We continued working on speeches today. I met with each student to
ensure their Speech Organizer was completed and had been approved by parents. This
week our speech focus is 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. They are to record these in
their Persuasive Essay Organizer. Today’s goal was to record 3 – 5 jot-notes in
the organizer that support the first reason. Students could find sources in our
school library or use internet sources. Either way, they are to record their
source in their organizer. Finally, they had to 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.
Next, we continued working on our Where we are in place and time
inquiry unit. Students learned a lot of interesting history about the Holy
Land. Ask your child to tell you what they learned about the events that led to
the Age of Exploration – specifically, ask them what happened in 1095 AD/CE and
again in 1453 AD/CE. They are to complete worksheets that did not get done in
class for homework. This is due tomorrow when we will take up the work. We then
discussed reasons for European exploration from 1450 – 1600 AD/CE and the
technological advances that allowed exploration to be more successful than in previous
years. Students recorded notes about these advances.
The inquiry unit test will be written on Monday, January 20th.
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 and more), events leading up to the Age of exploration (1095 & 1453
AD/CE), Reasons for European exploration, and technological advances that allowed
for successful exploration.
Students attended French class with Mme. Stella and math class
with Ms. Joseph. In math students discussed the mid
unit review and homework on applications of mean, median and mode.
Students are reminded of the different parts of the
graph and how to describe trends and answer questions using a line graph. The unit
test will be written on Friday, January 17th.
The next Caribou contest will be taking place Wednesday, January
15th. Arrive at 7:15 am for a 7:30 am start. Bring your own charged
device. The interactive question will be FRUIT SALAD which you can
practice now on Caribou’s games page. This is a new game. Students,
please test it and let Caribou know of any problems. There is no history
question in the January contest.
Crawford lake trip permission and waiver form as well as payment are
past due.
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.
After-Care payments are due on January
15th.
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.
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 #1 in your Persuasive Essay Organizer
o Reason #1
o 3- -5 jot
notes (examples and evidence) that support Reason #1
o The source
of your information (Title & Author)
o A summary
of your notes
·
Devices are needed all week
·
Unit test on Monday, January 20th –
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 and more),
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.
·
Read and complete today’s handout (An Age of
Exploration) and worksheet (Trade and Exploration Before 1450 & Where in
the World) for homework – this is due tomorrow
·
Timeline – There is no new work to be added to
the timeline today
French
– as
assigned by Mme. Stella
Math:
Study
– math unit test on Friday, January 17th
Crawford
lake trip permission and waiver form as well as payment are past
due
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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