Happy Monday,

Welcome back to school!  It was great to get back to our classroom after such a long time away!  The children all had fun and exciting stories to share about their March Breaks, and the beautiful weather we were blessed with only made it better!
We started off the day today working on spelling.  The students copied down the new weekly spelling words and worked in their spelling books.  This week's spelling words are a review.  All the words have been studied and tested previously, but are being re-tested to ensure that they are actually being learned and remembered after the students are done working with them.  After spelling the children worked on language where they wrote summaries of the events from their March Break.  These were very fun to read.  During math the children worked on finding shapes in common pictures (grade one) and comparing the usefulness of meters versus centimeters (grade one).  In our IB unit of inquiry today the students worked on a reflection of the past term.  As a class we did a group brainstorm of all the different types of activities and learning that we have accomplished during the past term, and the students acted as Reflective students by analyzing and exploring their accomplishments.  They also went to french and P.E classes today.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, math page 166, and complete journal entry if necessary.

Important information:  This Thursday is the next casual day at SJA.  If students have paid their money to participate they may come to school dressed in any casual clothing they would like.

The SJA Running Club begins tomorrow for those students who have brought in their signed permission forms.   The club will meet at 3:45pm.  Please make sure your children have appropriate jackets, hats and mitts for an outdoor run.  For more information please see Ms. Elliot's blog.

The French Cafe is taking place on May 4th at St. Jude's Academy.  All classes are participating for this exciting event.  Invitations with specific details will be sent out shortly.  Our class is doing a Renaissance piece for the event.  Girls are asked to come to school is fancy Renaissance themed gowns or robes, and boys are asked to come in fancy Renaissance themed attire with a tie.  For more information please see Mme. Stella's blog.

Once we return from the Easter weekend students may come to school dressed in their summer uniforms.  This means that students can wear their polo shirts with their gray pants or tunics and do not have to wear a sweater or a vest.  Students may also come to school wearing their navy SJA shorts instead of pants on gym days.

April 6th is Good Friday.  There is no school on this day.

April 9th is Easter Monday.  There is no school on this day.


Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson


Grade One                      Grade Two

1. make                          1. nothing
2.came                           2. shout
3. down                          3. shut
4. kite                             4. thin
5. bike                            5. much
6. five                             6. colour
7. fold                             7. stick
8. rope                            8. floor
9. road                            9. isn't
10. found                        10. let's