Good Afternoon Families!
Aftercare invoices were sent out at the beginning of the month. All invoices were to be paid by Jan. 15th.
February Lunches - The lunch site is now open. It will close Wednesday, January 22nd at 3:00 pm. Special of the month: Chicken Stir Fry is available every Friday. All payments are to be made through quickbooks by February 6th.
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
Dear SJA Community,
We look forward to seeing you at the SJA Town Hall/Social on January 24 from 7 to 9 pm. All parent/guardians of JK to Grade 12 students are invited to hear about our exciting school year, survey result and future direction. To help us plan for this event, RSVP by January 17 to reception@stjudesacademy.com . We look forward to seeing you there!
Ann Harvey, BA (Hons), MA
Director, Admissions and Strategic Marketing & Communications
Director, Admissions and Strategic Marketing & Communications
Mr. Foster’s Farmers Market and Ms. Gandy’s Groceries
As part of their summative assessment the grade one classes have decided to open a market to complement their organization unit. The market will include fruits, vegetables, drinks and other healthy snacks. It will be held in rooms 12 and 18. The market will take place all day Thursday, January 23rd and Friday, January 24th. All profits made will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House.
Quote of the Day - Bringing a little inspiration to your day!
Take a look at what we accomplished today!
Inquiry into Math:
Today the grade 4s took a break from their mathematic studies to focus their time and energy on writing their informative speeches. We will continue with our math studies tomorrow and learn about equivalent decimals (tenths & hundredths) and how to compare and order decimals.
To continue practicing converting decimals into fractions and vice versa, a worksheet has been sent home for homework.
To continue practicing converting decimals into fractions and vice versa, a worksheet has been sent home for homework.
Inquiry into Language:
Spelling Lesson 17 -
The grade 4s have been using their language period to continue writing their speech. It is important for your child to come to school everyday with their own device, books, etc. to ensure that they have a source of information to write their informative speech. We are hoping to be complete the first draft by the end of this week so that they can begin memorizing their speech and completing their good copy for next week.
Today we discussed finding a voice, tone, and writing style when writing their speeches. It is important for the grade 4s to not only provide their audience with facts, as it is an informational speech, but to develop their own unique style in order to keep their audience engaged with their topic.
The Annual Oral Competition for grades 4 - 8 will be held on Friday, February 7th. All speeches need to be memorized and should be within 3 - 5 minutes.
Tips to remember:
- proper punctuation, sentence structure, and grammar
- voice and style - develop a distinct tone the sets your writing/speech apart from others - FOCUS OF THE DAY
- defining unknown terms - help your audience develop their vocabulary
- descriptive language - don't give all the details away, build up to it, make it exciting/interesting
- formatting - in order to meet the time requirement (3-5 mins) consider the length of each paragraph
The grade 4s are encouraged to visit their local library to collect books, videos, etc. that will help them to continue to develop their speech. Please ensure that your child brings any research materials in order to continue working on their speech.
Grade 4: Words ending with y: adding er and est
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Grade 5: prefixes sub, mid,bi, and tri
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Tip: adjectives ending in er compare two things, adjectives ending in est compare three or more things
To add er or est to an adjective that ends in y, change the y to I first
Ex. Happy + er = happiest
Happy + est = happiest
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Tip: sub – usually means under, below, or not quite
Mid – means in the middle or part
Bi – usually means two
Tri – usually mean three
Ex. Subside, midday, bisect, tripod
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The grade 4s have been using their language period to continue writing their speech. It is important for your child to come to school everyday with their own device, books, etc. to ensure that they have a source of information to write their informative speech. We are hoping to be complete the first draft by the end of this week so that they can begin memorizing their speech and completing their good copy for next week.
Today we discussed finding a voice, tone, and writing style when writing their speeches. It is important for the grade 4s to not only provide their audience with facts, as it is an informational speech, but to develop their own unique style in order to keep their audience engaged with their topic.
The Annual Oral Competition for grades 4 - 8 will be held on Friday, February 7th. All speeches need to be memorized and should be within 3 - 5 minutes.
Tips to remember:
- proper punctuation, sentence structure, and grammar
- voice and style - develop a distinct tone the sets your writing/speech apart from others - FOCUS OF THE DAY
- defining unknown terms - help your audience develop their vocabulary
- descriptive language - don't give all the details away, build up to it, make it exciting/interesting
- formatting - in order to meet the time requirement (3-5 mins) consider the length of each paragraph
The grade 4s are encouraged to visit their local library to collect books, videos, etc. that will help them to continue to develop their speech. Please ensure that your child brings any research materials in order to continue working on their speech.
Unit of Inquiry:
Today we watched a quick video about the origin of Islam:
This video lead to a great discussion period that took us into the end of our day! Some students still had so many questions that they wanted answered. To allow each student to feel that they've had the chance to finish the discussion period, I encouraged each student to write down a question for homework that they can discuss with their parents. Please try your best to facilitate the discussion.
This video lead to a great discussion period that took us into the end of our day! Some students still had so many questions that they wanted answered. To allow each student to feel that they've had the chance to finish the discussion period, I encouraged each student to write down a question for homework that they can discuss with their parents. Please try your best to facilitate the discussion.
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!
Language – Read 30 mins
- Spelling Lesson 17 activities due tomorrow+ test Friday
- Oral Speech - Visit your local library for information
- Bring in a Device (laptop or tablet) - for typing practice - you will need microsoft word or google docs
- Spelling Lesson 17 activities due tomorrow+ test Friday
- Oral Speech - Visit your local library for information
- Bring in a Device (laptop or tablet) - for typing practice - you will need microsoft word or google docs
Math - MMS Textbook pg. 116 2-5 (base 10 blocks not needed to answer questions)
Unit of Inquiry – discussion question
Extra - Bring in a device for the rest of the week - research purposes
Important dates/items:
January 24 - Town Hall 7 - 9 pm
January 28 & 29 - Bake Sale
January 30 - Casual Day
February 6 - Oral Competition: Jk - 3
February 7 - Oral Competition: Grade 4 - 8
February 8 - Open House 10 am - 2 pm
February 10 - Year Ahead Day
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
January 28 & 29 - Bake Sale
January 30 - Casual Day
February 6 - Oral Competition: Jk - 3
February 7 - Oral Competition: Grade 4 - 8
February 8 - Open House 10 am - 2 pm
February 10 - Year Ahead Day
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
Have a good evening, Ms. Samuel
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