Monday January 29th, 2018

Here is what we did today:

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

Morning Meeting/Agendas

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

Language: We started working on Lesson 17. We did our daily language drill. Today we finished off our summatives! We self-and peer edited them and then moved onto our good copies!

Recess/Lunch 

Math: Today we reviewed elapsed time and took up some of the homework. We also talked about temperature. They remembered a lot from last year's science fair experiment. First we talked about how we measure temperature in celsius in Canada and in Fahrenheit in the States using a thermometer. Next we looked at some examples of thermometers and they read them together. Next we went around the room and read different thermometers in a scavenger hunt and then took them up. They did very well!

Recess/Lunch 

UOI: We continued working on our summatives.

Homework/Important Reminders:

 
Re-Registration Packages: Just a reminder, the final due date before we open up vacancies to the public for re-registration is February 12th. Please hand in your packages as soon as possible to ensure your spot.

March Break Camp registration forms were sent home back in October. We have had many students sign up since then and especially the last few days. If you are interested in registering your chid for our amazing March Break camp, please send in the completed  registration form, along with the $20 one-time non-refundable deposit in order to secure your child's spot (this could be paid in cash or through fresh books). This year there are two options to chose from the first being lunch and two snacks provided or the second being send your own packed lunch and a discounted camp rate!We also have daily rates available. Please contact Ms. Smith bsmith@stjudesacademy.com for more details. 

Friday January 26th, 2018

Here is what we did today:

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

Morning Meeting/Agendas

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

Language: We did our spelling tests for Lesson 16.

Recess/Lunch 

Math: Today we continued to practice elapsed time. Since this concept is a tough one we really spent a lot of time invested in it today. We broke it down in a way that is easier to the students to visualize the time changing. You start by counting up your hours, then your minutes. If you have minutes that can be counted up by both tens and ones then you can separate it to make it easier.

For example: 

Start time is 11:20am. End time is 1:15pm.

Count out the hours: 11:20am --> 12:20pm (That's 1 hour, we cannot go any farther because then it would be larger than our end time)

Count the minute in tens: 12:20 --> 12:30 --> 12:40--> 12:50--> 1:00--> 1:10 (50 minutes have passed)

Count the remaining minutes in one: 1:10 --> 1:15 (5 minutes have passed)

In total: 1 hour and 55 minutes is the elapsed time.

Depending on the question the students have to decide whether to count by 1s, 5s or 10s for the minutes.

By the end of the question majority of the class had a solid understanding of the method and found it easier to understand.

Recess/Lunch 

UOI: We continued working on our summatives.

Homework/Important Reminders:

Re-Registration Packages: Just a reminder, the final due date before we open up vacancies to the public for re-registration is February 12th. Please hand in your packages as soon as possible to ensure your spot.