Wonderful Wednesday!!
This week there are many activities taking place at SJA. The Terry Fox run is on tomorrow (please bring in your donations and wear your gym clothes) and Friday is orange shirt day, where we take the time to remember those who were forced to attend residential schools.
Winter uniforms begin Tuesday, October 9. Please ensure that all students have all of the pieces are worn on a daily basis (grey skirt/pants, navy blue socks, black dress shoes, long sleeve button up white dress shirt, navy blue sweater/sweater vest, tie [academic Monday-Thursday and house colour tie on Friday], and a blazer). Students will be required to wear all the pieces during morning announcements, field trips, and during transitions if going from one classroom to another. Please see Ms. Alpa for any uniform requests or inquirers.
**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!**
Soccer Practice Times
Elementary Girls and Boys – Tuesday and Thursday 4-5PM
U12 Coed and U12 Development Program – Monday and Wednesday 4-5PM
Caribou Math Contest is an online mathematics contest that is held 6 times per year. Last year we did a trial run with a few students from Grade 6 and above. This year we are going to offer it to students in Grades 3 and up. This is something that will be done on a student’s own time. This will not be a focus of our math program. That being said, Dr. Kaur and Mr. Lee-Guide have offered to run a math club on Wednesday morning beginning at 8:00 AM for those who are interested. There is a $15 annual fee that must be paid online at registration and the test times begin at 7:15 AM. Committed students will write the tests on:
Wednesday, October 17th, 2018
Wednesday, November 14th, 2018
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019
Wednesday, May 1st, 2019
Permission forms were sent home. Please follow the instructions at the bottom of the page to register your child and pay the fee and return the permission form to me.
Don't forget about Polar Expressions Publishing! The poetry deadline is November 16th, 2018 and the short story deadline is November 23rd, 2018.
Important dates/items:
Thursday, September 27 – Terry Fox run – please wear gym uniform
Friday, September 28 – Orange Shirt Day to remember those who were sent to residential schools
Math Test
Monday, October 1 – Golfing trip
Wednesday, October 3 – Electricity Test
Thursday, October 4 – International Day
Next, we had French.
After first recess and lunch we watched some more videos about how to build an electric car for our science fair project. Students are asked to have their recyclable materials by Monday. Students should be collecting items for their cars such as small boxes (tissue boxes, toothpaste boxes, etc.), empty water bottles, bottle caps (or other suitable items for the wheels), etc. This should be brought to school and stored in each students’ shoe box.
Next, we had Music.
When we returned, we got into our literature circles and fulfilled our specific roles within our groups for chapter 5. Students are really getting the hang of each of the different roles and having very meaningful conversations and insights about the book! The question still remains, where is the box with the instructions and is there anything out there in the unknown regions? We need to keep reading to find out!
After second recess and lunch we began learning about generating stations. We performed research using our notes and Grade 6 Electricity Production Guide by the OPG
(Ontario Power Generation) to answer questions about electrical transformations and the four OPG generating stations: Hydroelectric, nuclear, thermal and wind turbines. We will get to know more about all four generating stations and how they work.
Grade 6s will be writing a unit test on all they have learned during the electricity unit. This test has been moved to take place on Wednesday, October 3rd. Steps that students should take when they are studying for a test:
1. Read through your notes at least 3 times. Go back and watch videos that were posted to the blog.
2. Make notes about your reading. Refer back to your notes if you cannot remember anything. More rereading may be required.
3. Make doodles or a mind map to represent your understanding
4. Explain concepts to someone
5. Ask a family member to quiz you
6. Repeat steps as necessary
Homework & Reminders
1. UOI – study for the unit test
2. Science Fair
o thumbnail design due Friday
3. collect materials for your car building
o discuss your ideas with your family
4. Math:Question 4 from the math review
5. Novel study – Read Chapter 6 Literature Circle Role
6. OPG Guide questions 1-10 (Most finished in class)
7. Laptops tomorrow
8. Terry Fox fundraising is currently underway
9. Return your permission form for the Caribou Cup if you would like to participate
10. Terry Fox Run tomorrow, come to school wearing your gym uniform
11. Friday, Sept. 28th – Orange Shirt Day - wear and orange shirt to school (no uniform pieces required if you are participating)
12. Math test Friday
13. Monday, Oct. 1st - Grade 6 trip to Old Pro Golf Range, 12:30 – 3:00 pm
14. Wednesday, Oct. 3rd - Electricity unit test
15. Thursday, October 4th - International Day (PYP only), 2:30 – 3:15 pm, Families and friends are welcome
16. Friday, October 5th – PD Day for Teachers (7 am – 12 noon), no school for students
17. Monday, October 8th – Thanksgiving Day. No school
18. Thursday, October 25 – Picture Day
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