We continued working on speeches today. I met with most students and
checked that they recorded 3- 5 examples for reason # 2 in their chart. Some
students had to improve this work if their examples were too general,
repetitive, or weak. We continued to focus
on researching to find out if the reasons students have generated for their
opinion are true and factual. Students are to find examples and evidences that
support their reasons. Today’s goal was to record 3 – 5 jot-notes in the
organizer that support the third reason as well as summarize their research.
Any incomplete work is to be done as homework. Parents, please look at this
organizer and give your child feedback on their ideas. Students may change/improve
their information based on their discussions with parents. We are on our
Crawford Lake trip tomorrow. Students are to complete their counterargument
research for homework tomorrow. All this work is due on Friday.
Next, we continued working on our Where we are in place and time
inquiry unit. We beg. Today students learned about Henry the Navigator’s school
for man by taking up yesterday’s worksheet on Spanish explorers and reviewing
the travels of the Portuguese and Spanish. Students then learned about English
and French explorers. For homework, students are complete the fill-in-the-blank
worksheets and questions about these explorers. They are to also add John Cabot
(Giovanni Caboto), Giovanni da Verrazano, and Henry Hudson to their timelines. All
this work is due this Friday.
The inquiry unit test will be written on Tuesday, January 21st.
Students should study all work including Aboriginal perspectives on who first
founded America, scientific theories such as the Beringia Land Bridge theory,
Map work (continents and oceans), all explorers (Asians, Polynesians, Irish,
Vikings, Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French), events leading up to the
Age of exploration (1095 & 1453 AD/CE), Reasons for European exploration,
and technological advances that allowed for successful exploration.
At the end of the day we continued working on our Viking art
project. We used tempera to paint the sea/ocean. As with so many of our art
projects this was messy – especially when using splatter paint for the foam. I
apologise for paint on uniform. It does wash out (I hope).
Students attended French class with Mme. Stella and math class
with Ms. Joseph. In math students took up yesterday’s
homework on misleading graphs. They then began working on the review
worksheet. For homework, students are to complete the review. This is due on
Friday. The unit test has been postponed to Monday, January 20th.
We are out on our Crawford Lake trip tomorrow. Students
are to dress warmly as we will be outdoors all day. Snow pants are recommended.
Bring a hat and gloves and a packed lunch.
Do not order a hot lunch for the following dates:
-
January 16, 2020 – trip to Crawford Lake
-
January 22, 2020 – Ski & Snowboard trip
-
February 19, 2020 – Ski & snowboard trip
-
March 4, 2020 – Ski & snowboard trip
Parents, mark your calendars for this
week’s MYP and DP Information session, Wednesday, January 15th from
6 pm – 7 pm. This session is specifically for families of Grade 6 students. It
is the event that will answer all your questions about the MYP and DP at St.
Jude’s Academy.
Scholastic forms are due January 17th.
The lunch site is now
open for February lunches. It
will close Wednesday, January 22nd at 3:00pm sharp.
The special of the month is Chicken
Stir Fry which is available every Friday. All payments are to be
made through QuickBooks by February 6th.
DON’T DELAY - THE DEADLINE FOR
RE-REGISTRATION IS FEBRUARY 18 AT 4 PM
To reserve your child’s 2020-2021
place at St. Jude’s Academy, complete and return your child’s re-registration
forms and payment by FEB 18 AT 4 pm.
Homework
and Reminders
Speech:
·
Have your parent sign the speech letter if
this has not already been done.
·
Record the following (if you did not get done
in class) for Reason #3 & Counterargument in your Persuasive Essay
Organizer
o Reason #2
& Counterargument
o 3- -5 jot
notes (examples and evidence) that support Reason #3 & Counterargument
o The source
of your information (Title & Author)
o A summary
of your notes
·
Devices are needed all week
·
Unit test on Tuesday, January 21st
– will cover all work including
o Aboriginal
perspectives on who first founded America,
o scientific
theories such as the Beringia Land Bridge theory,
o Map work
(continents and oceans),
o all
explorers (Asians, Polynesians, Irish, Vikings, Portuguese, Spanish, French and
English),
o events
leading up to the Age of exploration (1095 & 1453 AD/CE),
o Reasons
for European exploration, and
o technological
advances that allowed for successful exploration.
·
Timeline – Add Bartholomew Diaz, Vasco da
Gama, and Christopher Columbus to your timeline
French
– as
assigned by Mme. Stella
Math:
Complete
the review work
Study
– math unit test on Tuesday, January 21st
Upcoming Dates
- Wednesday,
January 15th
- Caribou
Math Contest – Arrive at 7:15 am for a 7:30 am start. Bring own charged
device.
- MYP
& DP Information Session for Grade 6 students and families, 6 – 7 pm
- Personal
Project showcase, 7 pm – 8 pm
- After-Care
Payments due
- Thursday,
January 16th – Grade 6
Trip to Crawford Lake
- Friday,
January 17th – Scholastic
orders are due
- Monday,
January 20th – UOI
Test
- Wednesday,
January 22nd
- Grade
5 & 6 Ski Trip to Crawford Lake
- Deadline
to order February hot lunches, 3 pm
- Friday,
January 24th
- Town
Hall, 7pm
- Tuesday,
January 28th – Bake
Sale
- Wednesday,
January 29th - Bake
Sale
- Thursday,
January 30th – Casual
Day
- Thursday,
February 6th:
- JK
- Grade 3 Oral Competition
- Deadline
for February hot lunch payments
- Friday,
February 7th
- Grade
4 – 8 Oral Competition
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