Coding Showcase Monday

Hello parents and students,

I hope everyone is having a great day so far. We had a very busy day today.

UOI-Coding: 
We did a final showcase to the Grade 4 classes. It was amazing and I am so proud of the projects that the students have completed. You may see the projects here. Here are the pictures from today.

Math: 
Today, we reviewed adding and subtracting fractions and then completed our fraction check. Then we learned about changing fractions to percents and decimals. The key is to make an equivalent fraction with 100 as the denominator! Here is a great video that will help. 

Langauge:
Today, we started learning about the common mistakes that we all continue to make. Our focus today was on COMMAS. We started with learning the rules about commas, and then students completed a commas challenge. Tonight, for homework they have to complete practice comma sheets (iMessage conversations).

Homework:

• Math: Exploring percents and Relating fractions, decimals, percents 
• Language: Complete practice sheets on commas 
• Bring in promotion day forms if haven't already
• Sign-up for picnic potluck here!
• Please bring in all textbooks and novel study books by tomorrow 
• Please bring in extra bags to carry things from classroom home in (last day for uniforms so everything goes home!)

Schedule Next Week:

• Tuesday: Last day for uniforms, IB binders, pack-up class (take things home)
• Wednesday: Wear House Colours (HOUSE CUP), Play day in the afternoon #Thetaforthewin
• Thursday: World Cup day - wear your favourite soccer team colours!, Grade 5 Picnic Potluck
• Friday: Last day of school! Promotion ceremony 12:00-1:00pm 

Have a great night, 

Ms.Khan

Friday Frenzy

Hello parents and students,

I apologize for the Blog not being up this past week, it has definitely been a hectic week for us at school. Can you believe that there is only one more week of school!!! The year has flown by!

Here is an update from the week.

UOI-Coding: 
Students are now finishing up their projects. Over the course of this week, we have had peer feedback and three different UnFocus Groups (our own class, Ms.Wall's class and with Ms.Hocevar's class). I have definitely seen the projects get refined over the course of the week. The projects are due Monday! This weekend, the students need to fix any 'glitches' or coding errors and add to their projects based on the feedback. They also must review three DIFFERENT projects from the two classes. The links are in Google Classroom, but just in case here is the Google Form .

Math: 
In math, we have been working on Fractions and Decimals. This weekend, the students are working on adding and subtracting Fractions. Here is a video on adding fractions and here is a video on subtracting fractions.

Langauge:
Although, the required written components for grade 5 are finished, we taking this time to review and enforce common mistakes that the students make. Therefore, next week the students will be working on correct use of commas, how to avoid run-on sentences etc.

Pictures from the week: 

Homework:

• Math: adding and subtracting fractions 
• UOI: Finish Hackathon Project, Review atleast 3 Different students projects 
• Bring in promotion day forms by Monday!
• if haven't already, bring in Play Day forms latest Monday!

Schedule Next Week:

• Monday: Hackathon due - showcase for grade 4 students 
• Tuesday: Last day for uniforms
• Wednesday: Wear House Colours (HOUSE CUP), Play day in the afternoon #Thetaforthewin
• Thursday: World Cup day - wear your favourite soccer team colours! 
• Friday: Last day of school! Promotion ceremony 12:00-1:00pm 

Have a great weekend, 

Ms.Khan

Track and Field Friday

Dear parents and students, 

Today, we had a great day out in Track and Field. You can see some of the pictures below. Next week, we will find out the results of the competition! 


We were able to complete a math lesson in the morning about Improper fractions and Mixed number fractions (and how to switch between them). Many students did very well with this lesson, however, is they need extra help at home here are two videos that really describe the steps in detail:

Introduction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggYdPef3Nuk

Change from Mixed Number to improper Fraction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrutPJf9GmQ

Change from improper fraction to mixed number: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpumUOiGS6Q

 There are three worksheets for homework, one sheet has a game on it. 

Game Rules

1. There are two players, Player 1 starts by rolling a dice or by picking a number from 1-6
2. Move the number of spaces from start (in either direction). 
3. Change the mixed number you land on to an improper fraction. 
4. If the improper fraction is in your list, you cross it out with a marker, if it is in the player 2 section they get a chance to steal. 
5. First player to cross out all their improper fractions wins! 

We also introduced our last Coding summative: Hackathon. This is going to be a very interactive and creative project. For homework students are to complete the first page (Project Pitch) and come up with  ideas of what project they might like to make. 

