Happy Wednesday!
Today we started the day off
with some fun Spirit Week house games in the gym. All the students look very
interesting in their backwards day outfits! After the spirit day games we went back
to the room to reflect on term 2. During our reflection time we worked on
reflecting on this term in three categories. Something I Did Well On, Something
I Learned, Something I can Work On. Being a reflective learner is a valuable
and necessary part of the learning process. Reflecting give students an opportunity
to look at the work they have completed and see their progress.
Later on we continued to
work on our last day of summative preparation. On Friday we will all present
the projects to the class. During our presentations the students will be graded
against the rubric put up on the blog last week under the title “Unit of
Inquiry: Summative” I cannot wait to see what the students will present! We had a chance to hear one of our class members present today who told us all about Aboriginals. Sofia told us about what different members of the families did as well as how their traditional lifestyles differ from ours. There is an image below!
In mathematics we continued
to study and prepare for the math test which will be held on March 7, 2014. In
class we have had a chance to explore concepts in multiple ways. Many ways have
been very hands on. While at home practising for the test please be aware that they
can practice on graph paper as well as Triangular Dot Paper. I will be sure
each student takes home a piece tonight to continue to practice with it. Please
continue to work on exploring these concepts at home with your children. Later
on in the day we had a chance to work on our ABeka as well. We began to work
through pages 69-70.
Today students also attended
Art, Gym and French.
Homework: Read for 20 minutes and record in
the reading log and Math review for test (which will be on March 7th), practice
for your inquiry presentation (held on Friday) and Pioneer day this Thursday!
Important Information:
It is Spirit Week! Here is the breakdown
of events:
March 6: Pioneer Day
March 7: St. Patrick's Day
St. Jude's Academy has recently acquired
ownership of The Maples Academy. A letter about this has gone home in your
child's backpack. The grade three class will be staying at school to have
pioneer day and will not attend the trip to The Maples Academy on March 6th.
Math test for unit 7 test Friday,
March 7th, 2014.
Pioneer Day will be Thursday March 6th, 2014. A
letter went home this past Thursday about the day held at SJA. All students are asked to dress in
'pioneer style' clothing and bring a lunch that would have been enjoyed during
pioneer times (the clothing shouldn't have zippers or bright prints and the
lunches should be wrapped in wax paper or a tea towel).
Registration has now been opened up to the public. If you
have not yet returned your re-registration package for next year please do that
quickly so that your child doesn't miss a spot!
St. Jude’s is starting their very first Soccer Club. Try
outs are the third week of March. The team will be made up of
students 10 and under.
Hot lunch order forms for April are due Mach 7th.
March Break runs from March 10th
- 21st.
We are excited to
announce the commencement of our recorder program as part of the SJA Arts
Curriculum for grades 1 through 6. Recorders will be used as a means to
explore, practice and showcase the musicality of the students at St.
Jude’s. The recorder program will begin in
Term 3, and will be a large part of the Term 3 Art assessments.
Students may choose to
bring in their own recorders from home if they are already in possession of the
instrument in the soprano range. Families also have the option of buying a
recorder directly from St. Jude’s for $10.00. These recorders will become the possession of the
student to be used throughout Term 3 and will be taken home with them to keep
at the end of the program.
We look forward to the
enjoyment and education that is sure to follow this exciting musical program!
Best regards,
Mrs. Nelson and Ms.
Barber
Sofia and her Summative Board!
Some all star reading from these boys today!
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