Good afternoon!

We had a great day today at the Streetsville Library!  The children were treated to a number of stories read by the librarian, we were given a class tour of the library, the children were able to browse for books to sign out, and they even completed a research project on structures.  It was quite a trip! Ask your child tonight to tell you about the famous structure they studied today.  Many of the children are bringing home library books with them that they signed out with their own library cards.  These books may be returned to any Mississauga Library location by the due date indicated on the sign-out slip.  When we returned from the trip the students completed a library reflection sheet where they were asked to reflect on the learning they did at the library, the friend they were most proud of at the library, and their favourite part of the library.  It was very interesting to see the answers that were given with this activity! The students also went to french and P.E classes.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, and practice weekly spelling words.


Important information:  Invitations for the French Cafe have gone home with all children and have also been sent out electronically.  The French Cafe is taking place on May 4th from 12 - 3pm at SJA.  All friends and family are welcome to attend this event.  Grandparents are especially welcome to attend, as this event is taking the place of the traditional Grandparent's Day concert.  Families are asked to RSVP to me in your child's agenda as soon as possible so that food preparations for the light lunch can be made accordingly.  Details for the children's costumes can be found on Mme. Stella's blog.

OUR CLASS WILL BE HAVING A SCIENCE QUIZ RE-TEST TOMORROW FOR THOSE THAT NEED TO WRITE IT STILL, OR SCORED 85% OR LOWER ON THE FIRST TEST.

Adam's family is sending in a pizza lunch for our class this Friday to celebrate his birthday!  This means a lunch will not be required on Friday, April 20th.  Thank you to the Rangwalas!

This Friday, April 20th is our Earth Day celebration at SJA.  Children may come to school dressed in green, blue and brown to celebrate.  The whole-school is participating in a yard clean-up in the afternoon, so please make sure your children are dressing appropriately.

The upper year students are having a production of The 12th Night on Thursday, April 26th 2012.  All students from SJA are welcomed and encouraged to attend this free production with their friends and families.  The production begins at 7pm in the SJA auditorium.  Any students that attend the concert will receive 1,000 house points for coming!

Information for SJA Summer Camps are now available.  SJA offers a range of camps over the summer months with a variety of themes ranging from karate camps, to writing camps to traditional summer camps programs.  Please contact the school for more information about these exciting programs.

I am still waiting for report cards to be completed and returned to me from many students.  Please complete the 'Parent's Comments' section of the report card and return to school as soon as possible.  I am looking to get returned copies from the following students: Ninara, Sofia, Seanna, Dumeir, and Alex.

If your child is part of the SJA choir, please make sure they are practicing the choir song at home.  You can find the song lyrics at http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/theparenttrap/doyoubelieveinmagic.htm and play the song for them at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKyGyH9mWHk.


Beat regards,

Mrs. Nelson