Happy Thursday!
We had a great day today in our grade three classroom!
We started off the day today with a language period. As a class we had a lengthy discussion on paragraph writing. As a class we discussed why we use paragraphs, looked at examples of paragraph writing in various books in our class library, explored the reasons for changing paragraphs, and explored the elements of a perfect paragraph (topic sentence, supporting sentences and concluding sentence). The students then went on to write their own perfect paragraph on a topic of their choice. Ask your child tonight what they wrote about! The students moved on to a review of the use of commas, and also worked on cursive writing.
In our Unit of Inquiry today the students made the final touches on their good copies of their community projects. It was great to see how hard the students have worked on these projects and how much learning they have gotten out of this assignment on the process of researching a topic which is an important transdisiplinary skill. There has been a change of plans with the presentation. I am away at an IB event tomorrow, so the students will be presenting their good copies to the class on Monday.
During math today the children continued working on their numeration unit. In today's class we reviewed the methods of adding and subtracting two digit numbers that we discussed yesterday with additional whole class examples. The students were reminded of how to use their knowledge of the tens and ones columns to help them mentally add two digit numbers. As a class we practiced this technique of 'mental math' out loud. The students were then asked to work on reinforcing the concepts in their Homework and Practice books.
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, Math pages 40 - 41 and Language pages 30 - 31.
Important information: Hot lunch forms went home with all students yesterday. If you would like to order a hot lunch for your child please make sure to return the form and monies by October 25th. I'm sorry but there will be no exceptions for late forms.
The policies for uniforms have now switched to fall/winter regulations. Students are no longer allowed to wear their short sleeved polo shirts to school and are required to come to school wearing their long sleeved button up with their SJA vest. Mock turtle necks are no longer allowed to be worn at SJA as the uniform policy changed this year. Please let Alpa know if you have any uniform questions or needs by contacting her at uniforms@stjudesacademy.com.
Fall Festival tickets are still on sale this week during first recess! Tickets are $3 each and will be sold for the event which takes place on Wednesday, October 30th at 7pm here at SJA. This will be a night of fun for the students, where they come in costume and play games with their peers. Parents are welcome to join in for this event for $3 a ticket! Please contact Ms. Elliott at melliott@stjudesacademy.com if you have any other questions about the event.
Picture Day is taking place on October 28th. Please make sure students are wearing their full, proper uniforms on this day.
The next Casual Day is taking place on October 30th.
Halloween/Harvest dress-up day is taking place on October 31st at SJA. Students are encouraged to come to school dressed in a Halloween costume or harvest colours. The school will be having a costume contest in the morning to find the best dressed students! We will be having a small Halloween party in our classroom on that day. Students are welcome to bring in candies and treats to share with their friends during the party. Please don't forget that all snacks and treats must be nut-free to enter the building!
Best regards,
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Happy Thursday!
We had a great day today in our grade three classroom!
We started off the day today with a language period. As a class we had a lengthy discussion on paragraph writing. As a class we discussed why we use paragraphs, looked at examples of paragraph writing in various books in our class library, explored the reasons for changing paragraphs, and explored the elements of a perfect paragraph (topic sentence, supporting sentences and concluding sentence). The students then went on to write their own perfect paragraph on a topic of their choice. Ask your child tonight what they wrote about! The students moved on to a review of the use of commas, and also worked on cursive writing.
In our Unit of Inquiry today the students made the final touches on their good copies of their community projects. It was great to see how hard the students have worked on these projects and how much learning they have gotten out of this assignment on the process of researching a topic which is an important transdisiplinary skill. There has been a change of plans with the presentation. I am away at an IB event tomorrow, so the students will be presenting their good copies to the class on Monday.
During math today the children continued working on their numeration unit. In today's class we reviewed the methods of adding and subtracting two digit numbers that we discussed yesterday with additional whole class examples. The students were reminded of how to use their knowledge of the tens and ones columns to help them mentally add two digit numbers. As a class we practiced this technique of 'mental math' out loud. The students were then asked to work on reinforcing the concepts in their Homework and Practice books.
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, Math pages 40 - 41 and Language pages 30 - 31.
Important information: Hot lunch forms went home with all students yesterday. If you would like to order a hot lunch for your child please make sure to return the form and monies by October 25th. I'm sorry but there will be no exceptions for late forms.
The policies for uniforms have now switched to fall/winter regulations. Students are no longer allowed to wear their short sleeved polo shirts to school and are required to come to school wearing their long sleeved button up with their SJA vest. Mock turtle necks are no longer allowed to be worn at SJA as the uniform policy changed this year. Please let Alpa know if you have any uniform questions or needs by contacting her at uniforms@stjudesacademy.com.
