Good afternoon!

The students started off today by working on a writing exercise.  Today's focus was paragraph  writing to tell a story.  As a class we read a paragraph about a girl named Alex who went on a camping trip with her family and then wrote a paragraph to tell about it. We discussed how all paragraphs require an opening sentence,  a body and a closing sentence and looked at examples together.  The children were then asked to write their own paragraphs that tell a story about a trip or adventure that they have gone on or would like to go on.  A lot of interesting events were described!   In language today the children worked on special sounds and identifying vowels.  We had an exciting milestone of completing our Letters and Sounds book in today's class!  The children will all be bringing home their completed books with them.  These books can now stay at home.  During math today the children worked on creating rules to sort data (grade one) and exploring lines of symmetry in common shapes (grade two).   In the afternoon today we had rehearsals for the upcoming French Cafe to help us prepare for Friday's performance.  I can't wait for friends and family to see all the hard work!  The students also went to P.E class today.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, Jump Math pages 192 - 193, and cursive pages 193.

Important information:  The Hot Dog Sale is happening tomorrow at lunch recess!


The Anything and Everything Sale took place at first and second recesses today.  It was a great event and the children had a lot of fun looking through and purchasing the items that were brought in by Miss. Elliott's class.  I am sure they raised a lot of funds for their upcoming Ottawa trip.  

 The French Cafe is taking place this Friday 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. A light lunch will be served.  Details for the children's costumes can be found on Mme. Stella's blog.  I am still waiting for a number of families to RSVP: Adi,  Dumeir, Emerald, Seanna, Sofia, and Zuri.

There is going to be a book sale taking place the afternoon of the French Cafe.  Families and friends will have a chance to purchase used books at a reduced price.  Please keep this in mind when you come to attend the performance this Friday afternoon.  All proceeds will be collected and distributed by the Parent Guild.

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.


Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson