Good Afternoon!

We had a lot of fun at SJA this morning in our monthly house game!  Students from various houses competed in hula-hoop competitions for house points. The students had a lot  of fun participating and even more fun watching the teachers compete!  Way to go Kappa for coming in first place in the House competition after the first month of school.
When we returned to class the students began working on language .   The students were given their weekly spelling test.  Marked spelling tests will be coming home with each student tonight.  The class then moved on to working on sentence construction and the rules of capitalization.  In today's class we got together and read 2 more chapters of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.  After reading the students got together in their literature groups to reflect on the chapters.  The students finished up the language period by working on their cursive writing.
The students then moved on to our Unit of Inquiry. In today's class we completed a review of the important concepts we have been working on to date.  Ideas such as urban, rural, goods, services, land and communities were all revisited.  Next week we are beginning to work on the construction of our urban and rural cities using the boxes that students have been bringing in.  This is a great way for the students to 'show what they know'.  Please help by giving one last push on finding boxes around your house this weekend!
 During math today the children worked on rounding numbers.  As a class we had a review of the method needed to round numbers to the nearest ten.  We then moved on to practicing rounding numbers to the nearest hundred.  Students practiced this skill with a partner by using dice and playing a 'rounding numbers board game'. Please check out a few pictures below of the students having fun playing their games!
The students also went to PE and French classes today.

Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log, re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each, and Language pages 20 - 21.

Important information: The grade 3s will be having their first math unit test on Tuesday, October 1st on their place value unit we have been working on for the last few weeks. 

A boy in our class came home with the wrong SJA uniform pants last week after changing in PE class. His name is marked in his pants. Please check your son's pants at home to make sure they are wearing the correct pants and did not take home the wrong pair. This boy has a pair of pants he needs to trade back once his pants are located.

A girl in Mrs. Haag's Grade 4 class is missing her SJA cardigan. It is labeled with her name. Please check for this missing cardigan at home.

Please make sure that all articles of the uniform are clearly marked with your child's name.It is almost impossible to tell these pieces apart once there is a mix-up. The only way for your child's uniform to stay sorted is to ensure it is clearly marked.

We are looking to have small boxes collected for an upcoming project in our Unit of Inquiry. The students are going to be asked to build small scale rural and urban communities. Please help us with this project by collecting and sending in small boxes that we can use. Please see the form sent home yesterday for more information.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Happy Thursday!

We had a lot of fun at SJA today!  Today was an important day, as the students ran for charity in the annual Terry Fox Run.  It was a beautiful day for the children to get outside and run for this important cause.  The students ran hard and worked up a sweat!  I have a couple pictures from the event posted below.
When we returned to class the students began working on our Unit of Inquiry.  In today's class the students were introduced to PowerPoint which is a skill we are going to be using to complete our summative task.  In today's class we took the pictures from our community walk yesterday, and turned them into a PowerPoint.  Ask your child tonight what they learned!
During language today the students worked on sentence construction.  They were asked to take incorrect sentences and re-write them.
During math today the children completed a general review in their Arithmetic books.  Students focused on telling time, adding and subtracting, and adding decimal points.

The students also went to PE, Art and French classes today.

Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log, practice weekly spelling words, Language pages 19 - 20 and math pages 9-10.

Important information: The grade 3s will be having their first math unit test on Tuesday, October 1st on their place value unit we have been working on for the last few weeks. 

Ms. Genco sent home an update on school lunches earlier this week.  There was an error on the lunch calendar which had September 30th missing from the order forms.  If you would like to order lunch for your child for Monday, September 30th you must send in the form and the money by tomorrow.

A boy in our class came home with the wrong SJA uniform pants last week after changing in PE class. His name is marked in his pants. Please check your son's pants at home to make sure they are wearing the correct pants and did not take home the wrong pair. This boy has a pair of pants he needs to trade back once his pants are located.

A girl in Mrs. Haag's Grade 4 class is missing her SJA cardigan. It is labeled with her name. Please check for this missing cardigan at home.

Please make sure that all articles of the uniform are clearly marked with your child's name.It is almost impossible to tell these pieces apart once there is a mix-up. The only way for your child's uniform to stay sorted is to ensure it is clearly marked.

