I hope everyone is having a great week so far. 2 more school days until March break!
We are going skiing tomorrow (I sent an email reminder). Please make sure students are here between 6:30 & 6:45. The bus leaves at 7 a.m.
A couple of quick reminders:
· Friday is a Day 1 – it is St. Patrick’s Spirit Day (as much green as possible).
· Permission forms were sent home last week for our Scientists in the School workshop on April 18th. These forms are due back by next Friday, March 8th– no exceptions.
· Aftercare invoices are due on March 15th; if you are unsure if you have any owing amount, please email Ms. Chiappetta at echiappetta@stjudesacademy.com
· Re-registration is now open to the public; if you have not submitted your package – please do so as soon as possible and reach out with any questions.
· Permission forms and waiver forms were sent home today for our Rock Climbing trip on April 30th. These are due back by March 29th.
· Summer camp registration forms were sent home today!
Inquiry into Government – We started the day finalising our summative tasks for our government unit. After this, we had our presentations – great jobs everyone! (One of the groups isn’t photographed; I will take their picture on Friday – I forgot today).
French – In the afternoon, we had French with Mme. Rawan, which you can read about on her blog (https://mmerawansja.blogspot.com).
Inquiry into Math – Today, we started working with mixed and improper fractions. Both of these fractions are used to represent non-whole numbers that are larger than 1. A mixed fraction is written as a whole number and a fraction beside it. An improper fraction is written with a numerator larger than the denominator.
To go from a mixed fraction to an improper fraction:
1. Multiply your whole number by your denominator.
2. Take your answer from step 1 and add it to your numerator.
3. Complete your fraction (answer from step 2 is your new numerator). The denominator always stays the same.
To go from an improper fraction to a mixed fraction:
1. Divide your numerator by your denominator WITH a remainder.
2. Your whole number from step 1 is the whole number of your mixed fraction.
3. Your remainder is your numerator. The denominator always stays the same.
When comparing an improper and mixed fraction (or any two fractions), you need to make sure they are in the same form (improper usually), and that they have the same denominator. To do this:
1. Convert your mixed fraction to an improper fraction.
2. Find the common denominatorbetween the two and write an equivalent fraction for each.
We had another house game today – Kappa won this one too! Congratulations Kappa!
For homework:
· MMS Pg. 112, 114-115
· Study for spelling
All homework for the day is placed here, but time may have been given in class to complete this work.
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
