Where We in Place and Time

Day 8

We began our day with math. Students continued working through their review packages and are asked to complete questions 6 - 10 by tomorrow. The Measurement unit test will be written on Thursday, February 2^nd.

During inquiry time we began work on our new unit – Explorers. Students learned about the transdisciplinary theme, central idea, lines of inquiry, key concepts, and summative task for this unit.

Where we are in time and place: An inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories; homes and journeys; the discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; the relationships between and the interconnectedness of individuals and civilizations, from local and global perspectives.

Central Idea: Exploration has changed and will continue to change people’s lives.

Key Concepts: Causation, Change

Lines of Inquiry:

·         First Peoples and their interaction with the environment (Causation)

·         Early explorers (Causation)

·         The interaction between First Peoples and early explorers (Change)

Summative Task: Students choose an explorer that they would like to research and create an RSA Animate about the explorer addresses the central idea, lines of inquiry, and key concepts for this unit.

Students began sharing what they already know and sometimes what they don’t’ know about Canada’s First Peoples in a preassessment activity.

At the end of the day, we had very little time due to an assembly and house games, we worked on our IB portfolios for the Flight unit. Students who did not get done in class are asked to complete this work at home and return it to school tomorrow.

Congratulations to Avneet and Bibi for being recognised as Risk-Takers for the month of January.

 

Students attended music, gym, and French class today.

A few students have not yet returned their City of Ember books. Please do this as soon as possible.

Reregistration

It is hard to believe, but the time is here already – re-registration is upon us! Re-registrations forms have been sent home. The deadline to re-register is February 9. After that we open up spaces to the public. Do not delay – reserve your spot today for grade 7!

 After School Dismal Procedure

Good afternoon SJA Parents,

As we work to ensure the safest and most efficient system for student drop off, we would like to send out a few reminders to SJA parents.

• Kiss and Ride runs every day from 3:30 - 3:40pm.  Parents choosing to not participate in the Kiss and Ride program are asked to wait until 3:40 to enter into the school building.
• Parents wishing to sign their child(ren) out early may do so up until 3:20pm.  Parents may enter through the front door to sign out their child(ren).  Any parents entering through the front door before will be asked to wait at the front until their child can be called down via the PA system.  This will help to keep the hallways cleared for dismissal and for Kiss and Ride.
• Parents entering through the front after 3:20 will have to wait until 3:40pm to enter the building.

Thank you for your cooperation in helping to keep our afternoon dismissal as safe and efficient as possible.

Homework & Reminders

·         Math

o   Review questions 6 – 10 due tomorrow, correct questions 1 – 5 if applicable

o   Unit test on Thursday

·         Inquiry into Flight:

o   Complete and return your IB portfolio if you did not get done in class today

·         Speech:

o   Get your speech letter signed if you have not already done this

o   Get caught up if you are falling behind with your speech work

o   Complete you Topic and Reasons Organizer chart if you did not get done in class today

o   Continue your research and add notes to your Persuasive Essay Organizer – this is due on tomorrow

o   Devices needed for research purposes

·         Novel Study – due Wednesday, Feb. 1

o   Read prologue, chapter 1 & 2

o   Complete response pages 2 – 12

·         Thursday – Whole School Photo – Wear full uniform, Measurement unit test, Music

·         February 9 – Reregistration Deadline, Earth Rangers

·         February 14 - Spirit Day

·         February 17 - PD Day, no school for students

·         February 20 - Family Day – no school

·         February 21 –Speech Semi-Finals, Bake Sale

·         February 22 – Speech Semi-Finals, Anti-Bullying Day, Casual Day, Bake sale

·         February 24 - Oral Presentations

·         February 27 – Crawford Lake trip

·         February 28 - Pancake Tuesday

·         March 1 - SJA/Maples Interschool Oral Competition

·         March 2 – Ski Trip

·         March 9 - Ski Trip

·         March 13 - 24 March Break

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

Day 7

We had a great day at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. Mary, our leader revised the properties of air, Bernoulli’s Principle, the four forces of flight, and pitch, roll, and yaw. In addition she told us many interesting war stories.

 

When we got back from our trip we began work on our second novel study. We will be reading Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt as a class. Students have received their novels and novel study response packages. We read the prologue and discussed the prologue in class. Students are asked to read chapters 1 & 2 and complete response pages 2 to 12 for Wednesday. We will have novel studies on each day that we do NOT have music.

A few students have not yet returned their City of Ember books. Please do this as soon as possible.

Reregistration

It is hard to believe, but the time is here already – re-registration is upon us! Re-registrations forms have been sent home. The deadline to re-register is February 9. After that we open up spaces to the public. Do not delay – reserve your spot today for grade 7!

