Good afternoon!

The students started off the day today working on language. In today's class the students had a chance to use their Creative Writing folders to write a fictional story about a time they were principal for a day.  Many interesting stories came out of this idea!  Ask your child tonight what they wrote about.  Students also had a chance to work on their Language books where they focused on synonyms and homonyms.  They also had fun practicing their cursive.

During our Unit of Inquiry today the students continued inquiring in to the many ways we use forces to manipulate objects. In today's class the students read a story based on forces together and discussed information about different types of forces viewed in the story.  The students then used that information to help them label various forces such as "gravity", "buoyancy", "friction" and "muscular force."  Students had a lot of fun answering questions and chatting all about forces! 

During mathematics today the students began their new unit on multiplication!  In today's class the students explored how they can use multiplication sentences to quickly help them find the answer to addition sentences (eg. 5+5+5=15 is the same as 5 x 3=15).  Students had a lot of fun solving and creating their own addition and multiplication sentences.  Students will be bringing home their Homework and Practice book with them tonight to practice this new concept.

Students also went to PE and French classes.

Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log, practice weekly spelling words, Language pages 70 - 71, Math pages 74 - 75 and Cursive pages 50 - 51.

Important information:  I am looking forward to seeing SJA families at Parent/Teacher Interview Night tomorrow night!

 

The SJA Holiday Food Drive is on now and running until the night of the Christmas concert on December 18th. Please feel free to donate non-perishable food items for the food drive. All goods collected by the school will be donated to the Eden Food Back for families in need in our community.

The next casual day is on December 18th.

The Christmas concert is taking place on December 18th at 7pm. All SJA families and friends are invited to attend! It is going to be a wonderful evening.

Lunch forms for the month of January have gone home with all students. Forms and money are due back no later than December 13th if you are interested in ordering a hot lunch for your child.

December 19th is a red, green and white Spirit Day at SJA! Students are encouraged to come dressed in red, green and white!

The last day of school before the holidays is on December 19th, which is a full day of school. There is no school at all on December 20th. Families have the option of registering their children for a karate camp on the 20th if they so choose. Please contact Mr. Monaghan for more information. pmonaghan@stjudesacademy.com.

School does not resume until Tuesday, January 7th after the Christmas holidays.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

The students started off the day today working on language.  In today's class the students explored the use of diagrams.  As a class they discussed how, when and why we use a diagram to present information.  The students then had the opportunity to create their own diagrams.  They had a lot of fun with this activity!  Ask your child tonight what type of diagram they created.  The students also had time to reflect on their weekends by writing in their journals during language today.  Lastly, they also worked on cursive writing.

During our Unit of Inquiry today the students continued on with our new our unit 'How the World Works'.  In today's class the students continued inquiring into the different types of forces.  Students were asked to brainstorm as many ways as they could think of to move an object (examples of pushing, pulling, or using another object to create a force were all explored)   They were then asked to explore an image and brainstorm the examples of pushing and pulling they saw in the image. 

During mathematics today the students had their geometry unit test.  Marked unit tests will be coming home with all students shortly.

 

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 Cursive pages 48 - 49.

Important information:

 

 

 

 

 

Parent/Teacher interviews are Thursday, December 5th. The interview forms went home with all students last week to inform parents of the time they have been scheduled during the conference period. Please keep an eye out for this important form tonight!

The SJA Holiday Food Drive is on now and running until the night of the Christmas concert on December 18th. Please feel free to donate non-perishable food items for the food drive. All goods collected by the school will be donated to the Eden Food Back for families in need in our community.

The next casual day is on December 18th.

The Christmas concert is taking place on December 18th at 7pm. All SJA families and friends are invited to attend! It is going to be a wonderful evening.

Lunch forms for the month of January have gone home with all students. Forms and money are due back no later than December 13th if you are interested in ordering a hot lunch for your child.

December 19th is a red, green and white Spirit Day at SJA! Students are encouraged to come dressed in red, green and white!

The last day of school before the holidays is on December 19th, which is a full day of school.  There is no school at all on December 20th. Families have the option of registering their children for a karate camp on the 20th if they so choose. Please contact Mr. Monaghan for more information. pmonaghan@stjudesacademy.com.

School does not resume until Tuesday, January 7th after the Christmas holidays.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Happy Monday!

The students started off the day today working on language.  They were asked to copy down their new weekly spelling words.  The words of the week this week focus on words with 'sh' and 'th' digraphs.  The students were then asked to reinforce the words by working on them in their Spelling Workbooks.  The students were also asked to work on a review of ' is' and 'are', as well as an exploration of synonyms. 

