Good afternoon!

We started off the day today with our weekly spelling tests.  The children will be bringing home their marked spelling tests with them tonight.  I ask that all incorrect spelling words (including the bonus) be re-written ten times each in their spelling books.  In our IB unit of inquiry today we had a class discussion about our 5 senses, and how we can use our five senses to help us describe the materials, objects and structures around us. The children worked on an activity where they had to identify the descriptive words that come from each sense, and match each descriptive word with it's opposite.  The students also worked on a crossword that had clues regarding our senses, materials, objects and structures.  In the afternoon we used the magazines and newspapers that were brought in to create science collages.  The students were asked to find images of structures, objects and materials and glue them into the appropriate categories.  They had a lot of fun with this activity!  During language the children worked on homophones, picture words,  practiced their cursive and we read another chapter of ' Dealing with Dragons' by Patricia Wrede.  They also went to french and had a dodge ball session with Ms. Chang's class today.  You can see a few pictures of our dodge ball session below!

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each, Letters and Sounds pages 147 - 148 and cursive pages 156 - 157.

Important information:  The SJA Running Club will meet again next week on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

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 please see Mme. Stella's blog.

Once we return from the Easter weekend students may come to school dressed in their summer uniforms.  This means that students can wear their polo shirts with their gray pants or tunics and do not have to wear a sweater or a vest.  Students may also come to school wearing their navy SJA shorts instead of pants on gym days.

Scholastic book order forms and cheques are due by Monday for any students wishing to purchase anything.

April 6th is Good Friday.  There is no school on this day.

April 9th is Easter Monday.  There is no school on this day.

Contrary to the school calendar, the Skate-a-thon is NOT taking place on the 27th of April.  Details regarding the Skate-a-thon will become available as soon as possible.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Nelson

Bonjour!

We started off the day today working on sentence writing.  The students were asked to turn their weekly spelling words into sentences for house points.  The class as a whole has improved so much with this activity and I am beginning to see some very creative sentences.  Keep up the good work!  During math today the students worked on examining line of symmetry (grade one) and drawing scales and balances for various objects (grade two).  In our IB unit of inquiry today we had a class discussion about structures in our community that are important to us (hospitals, churches, mosques, schools, etc) and we discussed their various purposes.  The children completed a word search with all types of new structure- based vocabulary words.  We also had a class discussion about the difference between materials, objects and structures, and explored how all objects are made up of one or more materials.  The children then completed an activity where they were asked to sort various objects based on their materials, and identify the materials used to make familiar objects.  Quiz your child tonight on that they have learned!  During language the children worked on contractions, soft 'c' words, rhyming words, practiced their cursive and we read another chapter of ' Dealing with Dragons' by Patricia Wrede.  They also went to french and music classes today.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, math page 168, Letters and Sounds pages 145 - 146 and cursive pages 154 - 155.

Important information:  Thank you for the magazines that were sent into school today!  I still am asking that students bring in old magazines for an art project we are going to be completing tomorrow.  In this project we are going to be collecting pictures of materials, objects and structures and sorting them into categories.  Any type of old magazines that you can send in with your child in the next few days will be appreciated.

The SJA Running Club met again last night for those students who have brought in their signed permission forms.   The club will meet every Tues, Wed and Thurs at 3:45pm.  If your child is participating, please make sure they have appropriate jackets, hats and mitts if needed for an outdoor run.  For more information please see Ms. Elliot's blog.

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 please see Mme. Stella's blog.

Once we return from the Easter weekend students may come to school dressed in their summer uniforms.  This means that students can wear their polo shirts with their gray pants or tunics and do not have to wear a sweater or a vest.  Students may also come to school wearing their navy SJA shorts instead of pants on gym days.
Scholastic book order forms and cheques are due by Monday for any students wishing to purchase anything.

April 6th is Good Friday.  There is no school on this day.

April 9th is Easter Monday.  There is no school on this day.


Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Happy Wednesday!

We started off the day today working on a writing activity.  Is today's lesson we reviewed the parts of a friendly letter, and then as a class we wrote a friendly letter to Mr. Sawatsky!  The children were then given questions to answer about friendly letters examples they had been given.  Once the review was done, the children had to individually write their own friendly letter to a person of their choice.  Ask your child tonight what they wrote about.  During math the students worked on finding shapes within objects (grade one) and comparing the masses of two different objects (grade two).  In our IB unit of inquiry today the students completed their graphic organizer about structures that they began yesterday.  The organizers are going to be a useful tool at the end of the unit to reflect back on the learning that has been done.  During language the children worked on special sounds, suffixes, picture words, practiced their cursive and we read another chapter of ' Dealing with Dragons' by Patricia Wrede.  They also went to french and P.E classes today.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, math page 167, Letters and Sounds pages 143 - 144 and cursive pages 152 - 153,.

Important information:  Tomorrow is the next casual day at SJA.  If students have paid their money to participate they may come to school dressed in any casual clothing they would like.