Fall Festival tickets are still on sale this week during first recess! Tickets are $3 each and will be sold for the event which takes place on Wednesday, October 30th at 7pm here at SJA. This will be a night of fun for the students, where they come in costume and play games with their peers. Parents are welcome to join in for this event for $3 a ticket! Please contact Ms. Elliott at melliott@stjudesacademy.com if you have any other questions about the event.
Picture Day is taking place on October 28th. Please make sure students are wearing their full, proper uniforms on this day.
The next Casual Day is taking place on October 30th.
Halloween/Harvest dress-up day is taking place on October 31st at SJA. Students are encouraged to come to school dressed in a Halloween costume or harvest colours. The school will be having a costume contest in the morning to find the best dressed students! We will be having a small Halloween party in our classroom on that day. Students are welcome to bring in candies and treats to share with their friends during the party. Please don't forget that all snacks and treats must be nut-free to enter the building!
Best regards,
We had a great day today in our grade three classroom!
We started off the day today with a language period. As a class we had a lengthy discussion on paragraph writing. As a class we discussed why we use paragraphs, looked at examples of paragraph writing in various books in our class library, explored the reasons for changing paragraphs, and explored the elements of a perfect paragraph (topic sentence, supporting sentences and concluding sentence). The students then went on to write their own perfect paragraph on a topic of their choice. Ask your child tonight what they wrote about! The students moved on to a review of the use of commas, and also worked on cursive writing.
In our Unit of Inquiry today the students made the final touches on their good copies of their community projects. It was great to see how hard the students have worked on these projects and how much learning they have gotten out of this assignment on the process of researching a topic which is an important transdisiplinary skill. There has been a change of plans with the presentation. I am away at an IB event tomorrow, so the students will be presenting their good copies to the class on Monday.
During math today the children continued working on their numeration unit. In today's class we reviewed the methods of adding and subtracting two digit numbers that we discussed yesterday with additional whole class examples. The students were reminded of how to use their knowledge of the tens and ones columns to help them mentally add two digit numbers. As a class we practiced this technique of 'mental math' out loud. The students were then asked to work on reinforcing the concepts in their Homework and Practice books.
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, Math pages 40 - 41 and Language pages 30 - 31.
Important information: Hot lunch forms went home with all students yesterday. If you would like to order a hot lunch for your child please make sure to return the form and monies by October 25th. I'm sorry but there will be no exceptions for late forms.
The policies for uniforms have now switched to fall/winter regulations. Students are no longer allowed to wear their short sleeved polo shirts to school and are required to come to school wearing their long sleeved button up with their SJA vest. Mock turtle necks are no longer allowed to be worn at SJA as the uniform policy changed this year. Please let Alpa know if you have any uniform questions or needs by contacting her at uniforms@stjudesacademy.com.
Fall Festival tickets are still on sale this week during first recess! Tickets are $3 each and will be sold for the event which takes place on Wednesday, October 30th at 7pm here at SJA. This will be a night of fun for the students, where they come in costume and play games with their peers. Parents are welcome to join in for this event for $3 a ticket! Please contact Ms. Elliott at melliott@stjudesacademy.com if you have any other questions about the event.
Picture Day is taking place on October 28th. Please make sure students are wearing their full, proper uniforms on this day.
The next Casual Day is taking place on October 30th.
Halloween/Harvest dress-up day is taking place on October 31st at SJA. Students are encouraged to come to school dressed in a Halloween costume or harvest colours. The school will be having a costume contest in the morning to find the best dressed students! We will be having a small Halloween party in our classroom on that day. Students are welcome to bring in candies and treats to share with their friends during the party. Please don't forget that all snacks and treats must be nut-free to enter the building!
Best regards,
Happy Thursday!
We had a great day today in our grade three classroom!
We started off the day today with a language period. As a class we had a lengthy discussion on paragraph writing. As a class we discussed why we use paragraphs, looked at examples of paragraph writing in various books in our class library, explored the reasons for changing paragraphs, and explored the elements of a perfect paragraph (topic sentence, supporting sentences and concluding sentence). The students then went on to write their own perfect paragraph on a topic of their choice. Ask your child tonight what they wrote about! The students moved on to a review of the use of commas, and also worked on cursive writing.
