Thursday September 26, 2019

Tremendous Thursday!

Monday, September 30th is Orange Shirt Day, a day when we wear orange shirts to recognize the impact of Residential Schools on our Indigenous communities. 



Caribou Math Contest is back at SJA. SJA students have a choice to participate in the Caribou Cup, which consists of 6 mathematical contests that are held throughout the year. Each contest is offered to students in Grades ½, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, and 11/12. For students in Grade 1 and 2 the cost if free. For students in Grade 3 and 4 the cost is $9 and students in Grade 5 and up are $15. Students must commit to be at school by 7:15 AM with a personal laptop that is charged for each contest date. The contests will run one hour each time, from 7:30 AM to 8:30 PM. There will be a math club taking place on Wednesday mornings beginning at 8:00 AM in Room 39 for those wishing to practice. More information has been sent home. Please use the instructions at the bottom of the sheet to register your child. Good luck to those who participate! The first contest is Wednesday, October 16^th.

We began the day with Music. 

Then we worked on finishing off working on our math reviews and getting any clarification needed about the concepts learned during this unit.

Next we got into our literature circles and fulfilled our specific roles within our groups for chapter 6. Did Poppy find the instructions?!?!? 

We also worked on our second thumbnail sketch for our car. 

After first recess and lunch, we had another fun Fall Fundraiser! 

Next, we continued investigating the types of generating stations that make up Ontario’s energy mix. Today they used the data from the OPG Guide and created two graphs: OPG Generating Stations by Type and OPG Generating Stations by Production. Students then emailed me their graphs (ojaskolka@stjudesacademy.com) and used their inferencing skills to answer questions about the graphs and the information they presented. We had so much fun integrating math into UOI!

Aarnav also performed action by bringing in a book and teaching us more about the different types of energy producers.

Way to go! 

Grade 6s will be writing a unit test on all they have learned during the energy unit. This test will take place on Wednesday. When studying, students should:

1.       Read through your notes at least 3 times

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:

1. Read Daily
2. Math test Monday
3. Mind Map due Monday
4. Read chapter 7 and complete role for novel study. - due Monday
5. OPG-ensure to email both graphs
6. OPG questions 15-18
7. Science fair - second thumbnail sketch
8. Math review
9. Laptops tomorrow