I am asking that students bring in old magazines for an art project we are going to be completing on Friday.  In this project we are going to be collecting pictures of various types of structures and comparing them.  Any type of old magazines that you can send in with your child in the next few days will be appreciated.

The SJA Running Club began last night for those students who have brought in their signed permission forms.   The club will meet every Tues, Wed and Thurs at 3:45pm.  If your child is participating, please make sure they have appropriate jackets, hats and mitts if needed for an outdoor run.  For more information please see Ms. Elliot's blog.

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 please see Mme. Stella's blog.

Once we return from the Easter weekend students may come to school dressed in their summer uniforms.  This means that students can wear their polo shirts with their gray pants or tunics and do not have to wear a sweater or a vest.  Students may also come to school wearing their navy SJA shorts instead of pants on gym days.

April 6th is Good Friday.  There is no school on this day.

April 9th is Easter Monday.  There is no school on this day.


Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

We started off the day today working on a student self reflection.  This is the reflection that is included as the last page of the SJA report card.  Today the children were asked to reflect on the learning they have accomplished during Term 2, and reflect and record it for their portion of the report card.   During math today the children practiced their mental math skills.  The children were once again split into two teams and asked to complete addition and subtraction questions in their heads in a competition style.  The students have a lot of fun with this activity!  F.Y.I....our next metal math session is going to focus on odd and even numbers.  So help your child get ahead by practicing with them at home!  In our IB unit of inquiry today the students worked on making a graphic organizer of their current knowledge about structures.  The children had to organize their knowledge into three categories (1) what that know (2) what they want to know (3) what they learned.  We are going to use these graphic organizers to help guide us through our current structures unit.  During language the children practiced their cursive and we began reading a new class novel called ' Dealing with Dragons' by Patricia Wrede.  They also went to french and music classes today.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, and cursive pages 150 - 151.

Important information:  This Thursday is the next casual day at SJA.  If students have paid their money to participate they may come to school dressed in any casual clothing they would like.

I am asking that students bring in old magazines for an art project we are going to be completing on Friday.  In this project we are going to be collecting pictures of various types of structures and comparing them.  Any type of old magazines that you can send in with your child in the next few days will be appreciated.

The SJA Running Club began tonight for those students who have brought in their signed permission forms.   The club will meet every Tues, Wed and Thurs at 3:45pm.  If your child is participating, please make sure they have appropriate jackets, hats and mitts if needed for an outdoor run.  For more information please see Ms. Elliot's blog.

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 please see Mme. Stella's blog.

Once we return from the Easter weekend students may come to school dressed in their summer uniforms.  This means that students can wear their polo shirts with their gray pants or tunics and do not have to wear a sweater or a vest.  Students may also come to school wearing their navy SJA shorts instead of pants on gym days.

April 6th is Good Friday.  There is no school on this day.

April 9th is Easter Monday.  There is no school on this day.


Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Happy Monday,

Welcome back to school!  It was great to get back to our classroom after such a long time away!  The children all had fun and exciting stories to share about their March Breaks, and the beautiful weather we were blessed with only made it better!
We started off the day today working on spelling.  The students copied down the new weekly spelling words and worked in their spelling books.  This week's spelling words are a review.  All the words have been studied and tested previously, but are being re-tested to ensure that they are actually being learned and remembered after the students are done working with them.  After spelling the children worked on language where they wrote summaries of the events from their March Break.  These were very fun to read.  During math the children worked on finding shapes in common pictures (grade one) and comparing the usefulness of meters versus centimeters (grade one).  In our IB unit of inquiry today the students worked on a reflection of the past term.  As a class we did a group brainstorm of all the different types of activities and learning that we have accomplished during the past term, and the students acted as Reflective students by analyzing and exploring their accomplishments.  They also went to french and P.E classes today.

Homework:  Read for 15 minutes and record in the reading chart, practice weekly spelling words, math page 166, and complete journal entry if necessary.

Important information:  This Thursday is the next casual day at SJA.  If students have paid their money to participate they may come to school dressed in any casual clothing they would like.

The SJA Running Club begins tomorrow for those students who have brought in their signed permission forms.   The club will meet at 3:45pm.  Please make sure your children have appropriate jackets, hats and mitts for an outdoor run.  For more information please see Ms. Elliot's blog.

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 please see Mme. Stella's blog.

Once we return from the Easter weekend students may come to school dressed in their summer uniforms.  This means that students can wear their polo shirts with their gray pants or tunics and do not have to wear a sweater or a vest.  Students may also come to school wearing their navy SJA shorts instead of pants on gym days.

April 6th is Good Friday.  There is no school on this day.

April 9th is Easter Monday.  There is no school on this day.


Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson


Grade One                      Grade Two

1. make                          1. nothing
2.came                           2. shout
3. down                          3. shut
4. kite                             4. thin
5. bike                            5. much
6. five                             6. colour
7. fold                             7. stick
8. rope                            8. floor
9. road                            9. isn't
10. found                        10. let's