Welcome Back - Day 64

Good Afternoon Families!

Please read all the information below to get the latest scoop on our day! 

The SJA Parent Guild is once again hosting the St. Jude’s Academy Christmas Skate. It will take place on December 12^th. 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 2^nd. 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 in advance for your donations!!

-Polar Expressions is back again this year and they are looking for students to have the chance to publish poems and short stories in an upcoming book. Information sheets have been sent. Students who are interested in this competition can do so on their own time, as class time will not be given. The deadline for poems was November 29^th and the deadline for short stories is December 6^th.

We are asking our amazing SJA Community to

come show school spirit and support

for our St. Jude’s Academy Senior Basketball Team 

Today: Tuesday, December 3 at 3:30 pm

This will be our first basketball game of the season!
Place:  St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School

2800 Erin Centre Blvd, Mississauga, ON L5M 6R5

Come out and support the JK - Gr. 2 classes in their Holiday Concert!

Dear SJA Families, 

We are very excited for our annual Junior Kindergarten to Grade 2 Christmas Concert. Please see the attached poster for more details.

On December 10, 2019, students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 2 will put on two performances at the St. Jude’s 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. 

Please ensure students are in their classroom at 5:30 pm for the evening performance.  

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 6:00-7:00 pm. 

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.

We look forward to seeing you all there!     

The SJA Parent Guild will be holding a 50/50  Draw during the evening Christmas Concerts on December 10 and 17. See attached flyer for details.

   

Inquiry into Math: 
Today we wrote our Unit 9 test on Length, Perimeter, and Area. Please take the time to go over your child test to continue their learning. 

We will begin our next unit, Unit 5 - Data Management, on Wednesday.

Inquiry into Language:

We are spelling lesson 14 this week -

Grade 4 Spelling	Grade 5 Spelling
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

All spelling activities are due on Wednesday. Our spelling test will be on Friday. 

Unit of Inquiry:

Today we began learning about Judaism. We learned that the sacred text is called a Torah. The founder of Judaism is Abraham. Jewish teachings are practiced in a synogogue.

We had a very big discussion about why Jewish people were put into gas chambers a long time ago. We talked about why this happened. The class was very caring and were able to understand how serious the topic was. If your child has further questions about the topic, please let me know, or continue the conversation at home.

We also watched a short video about the reasons why people enjoy being Jewish:

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. 

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

Language – Spelling Lesson 14 activities due Wed. + test Fri.
- Read 30 mins

Math – Unit 9 test signed + returned tomorrow

Unit of Inquiry – 

Extra - Christmas Skate form + $ - forms are now late, please get them in as soon as you can

Important dates/items:

Tuesday December 10 - Christmas Concert (JK -G.2)
Tuesday Decmember 17 - Christmas Concert (G.3 - G.8)
Wednesday, December 18 - Casual Day
Thursday, December 19 - Spirit Day: Red, Green, & White Dress Up
Friday December 20 - January 7 - Winter Break (No School)
Have a good evening, Ms. Samuel