I hope everyone had a great weekend. I most certainly had a nice and relaxing one.
Inquiry into Math – Today, we consolidated our learning on surface area and volume of a rectangular prism. Just to remind us:
You can calculate surface area, which is the total sum of the areas of ALL the sides of a 3D shape. For a rectangular prism, there are 6 sides (R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6). To find the surface area, we calculate the area of each side, and then add them all up! Remember that the units must be squared (the little 2) since it is area.
You can calculate volume, which is the total space inside a 3D shape. To find volume, we multiply the length by the width by the height (V = l x w x h). Since this measurement is the calculate 3D space, you cube the unit (the little 3).
We did an activity to continue and further our learning regarding surface area and volume.
Then, we did an inquiry into different unit of measurement. A linear unitis a measurement in one dimension (i.e., distance in cm, m, km). A square unitis a measurement in two dimensions (i.e., area in cm2, m2, km2). A cubic unitis a measurement in two dimensions (i.e., area in cm3, m3, km3).
French - Then, we had French with Mme. Rawan, which you can read about on her blog (https://mmerawansja.blogspot.com).
Inquiry into Ancient Civilizations – Today, we consolidated our learning on Ancient Roman structures and education. We did an art activity where we wrote our names and ages using the Ancient Roman alphabet (and script). It was a challenge because some of the letters did not exist, so we had to use our spelling knowledge to make sure we knew the letters that made those sounds.
Inquiry into Language – Today, we reviewed our expectations for a proper narrative. As a reminder: topic sentence, background information, beginning, middle – conflict, middle – resolution, and end. We will be writing our OWA narrative assessment tomorrow.
For homework:
All homework for the day is placed here, but time may have been given in class to complete this work.
A couple of quick reminders:
· Students need to wear their winter uniform, so ALL 7 pieces. We had a few uniform slip-ups last week; this week and ongoing, the expectation is full winter uniform every day.
o Black leather dress shoes
o Navy blue socks
o St. Jude’s grey pants or skirts
o St. Jude’s button up white shirt (long sleeve)
o St. Jude’s sweater vest
o Academic tie (Monday-Thursday) & House Colour Tie (Friday)
o St. Jude’s Blazer
· We have our monthly bake sale this Tuesday and Wednesday (October 30th& 31st).
· We have a casual day TOMORROW Tuesday, October 30th.
· We have a Halloween Harvest Spirit Day this Wednesday, October 31st. Students can come dressed up and show their Halloween Spirit. Costumes should not include any masks, face paint, or anything scary.
· Forms were sent home last Wednesday for our curling trip on November 19th, and December 3rd. This trip was already paid in athletic fees, so the form only needs to be signed.
As always, please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns by email, and I will respond as quickly as possible.
Mr. Conte
