I hope you have all had a fantastic weekend!
A reminder about the upcoming science fair!
A few quick reminders:
· Tomorrow is a Day 1.
· Aftercare invoices for the month of October have come out and are due Friday, October 15th, 2019. Any questions can be directed to Ms. Chiappetta at echiappetta@stjudesacademy.com
· Field Trip permission forms were sent home for our trip to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum on November 21st. The cost is $27 – please return forms and money as soon as possible.
· Curling permission forms and waiver forms were sent home today and are due back Thursday, November 7th. This trip has no cost as it was already paid for in the athletic fees during registration.
Inquiry into Flight – We started the day by writing our test for Bernoulli’s Principle.
After this, students began an activity called ‘Lift Off’. They have to use what they know about air and about flight so far to design a device that can fly. This device needs to: be able to travel at least 5 metres, perform a trick, and hit a target. We are going to be learning more about flight and flying devices tomorrow.
French – After this, we had French with Mme. Stella, which you can read about on her blog (https://stjudesfrench-stella.blogspot.com).
Gym – After recess and lunch, the students had gym with Mr. Orr, which you can read about on his blog (http://tysonorr.blogspot.com).
Science Fair – After gym, we worked on our cars for Science Fair. There are only 6 school days until the science fair! Students are encouraged to come earlier to school to work on their cars (I will be here for 7:30 each day). Students are also encouraged to use their recess times to complete their cars.
Inquiry into Math – At the end of the day, we did math. We started by reviewing the mini-review that was sent home this weekend. After this, we started learning about the volume of a rectangular prism.
Volume is defined as the amount of space occupied by an object. While we were looking at surface area, we talked about how surface area is the measurement of the area of each of the faces on the outside of the object. The volume is the measurement inside a 3D shape. Once again, you use 3 variables: length, width, and height.
We did a practice question together.
After this, we examined what happens when you double all the dimensions. With surface area, it becomes 4 times as large. With volume, it becomes 8 times as large.
Homework:
- Pg. 102-103 # 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
- Finish 'Lift Off' experiment
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
