Day 6!

Hello SJA Parents,

It has been a pleasure teaching all of your wonderful and hard-working children. 

I hope to see many of you on Thursday, December 6! 

Math:

We learned about the formula of finding the area of a triangle in order to be able to calculate the area of an irregular polygon. 

Area of triangle = length x width
                          2

In order for students to find the area of half a square or rectangle, first, they will need to remember that half a square or rectangle is a triangle. Therefore the formula requires for the students to measure the lengths of the sides and divide it by 2.

UOI:

We investigated on the religion of Christianity. We learned about who Jesus of Nazareth was, and where he was born in. We looked at the Old and New Testaments, the ten commandments that were handed over to the prophet Moses, and the firm belief of Christians in salvation. We will continue to learn about the festivals that Christians celebrate throughout the year. 

Afterwards, a couple of the students shared a religious artifact that they have brought from home:

French:

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Gym:

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Library:

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Agenda:

- Look over Term 1 report cards over the weekend.

- Complete math homework on "Finding the Area of an Irregular Polygon"

- Complete non-fiction book on Raz-kids 

- Read for 20 minutes. 

- Complete mission on Knowledgehook. 

Day 3!

Hello SJA Parents,

What's the scoop in Room 14? Let's check it out!

Math:
We took up the work today from the previous day. We were able to review the concepts of circumference, area and perimeter. We then moved on to a new lesson on using grids to calculate perimeter and circumference. The students used geoboards in order to calculate the perimeter and area of irregular figures.

UOI:
The students created their own title page for the new Unit of Inquiry on World Religion. Students presented religious artifacts from home and shared the meanings behind them and their own family's beliefs.

French:
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Music:
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Language:
The students continued to work on summarization. They also learned about proper note taking and condensing paragraphs into main ideas. The students also spent some time working on summarizing an article about people who study ancient Egypt. We will continue to work on summarization for the rest of the week as well.

Agenda:
1. Complete math homework on 'Using Grids to Find Perimeter and Area'

2. Students are given an extra day to work on Word List 11 Spelling Words which will be due tomorrow. Spelling test will be on Friday.

3. French test on Friday.

4. Student-led conference interview sign-ups will commence tomorrow morning. 

Important Reminder!!

CASUAL WEAR ALL DAY TOMORROW AT ST. JUDE'S! 

Day 4!

Hello SJA Parents,

What's the scoop in Room 14? Let's check it out!

Math:
Today we continued to learn about circumference, perimeter and area. The students engaged in a pair group activity where they had to visit three stations. Each station required for them to find the perimeter, the area and the circumference between various objects. They used a ruler to measure, a chart for their calculations and the formula for each measurement. The students referred to the anchor charts posted in the class as reference for their activity.

See photos below:

Language:
We used the class time to mark their summaries from the night before on King Tut. The students were able to get a better understanding of the proper use of "Their, There, and They're" as we reviewed it together as a class. Some students volunteered to informally read their summary to the class and we, the audience were able to give the presenters some feedback on how they can improve their summary.

French:
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Gym:
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UOI:
We started a new inquiry on World Religion. The K(know), W(wonder), L(learn) chart worked really well within the last unit, therefore the students began to list down what they know and what they wonder for this unit. We then discussed together as a class on what are able to bring tomorrow as a sharing of what their family beliefs are.

Agenda:
1. Complete worksheet on circumference, perimeter and area
2. Bring a religious item from home to share with the class
3. Casual day tomorrow
4. Word List 12 Spelling due tomorrow.

Important Reminders!

1. There will be a switch with the Day schedule tomorrow. Instead of Day 3, it will be Day 4.  Since the switch will be happening, please have the students wear their gym clothes tomorrow instead of Wednesday. 

2. Bring $$ cash tomorrow for St Jude's Bake Sale. 

3. Casual Day on Wednesday, November 28

4. Term 1 Report Cards go home on Friday, November 30.  Please refer to the Interview Schedule form that went home today which outlined the steps on how to book your interview time.

Day 2!

Hello SJA Parents,

Quote of the day:

Math:
We took up the homework from last week on Circumference.
We started investigating and learning about Perimeter and Area. We will continue to discuss and learn about circumference, perimeter and area tomorrow.

Formula to find Perimeter (P) = length + width + length + width 

Formula to find Area (A)= length x width

Please see anchor chart below:

UOI:

We discussed about our Science Centre trip. We discussed about their learning from the trip and any other wonderings or new insights on the Light and Sound program that we attended. We also spent some time watching a video on rainstorms. The students then created their own rainstorms using their own bodies.

French:

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Gym:

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Language:

We looked at how students can properly construct a summary of a story. Please see anchor chart below:

Agenda:

- Complete math homework on Perimeter and Area 

- Complete Language sheet on Summary 

- Spelling Book Word List 12 due Wednesday 

UOI Field Trip

Dear Parents,

We had the best time at the Science Centre!

Schedule of the day:
1. 10:30am- Arrival
2. 10:30 to 11:30am- Exploration
3. 11:30- Lunch
4. 12noon- Light and Sound Program
5. 1:30pm- Back to school

Here are a few snapshots...

Agenda:
- Review the concepts of circumference

- Complete Raz-kids assigned book and comprehension questions

- Complete Descriptive Writing worksheet