Monday, June 15th, Day 3

Good morning everyone!

We hope you are rested after the weekend. Be kind to your teachers this week as they worked on report cards all weekend long and they might be a bit cranky.

We have come a long way and the end of the school year is in sight. Novel study is now completed. Please keep your books in a safe place so that you can return them to school … one day. We will be completing our final unit of inquiry projects this week. Math will be wrapping up soon too.

‘What will we be doing next week?’ is what you are wondering. We will still be doing work. It won’t count towards your reports. Why should you do it? Because you are an IB student and IB students never stop learning – that’s why. Also, it's going to be fun, …mostly.

What is it? It is a secret.

A few messages from SJA:

Daily Challenge – Treat your family to supper this week by winning first place in our weekly challenges! Get a $50 Uber Eats dinner delivered courtesy of St. Jude’s – winner will be announced on June 23 during morning assembly.

Choose 4 of these challenges and send Mr. Neal your videos and pictures:

1.     Play checkers with a parent or sibling – send a picture whether you win or lose!

2.     Make a Kleenex Box Monster!  See attached picture.

3.     It’s time to get lean and mean – as an airplane that is! Make your best paper airplane and see how far it goes.

4.     “I can jump THIS high!” show us how high you can jump – but only on one foot!  

5.     Blow up a balloon and hop 10 feet with it between your legs. Bonus points if you pop it with your knees at the end.

6.     Help clean the house! Get two towels (ask Mom or Dad which ones) and skate along the floor polishing it to a brilliant shine!

7.     It’s time for a wheel barrow race. Get a parent or sibling to hold your legs up and you race on your hands!  You need to go at least 10 feet in one direction and then back again.

Have fun everyone!

Ms. Hayward is running a Guess Who! Competition using bitmojis of teachers? How many can you name?

Here is an opportunity to get lots of house points. Match the Bitmoji to the correct teacher. The FIRST three to send the most correct answers to Ms. Hayward (hhayward@stjudesacademy.com) win BIG house points.

50,000 for first with ALL correct

25,000 for first with most

10,000 for second with most

5,000 for third with most

2,000 each for the two "bonus people".

Last chance to send answers will be Friday, June 19.

And don’t forget about our upcoming SJA Imaginarium!

We have our House Cup Ceremony coming up! Are you excited?!

Morning Announcements:

·       Announcements

·      Lower School assemblies every Tuesday and Thursday on Zoom at 8:45

·      Grade 6 morning announcements on Discord at 8:45 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays

·      Grade 6 Graduation Speech (contribute to the Google doc that will be shared with you)

·      Last 2 days of fun – June 29^th and June 30^th – What should we do? Keep thinking of ideas.

·       ‘Guess Who’ due this Friday to Ms. Hayward (hhayward@stjudesacademy.com)

·      SJA Imaginarium, June 24^th – June 30^th

·      JK – Grade 11 Promotion Ceremonies on Wednesday, June 24^th

·      Grade 6 PYP Graduation Ceremony at 9 am on Thursday, June 25^th

·      Fun Awards, Friday, June 26^th

·      House Cup Assembly, Friday, June 26^th at 2pm

·      After-School Online Programs Today: no program

Time	Place to Be	Class Information
9:00 – 9:40	Zoom	Music with Mr. Oliver. Zoom link will be provided.
9:40 – 10:10	Zoom	Gym with Mr. Orr. Zoom link will be provided.
10:10-11:00	Zoom	French with Mme. Stella. Zoom link will be provided.
11:00 – 12:00	Lunch Break – Take a break from your devices
12:00 – 12:50	Grade 6 Discord Server Join ‘mr_contes_class’ voice channel	Inquiry into Math Learning Goals: translate statements into equations  What algebraic equation can you write for the statement “Nine less than a number?” (n-9) What is the meaning of the expression 6n+2? (multiply a number by 6, then add 2) How can you evaluate the expression 5n+3 for n=4 5 x 4 +3 = 23  We will go through the lesson and some examples of how to translate statements into equations using the PDF provided. Students will complete questions 1-4 provided in the PDF. Success Criteria: I understand that… ·       an equation is a statement that two numbers or expressions are equal ·       a variable in an equation represents one number ·       to solve the equations means to find this number  I can: ·       solve algebraic expressions  ·       write an equation for a given sentence ·       write a sentence for a given equation  ·       problem solve using equations
12:50 – 1:40	Zoom	SJA Imaginarium Performance Prepare to present your performance to the class. Go to breakout groups to practice your scripts. Reflect on ways to improve your performance.
2:30 – 3:00	Lunch Break – Take a break from your devices
2:20 – 3:30	Grade 6 Discord Server Join ‘mr_contes_class’ voice channel	Inquiry into My Digital Footprint You will present your summative project to our class. Today’s goals are to: ·       Present presentation/skit/activities ·       Reflect on and receive feedback on each presentation/skit/activity, i.e., How effective was your lesson? Were you successful in getting across the key concepts responsibility & perspective? How effective were your teaching methods? What could you have done differently? What worked well? ·       You will be an audience members for other groups and provide them with feedback describing what they did well and what they should improve on ·       Improve your lesson based on the feedback you received

Work that is not completed during class time will need to be completed as homework. Students should put more focus into reading at this time. It is an expectation that students are reading between 30 and 60 minutes per day.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out so I can clarify and assist.

Steven Conte