Happy Thursday!

The grade three students had another great day working along with Ms. Barber, who was in teaching our class again today. The class looked festive today in their red, white and pink! The morning began with Spirit Games for Valentine's Day.

The students started off the day working on Math. During mathematics today the students had a great time reviewing concepts around units of capacity.  In today's class students partnered up and tested each other on the main concepts of the unit. While Ms. Barber conferenced one on one with students. The Math test for this unit will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. A review package was sent home this week to reinforce concepts that your child has studied at school.  

In today's class the students completed the spelling test on irregular plurals. The students are expected to rewrite misspelled words ten times this weekend. 
Students attended a class Valentine's Day party for 20 minutes after our first lunch, in which they exchanged Valentine's Day cards, treats and built classroom community.

Students also went to Art, PE and French classes.

Homework: Read for 20 minutes and record in the reading log, rewrite incorrect weekly spelling words and study for Math that will be held next Wednesday.

Friday, February 14th is a PD Day at SJA.  There will be no school for students.

Monday, February 17th is Family Day.  There will be no school for students.


Please see the flyer I posted last week about the Oral Competition!  I hope all children are having a great time practising their poems at home in preparation for the in-class competition on Feb. 20th!  This is the day we will have our 3 students chosen to compete in the school competition!

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.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Below are some pictures from Black Creek Pioneer Village. 

Happy Wednesday!

The grade three students had another great day working along with Ms. Barber, who was in teaching our class again today.

The students started off the day working on Language.  During Language today the students also worked on a worksheet to continue our discussion about this year's Olympics. We made individual predictions about which three countries will win the games this year. We discussed what factors might impact the outcome of this year's games.  Students were then asked to explain the reasons for their predictions. The games are a prime opportunity to discuss current world events, its history as well as learn more about this year's host, Russia.  The students also completed a comprehension activity on our novel study of 'Little House in the Big Woods'.  The task required the students to deconstruct the meaning of words from the text essential to the story's plot. 

During our Unit of Inquiry time today the students continued on with our exploration of pioneers.  In today's class the students reviewed what they already know about pioneers (why they came to North America, how they cleared the land to use, how they built their homes, and what their homes looked like).  In today's class the students reflected on their class trip to Black Creek Pioneer Village.  As an activity each student wrote a rough copy and begun a good copy of a postcard reflecting on their experience and  favourite part of the trip. 

During mathematics today the students had a great time continuing to exploring concepts around units of capacity.  In today's class we reviewed the concepts that have been learned to date in the measurement unit, and then the students were introduced to methods of estimating mass. Students specifically explored the unit of grams. They compared volumes of common household items and determined relative masses of each. This is a fun and important skill that I encourage all students to practice in any real-life situations they can outside of the classroom!  The concepts were also reinforced in their math workbooks. The math test for this unit will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. A review package will be sent home this week to reinforce concepts that your child has studied at school.  

Students also went to PE and French classes.

Homework: Read for 20 minutes and record in the reading log, weekly spelling, Olympics worksheet and Math pages 134 - 135.

Important information: 

Friday, February 14th is a PD Day at SJA.  There will be no school for students.

Monday, February 17th is Family Day.  There will be no school for students.


Please see the flyer I posted last week about the Oral Competition!  I hope all children are having a great time practising their poems at home in preparation for the in-class competition on Feb. 20th!  This is the day we will have our 3 students chosen to compete in the school competition!

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.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

The students had a great time at Black Creek Pioneer Village today!  Thank you once again to the parent volunteers that joined the group and helped make the day a wonderful one!

Here is a look at the Grade 3 and 4 students listening closely in the long house workshop they attended!

SJA grade 3 and 4 students in the Long House

And on the bus traveling home.

 

Grade 3 and 4 students relaxing on the trip
home from Black Creek Pioneer Village.

Important Information:  Re-registrations forms are due by Thursday, February 13th at 4pm.  Please remember the class spots will be opened up to the waiting list and the public at this time.

Lunch forms have gone home with all children tonight for March's lunch orders.  Completed forms and payment are due back to the school by February 21st if you would like to order a hot lunch for your child for March.

