Good afternoon everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend! Ours was fantastic. It started with Carter’s 5^th birthday. His request – East Side Mario's!! My parents and sister came over, we heading to my uncles in Toronto for Thanksgiving dinner, and made a trip to the pumpkin patch.

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

Winter uniforms began today. Please remember to wear all pieces everyday!

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 began our lesson #5 spelling activities. It is homework if not completed in class. Our spelling test will take place on Friday.

MATH:

Today was our last official lesson of this unit. We discovered how to subtract 4-digit numbers. Tomorrow we will be completing strategies toolkit in our table groups. Unit 2 math test will take place on Monday, October 17. A review will be sent home on the weekend.

UOI:

Today we began our 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! 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 to Ms. Barros for covering! Have a wonderful night!

Mrs. Hocevar J

Thanks Ms. Barros for taking the pictures!

Beginning our UOI Summative!