Good afternoon everyone!
I hope you all had a night!
Our RBG trip is
tomorrow. It will take place rain or shine. Gym uniform is required, as well as
proper outdoor gear as we will be spending our time outside. We will leave
after lunch at 11 and return around 3. Please pack a lunch as we will be eating
before and just in case hot lunch is not ready, we will eat it upon our return!
Important information and reminders:
I finally have the grand
total for the SPRING FUNDRAISER!! SJA raised $11, 537. 74….I can’t
believe it! What an amazing job! Mr. Foster’s Grade 1 class took top place by
raising over $800 and Ms. Bancud’s SK class took second place. Well-done, SJA!
You have won your chance to water balloon your teacher…date and time to be
announced!
A note from your Grade 6 class : Dear SJA Families,
The
Grade 6 class invites you to attend the Exhibition on Friday, May 5, 2017, from 9
am to 11 am, or from 6 pm to 8 pm
in the auditorium.
The
Exhibition is the culminating task of the IB Primary Years Programme. It is
where students work collaboratively to explore a local issue that interests
them. This year’s Grade 6s have chosen the following topics to
explore:
Terrorism
Elder Abuse/Neglect
Physician-Assisted Dying
Developmental Disabilities
Animal Abuse/Neglect
Immigration
Garbage Pollution
Climate Change
Crime
Some
great reasons why you should attend if your child is NOT in Grade 6 include:
· Supporting
and celebrating with the Grade 6s
· Learning
about these issues
· Being
aware of what will be expected of your child when they are in Grade 6
We
hope to see you then.
Sincerely,
The
Grade 6 Class
We
will be viewing the presentations next Friday. This is a 6 week long project
that the Grade 6’s work very hard on. So please feel free to come and support
the Grade 6’s!
A note from Mrs. Smith: The lunch ordering
system is now open for June. Please ensure you place your order no later than Friday, May 19 at 4:00 PM. Lunch payment is due by May 23rd 4:00 PM or unfortunately your lunch order will be cancelled for the
month of June. Please keep in mind that there are no reimbursements for field
trips or absences. You can go online at http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja/
A note from Mrs. Kerr and the MYP students: MYP students have been working very
hard over the past little while working on their annual Shakespeare play ‘The
Taming of the Shrew.’ It is time for them to show off their hard work. ‘The
Taming of the Shrew’ will take place on Wednesday,
May 10 at 7:30 PM. Doors will open at 7:00 PM.
Language
Today we took our time in math so we missed our language period. We did
find some time to practice Spelling Bee! The top 3 Grade 4 spellers will be
chosen on Thursday, May 11 to
compete in our SJA Spelling Bee competition. **Please note that those students in Grade 5 spelling will join Ms.
Ramnarine and the Grade 5’s on Monday, May 8 from 9-11!**
Homework – Read for at
least 30 minutes
-Frindle activity #3 due Monday, May 8
-Practice Spelling Bee
Math
Today we spent a full hour and a half on math!! We took time to take up
last night homework and review yesterdays work. Then we began looking at
improper fractions and mixed numbers. This is very challenging, so most of us
worked together through each question. They seemed to be getting the hang of it
near the end.
An improper fraction is more
that 1 whole and when the numerator (top number) is bigger than the denominator
(bottom number). For example, 7/3.
A mixed number is has a whole
number and a fraction. It is another way to write an improper fraction. For
example, 2 & 2/3.
We can change an improper fraction into a mixed number and vice versa!
CHANGING AN IMPROPER
FRACTION INTO A MIXED NUMBER:
9/4 =
Step 1: Ask yourself how many times does 4 go into 9? The answer is 2.
Step 2: Ask yourself what is 4 (the denominator) x 2 (the answer from
step 1) = 8.
Step 3: Take the 9 (the numerator) and – 8 (the answer from step 2)= 1
Answer = 2 & ¼ (the 2 come from step 1, the 1 comes from step 3, and
the 4 stays the same as in the original fraction)
**The denominator will not change – it will stay the same**
CHANGING A MIXED NUMBER INTO
AN IMPROPER FRACTION:
3 & ¼
Step 1: Multiply the whole number by the denominator (3 x 4 = 12)
Step 2: Add the answer from step one (12) to the numerator
(12 + 1 = 13)
Answer = 13/4
**The denominator will not change – it will stay the same**
Homework – MMS pg
124-125
UOI
Today we learned about Colour and Shape poems. A Colour poem is about a
colour and we write about the 5 senses we think of with regards to that colour.
A Shape poem describes the object and is written in the same shape! We created both
together as a class and then we created our own. The Colour poem was done on
paint samples from Home Depot and the Shape poem is for homework!
Homework – Create a Shape
poem
Have a great night!
Mrs. Hocevar J
