Good Afternoon Families!
The SJA Parent Guild is once again hosting the St. Jude’s Academy Christmas Skate. It will take place on December 12th. The price is $10 per students and includes skating, hot chocolate and treats. Santa will also be there for selfies. Skate rentals are also available for $16, as are helmets for $8. All order forms are due back by December 2nd. You can send in the payment via cash, cheque or by e-transfer. **Please ensure both sides of the form are filled in!**Our SJA Student Council is holding a clothing drive from Monday, December 2- Friday, December 6. Please bring in gently used clothing that you no longer need. All donations will go to the Diabetes Association. Thank you.
On December 17, 2019,
students from Grade 3 to Grade 8 will put on two performances at the St. Jude’s
Academy Dome. Our afternoon performance will begin at 1:00 pm, with doors
opening at 12:30. Our evening performance will begin at 6:30 pm, with doors
opening at 6:15 pm. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. Please keep
in mind that outside food and drinks are not permitted in the Dome.
For our evening
performance, families are welcome to take our shuttle from St. Jude’s to the
Dome and back. Shuttles will begin running from 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Please
meet in the main office.
We encourage all families
to come bundled up to stay warm and cozy for the entire show. The students and
teachers have put a tremendous amount of work into their performances and
kindly ask that all families stay and enjoy the show until the end.
The SJA Parent Guild will be holding a 50/50 Draw during the evening Christmas Concert on December 17. See attached flyer for details.
This past weekend Charlotte had a Hockey tournament! Her team played extremely hard, but they came up just short of getting a spot in the next round. Keep up that fighting spirit Charlotte!
Inquiry into Math:
Today we started our next unit for math, Data Management. The class began by writing a pretest to see what they know about the topic.
We will begin lesson 1 tomorrow: Interpreting Data
We will begin lesson 1 tomorrow: Interpreting Data
Inquiry into Language:
We are spelling lesson 14 this week -
All spelling activities are due on Wednesday. Our spelling test will be on Friday.
Today I held a conference with each student to help them understand the areas they need to improve on before they begin their next DRA. After that, we came together as a class and discussed some key things to remember when completing their DRAs:
• Read everything – this included the title, author, headings, subheadings, captions, etc.
• Take your time while reading – but read at a nice steady pace
• Correct any silly reading mistakes – we all make mistakes! If you correct your mistakes, they will not count.
• Answer all comprehension questions in complete sentences!
• When you can, use your book – this is a perfect resource it has all the answers.
• Write in your own words and thoughts! – Plagiarism is a big deal!
• When writing a summary, use information from each section of the book. That way, you can be sure to cover all the important details.
• When you have a choice to list 2 or 3 answers, ALWAYS DO MORE!
• When answering questions, echo the question in your answer – this helps you make sure you are answering what is being asked.
• DETAIL, DETAIL, DETAIL – explain all of your ideas, and use evidence from the story to support your ideas.
Yesterday we learned about writing Journal Recounts:
Over the next couple of days we will begin writing rough drafts in order to prepare for our OWA post test after the winter break.
Grade 4 Spelling
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Grade 5 Spelling
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Objective: to spell words in which the base word drops the final e to ad ed, er, or ing
Tips: when a word ends in silent e, the e is usually dropped before adding an ending or suffix that begins with a vowel
trade - e + ed = traded |
Objective: to spelll words with the prefixes en, im, and mis
Tips: en usually means cause to be or make - enable
im usually means not - impossible im can also mean more - improve mis usually means wrong or wrongly - misjudge mis can also mean bad or badly - misbehave |
Today I held a conference with each student to help them understand the areas they need to improve on before they begin their next DRA. After that, we came together as a class and discussed some key things to remember when completing their DRAs:
• Read everything – this included the title, author, headings, subheadings, captions, etc.
• Take your time while reading – but read at a nice steady pace
• Correct any silly reading mistakes – we all make mistakes! If you correct your mistakes, they will not count.
• Answer all comprehension questions in complete sentences!
• When you can, use your book – this is a perfect resource it has all the answers.
• Write in your own words and thoughts! – Plagiarism is a big deal!
• When writing a summary, use information from each section of the book. That way, you can be sure to cover all the important details.
• When you have a choice to list 2 or 3 answers, ALWAYS DO MORE!
• When answering questions, echo the question in your answer – this helps you make sure you are answering what is being asked.
• DETAIL, DETAIL, DETAIL – explain all of your ideas, and use evidence from the story to support your ideas.
Yesterday we learned about writing Journal Recounts:
Over the next couple of days we will begin writing rough drafts in order to prepare for our OWA post test after the winter break.
Unit of Inquiry:
Today we had a Christmas Concert rehearsal. In order to make transitions for concerts quicker, we are asking that students wear their house hoddie to stay warm while they are in the dome as they will have their jackets off when they are performing.
French - Please check Mme. Stella's blog under specialist links.
Physical Education- Please check Mr. Orr's blog under specialist links.
Today we had a Christmas Concert rehearsal. In order to make transitions for concerts quicker, we are asking that students wear their house hoddie to stay warm while they are in the dome as they will have their jackets off when they are performing.
Physical Education- Please check Mr. Orr's blog under specialist links.
Music - Please check Mr. Oliver's blog under specialist links.
Ask your child how the rest of their day went, because I'm sure they can't wait to share it all with you!
Homework
Math – Unit 9 test signed + returned
Unit of Inquiry – Jewish History Article - highlighting - due tomorrow
Extra - Christmas Skate form + $ - forms are now late, please get them in as soon as you can
Important dates/items:
Tuesday Decmember 17 - Christmas Concert (G.3 - G.8)
Wednesday, December 18 - Casual Day + Bake Sale
Thursday, December 19 - Spirit Day: Red, Green, & White Dress Up + Bake Sale
Friday December 20 - January 7 - Winter Break (No School)
Have a good evening, Ms. Samuel
Wednesday, December 18 - Casual Day + Bake Sale
Thursday, December 19 - Spirit Day: Red, Green, & White Dress Up + Bake Sale
Friday December 20 - January 7 - Winter Break (No School)
Have a good evening, Ms. Samuel
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