I hope everyone has had a wonderful week. A reminder that Friday and Monday are no school! 8 weeks until summer vacation! Tuesday is Earth Spirit Day, so students are encouraged to dress in blue, green, and brown. Any students not participating are expected to come in their full summer uniform. Summer uniforms start next week. Our class is also one of three classes hosting the bake sale on Tuesday, so students are asked to bring in nut-free treats to be sold.
First and foremost – messages for parents.
A couple of quick reminders:
· Tuesday is a Day 3 – it is Earth Spirit Day!
· Aftercare invoices were due yesterday, Monday, April 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.
· Forms were sent home for the Silent Dance taking place on April 30th– the cost is $20.
· Forms were sent home regarding our upcoming Wizard of Ozproduction. It will cost $15 per student (not in a main role) for costumes. These forms were due back last week!
· Last week was the final week of our winter uniforms – this week we start our summer uniforms. A reminder:
o Black dress shoes
o Navy blue socks
o Grey St. Jude’s pants
o Short sleeve button up white polo shirt (tucked in)
· Our class is hosting the bake sale next Tuesday & Wednesday. Students are asked to bring in nut-free treats for the bake sale.
· Wednesday is casual day for all participating students.
We had a super fun Easter egg house game this morning! Great job to Zeta for taking the win!
Right after this, we went to our Scientists in the Schoolworkshop. It was so amazing to be able to view so many different things under a microscope. The students had such a great time and even got to keep one of their slides if they wanted to!
Inquiry into Math – Today, we continued our transformational geometry unit by reviewing the third of three basic movements on a grid – rotations! A rotation is when a figure turned about (around) a fixed point, called the turn centre. For example, if you have the point A(2, 7) and you rotate it a ¾ clockwise turn about (6, 7), your new point will be A’ (6, 3).
After a rotation, a figure and its image:
· are congruent (same size and shape but not always same orientation)
· may face many different ways
· are the exact same distance from the turn point
When a figure is rotated, all of the points are rotated by the same turn point. For example, if you have a triangle with points A, B, and C, and you rotate point A a ¼ turn counter-clockwise about (5, 5), points B & C must be rotated about the same turn point.
You use the ’ symbol (prime) to show that a point has been altered from its original place. When completing rotations, it is possible to complete your rotation about one of the points already given. In that case, the point will not be labelled with the prime symbol because it is the same point.
It is also very important to pay attention to the direction you are completing your rotation in (clockwise or counter-clockwise). Clockwise means turning to the right, and counter-clockwise means turning to the left.
You will also see different instructions on how to complete the rotations (fractions and degrees). Just like a full circular protractor, you can turn of 360o– a full turn is 360o. You may also see fractions such as ¼, ½, and ¾. The degrees and fractions may have the same values. See the chart below.
Turn by degrees
(out of 360o)
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Equivalent fraction
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Simplify
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Equivalent Fraction
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90o
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90/360
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÷ 90 Ã
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¼
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180o
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180/360
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÷ 90 Ã
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½
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270o
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270/360
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÷ 90 Ã
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¾
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We spent the class completing a few questions in class. On Tuesday, we will start looking at combining these different transformations.
Inquiry into Biodiversity – Students continued working on their summative tasks for biodiversity. The final due date is Friday, April 26th.
For homework:
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
