Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful night. Thank you for your patience this week, as I was absent from the class. I cannot wait to be back with my students! I do not like being away that much from them.

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

All pieces of the winter uniform must be warn! This includes the sweater/sweater vest. Please ensure that all pieces are sent to school everyday!

Important information and reminders:

November lunch forms were sent home today. All forms and money are due no later than Monday, October 24…no exceptions.

September after care invoices were sent home today. All payments are due by Monday, October 24.

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 childcare will run from 6-6:30. Tickets are $10 and include popcorn, a bottle of water, and a treat. Pizza is also available for $2/slice. Students may bring a pillow, sleeping bag, or blanket and can come in their PJ’s!! The order form deadline has been extended until Monday, October 17!! This is always a successful event, so do not miss out.

As per the email sent out last week, 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 was our lesson 5 spelling test. Next weeks activities are a review of lesson 1-5. I will create a spelling list for the test. They will be posted on the blog.

MATH:

Today we had our first Friday math game day. I am hoping to do math games day every second Friday if not every Friday! A review for the test will be sent home. Unit 2 math test will take place on Monday, October 17.

UOI:

Today we continued summative assessment. As per the handout sent home on the weekend, students will be working in pairs/groups to convince us that their province deserves money. It is similar to Shark Tank/Dragons Den! The due date for this summative will be Friday, October 21. All work for this assignment will be done in class. Presentations will be on Friday, October 21.

Thank you again to Ms. Barros for taking such good care of the class. I have told the students that they can email me or Class DoJo message me if there is any questions. I will update the blog each night I am away!

Have a wonderful weekend and I will see you Monday!

Mrs. Hocevar J