In our Unit of Inquiry today the students made the final touches on their good copies of their community projects. It was great to see how hard the students have worked on these projects and how much learning they have gotten out of this assignment on the process of researching a topic which is an important transdisiplinary skill. There has been a change of plans with the presentation. I am away at an IB event tomorrow, so the students will be presenting their good copies to the class on Monday.
During math today the children continued working on their numeration unit. In today's class we reviewed the methods of adding and subtracting two digit numbers that we discussed yesterday with additional whole class examples. The students were reminded of how to use their knowledge of the tens and ones columns to help them mentally add two digit numbers. As a class we practiced this technique of 'mental math' out loud. The students were then asked to work on reinforcing the concepts in their Homework and Practice books.
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, Math pages 40 - 41 and Language pages 30 - 31.
Important information: Hot lunch forms went home with all students yesterday. If you would like to order a hot lunch for your child please make sure to return the form and monies by October 25th. I'm sorry but there will be no exceptions for late forms.
The policies for uniforms have now switched to fall/winter regulations. Students are no longer allowed to wear their short sleeved polo shirts to school and are required to come to school wearing their long sleeved button up with their SJA vest. Mock turtle necks are no longer allowed to be worn at SJA as the uniform policy changed this year. Please let Alpa know if you have any uniform questions or needs by contacting her at uniforms@stjudesacademy.com.
Fall Festival tickets are still on sale this week during first recess! Tickets are $3 each and will be sold for the event which takes place on Wednesday, October 30th at 7pm here at SJA. This will be a night of fun for the students, where they come in costume and play games with their peers. Parents are welcome to join in for this event for $3 a ticket! Please contact Ms. Elliott at melliott@stjudesacademy.com if you have any other questions about the event.
Picture Day is taking place on October 28th. Please make sure students are wearing their full, proper uniforms on this day.
The next Casual Day is taking place on October 30th.
Halloween/Harvest dress-up day is taking place on October 31st at SJA. Students are encouraged to come to school dressed in a Halloween costume or harvest colours. The school will be having a costume contest in the morning to find the best dressed students! We will be having a small Halloween party in our classroom on that day. Students are welcome to bring in candies and treats to share with their friends during the party. Please don't forget that all snacks and treats must be nut-free to enter the building!
Best regards,
We had a great day today in our grade three classroom!
We started off the day today with a language period. As a class we had a lengthy discussion on paragraph writing. As a class we discussed why we use paragraphs, looked at examples of paragraph writing in various books in our class library, explored the reasons for changing paragraphs, and explored the elements of a perfect paragraph (topic sentence, supporting sentences and concluding sentence). The students then went on to write their own perfect paragraph on a topic of their choice. Ask your child tonight what they wrote about! The students moved on to a review of the use of commas, and also worked on cursive writing.
In our Unit of Inquiry today the students made the final touches on their good copies of their community projects. It was great to see how hard the students have worked on these projects and how much learning they have gotten out of this assignment on the process of researching a topic which is an important transdisiplinary skill. There has been a change of plans with the presentation. I am away at an IB event tomorrow, so the students will be presenting their good copies to the class on Monday.
During math today the children continued working on their numeration unit. In today's class we reviewed the methods of adding and subtracting two digit numbers that we discussed yesterday with additional whole class examples. The students were reminded of how to use their knowledge of the tens and ones columns to help them mentally add two digit numbers. As a class we practiced this technique of 'mental math' out loud. The students were then asked to work on reinforcing the concepts in their Homework and Practice books.
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, Math pages 40 - 41 and Language pages 30 - 31.
Important information: Hot lunch forms went home with all students yesterday. If you would like to order a hot lunch for your child please make sure to return the form and monies by October 25th. I'm sorry but there will be no exceptions for late forms.
The policies for uniforms have now switched to fall/winter regulations. Students are no longer allowed to wear their short sleeved polo shirts to school and are required to come to school wearing their long sleeved button up with their SJA vest. Mock turtle necks are no longer allowed to be worn at SJA as the uniform policy changed this year. Please let Alpa know if you have any uniform questions or needs by contacting her at uniforms@stjudesacademy.com.
Fall Festival tickets are still on sale this week during first recess! Tickets are $3 each and will be sold for the event which takes place on Wednesday, October 30th at 7pm here at SJA. This will be a night of fun for the students, where they come in costume and play games with their peers. Parents are welcome to join in for this event for $3 a ticket! Please contact Ms. Elliott at melliott@stjudesacademy.com if you have any other questions about the event.
Picture Day is taking place on October 28th. Please make sure students are wearing their full, proper uniforms on this day.
The next Casual Day is taking place on October 30th.
