Good afternoon!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Mine was wonderfully busy but too short!!

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. Our in class contest will take place on Monday June 1 (new date), with Ms. Soroka’s class. 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!

Tuesday May 26 –Causal day and sundae fun day

Wednesday May 27 – SJA track and field

Thursday May 28  - Top 3 from each grade to the Maples for track and field

Friday May 29 - Choir field trip – Students must be at the school no later than 8:30 am

Monday June 1 – Pizza party and in-class Spelling Bee competition

Wednesday June 3 – Art’s Night – Student must be at the school no later than 6:30 pm

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

Monday June 8 – top 3 students from each grade to the Maples for Spelling Bee competition

Wednesday June 10 – Grade 3-8 graduation beginning with the Grade 8s at 5:00 pm. It is also casual day

Friday June 12 – last day of school. It is a half-day, which ends at 11:30 am. The Summer Fair begins at 12:00 and runs until 2:00 pm.

Math

Today we looked at growing patterns and patterns that change with 2 attributes. An attribute is size, colour, shape, orientation, etc. Our unit test and final math test of the year will be on Monday June 1.

Language

Today we practiced for the spelling bee and had some quiet reading time and did our lesson 28 activities!

U.O.I.

Today we continued to look at Haiku poems. We also had time to work on our dance and skit for Art’s Night. For their summative assessment, students will be asked to put together a poetry book, consisting of their choice of 4 poems, from which we studied. It will be due Monday June 1. There will be plenty of class time to work on this project. A mini piece of artwork will also be incorporated. They can paint or draw. It will be their choice!!

Have a wonderful evening!

Mrs. Hocevar J