Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful night!

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:

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!! Order forms have been sent home and are due back no later than Thursday, October 13.

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 we got back to reading Anne of Green Gables. We read chapter 8 and completed the corresponding activities. Due to the PD Day on Friday our lesson #4 spelling test take place tomorrow. We may do ‘Sparkle!’ Our post-assessment OWA will take place on Wednesday, October 12. Students will be asked to write a report on the industry, natural resources, and landform/climate of a province or territory. They have already picked their province/territory. They will have access to books to help them with their report. I will send home an example of what is expected.

UOI:

Today we continued our Canadian art. We are using the maple leaves that students brought in to create a Canadian Flag. Today we began painting the sides of our flag to match the colour of our Maple Leaf. We used only primary colours (red, blue, and yellow) and mixed them to create purple, green, and brown. There are a few students who got some paint on their shirts but it is washable! 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 begin a few lessons on subtraction. Today’s lesson focused subtracting 3-digit numbers. Remember that the bigger number must go on top when doing subtraction and to borrow from the neighbor if you need to! Our unit 2 math test will take place on Monday, October 17. A review will be sent home next week!

Have a great night!

Mrs. Hocevar J

Working on our flag art!

The finished product. They turned out so good!!