Halloween/Harvest dress-up day is taking place on October 31st at SJA. Students are encouraged to come to school dressed in a Halloween costume or harvest colours. The school will be having a costume contest in the morning to find the best dressed students! We will be having a small Halloween party in our classroom on that day. Students are welcome to bring in candies and treats to share with their friends during the party. Please don't forget that all snacks and treats must be nut-free to enter the building!
Best regards,
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Good afternoon!
We had a great day today in our grade three classroom!
In our language period today the students began the day with a creative writing activity. Today's topic was to write about a free trip they won to anywhere in the world! A number of great stories were created with trips taking our students to places like Cuba, Hawaii, and Germany! Ask your child tonight what their story was written about. In language today we also had a review on the use of commas. Students were introduced to two rules to remember when using commas (after a name in a sentence, and after any pause in the sentence). Students worked on these rules in their Language books.
In our Unit of Inquiry today the students continued working on the good copies of their community presentation (see rubric I posted yesterday). In today's class the group completed the written part of their good copies and began working on their pictures and illustrations. In tomorrow's class they will have time to complete the pictures and illustrations, and practice their presentations in their pairs. On Friday the groups will all have a chance to present the work they have been doing which will be great to see! See some pictures I have posted below of the students hard at work.
During math today the children continued working on their numeration unit. In today's class we discussed how we can use place value to help us add two digit numbers. We saw multiple strategies of adding and subtracting two digit numbers by utilizing place value knowledge (ex. 32 + 45- use a line to add the ones column together to get 7 and the tens column to get 7. Your answer is then 77). Students will bring home their Homework and Practice book home with them tonight to continue working on their reinforcement activity.
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, Math pages 38 - 39 and Language pages 28 - 29.
Important information: Hot lunch forms went home with all students today. If you would like to order a hot lunch for your child please make sure to return the form and monies by October 25th. I'm sorry but there will be no exceptions for late forms.
The policies for uniforms have now switched to fall/winter regulations. Students are no longer allowed to wear their short sleeved polo shirts to school and are required to come to school wearing their long sleeved button up with their SJA vest. Mock turtle necks are no longer allowed to be worn at SJA as the uniform policy changed this year. Please let Alpa know if you have any uniform questions or needs by contacting her at uniforms@stjudesacademy.com.
Fall Festival tickets are still on sale this week during first recess! Tickets are $3 each and will be sold for the event which takes place on Wednesday, October 30th at 7pm here at SJA. This will be a night of fun for the students, where they come in costume and play games with their peers. Parents are welcome to join in for this event for $3 a ticket! Please contact Ms. Elliott at melliott@stjudesacademy.com if you have any other questions about the event.
Picture Day is taking place on October 28th. Please make sure students are wearing their full, proper uniforms on this day.
The next Casual Day is taking place on October 30th.
Halloween/Harvest dress-up day is taking place on October 31st at SJA. Students are encouraged to come to school dressed in a Halloween costume or harvest colours. The school will be having a costume contest in the morning to find the best dressed students! We will be having a small Halloween party in our classroom on that day. Students are welcome to bring in candies and treats to share with their friends during the party. Please don't forget that all snacks and treats must be nut-free to enter the building!
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
We had a great day today in our grade three classroom!
In our language period today the students began the day with a creative writing activity. Today's topic was to write about a free trip they won to anywhere in the world! A number of great stories were created with trips taking our students to places like Cuba, Hawaii, and Germany! Ask your child tonight what their story was written about. In language today we also had a review on the use of commas. Students were introduced to two rules to remember when using commas (after a name in a sentence, and after any pause in the sentence). Students worked on these rules in their Language books.
In our Unit of Inquiry today the students continued working on the good copies of their community presentation (see rubric I posted yesterday). In today's class the group completed the written part of their good copies and began working on their pictures and illustrations. In tomorrow's class they will have time to complete the pictures and illustrations, and practice their presentations in their pairs. On Friday the groups will all have a chance to present the work they have been doing which will be great to see! See some pictures I have posted below of the students hard at work.
During math today the children continued working on their numeration unit. In today's class we discussed how we can use place value to help us add two digit numbers. We saw multiple strategies of adding and subtracting two digit numbers by utilizing place value knowledge (ex. 32 + 45- use a line to add the ones column together to get 7 and the tens column to get 7. Your answer is then 77). Students will bring home their Homework and Practice book home with them tonight to continue working on their reinforcement activity.
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, Math pages 38 - 39 and Language pages 28 - 29.
