This past week the focus has been EQAO and our EA bookmark project. Students have been working hard and putting their best efforts forward during our EQAO days and are feeling proud of themselves. Students are ready to continue the EQAO testing this week.
Some Motivational Notes for Students This Week!
We had a great meeting with Mr. Fresque this past Friday and we have set timelines and target dates for production and beginning sales. We are planning to have a table at the upcoming Fun Fair, so please come see us and maybe purchase a bookmark! As well, this week coming we have a teleconference call with our charity of choice Food First Foundation. Some students are busy preparing questions for the charity, while others are meeting with Ms. White to gain permission for our upcoming marketing ideas. Last week permission forms for St. Brigid's camp were sent home. Please return signed forms by Monday. Attached are the forms if needed: Info/Parent vol form Perm Form Monday; Permission forms for St. B due Tuesday: EQAO Wednesday: EQAO Thursday: EAQO Friday: Charity Teleconference/Hat Day/ Fun Fair/Talent Show
As usual, we have been busy, busy, busy! Thanks to all who could make it out to the Open House. Students were proud to share their learning space with so many visitors! Thanks to the over 100 people who participated in our Market Research survey. We used the results to help determine some next steps in our EA project.
In Math, we've studied angles, the area of rectangles, triangle, and parallelograms and then looked at the surface area and the volume of 3D shapes.
We determined the formulas for rectangular and triangular prisms and found this Math Antics video really helpful to visualize the concept.
In Literacy we have been reviewing Comprehensions Strategies we have explored this year
Making Inferences:
Who is speaking in this text? How do you know?
How would you describe the setting?
What is the story really about?
What is the author really trying to say?
What was the author’s feeling about the topic? How do you know?
Making Connections:
Think about what you already know about__________ to help you understand the text.
Does this story make you think of your own life?
What do you already know about this topic?
How did the text make you feel? Why?
How does this text remind you of other texts you have read?
Synthesizing:
What is the author’s message?
What have you learned about this topic by reading this material?
Has your understanding of the topic changed?
What supporting details did the author give that changed your thinking?
Main Idea:
Retell about the story in a paragraph.
What was the important information in the story?
Can you summarize it all in a few sentences?
What is something that happened in the story that you think is important?
Our EA project is steadily moving forward. Student representatives have reached out to Staples to secure pricing and even a discount for our project. Students participated in a conference call with a Staples manager and secured a price and timeline for us. We have mailed out our sponsorship letters and have heard back from a few companies. With donations and sponsorships so far we have collected over $200 without selling a single bookmark! So we are pretty excited about our progress to date and anticipate good sales when we bring our product to market in June.
Conference Call with Staples
This coming week is EQAO- students are ready! There may be some special "surprises" waiting at their desks through the week to help encourage them on! We will be writing in the mornings on May 22-24th and May 29-31st. Please send along a non-electornic quiet activity with your child (book, puzzles, sketchbook etc) to work on in case they are finished while others are still working. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. This Week Monday- Holiday Tuesday- EQAO Wednesday- EQAO, Welcome to K Night Thursday- EQAO Friday- Last Day for Lost & Found
In Math this week we reviewed the classification (naming/identifying characteristics) of angles and explored the protractor and how we can use it to construct and measure angles. We will move into measurement as we look at the area and volume of 3D shapes.
In Language, we wrapped up our study of poetry and are working fast and furiously on our EA project to help launch the sales of our bookmarks. Some students are working on video scripts, some on letters to business owners. While others are developing market research questions, fine-tuning their websites, developing a logo or creating business resumes applying for our CFO Chief Financial officer position for our business E.D.F (Everyone Deserves Food). Please during Open House next Tuesday take a moment to interact with the products they are making (market research/letters etc) and have a look at our bookmark prototypes.
Mr Fresque was in on Thursday and we conducted interviews for the CFO position. We had 5 worthy candidates for the position and all parties went through the interview experience with Mr Fresque and myself as the interviewers. These risk-taking students did their interviews in front of al the E.D.F. members ( ie our class :). Students were enthralled with the experience and both those that partook and those that observed really found the experience beneficial. The students reflected that they now feel more prepared to go through that the process in the real world as they look for jobs in the near future.
We had an amazing tour of Sacred Heart and the students were excited, and a little nervous to be in such a big space. The messages from Sacred were great and they ended with: End your year at St. Philip on a positive note and then bring that positivity with you to Sacred in September!
Confirmation Retreat also took place this week and the students enjoyed their time and sharing their Saint projects. Our thanks to St. Philip parish and all the volunteers that organized the retreat.
UPCOMING
Next week is Education Week across our Board and it is a very busy one! See HERE for all the events that are happening at St. Philip School!
Sacred Heart is also having an Open House from 4-6 pm where all incoming families are welcome as well. It begins with a mass is in the chapel at 4pm, then followed by a BBQ and other events. Please see HERE for further details.
This Week:
Monday: Homework; Todd Nicholson visit
Tuesday: Open House- starts at 920- students come to class first for attendance
This coming week is EQAO- students are ready! There may be some special "surprises" waiting at their desks through the week to help encourage them on! We will be writing in the mornings on May 22-24th and May 29-31st. Please send along a non-electornic quiet activity with your child (book, puzzles, sketchbook etc) to work on in case they are finished while others are still working. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me.
