Good afternoon,

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

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 cost is $45.00.

We are collecting food for the Eden Food Drive from now until

Thursday, October 8.  I have emailed a list of items the food bank is in need of. Anything you can

bring in would be greatly appreciated.

The Terry Fox run will take place on Wednesday, September 30. All donations will be due tomorrow. Any amount of donation would be greatly appreciated!! So far our class has collected $294.00. WOW!! Well-done grade 4’s!

Casual day is tomorrow, Wednesday, September 30. Please dress accordingly for weather and the Terry Fox run.

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.

NEW BIRTHDAY POLICY - we have a new birthday policy. Please read over the policy below and if there are any questions please let me know!

Birthdays are a wonderful and exciting time for every child. We are happy to have your child recognize and celebrate this special day with their classmates at SJA.  But in celebrating your child's birthdays we do ask for the policies on birthday celebrations be recognized and followed.

 

SJA Birthday Celebration Policy

 

• Families may choose to send an item in to the school to be used to celebrate their child's birthday
• We request that food items are not sent to school to celebrate a birthday during the school day (e.g cake, cupcakes, cookies, etc.).  This is due to the communal area that food and snacks are consumed, and based on the school's anaphylactic policy.

Some suggestions of ways to celebrate (if you choose to do so)...

• Send a 'loot bag' to celebrate your child's birthday. We are happy to send that home with their classmates to be opened at home.
• Purchase a book from your local book store that your child can bring with them on their birthday.  This book could be purchased for your child's class and be the Birthday Book that is read in their honour instead of purchasing a food item.  It would remain at the school in the SJA library with your child's name forever inscribed.
• Contact the school to rent the multi-purpose room at the end of the school day for a birthday party to be held at the school.

We thank you for your help in maintaining a safe and healthy school and for abiding by the 'no food items' policy for students' birthdays.

 Math

Today was an introductory lesson on Whole Numbers. We wrote out a few definitions and then completed a warm up activity.

Language

Today we did a lesson in our Writing 4 language books on different types of sentences (telling, asking, and exclamatory) and compound sentences (using and, or, and but). We were also able to take a trip to the library for some reading time.

U.O.I. (Unit of Inquiry)

Today we discussed how to properly set a table. I drew a place setting on the board and the students copied it down. They will have a small test on what they remembered about a place setting on Monday, October 5.

Have a wonderful night!

Mrs. Hocevar J