Important information: Hot lunch forms went home with all students today. If you would like to order a hot lunch for your child please make sure to return the form and monies by October 25th. I'm sorry but there will be no exceptions for late forms.
The policies for uniforms have now switched to fall/winter regulations. Students are no longer allowed to wear their short sleeved polo shirts to school and are required to come to school wearing their long sleeved button up with their SJA vest. Mock turtle necks are no longer allowed to be worn at SJA as the uniform policy changed this year. Please let Alpa know if you have any uniform questions or needs by contacting her at uniforms@stjudesacademy.com.
Fall Festival tickets are still on sale this week during first recess! Tickets are $3 each and will be sold for the event which takes place on Wednesday, October 30th at 7pm here at SJA. This will be a night of fun for the students, where they come in costume and play games with their peers. Parents are welcome to join in for this event for $3 a ticket! Please contact Ms. Elliott at melliott@stjudesacademy.com if you have any other questions about the event.
Picture Day is taking place on October 28th. Please make sure students are wearing their full, proper uniforms on this day.
The next Casual Day is taking place on October 30th.
Halloween/Harvest dress-up day is taking place on October 31st at SJA. Students are encouraged to come to school dressed in a Halloween costume or harvest colours. The school will be having a costume contest in the morning to find the best dressed students! We will be having a small Halloween party in our classroom on that day. Students are welcome to bring in candies and treats to share with their friends during the party. Please don't forget that all snacks and treats must be nut-free to enter the building!
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Please see the rubric attached to this posting. This is the rubric we have been referencing and referring to in class during our Unit of Inquiry final project the students have been working on.
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1
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Quality
of oral presentation.
|
Excellent.
Presentation was always clear and easy to follow. The information always made sense. The presentation consistently provided
relevant information.
|
Very good.
Presentation was clear and mostly easy to follow. The information usually made sense. The presentation provided relevant
information.
|
Fair.
Presentation was sometimes easy to follow. The information sometimes made sense. The presentation provided some relevant
information.
|
Poor
Presentation was unclear and hard to follow. The information did not make sense. The presentation did not provide any
relevant information.
|
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Use of
work periods.
|
Excellent.
Worked well at all times.
Consistently participated well in the class no distractions.
|
Very good. Worked well most
of the time. Usually participated well
in the class with little distractions.
|
Fair.
Sometimes worked well. Participation
needs improvement. Often was
distracted.
|
Poor.
Was not able to work well. Did
not participate well and was consistently distracted.
|
|
Quality
of content.
|
Excellent.
Main points were always well summarized within each section. All important concepts were included. All questions were thoroughly
answered. The information provided was
enlightening and made sense.
|
Very good.
Main points were usually well summarized within each section.
Important concepts were mostly included.
Most questions were answered well. The information provided was of
quality and made sense.
|
Fair.
Main points were loosely summarized within each section. Incorrect
information was found in sections.
Important concepts were loosely included with sparse answers to
questions. The information provided
mostly made sense.
|
Poor.
Main points were incorrect or missed in the majority of the good
copy. Important concepts from the unit
were not included. Questions were not
fully answered. The information
provided did not make sense and did not provide proper information to the
reader.
|
|
Quality
of written work.
|
Excellent.
No proofreading errors throughout the writing. Cursive was well done throughout. Pictures and illustrations showed great
effort.
|
Very good.
Few proofreading errors were found throughout the writing. Cursive was very good throughout. Pictures and illustrations showed effort.
|
Fair.
Writing had some proofreading errors. Cursive showed some effort throughout.
Pictures and illustrations showed effort in some sections.
|
Poor.
Many proofreading errors were found throughout the various sections
of writing. Cursive showed little to
no effort. Pictures and illustrations
showed little to no effort throughout.
|
Good afternoon!
It was great to get back to school today after a four day weekend. I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend with good food and fun times with loved ones.
In our language period today the students started off with spelling where they copied down the new weekly spelling words and worked in their spelling workbooks. Today's spelling lesson focused on spelling words that contained long U and long O sounds. The students then moved on to journal writing where they reflected on their long weekends in their journals. The students had a chance to share their journal entries out loud to the class. It was nice to hear all the stories of fun and food that the students wrote about. We also had a chance to read more of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory today. After we did the class read aloud, the students broke off and reflected on the chapters in their literature groups.
In our Unit of Inquiry today the students continue working on their community research project. Students got back into their pairs and began working on their good copies. Students had a lot of fun turning the rough copy work they have been working so hard on into a good copy. The pairs of students added written work and pictures into their good copies. Towards the end of the week the students will have a chance to present their projects to the class. These finished projects will be marked with a rubric which the students have a copy of.