On Monday, the students will write their OWA on narrative writing. Over the weekend, the students should practice writing their stories and marking it using the success criteria. They may also use the plot organizer, with setting and character to help them lay out their story. They will get around 30 minutes to complete their stories. Here are some resources to help them. 

 

Homework/Reminders

• Math: Complete improper/mixed fractions sheets (videos above)
• Language: Practice for OWA (narrative writing) 
• UOI: Share all 13 tutorials by Monday! Review Hackathon packet with parents and complete the project pitch page. 
• Bring in any Play Day forms latest MONDAY!!!!
• Make sure you double check your uniform every morning, especially socks!!

Have a great weekend, 

Ms.Khan

Tired Thursday

Dear Parents and students,

Today, we had a very tired day back to school after Arts' Nights. We began the day by starting with language. We continued from yesterday, since the students have now edited their stories, we reviewed the OWA rubric and created a success criteria for narrative writing. Here are the two anchor charts that we created.

Tonight, the students needs to:

1. Mark their stories using the success criteria (ex. knowledge: 3- because I had a great structure but struggled with my exposition). 
2. Create a story in 30 minutes (use the planning sheet to help you out- you DO NOT have to fill all of it) - The planning sheet is just a guide for structure and detail

For the rest of the day, we were in the inter-school spelling bee. The students' were an excellent audience. It took a lot of integrity and principle to watch the whole thing. Unfortunately, it was a late lunch, it was not predicted, but then we spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing and getting vitamin D outside. The students even practiced their triple jump for track and field tomorrow. 

For track and field tomorrow, the students must come in full-gym uniform and should bring water bottles, hats, sunscreen etc. 

Note from Hot Lunches:

You are now able to order for June Lunches. The deadline for June lunches is Thursday, May 31st.  After this date, our system closes and is unable to open for April ordering.  Please make sure your child is under the correct grade. http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja  
All payments are due on Friday, June 8th, 2018.

This month's special is French Toast with Vanilla Cream and Syrup for $3.50, which will be available every Friday!

Payment Instructions

• There are two options to pay for lunches. Cash and Freshbooks. 

• Shortly after completing your order, a Freshbooks invoice will be sent to your email.
• It may take one or two days to process your order to Freshbooks, so please be check your email diligently for the invoice.  

• We no longer accept cheque as a method of payment.

If you have any questions concerning the Lunch Ordering site or Freshbooks, feel free to email me at dbancud@stjudesacademy.com

A note from Hot Lunches:

Hot Lunch invoices for May are on Freshbooks and late fees have already been applied. Please go on to Freshbooks and pay as soon as possible.  

A note from SJA Summer Camp:

A note from the Parent's Guild:

Play Day is June 13, forms due June 1 

Have a great evening, 

Ms.Khan

Arts' Night!!!!!

Good afternoon parents and students! 

Today is the big day. Our Arts’ Night performance is finally here. All students are required to be back at The City Church by 6:15 PM in full costume for our evening performance, which begins at 7:00 PM. 

Tomorrow morning we will be having our Inter-School Spelling Bee! I wish luck to Chelsea who will be participating tomorrow!

There is a bake sale taking place tomorrow and Friday.

  
Friday is also track and field. Please ensure that students are in their full SJA gym uniform and are wearing sunscreen and a hat, as we will be outside all day. They should also bring a couple bottles of water. Freezies will be available for sale at the end of the day for $1.00

 Math:

Students began looking into fractions! Even though we were at the church today we were able to get in a new math lesson about equivalent fractions. Here is a video that can help students at home. Note: Reducing fractions means bringing it to the smallest possible numbers (simplest form). 

Language:
Students edited their short stories and peer edited. They are to go home and perfect their stories so that when I look at them I will see a higher level of thinking. This is in preparation for their OWA which will be this coming Monday (June 4). By tomorrow, students need to bring in a story that they are proud of and would consider a level 4!

Note from Hot Lunches:

You are now able to order for June Lunches. The deadline for June lunches is Thursday, May 31st.  After this date, our system closes and is unable to open for April ordering.  Please make sure your child is under the correct grade. http://mydigitalmailroom.com/sja  
All payments are due on Friday, June 8th, 2018.

This month's special is French Toast with Vanilla Cream and Syrup for $3.50, which will be available every Friday!

Payment Instructions

• There are two options to pay for lunches. Cash and Freshbooks. 

• Shortly after completing your order, a Freshbooks invoice will be sent to your email.
• It may take one or two days to process your order to Freshbooks, so please be check your email diligently for the invoice.  