During our new Unit of Inquiry today the students began our unit How the World Works.  Is this unit we will be inquiring into forces, and the way we can manipulate objects using forces.  Please have a look at our new Central Idea and lines of inquiry listed just on the right on the side bar of this page!  In today's class the students had an introductory discussion about what forces are and how we use forces.  They were then asked to explore an image and brainstorm the forces they saw.  The students had a lot of fun exploring this new unit!

During mathematics today the students had one final period to review for tomorrow's math unit test.  As a class we once again worked through the textbook and reviewed the major concepts learned in this unit.  Students also had time to work with a partner to study and quiz each other on the concepts.  The pairs of students worked on identifying the major concepts, summarizing them in their notebooks, and testing each other on their skills.  The students also worked on their multiplication skills in their Abeka Arithmetic books today.

Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log,  practice weekly spelling words, complete math review package for tomorrow's math test, Language pages 68 - 69, Spelling Workbook pages 57 - 60, and Abeka Arithmetic pages 37 - 38.

Important information:All students brought home a math review package with them earlier last week to help them study for the math unit test coming up tomorrow.  Tonight is the last night to complete this package.  It does not need to come back to school to be marked.  It is a tool to be used to help students develop their study skills.

Parent/Teacher interviews are Thursday, December 5th.  The interview forms went home with all students last week to inform parents of the time they have been scheduled during the conference period.  Please keep an eye out for this important form tonight!

The SJA Holiday Food Drive began today and is running until the night of the Christmas concert on December 18th.  Please feel free to donate non-perishable food items for the food drive.  All goods collected by the school will be donated to the Eden Food Back for families in need in our community.

The next casual day is on December 18th.

The Christmas concert is taking place on December 18th at 7pm. All SJA families and friends are invited to attend!  It is going to be a wonderful evening.

Lunch forms for the month of January went home with all students tonight.  Forms and money are due back no later than December 13th if you are interested in ordering a hot lunch for your child.

December 19th is a red, green and white Spirit Day at SJA!  Students are encouraged to come dressed in red, green and white!

There is no school at all on December 20th.  Families have the option of registering their children for a karate camp on the 20th if they so choose.  Please contact Mr. Monaghan for more information.  pmonaghan@stjudesacademy.com.

School does not resume until Tuesday, January 7th after the Christmas holidays.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

We had an exciting start to the school day today, as the students participated in an end-of-the-month house assembly!  The houses came together and competed in a house game which was a great deal of fun.  As a school we also celebrated the November birthday students, recognized the students that won for being Knowledgeable this month, and did a draw for prizes with the students who are part of the milk program.  It sure was a fun morning!  There is a picture of the assembly at the end of this posting.

During language today the students had their weekly spelling test.  Students are bringing home their marked spelling tests with them tonight.  Incorrect spelling words should be re-written ten times each.  Students also worked on identifying the difference between 'haven't' and 'hasn't' and 'weren't' and 'wasn't' today in a class discussion.  They worked on reinforcing these concepts in their Language books.

During mathematics today the students completed a unit review.  As a class we went through all the important concepts from this geometry unit.  The students are feeling very prepared for the next math unit test on Tuesday, December 3rd.    Students then had a chance to go back and review the major concepts in their books along with a partner.  The pairs of students worked on identifying the major concepts, summarizing them in their notebooks, and testing each other on their skills.  Find a couple pictures of the students working hard while studying at the end of this posting. 

Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log,  re-write incorrect spelling words ten times each, and math review package for Tuesday's math test!

Important information: Picture re-takes went home with students last night for those students who had their picture re-taken.

All students brought home a math review package with them earlier this week t to help them study for the math unit test coming up on Tuesday.

Parent/Teacher interviews are next Thursday, December 5th.  The interview forms went home with all students tonight to inform parents of the time they have been scheduled during the conference period.  Please keep an eye out for this important form tonight!

Term 1 report cards went home with all students tonight.  Please keep an eye out for this important document.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Nelson

November's Knowledgeable students!

Good afternoon!

We started off our day today with our trip to to the Streetsville Library!  The students had a great time listening to the book talk from the librarian.  We heard a great deal about genres and many different series of books the students were very interested in!  Students then had a chance to check out various books and genres as they explored the library.  Students also had a chance to sign out books which they very much enjoyed.  Books that were signed out today are due back to any Mississauga Library location in three weeks from today.  There are a few pictures posted at the end of today's message of the students at the library for you to enjoy!

When we returned to class, the students used their agenda to reflect on their trip, write a summary, and discuss their favourite part of the trip!

