Good Afternoon Families!
Today was Year Ahead Day! Please check Ms. Cass's blog for more details on what your Grade 4's did in Grade 5 today https://cncass.blogspot.com/!
Aftercare invoices have been sent home. Please ensure that your payment is made on the 15th.
March Break Camps
Forms have been sent home regarding SJA's Awesome Adventure Camp. This wonderful camp will run from Monday to Friday for the entire March Break (March 9-13 & March 16 -20) and is offered to students from JK to Grade 6. Field trips will take place on Thursday afternoon. Meal plans are also included if you choose to do so. Cash or Quickbooks payments are the accepted forms of payment. Don't delay, register today!
Dear SJA Families,
Just a reminder that the SJA re-registration process is underway. To reserve your child's 2020-2021 place at St. Jude's Academy, complete and return your child's re-registration forms and payment to reception by Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 at 4:00 pm.
After this date and time, any available grade-level spaces will be open to new families on the wait list.
In addition, the deadline for our priority enrolment into our JK Program is Friday, January 17th, 2020. If you have any questions regarding the forms or next steps, please contact our Admissions Team.
The SJA Admissions Team
Ann Harvey and Melissa Filion
T: (905) 814-0277
Quote of the Day - Bringing a little inspiration to your day!
To celebrate Black History Month, each day there will be a picture and some information posted on our blog about an African-Canadian or African-American figure in history. Happy Black History Month!:
Take a look at what we accomplished today!
HAPPY YEAR AHEAD DAY!!!
HAPPY YEAR AHEAD DAY!!!
Today I got to spend time with Ms. Foti's Grade 3 class to show them what grade 4 is all about! Here's what they had a chance to experience on Year Ahead Day!
Inquiry into Language:
During our language period, the grade 3s played a fun silent reading game called Game of quotes! Here's how to play, students grab one book each and form a team. They begin silent reading for 1 mintue, then they are told to stop. They are given a prompt and must search within their silent reading book for their answer, they have 30 seconds to find a word, phrase or quote that best matches the prompt. Then they have 30 seconds to deliberate with their group to choose the best quote within their group to share with the rest of the class. Once this is complete students vote individually for the quote they like best. The group with the most votes wins the round!
Today's winners were the Black Shadows! Great work team!
After music, we read a picture book in order to help the grade 3s identify the fears, worries, or questions that they might have about entering grade 4. We talked a lot about acknowledging the fears or worries that we may have, because it allows us to be honest about how we are feeling and to actively deal with that feeling. After we were finished reading, the grade 3s wrote down a few things that made them nervous about grade 4:
Today's winners were the Black Shadows! Great work team!
After music, we read a picture book in order to help the grade 3s identify the fears, worries, or questions that they might have about entering grade 4. We talked a lot about acknowledging the fears or worries that we may have, because it allows us to be honest about how we are feeling and to actively deal with that feeling. After we were finished reading, the grade 3s wrote down a few things that made them nervous about grade 4:
Unit of Inquiry:
In our unit of Inquiry, the grade 3s were given a sneek peak of the grade 4s current unit, Where we are in place and time - The Medieval Times. We read the first chapter of the novel study that goes along with the unit, The Ghosts in the Churchyard, by Marty Pullin. As part of their novel study, the grade 3s had the chance to be an illustrator to create an alternate book cover for the novel.
The grade 3s also got to label a diagram of a knights armour.
French - Please check Mme. Stella's blog under specialist links.
Physical Education - Please check Mr. Orr's blog under specialist links.
Music - Please check Mr. Oliver's blog under specialist links.
Physical Education - Please check Mr. Orr's blog under specialist links.
Music - Please check Mr. Oliver's blog under specialist links.
Thank you grade 3s for sharing the day with me and experiencing what it's like to be in grade 4! I hope you had as much fun as I did!
Math - Unit 4 Decimals test signed and returned tomorrow
Unit of Inquiry – Bring in items from the Medieval Times
- work on Title page
- Medieval Times Field Trip form + $$ due Friday, February 7th
- work on Title page
- Medieval Times Field Trip form + $$ due Friday, February 7th
Extra -
Important dates/items:
February 13 - 100th Day of School + Spirit Day: Valentine's Day dress up
February 14 - PD Day (No school)
February 17 - Family Day (No School)
February 21 - Picture Day - Siblings & Graduation (Grade 6, 10, & 12)
February 25 - Pancake Tuesday + Casual Day
February 26 - Pink Shirt Day
February 27 - Oral Competition: SJA vs, TMA
February 28 - Medieval Times Field Trip
February 14 - PD Day (No school)
February 17 - Family Day (No School)
February 21 - Picture Day - Siblings & Graduation (Grade 6, 10, & 12)
February 25 - Pancake Tuesday + Casual Day
February 26 - Pink Shirt Day
February 27 - Oral Competition: SJA vs, TMA
February 28 - Medieval Times Field Trip
Have a good evening, Ms. Samuel
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