Good afternoon everyone!
Another week is over!
A quick note from Ms. Alpa: The uniform store will be closed from October 15th-24th. If you need to purchase any uniforms, please make sure all orders are placed by October 10th by email at alpa@multiformcanada.com or online www.multiformcanada.com.
A quick note from Ms. Alpa: The uniform store will be closed from October 15th-24th. If you need to purchase any uniforms, please make sure all orders are placed by October 10th by email at alpa@multiformcanada.com or online www.multiformcanada.com.
A few quick reminders:
· Monday is a Day 6.
· For anyone who ordered Hot Lunch, payments were due Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019.
· Aftercare invoices for the month of September have come out and are due on the Tuesday, October 15th, 2019. Any questions can be directed to Ms. Chiappetta at echiappetta@stjudesacademy.com
· Fall Fundraiser trip permission forms and pledge forms were sent home last week.
· Casual day forms were sent home this week and should be sent back signed with $20 for anyone participating.
Inquiry into Language – We ended the day by sitting in our literature circle groups and had a discussion about chapter nine. Every day I will be sitting down with a different group to hear these discussions. A reminder of the roles:
1. The discussion director comes up with insightful questions that will fuel discussion in the group.
2. The literary luminary chooses important passages for the group to read and discuss.
3. The connector makes connections between their own lives and the book (i.e. movies, other books they’ve read, real events, the current UOI, etc.)
4. The illustrator/mapper creates an illustration (i.e. comic, picture, mind map, etc.) based on what they felt during the chapter for the group to discuss.
5. The word wizard chooses 3 words that were interesting or new for everyone to discuss as a group.
Music – Then, we had music with Mr. Oliver, which you can read about on his blog (https://mrolivermusicclass.blogspot.com).
French – Right after music, we had French with Mme. Stella, which you can read about on her blog (https://stjudesfrench-stella.blogspot.com).
Inquiry into Math – Today, we started by reviewing yesterday’s homework and reviewing what we learned yesterday in class.
To review:
A ratio is mathematically used to compare two things. For example, if I have 3 blue counters, 4 green counters, and 5 red counters, I have a total of 12 counters.
I can write a ratio comparing a part of my total to the whole number. This is called a part-to-whole ratio. For example, I have a ratio of 5:12 (this is the ratio of red counters to the total number of counters).
I can write a ratio comparting a part of my total to another part. This is called a part-to-part ratio. For example, I have ratio of 3:5 (this is the ratio of blue counters to red counters).
We also looked at how part-to-whole ratios and how they are similar to fractions, but part-to-part ratios are not like fractions because fractions are a part of a whole.
Next, we began looking at equivalent ratios. An equivalent ratio is when you multiply or divide the terms of a ratio by the same number. For example, let’s say we have 4 squares and 3 triangles. The ratio of squares to triangles is 4:3. But what if the ratio is 4:3 but I have 6 triangles? Since 3 x 2 = 6, I must multiply 4 by 2 as well to ensure my ratio is equal. Since 4 x 2 is 8, the new ratio is 8:6.
We did a few examples as a class as well.
Inquiry into Energy – After math, students began working on their summative tasks. There are two choices for this summative.
Students must research a type of generating station. Then, in a 3-minute concise presentation, they must make a recommendation to the city of Mississauga explaining if they recommend this type of energy station to be built in the city.
The second option is students will research uranium uses around the world and make recommendations to the Canadian government on who we should trade our uranium with.
Presentations will happen next Wednesday and Thursday.
Science Fair – Students continued to work on their cars in preparation for the upcoming science fair.
Homework:
We do our best to complete work in class. In the event this is not possible, it will go home for homework.
As always, please feel free to email me with any questions.
Mr. Conte