All students have brought home their math unit review package with them tonight for the measurement unit test.  The unit test will be taking place on February 19th.  Please help remind your child to use this package to help study for the test at home in the nights leading up to the test.

Friday, February 14th is a PD Day at SJA.  There will be no school for students.

Monday, February 17th is Family Day.  There will be no school for students.

Tomorrow is the last day to buy a Candy Gram!.  The cost is $0.25 per gram.  Students will get to send a note and a Hershey kiss.   Candy Grams will be sold until tomorrow and then delivered to the students on February 13th in their classes. 

Please see the flyer I posted last week about the Oral Competition!  I hope all children are having a great time practising their poems at home in preparation for the in-class competition on Feb. 20th!  This is the day we will have our 3 students chosen to compete in the school competition!

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.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

All students will be bringing home a sample of 'Wow Butter' with them tonight.  This was generously donated to us by 'Wow Butter', which is well known for selling nut-free peanut butter.

Give the sample as try, as this product is one that fits well with our SJA Food Allergy Policy if you so choose!

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good morning!

Just a reminder that re-registration forms are due by this Thursday, February 13th at 4:00pm.  At that time, spots will be opened up to the public.  Please ensure your registration package has been turned in prior to the deadline to guarantee a spot for the 2014/15 school year as we would love to see all of you back once again!

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Happy Monday!

The grade three students had another great day working along with Ms. Barber, who was in teaching our class again today.

The students started off the day working on Language.  In today's class the students explored spelling irregular plurals. The remainder of this will be homework for this evening. During Language today the students also worked on a worksheet to start up our discussion about this year's Olympics. Today we started with a history of the Olympic Games (both the ancient and modern games). The games are a prime opportunity to discuss current world events, its history as well as learn more about this year's host, Russia.  The students also completed a comprehension activity on our novel study of 'Little House in the Big Woods'.  The task required the students to consider the text from the perspective of the characters and what emotions they might have had at the time.

During our Unit of Inquiry time today the students continued on with our exploration of pioneers.  In today's class the students reviewed what they already know about pioneers (why they came to North America, how they cleared the land to use, how they built their homes, and what their homes looked like).  In today's class the students explored what the pioneers ate to survive.  As a class they read a story, had a great class discussion and then worked on a reinforcement activity.  Ask your child tonight what they learned!

During mathematics today the students had a great time continuing to exploring concepts around units of capacity.  In today's class we reviewed the concepts that have been learned to date in the measurement unit, and then the students were introduced to methods of estimating mass. Students specifically explored the unit of kilograms. They compared volumes of common household items and determined relative masses of each. This is a fun and important skill that I encourage all students to practice in any real-life situations they can outside of the classroom!  The concepts were also reinforced in their math workbooks. The math test for this unit will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. A review package will be sent home this week to reinforce concepts that your child has studied at school.  

Students also went to PE and French classes.

Homework: Read for 20 minutes and record in the reading log, weekly spelling pages 90-92, Olympics worksheet and Math pages 132 - 133.

Important information:  Our class will be heading to Black Creek Pioneer Village next tomorrow!  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.

Friday, February 14th is a PD Day at SJA.  There will be no school for students.

Monday, February 17th is Family Day.  There will be no school for students.

Student Council will continue selling Candy Grams for Valentine's Day until Wednesday.  The cost is $0.25 per gram.  Students will get to send a note and a Hershey kiss.   Candy Grams will be sold until tomorrow and then delivered to the students on February 13th in their classes. 

Please see the flyer I posted last week about the Oral Competition!  I hope all children are having a great time practising their poems at home in preparation for the in-class competition on Feb. 20th!  This is the day we will have our 3 students chosen to compete in the school competition!

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.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

The grade 3 and 4  class trip to Black Creek Pioneer Village takes place tomorrow!

The weather forecast is calling for a sunny day but with cold temperatures.  Please make sure to have your child come to school in their gym clothes, with warm outdoor gear!

Tomorrow is sure to be a great day!