Monday, January 18, 2016

Good afternoon,

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend!

Just a reminder to send your child with proper outdoor gear…coats, boots, hats, mitts, and snow pants.

St. Jude's Academy Cold Weather Policy

Below you will find the steps taken at St. Jude's Academy to ensure students stay safe and have fun during the winter months.

1 Reduce amount of time students spend outdoors when the temperature is –20 degrees Celsius or colder, with or without the wind chill. Students will stay indoors when the temperature is -20 degrees Celsius or colder, with or without wind chill.

2 Understand that some medical conditions may increase sensitivity to cold. Parents should consult their physician and provide a written notice if a child has a need to stay indoor. 

3     Ensure students are dressed warmly, covering exposed skin: insulated boots, winter weight coats, mittens, hats, neck warmers.


4 Ensure students change wet clothing or footwear immediately.

5 Although these conditions are unlikely to occur during the school day, ensure that all staff are able to recognize and treat symptoms of frostbite and hypothermia. Given plenty of warm fluids to prevent dehydration.


6 When children are outside, be watchful for shivering or signs of numbness in faces, ears, hands or feet.

7 Educate children in dealing with cold weather: drinking plenty of fluids, dressing warmly, and recognizing signs of cold injury.

IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION:

A note regarding music class: Beginning on Feb. 1st, grades 3 - 6 students at SJA will be practicing recorders during art classes. Students who have previously ordered and stored recorders at the school will have theirs made available to them on Feb. 1st for the first session.  Student’s who do not have a recorder already in the recorder bin from last year, are encouraged to purchase one through the school. Recorders will cost $10 and order forms will be sent home. Order forms and money will be due by Friday, January 22.

Re-registration packages were sent home before the break. Please send them back as soon as possible as they are due no later than February 11.

Reading logs due every Friday.

February lunch forms and after care payments are due Friday, January 22 by 3:30 PM.

Friday, January 22 is International Day. This is a class project that we will be working on during class. Parents are welcome to view our project from 2:30-3:15 in the auditorium. Spain will be the country that we have researched. The students have been put into groups to research a topic. They must have at least on book! THERE WILL BE NO KISS AND RIDE THIS DAY!

Here are the pairings and topics:

Ava/Emilia – Art/Dance
Alexis/ Laryssa – Food
Nicole/Kian – Language
Taran/Mehar/Lucas – Sports/Toys/Games
Tomas/Jon – Clothing
Shri/Rishaan – Architecture
Nik/Shane – Products/Exports
Zara/Maram – Laws/Policies
Kamaljeet/Tanya – Rules/Customs

Wednesday, January 27 is Casual Day.

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MATH
Today we learned about how to conduct a survey. A survey is used to collect and record data. This will help them for their assignment on Thursday. The unit math test will begin Thursday, January 21 with an in class survey and construction of graphs and then the in class unit test will take place Monday, January 25.

LANUGAGE
Today we continued work on our rough copies for our topic in Spain. Students are expected to read for at least 20 minutes everyday. They can record it in their reading log. Reading logs will be checked every Friday.

UOI
Today we learned about friction. We read some information out of our Science and Technology books and then did some follow up activities. The summative will begin later this week. For this summative, students will be asked to design create and a vehicle that can be moved by pushing or pulling. We will begin on Wednesday with thinking about and drawing designs. We will be making predictions, writing list of materials we will need, and record results. I would ask that all material needed to construct the car be brought in on Monday so we can begin making the car in class. The construction of the car must be completed by Friday, January 29.The tests will be completed the weekend of the January 30 at home. We will begin presentations on Monday, February 1. A booklet has been sent home with all the information that will be needed. Please send this booklet back on a daily basis.

Have a great night!


Mrs. Hocevar J

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