Happy Monday!

We started off the day today by copying down the new weekly spelling words and working in the Spelling Workbooks.  The students focused on 's' blend words (grade one) and words with suffixes (grade two).  During our unit of inquiry today we had our mid-unit test.  I was very happy with the results from the students!  I can see that they have all grasped a lot of information from our structures unit so far, and I can only imagine what additional learning we will accomplish in the last couple weeks of this unit.  All students are bringing home their marked tests with them tonight.  In language today the children worked on writing summaries.  As a class we discussed the importance of being able to summarize an event, and also the important elements that a summary includes.  The students were then asked to use their journals to write proper summaries of their weekends.  During math the children worked on creating symmetrical shapes (grade one) and estimating masses of various objects (grade two).  The students also went to french and P.E classes.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, cursive pages 170 - 171, and Jump Math page 173.

Important information: Our Streetsville Library field trip is taking place this Wednesday.  If your child already has a library card and has your permission to sign out books, please do not forget to send the card with them on Wednesday.  Children are not allowed to bring snacks with them on the trip.  We will be back in time for the regular lunch period.  Children may come to school in their gym clothes for the trip, as it is a gym day.

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.  An invitation was emailed out yesterday.

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: Emerald, Ninara, Sofia, Seanna, Dumeir, and Alex.

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 and pictures please see Mme. Stella's blog.  Invitations have come home with each student tonight.

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


Grade One                  Grade Two
1. small                        1. jogging
2. last                           2. running
3. spot                         3. trimming
4. slow                         4. shopped
5. snow                        5. sadder
6. spoon                       6. skipping
7. slide                          7. gladdest
8. star                           8. hopped
9. smell                         9. winning
10. sneak                     10. mixed