• We no longer accept cheque as a method of payment.

If you have any questions concerning the Lunch Ordering site or Freshbooks, feel free to email me at dbancud@stjudesacademy.com

A note from Hot Lunches:

Hot Lunch invoices for May are on Freshbooks and late fees have already been applied. Please go on to Freshbooks and pay as soon as possible.  

A note from SJA Summer Camp:

A note from the Parent's Guild:

Play Day is June 13, forms due June 1

See you soon,

Ms.Khan

Testing Tuesday

Dear Parents and Students,

The students have worked super hard today! We started the day with going over the key things needed on our math test and then the students wrote the test. After the students finished the test, they continued their DRAs. This took the majority of the day. Most of the students were able to finish but some will be finishing tomorrow.

In language, we also reviewed plot and our stories. Tonight, the students use their organizers to write a story. The narrative stories are due tomorrow.

Remember to:

• add descriptions (using senses)
• add metaphors and similes
•  make sure that the plot builds to the climax 
• make sure that "problem" gets solved at the end 
• SHOW NOT TELL your story 

In the afternoon, we had a whole school dress rehearsal for Arts' Night. The students worked hard and got many praises from students and teachers! we are excited to show you the song tomorrow at 7pm for Arts' Night. Here are some pictures..

Who is watching who? :)

Homework/Reminders 

• Language: Complete the rough draft of your story using the plot, character, and setting sheet. refer to yesterday's blogs for more tips. 

• The scenario is the summer, so for example Carter is going to spend the summer at his Grandma's cottage, where things start mysteriously disappearing. (The setting is grandma's cottage, the character is Carter). 

Example of a scene descriptor

• Link to Slides about Characterization used in class
• UOI: Complete coding lessons for homework (all 13 are due Friday)
• Arts' night tomorrow - arrive in costume tomorrow please (event starts at 6:15pm for students and the show is at 7pm)
• Practice tonight, including all moves. Here is the link for the song again. Look at the pictures above to see if you were one of the people NOT watching the audience!!
• You may also bring extra accessories like sunglasses and hats that are black!
• Celebrate is the other song that the students should be practicing 
• Here is the link to the song 
• Here is Mr.Oliver explaining the steps
• Play Day is June 13, forms due June 1
• Inter-school spelling bee at 10:00am (maybe 10:30 depending on when the other schools are here)
• Friday is Track and Field, it starts at 9:30am and goes all day 
• Bake sale Thursday and Friday, Freezies are also available on Friday for $1.00

Have a great night,

Ms.Khan

Rehearsing Monday

Dear parents and students,

I hope that everyone had a great Monday so far. Today, we were super busy rehearsing at City Church for Arts' Night this WEDNESDAY. Before we went to the theatre, the students got a chance to code and problem solve with each other. At the theatre, we worked on language and math. In math, we went over equations and using the formulas correctly. Please review the review answers and any practice worksheets from Fridays blog. Tomorrow is the final test for this unit!

In Language, the students worked in partners to write stories about a character at a performance. The students had to add depth to their character as well as build their setting using the 5 senses. Afterwards, the students read their stories to the two classes and we gave feedback to the different groups (stars and wishes). For homework tonight, the students have to create a story by filling out a graphic organizer (front and back). The scenario of the story is summer. The students should start off with filling out the setting, then build their character and then finally fill in their plot. Tomorrow, the students will be writing stories with these sheets.

Homework/Reminders

• Math: Perimeter, Area, Surface Area, and Volume test tomorrow
• Math review copy
• Math review answers
• Extra prism worksheet
• Answers to extra prism worksheet
• Extra textbook worksheets
• Language: Complete the graphic organizer on Narrative Writing. Start with setting, then character, then finally the plot 
• The scenario is the summer, so for example Carter is going to spend the summer at his Grandma's cottage, where things start mysteriously disappearing. (The setting is grandma's cottage, the character is Carter). 



Example of a scene descriptor

• Link to Slides about Characterization used in class
• Play Day is June 13, forms due June 1
• Arts' Night Wednesday, May 30 (students at 6:15, starts at 7pm)
• Inter-school spelling bee at 10:00am (maybe 10:30 depending on when the other schools are here)
• Friday is Track and Field, it starts at 9:30am and goes all day 
• Bake sale Thursday and Friday, Freezies are also available on Friday for $1.00

Have a great night, 

Ms.Khan