Monday January 23rd 2017

Hello,

Here is what we did today.

Spelling: Today we did lesson 15. Spelling is due Thursday and the test is on Friday.
Language: Today we worked on Adverbs. We talked about how an adverb can describe a verb, adjective or another adverb. However, today we focused on just how they can describe a verb using the "ly" words. First we made a list on the board of different adverbs we could think of. Next we played a charades game in which they had to act out that word. For example, if the word was quickly they ran quickly. The kids had to guess what the word was. We ended the period with a page in their language book.

French: Please see Mme. Stella's blog for more information.

Lunch/Recess

Math: Today we worked on Gram and kilogram. We all felt 1g and 5g in order to understand how heavy they were. Next we talked about what was equal to 1kg. We figured out that a bag of flour was 1 kg. We used this to find out which objects were less or more than a kg. We estimated the amounts of different objects. We also talked about using the word "approximately" as these were just estimates. We finished with work from the textbook.
UOI: We started presentations today. Stay tuned for the presentation videos!

Lunch/Recess

UOI: We continued with presentations.

Avaneesh's is in two parts because it broke half way through. He explains why it broke in the video.

Gym: Please see Mr. H's blog for more information.

Have a good night!

Miss. Ross

Friday January 20th 2017

Hello,

Here is what we did on Friday.

International Day: The kids practiced their parts for international day and we shared all of our final information on our sections so we ensured we knew a lot about Italy.
French: Please see Mme. Stella's blog for more information.

Lunch/Recess

Math: Today we talked about Litre and Millilitre. We knew that 1000 ml= 1L. We also practiced this through pouring different amounts of water into different containers in order to visually see how they fit into each other.

****note: There was several very hard questions in the homework on Friday night. Questions like this will not be on the test as they are very hard ****

UOI: We finished off our forces summative and made changes when it was needed.

Lunch/Recess

International day! The kids had lots of fun learning about other countries!

Miss. Ross

Action Star

Manny was an action star when he went above and beyond what he was asked to do. He interviewed a neighbor about Italy and learned a lot! He brought in some items to share! Great work Manny!

Thursday January 19th 2017

Hello,

Here is what we did today.

International day: Today we finished our international day boards! Come tomorrow between 2:30 and 3:15 to see what we have been working on!
French: Please see Mme. Stella's blog for more information.

Lunch/Recess

UOI: We started building our forces and motion project! They are so excited and working very hard!

Math: Today we talked about temperature. We talked about how as the thermometer goes up, it gets hotter and as the thermometer goes down it gets cooler! We did a scavenger hunt around the classroom reading thermometers.

Lunch/Recess

Math: We finished the textbook work on temperature! They loved it!
Gym: Please see Mr. H's blog for more information.

Have a good night!

Miss. Ross

Wednesday January 18th 2017

Hello,

Today was Zackery's birthday! Happy Birthday Zackery!

Here is what we did today.

International Day: We continued to work on our good copies of our Italy topics. They are sounding really good!
Desk Clean up: We cleaned some of our desks that are turning into black holes!
French: Please see Mme. Stella's blog for more information.

Lunch/Recess

Math: Today we worked on making change by counting up. It was a tricky concept so we sat together on the carpet and did many examples together. Here is a list of the steps we took. Each time the kids do a question I would like to see this process as it helps me understand their process they took.

UOI: We continued to work on your UOI summative. They are taking the explanation home in order to finish it. Each forces and motion topic covered in their project should have at least 3 sentences in order to receive a level 3. More than 3 sentences for some of the topics would be a level four.

Lunch/Recess

Music: Please see Mr. Oliver's blog for more information.
Gym: Please see Mr. H's blog for more information.

Have a good night!

Miss. Ross

Tuesday January 17th 2016

Hello,

Here is what we did today.

International Day: We continued to work on researching for international day. They are loving researching Italy and being inquirers! At the end we presented our information to the class.

French: Please see Mme. Stella's blog for more information.

Lunch/Recess

Math: Today we practiced making change! We made our classroom into a store! I put prices all around the room and they learned how to make change. They started with $50.00 and they had to subtract the cost of an item. They repeated this process several times each with the amount they had left from the previous transaction.

UOI: We continued to work on our forces in motion project planning process. We are trying to use our knowledge of forces and motion to figure out how they are going to make their object.

Lunch/Recess

UOI: We continued working on our forces and motion project.
Gym: Please see Mr. H's blog for more information.

Have a good night!

Miss. Ross

Online Lunch Orders!!

 SJA is excited to announce that our lunch ordering system has now been upgraded!

Beginning today 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 27^Th 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.  ******