I everyone is having a wonderful week so far. A reminder that we are skiing tomorrow. I sent an email regarding the ski trip tomorrow – please read through it and let me know if you have any questions.
A quick note:
Mr. Foster’s Farmers Market and Ms. Gandy’s Groceries
As part of their summative assessment the grade one classes have decided to open a market to complement their organization unit. The market will include fruits, vegetables, drinks and other healthy snacks. It will be held in rooms 12 and 18. The market will take place all day Thursday, January 23rd and Friday, January 24th. All profits made will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House.
A message regarding our upcoming Town Hall on January 24th.
Dear SJA Community,
We look forward to seeing you at the SJA Town Hall/Social on January 24 from 7 to 9 pm. All parent/guardians of JK to Grade 12 students are invited to hear about our exciting school year, survey result and future direction. To help us plan for this event, RSVP by January 17 to reception@stjudesacademy.com . We look forward to seeing you there!
And a reminder about re-registration:
Dear SJA Families,
Just a reminder that the SJA re-registration process is underway. To reserve your child’s 2020-2021 place at St. Jude’s Academy, complete and return your child’s re-registration forms and payment to Reception by Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 4:00 pm.
After this date and time, any available grade-level spaces will be open to new families on waitlists.
In addition, the deadline for our priority enrolment into our JK Program is Friday, January 17, 2020, a letter is attached with more information.
If you have any questions regarding the forms or next steps, please contact our Admissions Team.
A few quick reminders:
· Tomorrow is a Day 6 – we are skiing tomorrow; students must be at school for 6:45.
· Aftercare invoices for the month of December have come out and were due Wednesday, January 15th, 2020. Any questions can be directed to Ms. Chiappetta at echiappetta@stjudesacademy.com
· The lunch site for the month of February is now open and the special for the month (served on Fridays) is chicken stir fry. The site will close at 3:00 p.m. on January 22nd. All payments will be due on February 6th.
· Re-registration packages are due back by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, February 18th. After this, registration will open to the public.
Inquiry into Language – At the start of the day, students took the research for their speeches and began writing their second body paragraph. This will be finished tonight for homework and I will be completing edits Thursday during class time as they work on their third paragraph. Students should focus on using transitions, providing supporting facts and details, re-iterating their point of view, use effective examples (minimum 1, maximum 3), and ensuring their arguments do not have any holes in them.
At this point, parents are also welcomed to edit their child’s work. Please make any edits in pen so it is separate from the student’s writing. I will write in a different colour pen so there are no mix-ups.
Music – Then, the students had music with Mr. Oliver, which you can read about on his blog (https://mrolivermusicclass.blogspot.com).
French – After this, the students had French with Ms. Autio.
Inquiry into Math – We started by taking up the homework from last Friday.
After this, we started looking at how we can calculate the area of a parallelogram.
Quadrilateral: A four-sided polygon.
Parallelogram: A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel.
The height is perpendicular (forms a right angle) with the base.
How can we find the area of this shape?
If you draw a perpendicular line where the base meets the side to the top, it forms a triangle on the side. If you cut this triangle off and move it to the opposite side, the parallelogram becomes a rectangle.
Students will recall that to calculate the area of a rectangle, you will multiply the base by the height. Since the rectangle and parallelogram cover the same area, you can find the area the same way (base x height).
Imagine a parallelogram with a base of 2.2 cm and a height of 7.1 cm.
To solve, we use the formulas:
A = bh
A = (2.2 cm)(7.1 cm)
A = 15.62 cm2
You can also work backwards to find base and height if given the area. For example, if you are given a base of 5 cm and an area of 20 cm2, you would work backwards. Since you use multiplication (b x h) to find area, you divide area by base to find the height.
Some common misconceptions.
· The base is the longest side. à The base is whichever side perpendicular to the height.
· The side length is the height. à The height is whichever side is perpendicular to the given base.
Inquiry into Explorers – At the end of the day, we discussed our French and English explorers. We looked at Giovanni da Verrazano, an Italian man who sailed for France. He was the first to discover the Northwest Passage – an alternate route to America. Henry Hudson was an English explorer who was looking for a Western Ocean to take him to China (west of the Americas).
Students need to study for their test on Friday and complete their timelines for Friday as well.
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
