Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Our weekend was great. We had Carter’s 5^th birthday party. It was our first big birthday and he had so much fun!

Congratulations to Saanvi who was our Class DoJo winner for the month of September!

Congratulations to Chelsea who was our Inquirer award winner for September!

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.

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 childcare will run from 6-6:30. Tickets are $10 and include 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 Thursday, 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 about hard and soft c and g and words with kn, gn, wr, and rr in our lesson 4 spelling activities. Students wrote the list words in their agenda and then completed the corresponding activities. We also continued work on our reports.

UOI:

Today we played ‘Scoot.’ It was a review game of our unit as we are nearing the end. When we return from our Thanksgiving break we will begin our summative. Information will be sent home later this week about the summative.

MATH:

Today we built upon what we learned on Friday and learned how to add 4-digit numbers. You can use the same strategies as when you add 3-digit numbers.

Have a great night!

Mrs. Hocevar J

Playing Scoot!!