Day 6!

Announcements

- Oral Competition to return to school everyday

- Re-registration packages due February 18th, 2020
- Bring $$ tomorrow & Friday for the Farmers Market

Re-registration Forms

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 enrollment into our JK Program is Friday, January 17, 2020.

If you have any questions regarding the forms or next steps, please contact our Admissions Team.

Mr. Foster’s Farmers Market and Ms. Gandy’s Groceries

As part of their summative assessment the grade one classes have decided to open a market to complement their Organization Unit. The market will include fruits, vegetables, drinks and other healthy snacks. It will be held in rooms 12 and 18. The market will take place all day tomorrow, Thursday, January 23^rd and Friday, January 24^th. All profits made will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House.

Music, French & Gym

Check out the blogs below to see what your child has been learning during Music, French and Gym!

French with Mme. Rawan: https://mmerawansja.blogspot.com

Music with Mrs. McMillan: www.mrsmcmillanmusic.blogspot.com

Gym with Ms. Vasconcelos: https://msvphysed.blogspot.com/ 

Happy Wednesday! 

Moments before our winning student was selected today. 

Whose name is 3 letters and has two vowels???

Celebrations after our friends name was announced!

Inquiry into Language:
Students had a good chunk of time to work on their speeches today. I had a change to sit with everyone and provide them with some feedback on how to make their speech more engaging, along with what they could do to ensure their speech falls within 3-5 minutes. Some students went back to make these adjustments to their speech during the class time they had to do so. Please ensure when listening to their speech that their speech is 3-5 minutes long, and if not help them brainstorm additional ways to help it fall within this time frame. Students are encouraged to practice their speech at home on a regular basis to help them memorize it for when they have to present in front of all the grade 3's next Friday.

Unit of Inquiry:
All students got started on their paragraphs that they will present during the debate. Most of them got to begin writing their paragraph on their cue cards, which they will have with them during their debate. Students need to finish copying their paragraph onto their cue cards for homework tonight. Tomorrow they will practice presenting their groups argument to prepare for the big debate on Friday.

Inquiry into Math:
We took up some of the questions from last night and addressed any misconceptions. When subtracting money, remember to check if you need to regroup first because some questions do not require you to do so. 

Today we learned all about Mass & Capacity, the difference between the two and how we can convert from one unit of measure to another (ex. kg to g, g to kg, mL to L, L to mL). We also learned how to order units of measure from most capacity to least, along with heaviest to lightest and vice versa.

To help us understand how 1 kilogram = 1000 grams, we looked at the similarity of comparing money.

1 dollar = 100 cents

The bigger the unit of measure, the smaller the value. Your equivalent kilograms value will always be smaller than the equivalent grams value.

3 kg = 3000g 

72 kg = 72000 g

Tomorrow we will explore this understanding using objects and measuring cups.

Refer to the chart papers below to understand how to convert the units of measurement mentioned above. 

Converting mL → L and g → kg

Converting L → mL and kg → g

In the example below, you can see my thinking in green. When I first look at a problem, I need to think:

1. Am I going from bigger unit to smaller unit of measurement or smaller unit to bigger unit?

2. What steps will I use-- will I divide OR multiply by 1000?

If I divide, I have to move my decimal 3 places to the left (my value will get smaller)

If I multiply, I have to move my decimal 3 places to the right (my value will get bigger)

You cannot convert ml to grams or L to kg since they are referring to two different things. Millilitres and Litres refer to the capacity of an object; how much something can hold. Grams and Kilograms refer to the weight of an object; how heavy an object is.

It was great to have some of our friends that have a thorough understanding of these concepts help those who asked for extra help. Here are some charts and representations our friend Ariana came up with to help her peers understand the concepts. 

💖This is one of the many things I love to witness as a teacher!💖

Agenda:
- Math: Converting mass & capacity worksheets (#1-5)
- Write out debate paragraph on cue cards & practice
- Read speech to mom and dad and ask them for feedback
- Spelling Lesson 18
- Cursive pgs. 40-45
- Bring money for the Farmers market
- Re-registration is due on Feb. 18th