Happy Earth Day! (at SJA)

I was away this morning at an IB event with SJA's grade 5 class, so our class got to spend the morning with Ms. Poland.  While I was away the students worked on an Earth Day writing activity where they were asked to reflect on personal changes they would like to make for the earth and the way they are going to help make that change.  The students had their weekly spelling tests which are marked and coming home with them tonight.  In our IB unit of inquiry the students completed their structures research project in their pairs from earlier this week.  All students were asked to present their project to the class to share their knowledge with the class.  Every class member was then asked to complete a reflection sheet on a peer's presentation to show what they learned from them.  When I returned in the afternoon we worked on cursive, special sounds, vowel sounds and contractions in language. During math today the children worked on sorting data into groups (grade one) and problems and puzzles with mass and estimation (grade two).  The students also got to head out as a school to help clean up the grounds for Earth Day!  They had a lot of fun with that activity!


Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each (including the bonus word), Letters and Sounds pages 154 - 155, Jump math pages 176 - 177 and cursive pages 176 - 177.

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.

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 a few 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, and Seanna.

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.


Have a great weekend,

Mrs. Nelson