Good afternoon,

I hope everyone had a wonderful night!

IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION:

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

The Terry Fox run will take place on Wednesday, September 30. I have sent home a donation form, which will be due by Tuesday, September 29. Any amount of donation would be greatly appreciated!! It will also be casual day so please dress accordingly as they will be running outdoors!

The Maples Academy is holding their Fall Fair and Craft Sale on Saturday, October 3 from 10:00-4:00. It will be lots of fun so please feel free to join in!

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.  If you have not connected please do so! Any questions please let me know and I will do my best to answer them. Please continue to sign agendas and check the blog.

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

We are very close wrapping up our first unit. Today the students used strategies learned in the lesson to solve some tough questions. I was very please with how well everyone worked today!! Great job grade 4’s!! Our unit test will take place on Monday, September 28. I will send home a review later this week. I strongly encourage the class to study the review sheet as well as their MMS.

Language

Today was our first OWA (Ontario Writing Assessment). The topic was to write a report on what life would be like without electricity. I will mark them and then teach the class some lessons on how to properly write a report. Then we will have another report writing OWA!

U.O.I. (Unit of Inquiry)

Today we finished up with ‘The Recess Queen!’ We began to write a journal entry from the perspective of Mean Jean.

Have a wonderful night!

Mrs. Hocevar J