During mathematics today the students used newspapers to find various shapes and figures in everyday structures.  The students had a lot of fun with this activity!  They also got a chance to make their own structures out of materials from around the classroom.  Students then were asked to describe the attributes of their structures and draw an illustration of it.  See some pictures below of the students having fun with this activity.   For homework tonight, students are asked to work on the review package that went home with them last night.  We are having out next math unit test Tuesday, December 3rd.  All students brought home their math review package with them last night.  This package is to be used to review and study for this unit test at home.  It will be a compliment to the review and studying for the unit test we will be doing in class together.  

Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log,  practice weekly spelling words, and math pages 72 - 73.

Important information: Picture re-takes went home with students last night for those students who had their picture re-taken.

All students brought home a math review package with them last night to help them study for the math unit test coming up on Tuesday.

Parent/Teacher interviews are next Thursday, December 5th.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Good afternoon!

In today's class the students started off the day by working on language.  As a class we discussed the differences between 'it' 'are' and 'its'.  The students worked on reinforcing this discussion in their Language books.

In our Unit of Inquiry today the students worked hard on a comprehension activity all about Hanukkah.  Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah, so as a class we explore important aspects of this holiday such as the dreidel, oil, the menorah, and the foods that are eaten during this celebration.  The students were very interested in hearing about this holiday.  The students then used their story writing abilities to write a fictional story about a child about to begin celebrating Hanukkah.  There were a lot of great stories created with the learning that had been done.

During mathematics today the students continued exploring the attributes of various figures.  In today's class the students began exploring the nets of various solid figures.  They explored nets to see what figures could be created from then, and then drew their own nets for their favourite solid figures.  The students are coming along very well in this unit.  I can tell students are already very well prepared for the math unit test we will be having next Tuesday, December 3rd.  All students are bringing home a math review package with them tonight.  This package is to be used to review and study for this unit test at home.  It will be a compliment to the review and studying for the unit test we will be doing in class together.  Please keep your eye out for this review package tonight.

Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log,  practice weekly spelling words, and Language pages 64 - 65.

Important information: We are heading out on the field trip to the Streetsville Library tomorrow!  The bus is leaving at 9:15 sharp.  Unfortunately we will not be able to accommodate late students on the trip.

An order form for our class book of short stories went home with all children.  This book can be ordered and taken home by students for $23.00.  The purchase of the book is optional.   Please have the form completed and sent in by tomorrow if your child is interested in purchasing the book.

Picture re-takes went home with students tonight who had their picture re-taken.

All students brought home a math review package with them tonight to help them study for the math unit test coming up on Tuesday.

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson

Students from our grade three class have been enjoying being a part of the chess and checkers club at recess with Mrs. Haag!  Please see the pictures below!

Happy Tuesday!

In today's class the students started off the day by working on language.  As a class we discussed the proper format for writing instructions, and the reasons we write instructions.  We explored various sets of instructions, and then the students took a turn writing their own instructions of how to play a game of their choice.  Students also worked on cursive writing where they practised possessive pronouns.

In our Unit of Inquiry today the students had a real treat!  Cecile Marie, the author of Dear Doxie Dallas, came to the school to share her stories with the students!  The students had a wonderful time listening to the stories, asking her questions and relating her answers back to their own learning about story writing from this past unit.  This was a great way to put the learning we have been doing over the last weeks into action!  After the book talk, students had the opportunity to buy her book and get their copy autographed which the students very much enjoyed.  Please see a couple pictures from the author talk at the end of this posting.  When we returned to class, the students used their journals to reflect on what they learned from the author talk, and their favourite part of the session.  Ask your child tonight what they wrote about!

During mathematics today the students continued exploring the attributes of various figures.  In today's class we continued exploring the faces, edges and vertices of solid figures.  The students were then asked to sort solid figures based on these attributes.  I can really see the learning coming along in this unit which is great to see!  In their Abeka Arithmetic books the students also worked on multiplication, word problems and addition and subtraction.

Homework: Read for 2o minutes and record in the reading log,  practice weekly spelling words, Abeka pages 35 - 36, Cursive pages 46 -47, and math pages 68 - 69.

Important information: A field trip form went home with all students last week.  This form is in regards to a free trip the grades three and four classes will be taking to Streetsville Library on November 28^th.  Please see the trip form that went home with all students!  The signed form is due by tomorrow if your child is going to come on the trip with us.

An order form for our class book of short stories went home with all children.  This book can be ordered and taken home by students for $23.00.  The purchase of the book is optional.   Please have the form completed and the monies sent to school by Wednesday, November 28^th, 2013.

Casual Day is tomorrow!

Best regards,

Mrs. Nelson