Homework & Reminders

·         Math

o   Review questions 1 – 5 due tomorrow

o   Unit test on Thursday

·         Inquiry into Flight:

o   Return your IB portfolio if you haven’t already done this

·         Speech:

o   Get your speech letter signed if you have not already done this

o   Get caught up if you are falling behind with your speech work

o   Complete you Topic and Reasons Organizer chart if you did not get done in class today

o   Continue your research and add notes to your Persuasive Essay Organizer – this is due on Wednesday

o   Devices needed for research purposes

·         Novel Study – due Wednesday, Feb. 1

o   Read prologue, chapter 1 & 2

o   Complete response pages 2 – 12

·         Tuesday: Music

·         Thursday – Whole School Photo – Wear full uniform, Measurement unit test, Music

·         February 9 – Reregistration Deadline

·         February 14 - Spirit Day

·         February 17 - PD Day

·         February 20 - Family Day

·         February 21 –Speech Semi-Finals, Bake Sale

·         February 22 – Speech Semi-Finals, Anti-Bullying Day, Casual Day, Bake sale

·         February 24 - Oral Presentations

·         February 27 – Crawford Lake trip

·         February 28 - Pancake Tuesday

·         March 1 - SJA/Maples Interschool Oral Competition

·         March 2 – Ski Trip

·         March 9 - Ski Trip

·         March 13 - 24 March Break

  

Flight Reflections

Day 6

We began our day with math. We took up yesterday’s homework on relating units of mass. Students have received their review packages and are asked to complete questions 1 – 5 for Tuesday. The Measurement unit test will be written on Thursday, February 2^nd.

During Flight inquiry time, students reflected back on the flight unit. They described their favourite part of the unit, how they demonstrated the attribute of being an inquirer. In addition they described an attitude and attribute they feel they have shown progress in during this unit. I continued to hear presentations on ‘our responsibilities with relation to flight’. All presentations are now complete.

 

 

We did not get to work on portfolios as we had planned to do. We will do this on Tuesday instead.  Be sure to bring your portfolio to school if you haven’t already returned it.

Students worked on speeches today. I checked that speech letters have been signed and Reasons and Examples Charts completed. Students who did not get their letters signed need to have this done before class. We continued working on the prewriting part of the writing process. Students tested the quality of their reasons and chose the three best reasons to add to their Topic and Reasons Organizer. Students shared their reasons with a partner to get another perspective on whether they had indeed chosen the strongest reasons. Students that did not complete the Topic and Reasons Organizer chart in class need to complete it for homework.  Once this was completed, students began researching information for their essay. Students are asked to continue their research over the weekend and add information to their Persuasive Essay Organizer. The research and organizer are all due on Wednesday, February 1^st. Students will receive class time on Tuesday and Wednesday for this work.  Students will need devices for their speech research work.

Students attended music, gym, and French class today.

We are going on our trip to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum on Monday – Yay! Students should come to school in full uniform with a packed lunch.

A few students have not yet returned their City of Ember books. Please do this as soon as possible.

Look out for a French trip form coming home today.

Homework & Reminders

·         Math

o   Review questions 1 – 5

o   Unit test on Thursday

·         Inquiry into Flight:

o   Return your IB portfolio if you haven’t already done this

·         Speech:

o   Get your speech letter signed if you have not already done this

o   Get caught up if you are falling behind with your speech work

o   Complete you Topic and Reasons Organizer chart if you did not get done in class today

o   Continue your research and add notes to your Persuasive Essay Organizer – this is due on Wednesday

o   Devices needed for research purposes

·         Monday: Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum trip – Come in full uniform (no hoodies), bring a packed lunch, bring spending money for the gift store if you would like

·         Tuesday: Music

·         Thursday – Measurement unit test, Music

·         February 9 – Reregistration Deadline

·         February 14 - Spirit Day

·         February 17 - PD Day

·         February 20 - Family Day

·         February 21 –Speech Semi-Finals, Bake Sale

·         February 22 – Speech Semi-Finals, Anti-Bullying Day, Casual Day, Bake sale

·         February 24 - Oral Presentations

·         February 27 – Crawford Lake trip

·         February 28 - Pancake Tuesday

·         March 1 - SJA/Maples Interschool Oral Competition

·         March 2 – Ski Trip

·         March 9 - Ski Trip

·         March 13 - 24 March Break

Reregistration

It is hard to believe, but the time is here already – re-registration is upon us! Re-registrations forms have been sent home. The deadline to re-register is February 9. After that we open up spaces to the public. Do not delay – reserve your spot today for grade 7!

Lunch Program

News about our lunch program - SJA is excited to announce that our lunch ordering system has now been upgraded!

From now on you will place all lunch orders on-line. The ordering system is more simplified and easy to navigate.

Below are the instructions on how to order and how to pay:

1.     Visit http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja/login.php

2.     Click on the link. Don't have an account? Register and register your child based on your email address, their grade, and classroom teacher name. (You can register more than one child)

3.     Verify your email account through the email sent

4.     Log-in and look for the tab manage lunch on the top left of the page

5.     Select add new lunch form

6.     Select student name and payment method

7.     Check off the boxes for your selections for each day

8.     Press save

9.     The program will then take you to a screen that will give you the total you owe for the month

10.  Please place amount owing (in agenda) in a zip lock bag clearly labelled with student first and last name as well as teacher name.