During math today the children worked with number sentences. They used the knowledge they have gained in the numeration unit to date to complete number sentences using addition or subtraction rules. Students will bring home their Homework and Practice book home with them tonight to continue working on their reinforcement activity.
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, Math pages 36 - 37 and Language pages 28 - 29.
Important information: Students who scored an 84% or less on their math unit test were asked to write a math re-test at lunch today. Marked unit re-tests will be coming home with the students who wrote the test shortly.
The policies for uniforms will switch over to the fall/winter regulations have now switch to fall/winter regulations. Students are no longer be allowed to wear their short sleeved polo shirts to school and are required to come to school wearing their long sleeved button up with their SJA vest. Mock turtle necks are no longer allowed to be worn at SJA as the uniform policy changed this year. Please let Alpa know if you have any uniform questions or needs by contacting her at uniforms@stjudesacademy.com.
Fall Festival tickets are still on sale this week during first recess! Tickets are $3 each and will be sold for the event which takes place on Wednesday, October 30th at 7pm here at SJA. This will be a night of fun for the students, where they come in costume and play games with their peers. Please contact Ms. Elliott at melliott@stjudesacademy.com if you have any other questions about the event.
Picture Day is taking place on October 28th. Please make sure students are wearing their full, proper uniforms on this day.
The next Casual Day is taking place on October 30th.
Halloween/Harvest dress-up day is taking place on October 31st at SJA. Students are encouraged to come to school dressed in a Halloween costume or harvest colours. The school will be having a costume contest in the morning to find the best dressed students! We will be having a small Halloween party in our classroom on that day. Students are welcome to bring in candies and treats to share with their friends during the party. Please don't forget that all snacks and treats must be nut-free to enter the building!
Mrs. Nelson
It was great to get back to school today after a four day weekend. I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend with good food and fun times with loved ones.
In our language period today the students started off with spelling where they copied down the new weekly spelling words and worked in their spelling workbooks. Today's spelling lesson focused on spelling words that contained long U and long O sounds. The students then moved on to journal writing where they reflected on their long weekends in their journals. The students had a chance to share their journal entries out loud to the class. It was nice to hear all the stories of fun and food that the students wrote about. We also had a chance to read more of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory today. After we did the class read aloud, the students broke off and reflected on the chapters in their literature groups.
In our Unit of Inquiry today the students continue working on their community research project. Students got back into their pairs and began working on their good copies. Students had a lot of fun turning the rough copy work they have been working so hard on into a good copy. The pairs of students added written work and pictures into their good copies. Towards the end of the week the students will have a chance to present their projects to the class. These finished projects will be marked with a rubric which the students have a copy of.
During math today the children worked with number sentences. They used the knowledge they have gained in the numeration unit to date to complete number sentences using addition or subtraction rules. Students will bring home their Homework and Practice book home with them tonight to continue working on their reinforcement activity.
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, Math pages 36 - 37 and Language pages 28 - 29.
Important information: Students who scored an 84% or less on their math unit test were asked to write a math re-test at lunch today. Marked unit re-tests will be coming home with the students who wrote the test shortly.
The policies for uniforms will switch over to the fall/winter regulations have now switch to fall/winter regulations. Students are no longer be allowed to wear their short sleeved polo shirts to school and are required to come to school wearing their long sleeved button up with their SJA vest. Mock turtle necks are no longer allowed to be worn at SJA as the uniform policy changed this year. Please let Alpa know if you have any uniform questions or needs by contacting her at uniforms@stjudesacademy.com.
Fall Festival tickets are still on sale this week during first recess! Tickets are $3 each and will be sold for the event which takes place on Wednesday, October 30th at 7pm here at SJA. This will be a night of fun for the students, where they come in costume and play games with their peers. Please contact Ms. Elliott at melliott@stjudesacademy.com if you have any other questions about the event.
Picture Day is taking place on October 28th. Please make sure students are wearing their full, proper uniforms on this day.
The next Casual Day is taking place on October 30th.
Halloween/Harvest dress-up day is taking place on October 31st at SJA. Students are encouraged to come to school dressed in a Halloween costume or harvest colours. The school will be having a costume contest in the morning to find the best dressed students! We will be having a small Halloween party in our classroom on that day. Students are welcome to bring in candies and treats to share with their friends during the party. Please don't forget that all snacks and treats must be nut-free to enter the building!
Mrs. Nelson
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