Good Afternoon Families!
Kappa Students ONLY will receive a casual day on THURSDAY this week for bringing in the most clothes during the upper school clothing drive. Congratulations Kappa, thank you to all the houses for making this a great event.
Aftercare invoices were sent out at the beginning of the month. Please ensure that all invoices are 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 waitlist.
In addition, the deadline for our priorty 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 went over the answers in their Show What You Know Review work in the their math makes sense textbook for their upcoming Data Management assignment on Thurs. Jan. 16 & Fri. Jan. 17th. This assignment will be done completely in class. Each student is required to conduct a survey about the religious demographic of the grade 3 -6 classes (this assignment is in connection with our Who we are Unit of Inquiry. Each student will need to construct a bar graph and a pictograph, and answer a few follow up questions to analyse their data.
An additional review package has been sent home for extra practice. This package is optional.
Things to focus on for your math assignment:
- interpreting data results
- creating graphs - formatting, scales, when to use intervals
- the difference between bar graphs & line graphs
- averages: mean, median, mode
An additional review package has been sent home for extra practice. This package is optional.
Things to focus on for your math assignment:
- interpreting data results
- creating graphs - formatting, scales, when to use intervals
- the difference between bar graphs & line graphs
- averages: mean, median, mode
Inquiry into Language:
Spelling Lesson 16 -
There will be a spelling test on Friday.
Today the grade 4s will continued to work on their speeches. So far they have written their introductory paragraph and their first subtopic paragraph. I took the time to conference with each student to support them in their writing process. Here are a few things that we considered during our conferencing period:
- proper punctuation, sentence structure, and grammar
- voice and style - develop a distinct tone the sets your writing/speech apart from others
- 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 ed, es and ing
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Grade 5: Prefixes fore, post, over, co, com, and con
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Tip: When a word ends in y preceded by a consonant, change the y to I before adding an ending, unless the ending ing
Ex. Worry + es = worries
Copy + ed = copied
Fry + ing = frying
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Tip:
fore: in front or before – forewarn
post: after – postwar
over: above or too much – overreact
co, com, and con: with or together - cooperate
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There will be a spelling test on Friday.
Today the grade 4s will continued to work on their speeches. So far they have written their introductory paragraph and their first subtopic paragraph. I took the time to conference with each student to support them in their writing process. Here are a few things that we considered during our conferencing period:
- proper punctuation, sentence structure, and grammar
- voice and style - develop a distinct tone the sets your writing/speech apart from others
- 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 the grade 4s learned about rituals, festivals and symbols in the Buddhist faith. They must include the following in their research:
Tomorrow they will be given some time to share their findings with the class. Each student will be given a copy of their classmates' research to create a collection of their findings.
Tomorrow they will be given some time to share their findings with the class. Each student will be given a copy of their classmates' research to create a collection of their findings.
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 16 test Fri.
- Oral Speech - Visit your local library for information
- Spelling Lesson 16 test Fri.
- Oral Speech - Visit your local library for information
Math -Unit 5 Data Management Assignment Thurs. Jan 16th & Fri. Jan. 17th
Unit of Inquiry – Journal recount - Buddha's Enligtenment - due tomorrow
- Research - festival/ritual/symbol half sheet
- Research - festival/ritual/symbol half sheet
Extra - Scholastic Orders due Jan. 17th
- Bring in a device for the rest of the week - research purposes
- 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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