Week In Review and Upcoming

Playin battleship on a Cartesian coordinate plane.

Last week we explored the Cartesian coordinate plane. In grade 6 we are responsible for plotting points on the 1st quadrant ( ask your child to show you where that is). We discovered the x and y-axis are really just number lines that intersect on a perpendicular. Lots of great math talk occurred during our games of Battleship!

In Literacy, we have begun composing our own poems and are challenging ourselves to try different forms using figurative language!

A permission letter was sent home regarding our upcoming field trip to Sacred Heart on May 1st. Please sign and return the permission form by Thursday, April 26th. Remember Friday is a PD day so Thursday is the last day before our trip. Students without signed permission will remain at school and continue their learning in other classrooms for the morning. If you have lost your copy please feel free to print one by clicking  HERE

This week in Math we look towards transformation (translation, reflections, and rotations) of shapes and in Literacy work on letter writing. After consulting with Ms. White about the possibility of sponsorship as a way to raise funds for our EA bookmark project, she suggested we compose and send letters to local businesses. So we are taking what we created in our sales pitch and transforming them into letters, as we explore the characteristics of a business letter.

Monday presenter Paul Davis will speak with the Jr students about Social Networking and Online safety. In the evening parent council is hosting a parent presentation by Mr. Davis at 630 pm in the gym. All are welcome to join- please see school website for more details:
http://phi.ocsb.ca/

Upcoming Dates
Monday- EQAO homework home due Thursday, Math assessment home: please sign & return
Tuesday- EDP dance showcase 5pm
Thursday- Sacred Heart Permission letters due back, EQAO homework due
Friday PD Day, no school for students