We recognize the process is new and may be confusing so we appreciate your understanding in this matter. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the ordering process, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Smith at bsmith@stjudesacademy.com to set up an appointment time to assist you in the ordering process.

******Please place all orders by January 27Th 2017. Please keep in mind that after this date no orders can be accepted as the site will close until the new month. We will send reminders and blog posts to ensure you do not miss the deadline. ******

Air Show

Day 5

We began our day with math. We took up Wednesday’s homework on capacity and volume. We then did a new lesson on relating units of mass. Ask your child to explain the difference between mass and weight as well as the relationship between milligrams, g, kg, and tonnes. Students are asked to complete practice problems on p. 240 - 241 of the MMS textbook. The Measurement unit test will be written on Thursday, February 2^nd.

During today’s Inquiry into Flight time, we had our Air Show. Students chose the paper air plane that performed the best in their testing to participate in the Air Show. After a few practice runs, groups hurled their planes as best they could. Students had three chances at winning during the competition. They winners were decided by scoring according to placement during these three chances. Well done to Alffino and Sofia on their first place, Sai, Eghosa, and Satvik on taking second place, and Kaaya and Areej on winning third place for the paper air planes that traveled the furthest.

 

 

Students reflected on how their plane had performed compared to other planes, and on how well they had completed their flight report, before handing in their flight reports for marking.

At the end of the day we worked on speeches. I checked that speech letters have been signed and speech topics chosen. Students who did not get their letters signed need to have this done before class tomorrow. We continued working on the prewriting part of the writing process. Students decided where they stood on their chosen issue – for or against and recorded this information. Next they began thinking of reasons to support their opinion and examples to support their reasons. They were challenged to come up with five reasons and 3 examples for each reason. They recorded their ideas in their Reasons and Examples Chart. They used their devices to help them find supporting facts for their reasons. Any work that was not completed in class for this chart needs to be completed for homework. Students will need devices for their speech research work tomorrow.

While students worked on their speeches I started to hear presentations on ‘our responsibilities with relation to flight’. Students presented these last Monday when I was away. Presentations have to be repeated in order for me to assess students’ work. Those who did not have materials at school today, such as devices and cure cards, are asked to bring them to school tomorrow when they will present their work. We will be working on portfolios tomorrow too. Be sure to bring your portfolio to school if you haven’t already returned it.

Students attended gym and French class today.

A few students have not yet returned their City of Ember books. Please do this as soon as possible.

Homework & Reminders

·         Math p. 240 - 241

·         Inquiry into Flight:

o   Bring materials needed for your responsibility of flight presentations

o   Return your IB portfolio if you haven’t already done this

·         Speech:

o   Get your speech letter signed if you have not already done this

o   Discuss your Reasons and Examples Chart with your parents

o   Devices needed for research purposes

·         Friday: Flight & Responsibility presentations., Music, Last day to order hot lunches for February by 8 pm, French spelling test

·         January 30: Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum trip – Come in full uniform (no hoodies), bring a packed lunch, bring spending money for the gift store if you would like

·         February 2 – Measurement unit test

·         February 9 – Reregistration Deadline

·         February 14 - Spirit Day

·         February 17 - PD Day

·         February 20 - Family Day

·         February 21 –Speech Semi-Finals, Bake Sale

·         February 22 – Speech Semi-Finals, Anti-Bullying Day, Casual Day, Bake sale

·         February 24 - Oral Presentations

·         February 27 – Crawford Lake trip

·         February 28 - Pancake Tuesday

·         March 1 - SJA/Maples Interschool Oral Competition

·         March 2 – Ski Trip

·         March 9 - Ski Trip

·         March 13 - 24 March Break

Reregistration

It is hard to believe, but the time is here already – re-registration is upon us! Re-registrations forms have been sent home. The deadline to re-register is February 9. After that we open up spaces to the public. Do not delay – reserve your spot today for grade 7!

Lunch Program

News about our lunch program - SJA is excited to announce that our lunch ordering system has now been upgraded!

From now on you will place all lunch orders on-line. The ordering system is more simplified and easy to navigate.

Below are the instructions on how to order and how to pay:

1.     Visit http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja/login.php

2.     Click on the link. Don't have an account? Register and register your child based on your email address, their grade, and classroom teacher name. (You can register more than one child)

3.     Verify your email account through the email sent

4.     Log-in and look for the tab manage lunch on the top left of the page

5.     Select add new lunch form

6.     Select student name and payment method

7.     Check off the boxes for your selections for each day

8.     Press save

9.     The program will then take you to a screen that will give you the total you owe for the month

10.  Please place amount owing (in agenda) in a zip lock bag clearly labelled with student first and last name as well as teacher name.

We recognize the process is new and may be confusing so we appreciate your understanding in this matter. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the ordering process, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Smith at bsmith@stjudesacademy.com to set up an appointment time to assist you in the ordering process.

******Please place all orders by January 27Th 2017. Please keep in mind that after this date no orders can be accepted as the site will close until the new month. We will send reminders and blog posts to ensure you do not miss the deadline. ******