Good afternoon!

I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend. We generally head up north on most long weekends, but decided to have a ‘staycation’ and it was wonderful! The weather was perfect.

We are having another Sundae Fun Day on Tuesday May 26. It will run the same as the last one. Each sundae costs $5 and each child can choose from chocolate OR vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, and candy topping. Order forms and money are due Thursday May 21.

Cookie order forms are due Thursday May 21. There are many great prizes for students who raise the most money such as gift cards. The overall winner gets a $100 bill!! So get out there and sell some cookie dough!!

If you are looking to order specific uniform items well now is the time. Some of the money raised from uniform sales will go towards efforts to help the victims of the Nepal earthquake. Students were given an order form. Please see photo below!

Due to the gym lockers being used for storage, we have decided that the students will be allowed to wear their gym uniforms on Mondays and Wednesdays only.

The Spelling Bee lists have been sent home. Please ensure your child begins practicing and that the list stays in their agendas. There is one set of words for the grade 3’s and one set for the grade 4’s. We will be choosing our top 5 from each grade (both grade 3 classes combined) the last week of May. The top 5 from each grade will participate in the St. Jude’s Academy annual Spelling Bee on Friday June 5, beginning at 9:00 am. Please note that there will be different words on June 5. The list sent home is just to help them practice.

A few important reminders/important dates

Just a reminder that students are now able to wear their summer uniform!

Please be sure to send your child with baseball hats or sun hats and sunscreen! Also please be sure to send in water bottles…with all the running around they do they get very hot and thirsty!

We are once again out of Kleenex and Lysol Wipes. If you could please bring some in that would be great!

Thursday May 21 – Cookie fundraiser, June lunch forms, and Sundae forms and money due

Friday May 22 – PD Day – no school

Monday May 25  - After care money due

Tuesday May 26 – In-class Spelling Bee to choose top 5

Wednesday May 27 – Causal Day

Wednesday May 27 – Friday May 29 – Track & Field

Friday June 5 – St. Jude’s Academy Spelling Bee beginning at 9:00 am (top 5 from each grade only)

Math

Today was our measurement unit test. I will mark them as soon as I can and send them home. Tomorrow we start Patterns in Numbers!

Language

Today we worked on some activities to finish Mr. Popper’s Penguins. We discussed our favourite parts of the novel, talked about the differences between the movie and the book, and then the students completed some worksheets. We ended off the period doing our spelling lesson 27 activities.

U.O.I.

Today we looked at 2 types of poems; acrostic poems and cinquain poems. We discussed the characteristics of each poem and then the students wrote their own. We also had time to work on our dance and skit for Art’s Night

Have a wonderful evening!

Mrs. Hocevar J