The Cubic Metre

Day 2

Grade 6s had a fun transition back to school after the weekend by attending music class with Mr. Oliver. Mr. Oliver has asked that students take instruments home at least once a week to practice their playing.

We began our day with math. We began today’s lesson by developing an understanding of a cubic metre. We achieved this by building a to-scale skeleton frame of a cubic metre. This gave us an excellent frame of reference when we consider how big a cubic metre is. We examined a cubic centimetre and considered how many it would take to fill a cubic metre. We used calculations to help us do this. First we backed up a bit and learned that 1 m² = 10 000 cm², then we learned (through calculations) that 1 m³ = 1 000 000 cm³. Ask your child to show you the calculations we used. Students used this information to covert m² to cm², and m³ to cm³. Finally, we took up last week Friday’s homework, on volume and Thursday’s work on surface area. This took a lot of class time and we ended up using 15 minutes of recess time to complete this work. Students are asked to complete practice problems on p. 230 - 231 of the MMS textbook.

 

Next up was time to work on our flight inquiry project. Today was the last day allocated to testing paper air planes. Students did this outside. Now that everyone has their data, they should create an appropriate graph using software of their choosing. Please email me the graph or print it out and bring it to school tomorrow.  Students continue to need their devices for the data management portion of this project.

In addition to music, Grade 6s also attended French and gym class today.

We ended the day talking about this year’s speech contest. Students have received a speech package to guide them through the steps of writing and reciting a persuasive speech. This package is coming home today and must be returned to school each day. Please take time to review the package with your child tonight. Students should begin thinking of possible topic ideas. Please sign the letter at the front of the package to acknowledge that your child has discussed the speech with you.

Our class will be hosting the monthly bake sale this week Tuesday and Wednesday. Students are asked to contribute items to sell at the bake sale. These may be bought or home baked but must be peanut and nut free. Thank you in advance for your contributions.

Forms and payments for our trip to the Canadian Heritage Warplane Museum are now past due.

Year Ahead Day

 SJA is excited to announce that Year Ahead Day is happening again this year! All SJA PYP students will be participating in this exciting event on Wednesday, January 25th.  Year Ahead Day is a fun and interactive day for the students at SJA to spend a day in the class of the grade level ahead of them (example: SK students spend their day as Grade 1 students, Grade 6 students spend their day as Grade 7 students, etc.). This is a great way for the students at SJA to get a glimpse into their future life at SJA! Students can get to know the teachers, see their future classroom, and take part in activities they will be participating in next year. Please know that the teacher that is assigned for your child for Year Ahead Day may not necessarily be your child's classroom teacher next year.

Homework & Reminders

·       Math p. 230 - 231

·       Inquiry into Flight:

o   Create a graph to represent your data using Excel, Google Sheets, or other

o   Email me the graph or print it out at home at bring it to school tomorrow

o   Bring a device to create graphs that represent the data you will collect

o   Canadian Heritage Warplane Museum - Return trip form and payment

·       Speech:

o   Show your parents the speech package

o   Sign the speech letter

o   Begin thinking of speech topic ideas

o   Speech topic chosen and submitted on Thursday

·       Bake Sale: Bring in items to contribute to the bake sale

·       Tuesday: Bake Sale (hosted by Grade 6s)

·       Wednesday – Year Ahead Day, Casual Day, Bake Sale (hosted by the Grade 6 class), Music

·       Thursday: Flight Report Due, Air Show, Speech topic due

·       Friday: Music, Last day to order hot lunches for February by 8 pm

·       January 30: Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum trip

·       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 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. ******