Good afternoon,

I hope everyone had a wonderful night! Thank you Tomas for giving a presentation about the Terry Fox run this morning during announcements.

IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION:

SJA will be holding a PD Day camp on Friday, October 9, as it is our first PD day. Forms were sent home earlier this week. It is a first come first serve, so if you are interested please complete the form and hand it along with your money!

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!! One of our classmates has already brought in $70.00. Let’s see how much more we can collect. 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

Today we wrapped up our review for the first unit. I have no doubt that my students will do very well! Our unit test will take place on Monday, September 28. A review was sent home a few days ago. I strongly encourage the class to study the review sheet as well as their MMS.

Language

Today was our lesson 2 spelling test. Once again, I will mark and send home for you to look over, sign, and return to school. If students get a word wrong they are expected to write out that word 10 times. We also had time to practice our bullying skits.

U.O.I. (Unit of Inquiry)

Today the students presented their skits. They were all done very well. Great job everyone!   

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Hocevar J

Tomas doing his Terry Fox presentation!

Recess fun!