We had a great day in our grade three class today! The students had a lot of fun working along with Ms. Barber, who was in teaching our class for the day.
The students started off the day working on spelling. They copied down their new spelling words of the week and worked on re-enforcing them in their spelling workbooks. This week focuses on words that uses 's' or 'es' as suffixes. The students also wrote journal reflections about their weekends and shared them orally to the class.
During our Unit of Inquiry time today the students continued on with our exploration of pioneers. In today's class the students the students continued working on exploring inside the homes of pioneers. As a class we continued reading and discussing about what the homes homes of pioneers looked like (wood furniture, one roomed houses, wooden dishes, fireplace in the middle of the house, etc). The students then completed a comprehension worksheet to help compliment their learning.
During mathematics today the students continued with their measurement unit. In today's class the students continued their work counting money. Students explored how to find the amount owing of various items, and then calculated how much change they would receive depending on the amount they paid with. Students had a lot of fun with this activity and enjoyed using the math manipulatives to help them pay for items and count out their change. The students also worked in their Abeka math books where they learned how to complete long division!
Students also went to PE, Art and French classes.
Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log, practice weekly spelling words, and math pages 124 - 125, Abeka pages 59 - 60.
Miss DaCosta’s grade two’s will be having a second sale to sell Rainbow Loom rings and bracelets for World Vision tomorrow. Their goal is to raise money to provide school supplies and books for students who need them. Rings are 50¢ and bracelets range from $1.00-$2.00 (depending on the type of bracelet).
Oral presentations will be taking place on February 27th at 9am here at SJA! Students will be competing in the gym to win 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for their poem recitation (JK - Grade 3) and their speech presentation (Grade 4 - 9). All students in our class have brought home their poems with them tonight to begin the hard work of memorizing their poems. Students will be judged on their voice, poise, actions and memorization of their poem. Our class will choose 3 students on the 20th of February. These 3 students will represent our class in the final competition. The in-class speech presentation will also be used as part of their oral language mark for this term. Please have a look tonight to see which poem your child has been assigned!
Our class will be heading to Black Creek Pioneer Village next Tuesday! Students are asked to dress in their gym clothes for this class trip. Students are asked to check the weather reports carefully before school that day, as we will be spending a good portion of the trip outdoors, rain or shine. So please make sure your child is dressed appropriately. The bus will be leaving SJA at 9:15 sharp and will be returning back to school for normal afternoon dismissal.
St. Jude's Academy's Annual Gala Dinner is approaching and it is sure to be an evening of fun and entertainment for friends and families alike! Mark your calenders for this event which takes place on February 22nd at 6:00pm at the Sagan Banquet Hall. The theme for this year's Gala is 'Legends of the World' which will be reflected in the buffet diner, and the short musical performance by St. Jude's students. A silent action, raffle tickets and a 50/50 draw will also help add to the excitement of the night. Tickets for the event are $75 for adults and $10 for children.
For more information about the Gala Dinner please contact Presy Malan at pmalan@stjudesacademy.com. To donate items for the silent auction please contact Charmaine Tavares at lomaine@sympatico.ca or Sudan Cashin at cashins@cashingroup.com.
Mrs. Nelson
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