Tuesday September 18, 2018

Tremendous Tuesday! 

The first Grade 6 extra curricular activity is upon us. They will be going to a golf range on  October 1. Permission forms have been sent home and are due back on Monday, September 24th. There is no cost, as it has been included in the tuition. 

Our Terry Fox event is just around the corner. This is an annual event here at SJA. As we have done every year, we are asking donations. Pledge sheets have been sent home, and will be due by Wednesday, September 26^th. The class with the highest amount of money collected will win an ice cream party! Thank you in advance for your donations!

Soccer Practice Schedule

**Please note that students doing any after school activity, soccer, karate, yoga, etc. will be charged until 4:00 PM in aftercare, when they will be dismissed to their program with their coach!**

October hot lunch can now be ordered. The site will close on September 26th at 3:00 PM, so please get your orders in before then, as the site cannot be re-opened. October hot lunch payments are due by October 10th. Please ensure you are ordering under the correct grade and teacher.

Important dates/items:

Thursday, September 20 – Welcome Back BBQ from 4-5:30 PM

Monday, September 24 – Golf permission forms due

Tuesday, September 25 – Bake Sale

Wednesday, September 26 – Bake Sale, Casual Day, Terry Fox pledges due & October hot lunch orders due

Thursday, September 27 – Terry Fox run

Friday, September 28 – Orange Shirt Day

We began the day working on a mid-unit review for Data Management. We showed our understanding of: biases, calculating the mean, median a mode, creating a bar graph and stem and leaf plot, and reading and responding to questions related to the graphs provided.

Then we had French.

After first recess and lunch we did research for International Day.

Then we had Music.

When we returned, we learned about the different parts of a sentence. We reviewed our understanding of: noun, verb, the subject and the predicate of a sentence in order to differentiate between a phrase and a sentence. 

We then read the first three pages of our novel study, City of Ember, and while working in our novel study groups, we picked one word, one phrase and one sentence that we felt was important to this first part of the book. It was really interesting when the students began sharing their word, phrase and sentence with the class because they were all related to the instructions and the mystery box that held the instructions for…… we are not sure yet!!!

After second recess and lunch we worked in groups to build a series and parallel circuit to gain the understanding that:

A series circuit consists of a single pathway through which electricity can flow. All of the parts of a series circuit—power source, wires, and devices—are connected along the same pathway; the devices are connected one after another, with no branches. Current moves through one device, then the next, and so on.

In a parallel circuit, there is more than one resistor (bulb)and they are arranged on many paths. This means electricity (electrons) can travel from one end of the cell through many branches to the other end of the cell. 

All plug sockets on one circuit are parallel connected to on circuit breaker or fuse. All the appliances and plug sockets in a house are parallel connected to the same fuse board. Street lights are parallel connected.

Homework:

1.    Read Daily

2.    Cursive

3.    Golf form

4.    UOI: Communication about parallel and series circuits

5.    Science fair form and money

6.    Research and pictures for International Day

7.    Op Art due Friday 

8.    Novel Study: Reflection  =