We are looking to have small boxes collected for an upcoming project in our Unit of Inquiry. The students are going to be asked to build small scale rural and urban communities. Please help us with this project by collecting and sending in small boxes that we can use. Please see the form sent home yesterday for more information.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

The students got right into the day today by having a community walk as part of our Unit of Inquiry.  The students were asked to look for various features of our community and explore them.  Features such as recreation, transportation, and industry were explored and recorded on this community walk.  The students had such fun exploring places that they didn't even know existed in their own 'backyard' such as the Canada Post Office, a cell phone tower, and a beautiful river!  There are a couple pictures posted for you below showing the students enjoying their community walk.
During language today the students working on creative writing.  The students were asked to choose a topic of their choice and write a fictional story about it, including 4 weekly spelling words.  A number of fun stories were turned in today on topics such as a day in the life of a 20-year-old, creatures under the bed, and winning a million dollars.  Ask your child tonight what they wore about!  The students also worked on sentence construction and proofreading during language.
During math today the children began exploring numbers in the thousands place.  We reviewed the most important number in our place value unit (ten) and discussed how when we have ten hundreds it turns into 1 thousand.  As a class we showed the number 1000 in various ways, and also did problem solving using the number 1000. Students are asked to practice this concept in their Homework and Practice books tonight.

The students also went to PE and French classes today.

Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log, practice weekly spelling words, Language pages 17 - 18 and math pages 24 - 25.

Important information: The Terry Fox run is happening at SJA tomorrow! Students have been asked to collect pledges for this event which will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society. The last night to collect pledge money for this event is tonight.  Please send in all donations with your child tomorrow. Students are asked to come to school wearing their gym clothes for tomorrow's event.

Ms. Genco sent home an update on school lunches yesterday.  There was an error on the lunch calender which had September 30th missing from the order forms.  If you would like to order lunch for your child for Monday, September 30th you must send in the form and the money by tomorrow.

A boy in our class came home with the wrong SJA uniform pants last week after changing in PE class. His name is marked in his pants. Please check your son's pants at home to make sure they are wearing the correct pants and did not take home the wrong pair. This boy has a pair of pants he needs to trade back once his pants are located.

A girl in Mrs. Haag's Grade 4 class is missing her SJA cardigan. It is labeled with her name. Please check for this missing cardigan at home.

Please make sure that all articles of the uniform are clearly marked with your child's name.It is almost impossible to tell these pieces apart once there is a mix-up. The only way for your child's uniform to stay sorted is to ensure it is clearly marked.

We are looking to have small boxes collected for an upcoming project in our Unit of Inquiry. The students are going to be asked to build small scale rural and urban communities. Please help us with this project by collecting and sending in small boxes that we can use. Please see the form sent home yesterday for more information.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

We started off the day today with language where the students worked on poetry writing.  As a class we brainstormed everything that we could think of on the topic of Thanksgiving Day.  Then as a class we chose our favourite items and added them into a poem.  It was a lot of fun to work through this activity together.  After we had our class examples the students were asked to individually create their own poems of a topic of their choice in their Ontario Writing books.  We then moved on to working with sentence construction, punctuation and rules of capitalization in our Language books.  The students finished off their language period by working on cursive.
During our Unit of Inquiry today we began to explore the topic of urbanization.  As a class we came up with a definition.  We drew diagrams and labeled the diagram to help explore the issue.  The students began coming up with points to support and to argue against urbanization.  We were then joined by Mrs. Haag's Grade 4 class where the students took place in a formal debate.  They became MPP's in the Queens Park and were asked to debate the introduction of a new Bill that dealt with urbanization.  The students had a lot of fun debating this topic.  Ask your child tonight what side of the debate they were on and why!  I have a picture included below of the students at the debate.
During math today the children went back and reviewed the multiple ways we can represent a number in the hundreds place.  Students were asked to represent the number using pictures, using base-ten numbers, and by shifting the value of each place back and forth.  Students are asked to practice this concept in their Homework and Practice books tonight.

The students also went to PE, Art and French classes today.

Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log, practice weekly spelling words,  and math pages 22 - 23.

Important information:  Tomorrow is the first Casual Day at SJA!  Students are able to come to school wearing their casual clothes as long as they have paid their fee for the year.

