Happy Monday!

I hope that everyone had a great weekend!  Our class started off the day by copying down the new weekly spelling words and working in spelling workbooks.  This week's spelling words are all a review of previous weeks.  All the words have already been tested, but reviews are a great way to make sure that after the test is over, the words are still able to be spelled.  During language today the children worked on a summary of their weekends in their journals and practised their cursive.   In our unit of inquiry the children worked in pairs on a brainstorming activity where they had to think up all the ways that they use the environment.  This was a way to get ideas flowing for tomorrow's activity where they are going to have to write a 'thank you' letter to the environment.  During math the students worked on making rules for sorting data (grade one) and explored lines of symmetry (grade two).  The grade ones completed their math books today which was a very exciting event!  The completed Jump Math books are coming home with all the grade ones tonight and may remain at home.  Starting tomorrow the Grade Ones will begin our second math program, A Beka Math. 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, Jump Math pages 196 - 197, and Cursive pages 199 - 201.

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 is due by May 22nd, 2012.  All students brought home a trip form with them tonight. 


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 


Grade One                 Grade Two
1. from                      1. first
2. drink                     2. turn
3. grow                     3. world
4. play                      4. wishes
5. clock                     5. worked
6. really                    6. gladdest
7. slide                      7. running
8. they                      8. trades
9. sunny                    9. read
10. broke                  10. main