I hope everyone is enjoying their week so far. Just a reminder that Friday and Monday are days off due to the Easter weekend, so this week is already half over!
First and foremost – messages for parents.
A couple of quick reminders:
· Tomorrow is a Day 1.
· 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 Oz production. It will cost $15 per student (not in a main role) for costumes. These forms were due back last week!
· Scholastic order forms were sent home last week – orders are due by this Thursday, April 18th.
· This is the last week of full winter uniforms!
· Our class is hosting the bake sale next Tuesday & Wednesday. Students are asked to bring in nut-free treats for the bake sale.
Our schedule was a little bit changed up today – we ended the day with gym instead of starting it that way.
Inquiry into Biodiversity – Students continued working on their summative tasks for biodiversity. The final due date is Friday, April 26th.
Music – Then, we had music with Mr. Oliver, which you can read about on his blog (https://mrolivermusicclass.blogspot.com).
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 our transformational geometry unit by reviewing the first of three basic movements on a grid – translations! A translation is when a figure slides from one place to another. For example, if you have the point A(5, 3) and you translate it four squares right and one square down, the new point will be A’(9, 2).
After a translation, a figure and its image:
· are congruent (same size and shape but not always same orientation)
· face the same way
When a figure is translated, all of the points are translated by the same values. For example, if you have a triangle with points A, B, and C, and you translate point A one square left and three squares up, points B & C must also be translated one square left and three squares up.
You use the ’ symbol (prime) to show that a point has been altered from its original place.
Imagine you have a figure on a grid and you translate your figure five squares right and three squares up.
We spent the class completing a few questions in class. Tomorrow, we will start looking at reflecting figures on a grid.
Gym – The students ended the day doing gym with Mr. Orr, which you can read about on his blog (http://tysonorr.blogspot.com).
For homework:
· Literature circles week 4 (due tomorrow)
· Translations worksheet (due tomorrow)
· Study for spelling test
· Practice Wizard of Oz
· Silent Dance & Wizard of Oz forms
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