A boy in our class came home with the wrong SJA uniform pants last week after changing in PE class. His name is marked in his pants. Please check your son's pants at home to make sure they are wearing the correct pants and did not take home the wrong pair. This boy has a pair of pants he needs to trade back once his pants are located.

A girl in Mrs. Haag's Grade 4 class is missing her SJA cardigan.  It is labeled with her name.  Please check for this missing cardigan at home.

Please make sure that all articles of the uniform are clearly marked with your child's name. It is almost impossible to tell these pieces apart once there is a mix-up. The only way for your child's uniform to stay sorted is to ensure it is clearly marked.

The Terry Fox run is happening at SJA on Thursday, September 26th. Students are asked to collect pledges for this event which will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society. Pledge forms went home with all students last week. If you have pledge money collected please send it into the school. Pledges can be collected up until the morning of the 26th when the run takes place. For more information please contact Mr. Browning at rbrowning@stjudesacademy.com.


We are looking to have small boxes collected for an upcoming project in our Unit of Inquiry. The students are going to be asked to build small scale rural and urban communities. Please help us with this project by collecting and sending in small boxes that we can use. Please see the form sent home yesterday for more information.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Happy Monday!

We started off the day today with language where the students recorded their weekly spelling words in their notebooks.  The students continued on with spelling where they worked on various activities in their Spelling Workbooks.  We also read another two chapters of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in today's class.  After reading the students were asked to get into their literature circles where they worked on reviewing, discussing and making predictions based on today's reading.  The students finished up the language period today by working in their cursive books.
During our Unit of Inquiry today the students began exploring the topic of urban planning.  As a class we discussed the role of an urban planner, and the responsibilities that come along with that profession.  The students examined our community and reflected on the pros and cons of the urban planning that went in to developing Mississauga.  The students reinforced the learning that was done in class by completing a comprehension worksheet.  Ask your child tonight what they learned!
During math today the children reviewed the concept of greater than and less than.  As a class we reviewed how to use symbols to show value between two numbers, and how to order numbers based on their value by focusing on each place individually.  Students are asked to practice this concept in their Homework and Practice books tonight.

The students also went to PE and French classes today.

Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log, practice weekly spelling words, complete Urban Planning worksheet and math pages 20 - 21.

Important information: The students who are in the SJA Cross Country Club are meeting tomorrow at 4pm for their next practice.  The practice will run until 4:30pm.  If your child is in the club, please plan on picking them up at 4:30pm after their practice.

A boy in our class came home with the wrong SJA uniform pants last week after changing in PE class. His name is marked in his pants. Please check your son's pants at home to make sure they are wearing the correct pants and did not take home the wrong pair. This boy has a pair of pants he needs to trade back once his pants are located.

Please make sure that all articles of the uniform are clearly marked with your child's name. It is almost impossible to tell these pieces apart once there is a mix-up. The only way for your child's uniform to stay sorted is to ensure it is clearly marked.

The weather is beginning to get colder as I am sure you have all noticed. Please be sure that your children are wearing the proper uniform for the cooler weather. Long sleeved polo shirts, mock turtle necks, 3-in-1 jackets, the house sweat shirts and blazers (grade 4 and up) are the only long sleeves that are allowed to be worn in the school. Unfortunately sweaters and jackets that are not part of the SJA uniform are not allowed to be worn in the school. If you have any questions about the uniform or need to order additional pieces please contact Alpa at uniforms@stjudesacademy.com.


The Terry Fox run is happening at SJA on Thursday, September 26th. Students are asked to collect pledges for this event which will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society. Pledge forms went home with all students last week. If you have pledge money collected please send it into the school. Pledges can be collected up until the morning of the 26th when the run takes place. For more information please contact Mr. Browning at rbrowning@stjudesacademy.com.


We are looking to have small boxes collected for an upcoming project in our Unit of Inquiry. The students are going to be asked to build small scale rural and urban communities. Please help us with this project by collecting and sending in small boxes that we can use. Please see the form sent home yesterday for more information.

The first casual day of the school year is taking place on Wednesday, October 25th. Students may come to school dressed in any casual clothing they wish as school uniforms will not have to be worn on this day.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson