I hope everyone has had a great week! There is an open house taking place tomorrow from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Also, don’t forget that Monday is Year Ahead Day!
It’s countdown season:
A note about Year Ahead Day…
Dear SJA Lower School (JK to Grade 6) Families,
An annual event in the Lower School is our highly anticipated Year-Ahead Day. Students look forward to this fun tradition at St. Jude’s Academy where they get to skip ahead and spend the day in the next grade. Teachers will let students know who their Year-Ahead Day teacher is at the end of day on Friday, February 7, 2020.
Please note that the placement for this day does not indicate class placement for the following school year.
Sincerely,
The SJA Lower School Team
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:
· Aftercare invoices for the month of January have come out and are due Saturday, February 15th, 2020. Any questions can be directed to Ms. Chiappetta at echiappetta@stjudesacademy.com
· Lunch invoices for the month of February were due Thursday, February 6th. Any questions can be directed to Ms. Gandy at sgandy@stjudesacademy.com
· Re-registration packages are due back by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, February 18th. After this, registration will open to the public.
We started this morning by watching the Grade 4, 5, and 6 finalists in the speech competition. Great job to all of the participants, and congratulations to all of our winners!
Gym – After recess and lunch, the students had gym with Mr. Orr, which you can read about on his blog (http://tysonorr.blogspot.com).
Inquiry into Canada in the World – We started our lesson by taking up our activity on map merging. It is so fascinating to see how the way we project maps can have an impact on how we see the world!
After this, we looked at a world map. We talked about the directions on a compass rose. We also discussed what a legend is and how it is used to identify different parts of an illustration. This weekend, students will colour their map in with a legend according to continents. This can be tricky because there are some places that seem like they are on one continent but actually belong to another.
After this, students received instruction on their project, Welcome to ______, Canada! In this video project, students will create a commercial to advertise a province in Canada and try and convince someone to move there. They will use the PEPS (Political, Economic, Physical, and Social) features to explain why someone would want to move there, and then identify the connection between these features in that province/territory. Research is due Tuesday.
Inquiry into Math – We started by reviewing yesterday’s homework.
After this, we started looking at transformations in geometry – specifically translations and reflections.
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 units right and one unit down, the new point will be
A’(9, 2).
After a translation, a figure and its image:
· are congruent (same size and shape)
· 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 unit left and three units up, points B & C must also be translated one unit left and three units up.
You use the ’ symbol (prime) to show that a point has been altered from its original place.
We did an example together as a class of a translation.
A reflection is when a figure is reflected in a mirror line (a line in which a figure is reflected) to create a congruent image. For example, if you have the point A(5, 3) and you reflect it in the vertical mirror line through the horizontal axis at 7, the new point would be A’(9, 3).
After a reflection, a figure and its image:
· are congruent (same size and shape)
· usually face opposite ways
· are the exact same distance from the mirror line
When a figure is reflected, all of the points are reflected by the same mirror line. For example, if you have a triangle with points A, B, and C, and you reflect point A in the horizontal mirror line through the vertical axis at 4, points B & C must be reflected in the same mirror line.
You use the ’ symbol (prime) to show that a point has been altered from its original place.
We did an example together as a class of a reflection.
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
