Bonjour!

I was out of the classroom for the majority of the day today at an IB event.  While I was away, the students began the day working on language.  They did a review of nouns, and worked on identifying nouns and plural nouns in a variety of sentences.  Ask your child tonight to tell you the definition of a noun! In our unit of inquiry the children began a discussion of living and non-living things.  They got into pairs and created definitions of 'living' and 'non-living' things.  The class then came together and listened to all the different definitions that the students had come up with.  They had a class discussion and came to an agreement of what it means to be a 'living' and 'non-living' thing. The completed letter and the checklist will be coming home with all students tomorrow.  During the afternoon the children worked hard on a craft which they will be bringing home with them tomorrow.  The students also went to French and music classes.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words,  and Cursive pages 207 - 209.

Important information:  Our class is heading out on a field trip!  We are going to attend the Peel Children's Water Festival on May 24th from 9am - 3pm.  On this trip we will be learning about water and our environment, and how humans need to be careful in the ways we use and treat water.  This trip is a part of our current IB unit.  The signed trip form and $7.00 are due by May 22nd, 2012.  All students brought home a trip form with them last night. 

Some important dates are coming up.  Please make a note of the following:

May 18th- P.D Day (no school for students)
May 21st- Victoria Day (no school)
May 23rd- SJA Science Fair (all classes will display a science project(s).  Families and friends are asked to attend to see the exhibits from 12-3pm)
May 24th- Peel Children's Water Festival Field Trip
May 25th- Track and Field Day (Parents may come to watch from 1 - 3pm)
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.

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 athttp://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/theparenttrap/doyoubelieveinmagic.htm and play the song for them at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKyGyH9mWHk.  The choir's next performance is going to be at Arts Night on June 6th.


Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson