The students started off the day today working on language. In today's class the students copied down their new weekly spelling words and worked on their words in their Spelling Workbooks. The spelling words of this week focused on 'ch' and 'wh' digraphs. During language today the students also worked on journal reflections of their weekend to practice their writing. The students had a lot of fun writing and then sharing about their weekends with the class!
During our Unit of Inquiry today the students continued exploring our forces unit. In today's class the students watched a video all about friction. They saw many examples of how friction is used to either slow down or speed up objects depending on our needs. As a class we spoke about examples such as winter tires being designed with lots of friction, and the slide at the park being designed with very little friction. These were two examples of how we use the force of friction to our benefit. The students then worked in pairs and created a t-chart of all the ways they could brainstorm that we increase and decrease friction to suit our needs. Ask your child tonight what they came up with! In tomorrow's class we will be having a quiz on the concepts we have learned so far in this unit. The students will be quizzed on concepts such as
- forces move an object by pushing or pulling
- gravity only pulls objects
- buoyancy only pushes objects
- other forces can both push and pull
- magnetic forces can only attract objects made from metal
- magnetic forces will pull when one force south and the other is north, but will push when the forces are from the same pole
- friction moves objects by slowing them down
- humans use muscular force to move ourselves and objects by using our joints and muscles
- you can transfer force from objects (bowling ball and bowling pins)
- forces can come from nature (wind and water can push and pull objects)
- objects that will bounce back into place after a force are put on them are called elastic (rubber bands)
- you can change the amount of force
- heavier objects will have more force when travelling at the same speed as a lighter object
- friction can be either increased or decreased depending on the type of surface
During mathematics today the students continued working on multiplication. In today's class we began working on our one times tables. The students explored how when you are multiplying anything by one the answer is always the number back again (eg. 6 x 1=6). We illustrated this concept by drawing arrays of various questions as a class to see that questions such as 6 x1 is literally simply one group of six which equals 6. The students also explored how we can use a multiplication table to quickly and easily find the answer to multiplication questions. They had a lot of fun with these charts, as they were very familiar to them from the extended use with addition charts from previous units.
The math unit test from our geometry unit has now gone home with all students. We will be having a re-write for students who scored an 84% or lower on Thursday, December 12th. Please use the original test as a study guide, as well as the review package the students worked on for the test.
The math unit test from our geometry unit has now gone home with all students. We will be having a re-write for students who scored an 84% or lower on Thursday, December 12th. Please use the original test as a study guide, as well as the review package the students worked on for the test.
Students also went to PE, Art and French classes.
Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log, practice weekly spelling words, Spelling Workbook pages 61 - 64, Math pages 84-85, and complete friction worksheet if needed.
Important information: Payment for After-school care fees are due by Tuesday, December 10th, 2013.
The next casual day is on December 18th.
The Christmas concert is taking place on December 18th at 7pm. All SJA families and friends are invited to attend! It is going to be a wonderful evening.
Lunch forms for the month of January have gone home with all students. Forms and money are due back no later than December 13th if you are interested in ordering a hot lunch for your child.
December 19th is a red, green and white Spirit Day at SJA! Students are encouraged to come dressed in red, green and white!
The last day of school before the holidays is on December 19th, which is a full day of school. There is no school at all on December 20th. Families have the option of registering their children for a karate camp on the 20th if they so choose. Please contact Mr. Monaghan for more information. pmonaghan@stjudesacademy.com.
School does not resume until Tuesday, January 7th after the Christmas holidays.
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
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