Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful night! We had a great today. We began with our monthly award ceremony and played a house game inspired by Mrs. Patrawala, who will be doing the yoga after school program. Students were able to practice their downward dog and crab walk! The grade 4’s worked very hard to day and were very focused. Great job!

Please remember to sign your child’s agenda every night.

Just a friendly reminder that fall/winter uniforms begin on Tuesday, October 11th. This means that grade 4’s must wear their blazers and ties everyday, along with their long sleeved button-up shirt. House ties are also mandatory on Fridays.

Parent Guild is holding their meet and greet/general meeting tonight, Friday, September 30 from 4:00-5:30 PM. The meeting will be held in the SJA Auditorium. This is a great time to meet your Parent Guild and hear about all the exciting events coming to SJA. * Free childcare will be offered to those parents who attend!*

Important information and reminders:

We are still collecting Terry Fox money, so if there are any outstanding pledges please send them in!

The Parent Guild is hosting a movie night and dance on Friday, October, 21.  The movie (The Wild Life – PG) will run from 6:30-8:30 and the dance from 8:30-9:30. All of this will be taking place in the SJA auditorium. Free child care will run from 6-6:30. Tickets are $10 and includes popcorn, a bottle of water and a treat. Students may bring a pillow, sleeping bag or blanket and can come in their PJ’s!! Order forms were sent home tonight and are due back no later than October 13.

As per the email sent out earlier today, the staff at St. Jude’s is conducting a self-study. The self-study is a requirement of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). The self-study is taking place now as it is almost 4 years since our IB evaluation visit. The purpose of the self-study is to ensure that we are maintaining the IB programme standards and practices. We are asking that parents and guardians with students in JK to grade 6 take the time to complete a small survey by Friday, October 21. Your input will form part of the self-study report that is submitted to the IBO and will help direct further action that needs to be taken by staff at our school. The survey link has been posted below! We thank you in advance for your participation!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XCHTHN8

LANGUAGE:

Today we had our lesson 3 spelling test. We also began working on our report writing in preparation for our OWA. We will continue to work on our reports for a few days.

UOI:

Today we examined renewable and non-renewable resources. We reviewed our anchor chart from the other day and provided examples of each. We completed a cut and paste activity to show what we learned.

MATH:

Today we looked at adding 3-digit numbers. Some strategies we can use are base-ten blocks, expanded form, and place value. For most the place value strategy may be the easiest. Again, assistance at home during homework is greatly appreciated.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Hocevar J

Getting ready for the Downward Dog!

UOI!