten blocks, using a place value chart and using a number line.
When rounding decimals you must remember the rounding rules – 0-4 you
round down and the number doesn’t change and 5-9 you round up and the number
will change. If rounding to the nearest whole
number there will be no decimals. If rounding to the nearest tenth there will be only one number
after the decimal. If you are rounding to the nearest hundredth there will be two numbers after the decimal.
When we multiply by 10, we move the decimal 1 spot to the right. When we multiply by 100, we move the decimal 2 spots to the
right and when we multiply by 1000,
we move the decimal 3 spots to the right.
When we divide by 10, we move the decimal 1 spot to the left, as the digits shift 1
spot to the right. When we divide by
100, we move the decimal 2 spots to the left,
as the digits shift 2 spot to the right,
and when we divide by 1000, we move
the decimal 3 spots to the left, as the digits shift 3 spot to the right.
When we multiply by 0.1 we move the decimal 1
spot to the left, as the digits shift 1 spot to the right. When we multiply by 0.01, we move the decimal 2 spots to the
left, as the digits shift 2 spot to the right, and when we multiply by 0.001,
we move the decimal 3 spots to the left, as the digits shift 3 spot to the
right.
Multiplying decimals by a 1-digit whole
number; there are two ways to do this; using base ten blocks or estimation. For
estimation, the first thing you are going to do is round the decimal. For
example, 1.646 x 3 = 2 x 6 = 6. Therefore, 1.646 x 3 is about 6. The next step
is to record the numbers without the decimal point and multiply; 1646 x 3 =
4938. Finally, add the decimal; the estimate was 6 so we place the decimal
after the 4 – 4. 938.
Dividing decimals by a
1-digit whole number. There are 3 steps to divide a decimals by a 1-digit whole
numbers:
1. Record the numbers
without the decimal point. Divide as you would with whole numbers. e.g. 3 /
2232 = 0.744.
2. Estimate to place
the decimal point. 2.232 rounds to 2. 2/3 is a little less than 1. The answer
must be 744 thousandths. 744 thousandths is equal to 0.744. So, 2.232/ 3 =
0.744
3. Check your answer by using
multiplication. e.g. 0.744 x 3 = 2.232.
Homework
Study
for math test
Inquiry into Language
Today
we began spelling lesson #14 – prefixes en, im and mis, and vowel digraphs ei,
ie, and vowel pair ei.
Typing Club Website
Please visit this page to reference back
to when making citations:
French – Mme. Sarah
The
Grade 5s will be attending a French theatrical presentation ‘Les Insectes Sur Scene’ on Tuesday, March
31st from 9:30 to 11:30 AM.
Spelling Words for
French
Homework
Finish
spelling lesson #14
Have a
great night!
Mrs.
Hocevar
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