Thursday!! - Day 78

Good Afternoon Families!

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

 Here are a few updates:
Tomorrow is Friday - please don't forget to wear your house tie. 

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

admissions@stjudesacademy.com

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

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 23^rd and Friday, January 24^th. 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!

Reading Buddies with Ms. Bannon's Class:

Today the grade 4s taught their reading buddies about meditation. The first group led the Sks in a meditation session focused on letting go of bad thoughts and creating space for new happy thoughts. Great work everyone. 

Inquiry into Math:

Today the grade 4s began their Data Management Assignment. They conducted a survey about the religious demographic of students and teachers in grades 1-5. For this assignment, the grade 4s are being challenged to collect data, create graphs, and interpret their findings using concepts and terminology learned throughout the unit. This is a two day assignment, so the grade 4s will have the opportunity to complete their assignment tomorrow. 

Inquiry into Language:

Spelling Lesson 16 - 

Grade 4: Words ending with y – adding ed, es and ing	Grade 5: Prefixes fore, post, over, co, com, and con
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	Tip: fore: in front or before – forewarn post: after – postwar over: above or too much – overreact co, com, and con: with or together - cooperate

There will be a spelling test on Friday.

Today the grade 4s will continued to work on their speeches. Some students have begun their third paragraph (subtopic 2). 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 Mandalas:

Their task is to create a mandala of their own using the following criteria: 

They are to complete their rough copy of their mandala this evening so that they can work on their good copy tomorrow. 

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! 

Homework

Language – Read 30 mins 
- Spelling Lesson 16 test Fri.
- Oral Speech - Visit your local library for information

Math -Unit 5 Data Management Assignment continued tomorrow

Unit of Inquiry – Mandala Rough copy - complete for tomorrow
- Research - festival/ritual/symbol half sheet

Extra - Scholastic Orders due Jan. 17th
- 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

Have a good evening, Ms. Samuel