Good afternoon,

I hope everyone had a great night. It was great to see so many families at our SJA Welcome Back BBQ. Thank you for making the BBQ such a big success!

IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION:

October lunch forms and Karate forms are due by Friday, September 25…no exceptions!

I have introduced ‘Class Dojo’ as a form of behavior management. Each student will get a point for good behavior or lose a point for bad behavior. At the end of the month the person with the most points will receive a reward. You as parents will have access to your child’s Dojo to see how they have been behaving at school. I have sent home a letter with further instructions. Any questions please let me know and I will do my best to answer them. Please continue to sign agendas and check the blog.

We are very excited to have Maranda Bacchus (Ms. B) join us every Monday-Wednesday from now until April. She comes from Sheridan College and is taking the Child and Youth Care Program. She will have the opportunity to work with students, help create activities, help assess students, and give extra support wherever needed. She will also be assisting with after care, so don’t be shy!!

As per the email sent out earlier this week, our schedule has changed and we no longer have gym in the morning, so the students can come to school in full uniform. Their gym uniform can stay at school for the week and will be sent home on the weekend. They also need to have outdoor shoes, black shoes, and gym shoes. Black shoes and gym shoes can stay overnight. All school bags can be put on their hooks upon arrival at SJA, so the gym does not get overcrowded with school bags. Also if you could have your children put their agendas in the agenda box and homework in the homework bin inside the classroom it would help speed things up!

The gym door is to be used before school and after school. After 8:50 that door will be locked and you will have to enter through the front of the building. The ‘kiss and ride’ program is in full swing. It’s a great way to pick up your children and saves you from having to park and come into the school! Please see email as we have changed how ‘kiss and ride’ will work!

Math

This morning we used counters to help us recognize patterns. We realized that 0 + 20 = 20 and so does 1 + 19. Our pattern is that the first digit increases by 1 and the second digit decreases by 1 each time.

Language

Today was our first spelling test. I will mark them and send them home for you to take a look at. Those students who got a word wrong will have to re-write that word 10 times. We began looking at capitalization rules as some of our friends have some difficulty with this.

U.O.I. (Unit of Inquiry)

Today we finished our first week of our first unit! This week we discussed how to be a good friend, proper manners, and how to be a good listener. Next week we begin to look at bullying. Today we created a friendship pie recipe!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Hocevar :)

Math fun!