Thursday, April 28, 2016

Good afternoon,

I hope everyone had a great night!

Just a reminder to dress according to the ever-changing weather!

Spring/Summer uniforms are in effect!

Our bake sale was a huge success! Thank you to all the families who brought in items!

IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION:

Reading logs due every Friday!

Math test will be on Monday, May 2. A review was sent home today.

Spelling Bee information sheet and word list went home today. Please begin to study these words!

A note from our grade 6’s!

Dear SJA Families,

The Grade 6 class invites you to attend the Exhibition on Friday, May 6, 2016, from 9 am to 11 am, or from 6 pm to 8 pm in the auditorium.
The Exhibition is the culminating task of the IB Primary Years Programme. It is where students work collaboratively to explore a local issue that interests them.  This year’s Grade 6s have chosen the following topics to explore:
Poverty
Terrorism
Industrialization
Animal Abuse
Declining Bee Population
Racism
Issues Facing Aboriginal Peoples on Reserves
Climate Change

Some great reasons why you should attend if your child is NOT in Grade 6 include:
·      Supporting and celebrating with the Grade 6s
·      Learning about these issues
·      Being aware of what will be expected of your child when they are in Grade 6
We hope to see you then.

Sincerely,
The Grade 6 Class




SUMMER CAMP…please see flyer below. Mrs. Smith (bsmith@stjudesacademy.com) can answer questions about the summer camp and Ms. Chang (vchang@stjudesacademy.com) can answer questions about the writing camp! Summer camp forms have been sent home. Don't delay...reserve your spot today!


BRING IN YOUR OLD BATTERIES AND CELL PHONES! As an Earth Day initiative in the school, we are asking students to bring in used batteries (this could also include old cell phones!). This is a house contest...the house that brings in the most old batteries wins. Individual house points will be rewarded as well! 



Please check out our Facebook page at:

SJA’s annual Spring Fundraiser is upon us! Our goal for this year is $9000 so let get out there and support SJA! We are raising money for new equipment in the gym and science lab!

As of this morning, we have raised just over $8400!! Amazing job! Because of that we have been able to meet most of our benchmarks! However, we have not met our goal of $9000 and being able to water balloon the teachers. We have one more night so lets give it one last big push!! Congratulations to Mrs. Padovan’s SK class for raising the most money today!

Important Dates for the Spring Fundraiser:

April 29th - Bowling Day - PYP
Soccer trip – MYP
(Students must raise $35 or more on their pledge sheets to attend! Permission forms and money are due by tomorrow, Friday, April 29!) We leave at 9 AM!

There will be prizes awarded daily to classes and students who raise the most on their pledge sheets. Keep going grade 4’s!! SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!

These are our big Benchmarks that if we reach them exciting things will happen:

$2,000 - Silly String Ms. Bosetti – CHECK!!!




$4,000 - Shave Mr. Palumbo's head – CHECK!!!





$6,000 - Pie a teacher – CHECK!!!



$7000 – Make a Mr. Foster sundae – CHECK!!!





$9,000 - Water balloon the teachers 

THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE BROUGHT IN EVENT FORMS AND DONATIONS!

PARENT GUILD is putting on a fantastic Summer Fiesta! It will happen on Saturday, May 28 from 12-4 PM at SJA...rain or shine! 

Wristband prices are as follows....
Early Bird Special (April 2-May 27) - $25
At the Door on Saturday, May 28 - $30

A wristband will get you unlimited use of inflatables, games, soccer workshop, and Helium balloons! DO NOT MISS OUT THIS AMAZING EVENT!!! Order forms have been sent home! Chase, Marshall, and Skye from Paw Patrol will also be making an appearance!



Check out our latest blog for pictures:

Parent Guild’s new Facebook page:

And a link to the Summer Fiesta:


Please remember to check out our website at: http://mainsite.stjudesacademy.onmessagestaging.com/

MATH
Today we completed ‘Show What You Know.’ This is our final review for this unit! Tomorrow we will go over Show What You Know as well as answer any questions the students may have. I sent the math review home as well as their MMS practice books. MATH test is on Monday, May 2.

LANGUAGE
Today we continued work on our stories. Beginning Monday we will be starting our last novel study. For this novel study, students may choose a novel of their choice, however it  must be grade appropriate. For each chapter, students will be expected to give a summary and discuss important events and vocabulary. They will also have to discuss the story elements. 

UOI
Today we had our Spring Fundraiser assembly. The storybook summative will be due Monday, May 2. We will begin working on it next week and will have ample time to complete most, if not all of it in class. A rubric was sent home last night for you to review.

I hope you all have a wonderful night!


Mrs. Hocevar J


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